Makita Tools

[Texan]

Ford has always had a good sounding exhaust with their V8s. I love the sound of my wife’s truck. She has a 5.0 liter F150.

[sprintcyclist]

Ford has always had a good sounding exhaust with their V8s. I love the sound of my wife’s truck. She has a 5.0 liter F150.

yes, they do. Never thought of that before
son of mine has an old V8 fairlane. Has had cobra heads fitted and nice exhaust.
Revs freely and sounds great

[sprintcyclist]

Ahah


https://www.bunnings.com.au/makita-18v- ... t_p6240253


Makita 18V LXT Cordless Drill Driver Kit
2 batteries, $180

Will pick it up tonight on the way home

[Texan]

Ahah


https://www.bunnings.com.au/makita-18v- ... t_p6240253


Makita 18V LXT Cordless Drill Driver Kit
2 batteries, $180

Will pick it up tonight on the way home

When buying cordless drills, make sure that there are a lot of other tools that are compatible with your 18V batteries. You may want an impact driver, saw, or even a bluetooth speaker that also uses your same batteries. It sure is convenient to all use the same batteries. Just a thought.

[sprintcyclist]

Got it.

Newer/better version of the one we use at work.
aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh, feels like a soothing balm

[FLEKTARN]

I don't know what is this stupid yank and ossie obsession with jap products. Just buy German, it's the best. The profesional series of Bosch and WERA can overwhelm any other brand.

[FLEKTARN]

For cars - German
For trucks - German
For bikes - Italian
For food - Italian
For cosmetics - French
For clothes - Italian
For shoes - American
For backpacks - American
For flashlights - Chinese
For tools - German
For pistols and carbines - German
For smartphones - Korean
For knives - American
For cigarettes - English
For beer - Czech
For friends - Russian
For girls - Bulgarian

[sprintcyclist]

I don't know what is this stupid yank and ossie obsession with jap products. Just buy German, it's the best. The profesional series of Bosch and WERA can overwhelm any other brand.

As much as I love you Flektarn, which is a HUGE amount, I have a 'Japanese Obsession.'

We have products at work from all around the world here, I have worked on them all for decades.
German gear is quite ok. Their equipment here is 'delicate' and 'exacting' to use.
Their support is very bad. Their ego says 'if there is a fault, it cannot be their gear, as that is german made, so it must be the customer.'
It is overrated, over priced.


The American gear here is robust. It works within specs for decades. Their support is the best I have met.
Their mindset is 'The customer is always right.'
Their gear is underrated

The Japanese gear is excellent. Design is perfect. Support is very good. I hardly ever need parts.
Beautiful stuff


I have knives from various countries at home.
Japanese knives vs german ones ............. well good night.
My Japanese knives are sharpened at a 15 degree angle. The harder steel needs a special wetstone for sharpening them.
German ones are at a 20 degree angle. The softer steel needs a usual wetstone for sharpening them.

[FLEKTARN]

I don't know what is this stupid yank and ossie obsession with jap products. Just buy German, it's the best. The profesional series of Bosch and WERA can overwhelm any other brand.

As much as I love you Flektarn, which is a HUGE amount, I have a 'Japanese Obsession.'

We have products at work from all around the world here, I have worked on them all for decades.
German gear is quite ok. Their equipment here is 'delicate' and 'exacting' to use.
Their support is very bad. Their ego says 'if there is a fault, it cannot be their gear, as that is german made, so it must be the customer.'
It is overrated, over priced.


The American gear here is robust. It works within specs for decades. Their support is the best I have met.
Their mindset is 'The customer is always right.'
Their gear is underrated

The Japanese gear is excellent. Design is perfect. Support is very good. I hardly ever need parts.
Beautiful stuff


I have knives from various countries at home.
Japanese knives vs german ones ............. well good night.
My Japanese knives are sharpened at a 15 degree angle. The harder steel needs a special wetstone for sharpening them.
German ones are at a 20 degree angle. The softer steel needs a usual wetstone for sharpening them.

I admit, the consumer-grade Bosch is pretty bad. Just pay top dollar and... But yeah, if your local support and warranty terms are worse there, no point in doing that. Japan is much closer to you, locationally.

15 degree angle, what are you, a chef, or are you gonna kill people with it? Just sharpen at 20, gives the edge more strength and holds the edge for longer.

[sprintcyclist]

As much as I love you Flektarn, which is a HUGE amount, I have a 'Japanese Obsession.'

We have products at work from all around the world here, I have worked on them all for decades.
German gear is quite ok. Their equipment here is 'delicate' and 'exacting' to use.
Their support is very bad. Their ego says 'if there is a fault, it cannot be their gear, as that is german made, so it must be the customer.'
It is overrated, over priced.


The American gear here is robust. It works within specs for decades. Their support is the best I have met.
Their mindset is 'The customer is always right.'
Their gear is underrated

The Japanese gear is excellent. Design is perfect. Support is very good. I hardly ever need parts.
Beautiful stuff


I have knives from various countries at home.
Japanese knives vs german ones ............. well good night.
My Japanese knives are sharpened at a 15 degree angle. The harder steel needs a special wetstone for sharpening them.
German ones are at a 20 degree angle. The softer steel needs a usual wetstone for sharpening them.

I admit, the consumer-grade Bosch is pretty bad. Just pay top dollar and... But yeah, if your local support and warranty terms are worse there, no point in doing that. Japan is much closer to you, locationally.

15 degree angle, what are you, a chef, or are you gonna kill people with it? Just sharpen at 20, gives the edge more strength and holds the edge for longer.

It's not the local support or warranty terms.
I communicate to companies in Germany about repairs and they refuse to imagine there is ever anything wrong with anything made in Germany.
For them , it is impossible. So it must be the users fault.

With American support, it is 100% different. I am the customer, therefore I am right. That is their mindset.

Japanese steel has RHC rating of 61 or 62. Pretty much ideal.
It should be sharpened a certain way.

German/english steel has a RHC of 58. It is softer. It should be sharpened to a wider angle as it is softer.


My new Makita drill is beautiful to use. I used it tonight.