aldi

[stevetheplumber]

i bought one of these a year ago and its been great obviously its not a tool you use eveyday but for occasional use cheap enough

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbu...duct-detail-page/ps/p/710w-reciprocating-saw/

 

[Barry98]

Mother in law bought me a makita one a few years ago for crimbo , got to be one of my favourite tools

 

[PlumbBobBob]

i got one from lidl earlier this year

 

[LPC]

I've got the Lidl one too. Absolutely ferocious tool. You've got to grip that ******* tight or I fear it'll decapitate somebody or level the house.

 

[Roger Welton]

Got a hitachi one, great for cutting up galv tanks in roof spaces no nasty sparks

 

[Dannypipe]

I've got a B&Q one. Total brute of a tool. Hardly use it, but when I do it gets the job done.

 

[Alex Knight]

Got a makita one with my tool set, made a right mess of my pumpkin this year! 🙁

 

[Pyramid]

Got a hitachi one, great for cutting up galv tanks in roof spaces no nasty sparks

When I was subbin to bg, every fitter was told on technical update not to carve up galv tanks with grinder as toxic fumes were released- don't know to what severity but they did always kind of go excessive over everything

 

[Ermintrude]

Got a Milwaukee m18 hacksall. It's never in van always on the job. Cuts 4" steel right trough to floor boards and it's invaluable when stripping a job. Plus removes immersion in seconds

 

[TBServices]

Got a Milwaukee m18 hacksall. It's never in van always on the job. Cuts 4" steel right trough to floor boards and it's invaluable when stripping a job. Plus removes immersion in seconds

Ditto. Used all the time

 

[TBServices]

Immersions?!

 

[dom brennan]

we use the makita/Bosch 10.8v and they are the best tools going saves time on ripping out old copper pipe work, we use it for cutting waste pipe and soil pipe as well as cutting flues to length.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

I've got the Lidl one too. Absolutely ferocious tool. You've got to grip that ******* tight or I fear it'll decapitate somebody or level the house.

i know exactly what you mean. i cut up an old steel bath in about two minutes. it was like a hot knife through butter it went through so quick.

 

[Ermintrude]

Ditto. Used all the time

Blades die quickly but only first 30mm!! Immersion only when scrapping cyl. Broken 3 or 4 of them and had them replaced . ( we have more than one saw being abused by more than one man. )

 

[Dannypipe]

I leave the immersions in my scrap cylinders.

 

[P J F PLUMBING]

I've got a makita 18 volt awesome buzzzzzzz yonik

 

[TBServices]

I use Lenox blades. They're the ****.

 

[CXR100]

thought to my self when i read "great for immersions" post , how the hell do you change a immersion with one of them!! haha

 

[Dannypipe]

Do all you guys cut out the immersion heaters?

 

[CXR100]

i alway use to take them out when i was an apprentice, just till i was confidence enough with changing immersions! it was fantastic practice, good way of learning! felt confidence doing it on a scrap cylinder incase i ripped it! if i was to teach a you lad now i would make him take them out with the cylinder still in place ! good learning!!! but now i dont bother!

 

[Dannypipe]

I changed a cylinder a few years back, and intended to use the old immersion in the new one, as it was working fine and the 27" ones aren't cheap. I couldn't get the swine out though! LOL.

I struggled for about 15 mins, and thought, sod this. Only time an immersion has ever bettered me. Though I have had to drill and cut them before to remove them on Gledhill Pulsacoils which have waffer thin copper walls which will twist easily.

Good idea to practise on a duff one.

 

[thereisawizza]

I got the older version from Aldi in 2006, still going strong, only bought it too cut down some Laurels! Good tool for cutting tops off of copper cylinders!

 

[stevetheplumber]

so there yopugo anyone doesnt have one get down to lidls

 

[stevetheplumber]

Do all you guys cut out the immersion heaters?

if you dont take all the brass of a cylinder thay will give you a mixed metal price removing the brass and it becomes braziery and better price

 

[Dannypipe]

So you guys all remove the immersions. I just chuck mine in as they are. The bloke always knocks off a Kg or so for scale which I sometimes argue.

I've heard of blokes knocking off all the insulation too which sounds too labour intensive to me. Someone once told me you can stick a hoover on it, block off the cold feed and the insulation will just crumble as it implodes. Might try that just for a laugh.