Guys , I dont know where to start , help .

[townfanjon]

Gutted is not the word ,
around 1.05 this afternoon my world fell apart , the best tool I have ever bought died .
A 18 year ish old Makita Supermak which I have treated like a women , was bobing along nicely , speed 1 , not hot , not having any “stick” somthing went and it stopped with a nasty smell .
Its never been dropped, abused , lent out , I loved it , with it being a mini breaker I actually thought they could dig my grave with it and bury it with me .
Guys , devastated is not the word , how would you come to terms with such a loss ??

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Simple the only way is up keep moving along but I think a nice stuffing and mounting should do nicely

 

[townfanjon]

Simple the only way is up keep moving along but I think a nice stuffing and mounting should do nicely

I need time to grieve

 

[Harvest Fields]

I need time to grieve

And to save some money. Expensive bit of kit to replace.

 

[Best]

Should have bought a Hilti anyhow!
Has your Makita brushes on the motor?
They cost very little and make a terrible smell when worn out and motor stutters, or fails to work.
Worth a look

 

[Last Plumber]

Gutted is not the word ,
around 1.05 this afternoon my world fell apart , the best tool I have ever bought died .
A 18 year ish old Makita Supermak which I have treated like a women , was bobing along nicely , speed 1 , not hot , not having any “stick” somthing went and it stopped with a nasty smell .
Its never been dropped, abused , lent out , I loved it , with it being a mini breaker I actually thought they could dig my grave with it and bury it with me .
Guys , devastated is not the word , how would you come to terms with such a loss ??

I bet it can be fixed.
Pull it to bits.
Have you checked the brushes?

 

[Last Plumber]

Should have bought a Hilti anyhow!
Has your Makita brushes on the motor?
They cost very little and make a terrible smell when worn out and motor stutters, or fails to work.
Worth a look

Ha Ha great minds eh? and at the same time too

 

[Best]

Ha Ha great minds eh? and at the same time too

Lol! Thank goodness somebody else is as smart as me!
He says he treated it like a woman, but I bet he didn't buy it brushes.

 

[Last Plumber]

Lol! Thank goodness somebody else is as smart as me!
He says he treated it like a woman, but I bet he didn't buy it brushes.

No I bet. You should always say it with Brushes!

 

[townfanjon]

Of course I ve put some bloody brushes in it , I am a Yorkshire man I dont want to have to buy another lol

Should have bought a Hilti anyhow! k

My pals had 3 of them in the 18 years since I bought this lol

 

[townfanjon]

All I want is a bit of support and understanding and perhaps a whip-round , and all you lot do is take the pi@@

 

[ShaunCorbs]

think we should have a get together and say some last words while supporting town

 

[Best]

If the Makita cost say, £500 and it has done 18 years, that works out as approx £28 per year, or about 70 pence per week of a 40 working week, or less than 14 pence per a working day.
Puts it in perspective.
It probably paid for itself in the first 2 months.

 

[Ric2013]

Get a motor specialist to rewind the motor if it's that important. EDIT i.e. replace the coils in the windings, if that's the problem.

 

[Best]

Get a motor specialist to rewind the motor if it's that important. EDIT i.e. replace the coils in the windings, if that's the problem.

Hell of a good motor in them Makitas.
Probably cost too much, if even possible.
I think the quality machines have multiple windings.
I think he should bite the bullet and spend money.

 

[Last Plumber]

If the Makita cost say, £500 and it has done 18 years, that works out as approx £28 per year, or about 70 pence per week of a 40 working week, or less than 14 pence per a working day.
Puts it in perspective.
It probably paid for itself in the first 2 months.

Yeah but he's from the White Rose County, (they can be a bit tight, not all but some)
You could always sell that Yorkshire Passport!

 

[townfanjon]

Nah , PRICELESS

 

[leelister6]

#prayfortownfanjohn

 

[Last Plumber]

#prayfortownfanjohn

We could have a Yorkshire Pud chucking competition to raise funds?

 

[townfanjon]

We could have a Yorkshire Pud chucking competition to raise funds?

I think we will need one I have just been seeing what a new one will cost , £500 ish

 

[townfanjon]

TBF , the last one cost close to that 18 years ago .

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I think we will need one I have just been seeing what a new one will cost , £500 ish

what do you use it for?

 

[Last Plumber]

what do you use it for?

Installing Safes

 

[Last Plumber]

Cripes, there was a time we got double posts but four?

 

[townfanjon]

what do you use it for?

Good question pal , obviously coreing and I am sure a good quality SDS mains drill would suffice, but these are also mini breakers and chiselers, you could knock a house down with one ( take a while though lol ) the chisel will shift plaster / tiles etc off a wall . So the odd time you use them for the breaker / chiseling, they are invaluable. Not sure what to do !!

 

[Last Plumber]

Good question pal , obviously coreing and I am sure a good quality SDS mains drill would suffice, but these are also mini breakers and chiselers, you could knock a house down with one ( take a while though lol ) the chisel will shift plaster / tiles etc off a wall . So the odd time you use them for the breaker / chiseling, they are invaluable. Not sure what to do !!

Have you looked at Hilti?

 

[townfanjon]

Have you looked at Hilti?

Not yet , TBH my mates had them and had loads of trouble with them

 

[Last Plumber]

Not yet , TBH my mates had them and had loads of trouble with them

I've always found em good. This one I have now is over 20 and the one before it was too and that started life as a demo!

Expensive though, enough to make a man wince!

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Bosch 36v sds but won't core

 

[Harvest Fields]

Bosch 36v sds but won't core

Why not?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Why not?

Your putting it through what it's not meant to do and will cause extra wear

And I hate coring any time I do I normally find a hard wall / brick

 

[Harvest Fields]

Think my 240v SDS is a Ryobi. Actually not sure what it is. Will check in the morning. Had it as a present one year (about 6 years old) never missed a beat.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I love these

TE-Y-GB (SDS Max) - Hammer Drill Bits (SDS) - Hilti United Kingdom

Done two holes today through very hard red fired bricks about 3 mins a hole

 

[Harvest Fields]

Any videos on them being used?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

If I remember I will get you one when I use it next

But this will do in the meantime (hilti drill)