on a tight budget?

[penno]

Just to let you know that sometime next week Netto are selling an electric mixer (think its the 13th)

Obviously not top rated gear but for £50 will no doubt get at least a year out of it.

 

[Gazzer]

Paid £200 for my Metabo 6 years ago so thats about £34 a year. Netto seems expensive now. Buy cheap, buy Twice ( or 6 times in this case)

 

[strongboes]

This is even cheaper, haven't got one so cant say anything about it, I do have a silverline 115mm grinder which I use infrequently and it seems as good as anything else tbh.

http://www.transtools.co.uk/store/p...w-speed-mixing-drill-free-plaster-paddle.html

 

[penno]

Paid £200 for my Metabo 6 years ago so thats about £34 a year. Netto seems expensive now. Buy cheap, buy Twice ( or 6 times in this case)

Yeah totally agree mate but made the post because some people do not have the money to fork out for expensive gear in a one payment

 

[Gazzer]

I hear what you are saying but good tools are an investment. Yeah ok the smaller tools can be saved on but a cheap pair of pinchers wont last long, you only but twice.

About the only thing i would say to buy cheap is jeans for work. i have had "real" work trousers and last the same as cheap £4 jeans from primark.
My brother had a Silverline mixer and he rarely uses it because he admits its rubbish when it comes to thick addy.

 

[Daz]

I always buy the best that I can afford.
I recently had 150m of porcelain floor and mixed the addy and grout by hand, still waiting for an opp to use my mixixing paddle :lol:

 

[TilingLogistics]

Silverline IMO OK for mixing but give me anything serious and it's Makiita all the way:8:

Kev

 

[IvegotsTILE]

Mixed addy and grout for a 150m floor BY HAND!:whatchutalkingabout :whatchutalkingabout :whatchutalkingabout

Is your name Arnold Swartzennegger!

 

[Raja]

makita ut120 mixer £250



bought it last year stil waiting to b used too heavy weighs 4.7kg

Netto Scandinavian for Value:lol:

 

[Dave Carr]

I've been using a £70 1200w bigmaster mortar mixer off Ebay for a couple of years and never had a problem. I use for mixing render, concrete, screed, adhesive - tough as old boots!

Worth every penny