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Post by Skandi on Feb 24, 2017 14:18:40 GMT
Borrowed a Makita version a couple of times for cutting our new roof plates, Now I need to cut a lot of the old ones to patch the other two roofs and make some random items.
Does anyone have any experience with other manufacturers? As I want to buy one but Makita are 2-3 x the price of everyone else, wondering if they are worth the mark up.
I want a electric one not a air or battery powered unit.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 20:16:51 GMT
Makita are usually very good tools. Cheaper ones will usually get the job done, just make sure you give them time to cool off, or better yet don't let them get more than warm. I usually buy the middle of the road tools, price wise but with good reputation, for household jobs. Continual use I buy the better tools.
What other brands are available to you....James
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 20:49:32 GMT
Borrowed a Makita version a couple of times for cutting our new roof plates, Now I need to cut a lot of the old ones to patch the other two roofs and make some random items. Does anyone have any experience with other manufacturers? As I want to buy one but Makita are 2-3 x the price of everyone else, wondering if they are worth the mark up. I want a electric one not a air or battery powered unit. Hitachi is a very good nibbler and is usually less expensive than the major brands. Michael
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Post by Skandi on Mar 7, 2017 9:27:37 GMT
Had a look at the hitachi's here and their twice the price of the makita, which is three times the price of the cheapest no brand version. I've gone woth the makits it turned up today, as for power and weight (it's only 1.7kg) it fits the bill best the two year warrenty should see us well past our project anyway. I couldn't believe the weight of some of the options, machines with the same cutting ability that weighed 4-5kg, I honestly don't think I could hold one of them for very long. I did discover that the head on the makita swivels round to make it easier to cut the ridges, ARGH I wish I had known that when I did the house roof!
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Post by wkndwrnch on Oct 10, 2017 11:20:30 GMT
I did a bad thing,well sort of. I bought a H/F nibbler two years ago for a specific job. I thought this would be a one time use tool that I was not worried about replacing. I still have it and have used it many times. House roof,barn roof,shed roof,sons house roof,all in 28 ga multi rib metal. pattern.
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Post by lilith on Oct 14, 2017 15:27:26 GMT
When I was working construction, we would wear out nibblers left and right. Mostly Makita... But keep in mind this was on massive commercial use jobs where they took a massive beating. Our local Franklin building supply had a resource to rebuild certain construction tools like this, and it was well worth the money then. Around the house, I have a harbor freight pair, and a pnumatic set that do everything I can demand from them for repairs. When it comes to a big redo tho, I borrow the tool trailer from Dad's Construction company, so I don't know if my cheap pair can keep up. I think for flashing you should do just fine with a cheap pair, but if you want to have that lifetime service option, see what brands a small constuction supply place can service and recomends.
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Post by oxankle on Mar 4, 2018 2:48:51 GMT
Ive got a HF nibbler tat I've had for several years. I only use it to cut rabbit wire and fencing for cages, etc. Air driven, it is less convenient that would be an electric nibbler, but it does the jobs I set it to. Of cf course when cutting metal it turns up a coil of metal from the cut. I would not want to have to work that thing all day every day.
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