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Hiring versus buying gear

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  • 04-05-2009 8:02pm
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    jabaroon
    Registered Users Posts: 668 ✭✭✭


    All,

    Does anyone have recomendations on places to hire tools that are reasonably priced? I am currently looking to hire (or get a loan of) a drywall gun with an auto-feeder.

    However, the few hire places I have rang are looking for so much money, it would be arguably more economic to actually buy a new one from the interweb and have it on standby for future projects!

    Anyone got similar experiences and/or found particularly reasonable hire companies?

    Cheers,
    Jab


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    JohnButler
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭JohnButler


    Ji there

    i dont know where you are but i use DB Hire in Edenderry Co. Offaly most of the time. They are pretty reasonable and sound men to boot.
    Might be too far away for you so may not be of any help!


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    Carlow52
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭Carlow52


    jabaroon wrote: »
    All,

    Does anyone have recomendations on places to hire tools that are reasonably priced? I am currently looking to hire (or get a loan of) a drywall gun with an auto-feeder.

    However, the few hire places I have rang are looking for so much money, it would be arguably more economic to actually buy a new one from the interweb and have it on standby for future projects!

    Anyone got similar experiences and/or found particularly reasonable hire companies?

    Cheers,
    Jab
    price the cost and availability of the screws as u may find they are proprietary and v expensive
    the cordless ones are much heavier than the wired ones but the cordless ones, depending on make, can be used for other stuff.


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    jabaroon
    Registered Users Posts: 668 ✭✭✭jabaroon


    JohnButler, am in Dublin, so would need somewhere reasonably close.

    Carlow, agreed on the price. In general a box of 1k seems to be about 50 bobs or a little less depending on where you get them. Its the rental price thats a joke!!

    Cheers for the replies
    Jab


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    newmills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 473 ✭✭newmills


    Try Etag fixings in ashbourne for the screws. I am buying the collated drywall screws from them at €6.50 per 1000 but I am buying in bulk and getting good discount. You shouldn't really be paying more than about 10-12 euros per box from them.

    As regards the gun I bought a new concept 14.4v cordless autofeed gun from ebay for £100. The nose cone can be easily removed and the gun can be used as an impact driver - very useful.


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