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Post by stevejames on Aug 9, 2008 11:54:34 GMT
Hi all  Has anyone had experience with buying tools from the US? Pros and cons please. I'm looking at buying some makita stuff, specifically the 18v li-ion stuff. could anyone point me in the right direction of any decent sites? Thanks in advance. Steve |
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Post by davyowen on Aug 9, 2008 11:57:40 GMT
I haven't bought any tools from the US myself but the price savings are almost always wiped out when you add on VAT, duty and delivery.
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Post by colincott on Aug 9, 2008 21:20:27 GMT
Try Ebay as I got my 18v LXT for a real good price on there  Plus no vat and it was a US one in the box new ;D |
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Post by engineerone on Aug 9, 2008 23:58:17 GMT
as davy says whilst it still seems cheaper and you can be lucky, you have to allow for the extra charges, as well as the cost of dollar/ sterling conversion. but of more importance is that you are going to have to ensure that the charger will work in the uk. paul |
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Post by stevejames on Aug 10, 2008 12:29:45 GMT
"but of more importance is that you are going to have to ensure that the charger will work in the uk." One of the sparks on the job I'm on has bought from the US and uses the charger, so there must be a (simple?) way to use it. Unfortunateley, he did'nt bookmark the site he bought from  Can any of our US Friends point me in the right direction? Cheers Steve |
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Post by Scrit on Aug 10, 2008 15:51:40 GMT
Yes, use it on a site transformer. That works. Be wary of using them on generators, though
Scrit
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Post by colincott on Aug 12, 2008 11:34:13 GMT
Steve Try here for a good price on us tools |
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