I can't recommend the Powerfix Powercut 400 hand saw as I haven't tried
it yet. But at the price it is an ideal tool for stripping wall-paper.
It certainly feels good enough for a "second" saw to take on site.

It is just the right length and the right price for dealing with
wood-chip paper though. (I can't wait. Yes, really.)


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Michael Mcneil wrote:

> I can't recommend the Powerfix Powercut 400 hand saw as I haven't
> tried it yet. But at the price it is an ideal tool for stripping
> wall-paper. It certainly feels good enough for a "second" saw to take
> on site.
>
> It is just the right length and the right price for dealing with
> wood-chip paper though. (I can't wait. Yes, really.)



I can recommend that people SHOLUD NOT buy the "hammer drill" or the
"Distance finder", at Aldi as both are faulty items.

/makes a note not to touch aldi and lidl shite.

SHOULD NOT  :-P

On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:44:21 UTC, "Michael Mcneil" 
 wrote:


> It is just the right length and the right price for dealing with
> wood-chip paper though. (I can't wait. Yes, really.)


What is it about your sort that has to srtrip woodchip paper?

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Bob Eager wrote:


> What is it about your sort that has to srtrip woodchip paper?


More to the point, why with a saw?


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> Bob Eager wrote:

> > What is it about your sort that has to srtrip woodchip paper?
 
> More to the point, why with a saw?


Why what with a saw? Srtrip?



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Michael Mcneil wrote:

>>More to the point, why with a saw?
> 
> 
> Why what with a saw? Srtrip?


Why/how do you strip paper with a saw?



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In article <4310bfe6$0$22937$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>, 
see.my.signature@nowhere.null says...

> Michael Mcneil wrote:
> >>More to the point, why with a saw?
> > 
> > 
> > Why what with a saw? Srtrip?
> 
> Why/how do you strip paper with a saw?
> 
> 

You use it to score the surface before steaming/soaking.

>I can recommend that people SHOLUD NOT buy the "hammer drill" or the
>"Distance finder", at Aldi as both are faulty items.


Why? I assume this is the recent SDS drill, What did you find wrong
with yours?

Peter wrote:

>> I can recommend that people SHOLUD NOT buy the "hammer drill" or the
>> "Distance finder", at Aldi as both are faulty items.
>
> Why? I assume this is the recent SDS drill, What did you find wrong
> with yours?


Where shall I start, Mmmm!
It uses a SDS chuck for standard and cannot be removed, to use the standard
key chuck you have to slot it into the SDS chuck..(not a good way to use a
drill), the centrifugal axis goes bananas when you put a large lenght drill
bit in the SDS chuck, the hammer chisel mode does not work,the
reverse/forward mode has poor locking,its noisy probably due to the
centrifugal axis being poor precision within the gears.

Took it back and got a refund.

>It uses a SDS chuck for standard and cannot be removed, to use the standard
>key chuck you have to slot it into the SDS chuck..(not a good way to use a
>drill), the centrifugal axis goes bananas when you put a large lenght drill
>bit in the SDS chuck, the hammer chisel mode does not work,the
>reverse/forward mode has poor locking,its noisy probably due to the
>centrifugal axis being poor precision within the gears.


Oh dear, this does sound bad. When you mention that the hammer chisel
does not work, was that just on your unit that the hammer action was
fault. 

I have tried mine and it certainly seems to work but then I never used
an SDS drill before so not sure what normal performance is.

The tool has a guarantee, and was cheap, so I am inclined to work on
my diy job and if it proves useless after a couple of weeks I can
return it then.

Peter wrote:

>> It uses a SDS chuck for standard and cannot be removed, to use the
>> standard key chuck you have to slot it into the SDS chuck..(not a
>> good way to use a drill), the centrifugal axis goes bananas when you
>> put a large lenght drill bit in the SDS chuck, the hammer chisel
>> mode does not work,the reverse/forward mode has poor locking,its
>> noisy probably due to the centrifugal axis being poor precision
>> within the gears.
>
> Oh dear, this does sound bad. When you mention that the hammer chisel
> does not work, was that just on your unit that the hammer action was
> fault.
>


Dunno, once bitten twice shy.


> I have tried mine and it certainly seems to work but then I never used
> an SDS drill before so not sure what normal performance is.
>


SDS is just a quick release clamp in the chuck jaws, no difference in the
drill as to the standard drills.


> The tool has a guarantee, and was cheap, so I am inclined to work on
> my diy job and if it proves useless after a couple of weeks I can
> return it then.


The only reason I'm after a cheap drill was to take the burden of my
Makita.
Dunno where you are but Taskers in Liverpool have a JCB 800W jobby for
16.99, reduced from 39.99 and was a toss up between the Aldi and the JCB,
I now have the JCB and its a whole lot better than the Aldi(builderbob
job).

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> Dunno where you are but Taskers in Liverpool have a JCB 800W jobby for
> 16.99, reduced from 39.99 and was a toss up between the Aldi and the JCB,
> I now have the JCB and its a whole lot better than the Aldi(builderbob
> job).


Something tells me ypou habve not bought an SDS. The JCB I was looking
at in Argos, was quite expensive. Get me one will you?


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> In article <4310bfe6$0$22937$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>, 
> see.my.signature@nowhere.null says...

> > Why/how do you strip paper with a saw?

> You use it to score the surface before steaming/soaking.


A few seriously aerobic moments with a short bladed saw will save hours
of tedium. Use it to saw through the woodchips in a painted, woodchip
wallpapered wall and you will have the room stripped in a couple of
hours and feel fresh enough to start painting or re-papering after a
cuppa.

Any old saw will do but a short bladed on is easier to handle and this
thing has fairly good feel to the teeth too.

I'll let you know how it rates next week.


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Michael Mcneil wrote:

> "ben"  wrote in message
> news:wwkQe.97804$G8.35523@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk
>
>
>> Dunno where you are but Taskers in Liverpool have a JCB 800W jobby
>> for 16.99, reduced from 39.99 and was a toss up between the Aldi
>> and the JCB, I now have the JCB and its a whole lot better than the
>> Aldi(builderbob job).
>
> Something tells me ypou habve not bought an SDS. The JCB I was looking
> at in Argos, was quite expensive. Get me one will you?


I didn't set out to buy an SDS, it was just I need a cheap drill, I chose
the aldi model and found out I bought some crap! so it was money back time.

This model.. JCBD HD860, 29.99 not too bad at 16.99. :-) might not be SDS
but its the rolls royce over Aldi's. lol

ben wrote:


> The only reason I'm after a cheap drill was to take the burden of my
> Makita.


Why bother? The Makita should outlast half a dozen cheap drills even if 
used hard.

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John Rumm wrote:

> ben wrote:
>
>> The only reason I'm after a cheap drill was to take the burden of my
>> Makita.
>
> Why bother? The Makita should outlast half a dozen cheap drills even
> if used hard.
>
>


Like the DHSS said to quasimodo when he went for help finacially...

"Sorry we cant help you out, you have something to fall back on". :-)

In article <wwkQe.97804$G8.35523@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Ben 
wrote:

> Dunno where you are but Taskers in Liverpool have a JCB 800W jobby
> for 16.99, reduced from 39.99 and was a toss up between the Aldi
> and the JCB, I now have the JCB and its a whole lot better than the
> Aldi(builderbob job).


Could be, but JCB small power tools are nothing to do with JCB 
excavators. It's just one of the names used by Alba on stuff they 
source from the Far East:

" Alba sells its products under such brands as Alba, Answercall, 
Betacom, Bush, Cable & Wireless (licensed), Dirt Devil (in Europe, 
licensed), Goodmans, Harvard, Hinari, JCB (licensed), NTL, Roadstar, 
and Viva. The company outsources its manufacturing to plants in Asia 
and Europe"

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Tony Bryer wrote:

> In article <wwkQe.97804$G8.35523@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Ben
> wrote:
>> Dunno where you are but Taskers in Liverpool have a JCB 800W jobby
>> for 16.99, reduced from 39.99 and was a toss up between the Aldi
>> and the JCB, I now have the JCB and its a whole lot better than the
>> Aldi(builderbob job).
>
> Could be, but JCB small power tools are nothing to do with JCB
> excavators. It's just one of the names used by Alba on stuff they
> source from the Far East:
>
> " Alba sells its products under such brands as Alba, Answercall,
> Betacom, Bush, Cable & Wireless (licensed), Dirt Devil (in Europe,
> licensed), Goodmans, Harvard, Hinari, JCB (licensed), NTL, Roadstar,
> and Viva. The company outsources its manufacturing to plants in Asia
> and Europe"
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/100/100815.html


Whatever rattles your cage. Upto now(still early), this drill is well worth
16.99 its smooth, not at all noisy and has a good centrifugal rotation
with long drills in the chuck.

"Michael Mcneil"  wrote in message
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> 
> I can't recommend the Powerfix Powercut 400 hand saw as I haven't tried
> it yet. But at the price it is an ideal tool for stripping wall-paper.


With less set than a second hand Jack saw, about all this bloody thing
is fit for is cutting plasterboard and for stripping wall paper. Pity
really as the teeth are sharp enough.

For the latter, make a notched stick as an handle for the other end
of the blade by shaving a bit of 2 x 2 and cutting at an angle into one
end of it for about an inch or so.


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