Whats the general opinion on...

[MFCGMFC]

hey all

was in B&Q today and picked up what i think is bargain!

reduced from £100 to £25 for a 3 piece kit made by skil

circular saw jigsaw and drill

what do you guys think of this make? DIY use only i would expect? light trade work?

TIA

[thescruff]

Skil are perhaps the best on the market, or always were.

[big-all]

i think that could be skill scruff
ok it may be my mistake
is it amongst these!!
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[MFCGMFC]

sounds like i've won a watch then!

you talking about trade or diy use?

[big-all]

look at my edit!!

[ultimatehandyman]

If I remember rightly Skil invented the hand held circular saw.

They are well respected and are owned by Bosch.

[thescruff]

sounds like i've won a watch then!

you talking about trade or diy use?

Trade.

I've had two skilsaws and both have not worn out.

The last one I hit an RSJ below the floor and ripped the guts out.

[wine~o]

i think that could be skill scruff
ok it may be my mistake
is it amongst these!!
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Bloody good link BA...

[MFCGMFC]

yip thats them!

B&Q were having a massive sale on power tools some end of line and some just surplus stock!!

by the looks of it, the set i got must have been mis-priced lol!!

[Hitch]

My first ever powerdrill and jigsaw were made by Skil. They were pretty good, when i was 15

Id put them on a par with....... da da daaaaaa.....Ryobi

[big-all]

My first ever powerdrill and jigsaw were made by Skil. They were pretty good, when i was 15

Id put them on a par with....... da da daaaaaa.....Ryobi

i think we should mark tools from 1 to 10 with marks for quality durability cost spares and servicing good design ect

i would give ryobi 8/10
dewalt bosch hitachi makita ect 10/10
fein festool 9/10

own makes 3/10
lidles aldies ect 4/10
black and decker 6/10
bosch green 7/10

this is from a diy medium trade level if it was heavy continuous trade anything tools below 8/10 would not be conciderd

[jimicrowbar]

The skil make is new to B&Q they have just taken in AEG as well. The sneak you have to look out for is that the item is not made by skil exclusive to B&Q. This is for example why mountfield get a bad name as the lower price range of mowers are made exclusive to B&Q. Basic test is to look at the packaging, if there is any mention of B&Q you should maybe consider what you are buying, Im not saying the stuff is bad it just will not have the 100% quality. They arrange a massive purchase of things like this at a cut price and terms like, If the product is faulty and returned B&Q take the loss not the manufacture. If that’s the deal set in place (which not always is) then the quality will be slim. A one year warranty on a brand name is another giveaway that one of these term deals have been struck. I hope that all makes sense.