I Bought

**4play** · 12-14-2005, 01:21 AM

£17 for all that they have to be shite.

I foresee a DIY tragedy.

Im guessing losing a finger in the garage with the angle grinder.

**Busyman** · 12-14-2005, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by Agrajag

A wee set of kit from B&Q, I think they are having a shed load of cash flow problems just now and are punting stock for nowt.

The kit was

Angle Grinder, plus two disks.

Jigsaw plus 8 blades

Impact Drill plus 9 bits.

Various other accesories.

All in a custom box which has places for everything amd everything in it's place. Including 2 drawers for the bits, blades, discs etc.

Now it's not a big brand name, it's a B&Q own make methinks. However it cost under £17, yes £17. feckin amazing if you ask me. Stick your Black Friday up yer arse.

(for our American chums, £17 = ~US$849)

I don't know if that's a good buy or not. I've never researched prices for organ grinders and limb detachers.

Do you have your life insurance paid up?

**JPaul** · 12-14-2005, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by Busyman

Originally Posted by Agrajag

A wee set of kit from B&Q, I think they are having a shed load of cash flow problems just now and are punting stock for nowt.

The kit was

Angle Grinder, plus two disks.

Jigsaw plus 8 blades

Impact Drill plus 9 bits.

Various other accesories.

All in a custom box which has places for everything amd everything in it's place. Including 2 drawers for the bits, blades, discs etc.

Now it's not a big brand name, it's a B&Q own make methinks. However it cost under £17, yes £17. feckin amazing if you ask me. Stick your Black Friday up yer arse.

(for our American chums, £17 = ~US$849)

I don't know if that's a good buy or not. I've never researched prices for organ grinders and limb detachers.

Do you have your life insurance paid up?

Thrice over.

**manker** · 12-14-2005, 08:34 AM

Angle grinder and a jigsaw for £17, seems unlikely.

If you weren't Scotch, I'd call rod. I know you Jockish lads never joke about the folding green stuff

**manker** · 12-14-2005, 08:35 AM

Feck, a drill as well

**sArA** · 12-14-2005, 12:57 PM

I bought one of those type kit things a couple of years ago...all looked nice and posh....and very cheap.

The drill burnt out putting a few screws in some wood never mind masonry and the electric scredriver wouldn't even manage to put a screw in some chipboard before going pop. The sander is ok and the jigsaw is too but the two main bits were fucked after first use.

No, I didn't get round to taking it all back and complaining......so its now sitting in my shed, looks new but is a bag of shit.

**clocker** · 12-14-2005, 01:17 PM

Oh sArA.

A good craftsman never blames his tools.

Craftswomen do, apparently.

**HeavyMetalParkingLot** · 12-14-2005, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by clocker

Oh sArA.

A good craftsman never blames his tools.

Craftswomen do, apparently.

Gee Clocker, Get with the program. If a woman were to mess up, it is obviously through the fault of a man.

**sArA** · 12-14-2005, 02:27 PM

I don't recall blaming a man at all....just that the tools were not up to the job....

I will have you know that I am a dab hand at flatpack furniture building using nowt but a couple of screwdrivers and a bit o'glue.

I have a wardrobe, bed, bedside table, chest of drawers and 2 under bed storage units to build this weekend.....but I have borrowed a good quality power scewdriver to take the physical strain out of it...(according to the instructions I should be able to get the lot done in about 4 hours...yeah right)