Are Dewalt good? Thinking of getting a heat gun

workaccount

Milwaukee seem to be the best from what I see on the internet but DeWalt seems to be all that's available in Ireland/Ebay etc.

Thanks.

2 stroke

Seems to depend where you buy them. I've seen DeWalt tools brought back from America that were useless. The ones on the irish market seem much better however watch out for fake DeWalt, theres quite a few around.

workaccount

2 stroke wrote: »

Seems to depend where you buy them. I've seen DeWalt tools brought back from America that were useless. The ones on the irish market seem much better however watch out for fake DeWalt, theres quite a few around.

Cheers for the reply. What about Black & Decker...I could walk into woodies one the evenings this week.

MayoForSam

Is it for pro or casual use? No point spending big bucks on a DeWalt (overrated anyway) if you're not going to be using it a lot. A heat gun is basically a hot hair dryer, the element might burn out after a while but only after a lot of use. B&D should be OK for most jobs. Steinel is another good make for heat guns.

JoeB-

If you also need a Black and Decker workmate you could buy one from Axminster, deal of the week and it comes with a free DeWalt heat gun.. and the exchange rate is very good too.
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp?pf_id=23645&rt=0&rid=11466404&src=08_wk10&
(If link doesn't work, go to axminster.co.uk and search for 'Workmate 626')

I'd recommend Makita over DeWALT... I have many Makita tools and they're great, needed a biscuit jointer and bought a DeWALT one on special offer, not very well made in my opinion, the indexing marks are about 2mm to 3mm wide, how are you going to do precise work with that? Also the fence won't go to 90 degrees, only about 89.. it does work however but for a supposedly good make I was dissapointed.

On heat guns I got one from LIDL during their weekly special thing, only about 13 Euro or so and it seems grand, haven't really used it in anger yet though...

Cheers
Joe

demanufactured

DeWalt are way over priced and over rated if ya ask me , we sell them where i work and the markup is mental.

the chippie

not overated use them for 10years and cant fault them at all , i have brought dewalt from the states and none of them are useless they work prefect here just the same the ones here

the chippie

i know thats why i brought them from the states , dc618k 560-650 here brought for 300 all in 200 for gun 70 for shipping 30 for duty

Hotblack Desiato

I got a Wagner heat gun a couple of months ago in B&Q, about 28 euro iirc including a few attachments and case. It's got a good bit of use so far getting some horrible artex off a ceiling, no problems.

2 stroke

Perhaps the ones I've seen brought from the states weren't genuine DeWalt.

workaccount

I won't be using it much at all but still want to get a good quality device.

ShakeyBlakey

Dewalt are the professional wing of black and decker, dewalt from my experience are great, the build quality and feel of dewalt is outstanding.
I also have a milwakee 24v cordless hammer action sds drill that eats through mass concrete like butter.
If its only for casual time to time use maybe get a cheaper one, but if you buy dewalt you wont be dissapointed.
there are plenty of fake dewalt products going around but normally their easy to detect.

TequilaMockingBird

ShakeyBlakey wrote: »

I also have a milwakee 24v cordless hammer action sds drill that eats through mass concrete like butter.

I want one bad...

Milwakee are fab.

workaccount

I ended up getting a black and decker this evening in woodies. The quality is good and it comes in a nice case.

It's variable temp and was around e38 I think. I'm actually surprised at how big it is.

Hopefully I will not have any problems with it. There's a two year guarantee with it anyway.

Thanks for the advice everyone. It's still good to know dewalt are a good brand for the future.

Milwaukee would have been my ideal heat gun as alot of people on the net seem to say their the best but I could not source one in europe...only in America.

I could have got one from america and just used a transformer to step down to 110v but I want it for this weekend.

John mac

Milwaukee would have been my ideal heat gun as alot of people on the net seem to say their the best but I could not source one in europe...only in America.

For future ref http://www.mdonnelly.ie/milwaukee-tools-page20905.html

workaccount

Cheers John. I did actually ring a Milwaukee dealer in Galway but they did not have Milwaukee heat guns....just drills etc.


Are Milwaukee the best brand for power tools in general or would you say go for one specific brand for each power tool.

Perhaps there is one safe bet company you could buy any sort of tool from.

JoeB-

Hmmmm...

there are DIY tools, trade tools and exceptional quality tools..

For the absolute highest quality I would say Festool or Mafell, possibly Milwakee but I wouldn't have thought so. Then there's specialist tools by companies like Virutex that are very specific to a purpose, so they are aimed at professionals... like Virutex edge banders.

For great trade tools that will serve you very well for a lifetime I would say Makita, not overpriced but excellent in my opinion. I would put the likes of Milwakee, Bosch (blue colouring I think, Bosch green is DIY), DeWALT etc in this category.

Then there's cheap rubbish... ok for a single DIY job but no good for a tradesman.. there would be many in this category... they may look similar to higher priced tools but they are not made as well... motors aren't as good, no electronic control of the motor, poor balance, higher weight (normal steel as opposed to magnesium etc), batteries that don't hold a charge etc etc.

To answer your question, I would recommend Makita, a good place to buy would be www.axminster.co.uk, great prices and customer service.