devonwoody
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Digit":e6tcwjb2 said:
that sounds interesting, (devonwoody) ?
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that sounds interesting, (devonwoody) ?
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I see your drift now, apologies for my somewhat abrupt post - Rob2020":prwfuesx said:
adzeman
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As we are discussing the price of kit I don't understand why DeWalt are so expensive in the UK and in the States a lot lot cheaper!
Incidently, I became an apprentice in 1954 and I was paid £2 2shillings and two pence a week, which is in todays money £2.06p. The boss said I was paid £2 2shillings and two pence too much.
We worked a 9 hour day and worked Saturday mornings.
On Fridays we were paid two hours tool sharpening time which we could use or finish at 4.00 pm.
1 shilling (5p) was deducted and paid into a tool club and a firm called Prestons would come round with tools for sale which were paid for out of the club, all at a discount and with limited credit. Those were the days when trams were pulled be hosses and thur wure trouble int mill.
Incidently, I became an apprentice in 1954 and I was paid £2 2shillings and two pence a week, which is in todays money £2.06p. The boss said I was paid £2 2shillings and two pence too much.
We worked a 9 hour day and worked Saturday mornings.
On Fridays we were paid two hours tool sharpening time which we could use or finish at 4.00 pm.
1 shilling (5p) was deducted and paid into a tool club and a firm called Prestons would come round with tools for sale which were paid for out of the club, all at a discount and with limited credit. Those were the days when trams were pulled be hosses and thur wure trouble int mill.
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adzeman":827cgkzf said:
probably because they are german and the pound is so weak against the euro - mind you that doesnt explain why they are still cheaper in the states if you convert the dollar prices into pounds - that is probably due to our govt tearing the @rse out of the tax situation.
on a slight digression what't the score with using american bought tools here , do they work or is the voltage too different - if they do work does anyone have any experience of taking a cheap flight stateside and bringing back a suitcase of DW goodness.
Surely de Walt have always been US, not german? They, or their parent (Black and decker now?) took over Elu, who were Swiss/German and rebadged a lot of their stuff. No idea where current de Walt stuff is made, but if their parent is US, that will partly account for the difference in price. The other factor is the size of the market - there's just a h*** of a lot more Yanks than there are Brits, so they can spread overheads more thinly.
On the US tool front, remember that US stuff is mostly 115v 60Hz, so will at least need a transformer. I (once again) run 2.2kW US-made electric chainsaw via a big transforrmer, and its fine. But induction motors will run about 15% slow on our current, and MAY overheat.
In fact, quite a lot of US houses also have 240v supplies because running a 3kW kettle or washing machine off 110v needs really thick leads.
On the US tool front, remember that US stuff is mostly 115v 60Hz, so will at least need a transformer. I (once again) run 2.2kW US-made electric chainsaw via a big transforrmer, and its fine. But induction motors will run about 15% slow on our current, and MAY overheat.
In fact, quite a lot of US houses also have 240v supplies because running a 3kW kettle or washing machine off 110v needs really thick leads.
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