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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by kruddler -
Metabo and festool have the best (corded) orbital sanders, and potentially battery as well but havnt used the battery version.

Backing pads (velcro bits) coming off is relatively common problem. My battery milwaukee one did it 6 months ago. Trying to get a replacement is a bit tricky as i have the older model. Even though they use the same size pads they've changed the hole locations and they dont line up.

This is a common problem. Each manufacturer has their own individual way of doing things and most items are not compatible across brands. Obviously batteries are the obvious ones, but backing pads, vacuum hose fittings, there is a large list.

Pick a brand and hope they are easy to get replacement parts and batteries for otherwise your system is dead before you get going.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by LP -
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but the Makita sander was rubbish - the velcro pad kept needing to be replaced as the slightest amount of dust between the pad and the sandpaper rendered it useless. So I got a Ryobi... still going strong - can't kill it! Rest of my tools are Makita or Ryobi.

The only petrol powered tools I have are the mower, Briggs & Stratton... just won't stop and my 8kva generator.
Years ago when the orbitals first come out I had the very same problem with a B&D, the velcro was so fine it basically become blocked with dust and that caused the pad to overheat and the velco would peel off.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by Baggers -
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I read somewhere that the red Ozito tools in Bunnings are actually manufactured by Milwaukee.
I am only a very spasmodic DIYer these days but I have owned a red Ozito drill for many years and it has been very good.

Not by milwaukee, but the company that owns milawuakee owns them and aeg and ryobi....and something else.
Its the same as car manufacturers these days, multiple brands owned by 1 parent company.

Ozito stuff is fine for diy-ers and occassional use. My old man got some and was saying how good they were. I put it up against the milwaukee and he was left embarrassed....but for what he needed, it wss perfect.

Same with aeg.
Same with ryobi.
They all do the job 'good enough' 99% of the time. Its the 1% that tradies pay for.

Its like a commodore vs a bmw vs a ferrari vs a bugatti.
Each one is fine in itself, but there is always something a bit better, which is a bit more expensive.


Yep. For this DIY renovator (did our last two homes) I found the cheaper brands just fine. Where I needed good performance (circular saw) I used a Makita and it's still going strong but the Makita sander was rubbish - the velcro pad kept needing to be replaced as the slightest amount of dust between the pad and the sandpaper rendered it useless. So I got a Ryobi... still going strong - can't kill it! Rest of my tools are Makita or Ryobi.

The only petrol powered tools I have are the mower, Briggs & Stratton... just won't stop and my 8kva generator.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by kruddler -
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I read somewhere that the red Ozito tools in Bunnings are actually manufactured by Milwaukee.
I am only a very spasmodic DIYer these days but I have owned a red Ozito drill for many years and it has been very good.

Not by milwaukee, but the company that owns milawuakee owns them and aeg and ryobi....and something else.
Its the same as car manufacturers these days, multiple brands owned by 1 parent company.

Ozito stuff is fine for diy-ers and occassional use. My old man got some and was saying how good they were. I put it up against the milwaukee and he was left embarrassed....but for what he needed, it wss perfect.

Same with aeg.
Same with ryobi.
They all do the job 'good enough' 99% of the time. Its the 1% that tradies pay for.

Its like a commodore vs a bmw vs a ferrari vs a bugatti.
Each one is fine in itself, but there is always something a bit better, which is a bit more expensive.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments
Last post by Lods -
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One Nation may be seen to keep some undesirables out of the country...but will they bring your grocery prices down.

Don't you mean keep some undesirables in the country?  ;)

Bit of both. :D
(I meant to put 'undesirables' in inverted commas.)

The problem is they'd probably keep a whole lot of really desirables out of the country as well.
Their Law and Order ideas seem to focus mostly on immigrant crime, especially assaults.
That's where the problems solely lie to their way of thinking.

Their platforms and policies are far too limited and narrowly focussed for them to form a working Government.
The may pick up the odd lower house seat.
I suspect everyone will preference against them there though.
Their real hope for success may be in the senate, but even there the number of states where they could get a position will be limited.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by Gointocarlton -
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Most of the time I find hand tools plenty quick enough for most jobs. E.g fencing...a brace and good auger keeps smashing through Redgum posts long after all the batteries are kaputt.
I have to say, at least for smaller jobs around the home I've been going the same way myself. There is zero noise, and my joints don't feel the plain the next day!

On top of this I've regained a lot of temporarily lost skills, I can sharpen bits, knives and axes now to shaving sharp with little to no effort. Lately I've been searching for old style saws, no carbide teeth, I recently bought a secondhand sawtooth setting tool, and I already have the files needed to resharpen.

What's the point of spending 2hrs at gym to use a cordless drill for 30s, I hate gym, I'd much rather be at home and use the brace, an axe or a hand saw?

I still use my 650W corded AEG drill for masonry work, it's 20 years old and still got power the battery models only dream about, the new Bosch Bulldog Brushless goes close, by why bother when the AEG is still going strong.
I have my Dad's old corded AEG, I reckon its close to 40 years old. Heavy and long as hell but still works.
Years ago I bought a bag set of Ryobi 1 tools (drill, impact driver, saw, sabre saw, grinder etc) for work around the house and beach house. I have thrashed the living hell out of them and I cant kill them.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments
Last post by Lods -
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What's wrong with the Monkees >:(



Lennon actually liked them as a comedy act and was a fan of their TV stuff but didnt see them as serious musicians...unlike somebody I know🤔😀

It's all relative isn't it.
If you'd asked many people when they first heard the Beatles you probably would have got catchy, but it's not 'serious' music.

And it often comes down to personal choice.
Lennon likened the Monkees to the Marx Brothers, and loved the TV show.
It was a commercial exercise no doubt, and the music was aimed for a wide range of fans

But commercial isn't really a bad thing.
18,000,000 albums sold tells me I'm probably not Robinson Crusoe.
I've only got three of those :D
Funny thing is I was playing Monkee youtube clips yesterday.

While session musicians played on their early work they weren't Robinson Crusoe in that respect either.
Session musicians played on a lot of the music of that era.
Jimmy Page probably played on more hits as a session musician than he did with the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin

Once they gained control of their music the Monkees then played on records and concert tours.
Nesmith was a very good guitarist.
Tork could play lead guitar, bass and keyboard. He actually played banjo on a George Harrison project.
Dolenz was a guitarist who switched to drumming.

Google top seeling bands of the 60s and you'll probably find the Monkees there.
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But we're getting off track so we'll find another thread for the music stuff and get back to the law and order.

I see the current surge in One Nation popularity as something akin to the "Joh for Canberra" push.
It'll die in the backside after it comes under a bit of pressure and folks, look deeper and really have to make a choice on support.
It also fills a void while the Libs and Nats are in such disarray.

One Nation may be seen to keep some undesirables out of the country...but will they bring your grocery prices down.

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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
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Yep Trump got in because Americans doing it tough got desperate enough to try any alternative and again he promised simplistic solutions to difficult problems. I think it was John Lennon who said in reference to the TV band "The Monkees"people will buy anything if you market it well enough or words to that effect..

What's wrong with the Monkees >:(



Lennon actually liked them as a comedy act and was a fan of their TV stuff but didnt see them as serious musicians...unlike somebody I know🤔😀