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  1. J

    Are Ridgid Table saws available in the UK?

    But even so if we accept the £320 vs £350 (no tax remember) which is nowhere near £340 vs £700. If we use the same ratios then £340 becomes £372ex or (£446 inc) for the DWE7491. Apply Dewalts multiplier and you would be paying near £700 for the OF1400,or £840 inc, then you really would think...
  2. J

    Are Ridgid Table saws available in the UK?

    What actually keeps their prices low in the US is not so much who they are directly competing with, Dewalt/Bosch/Makita/Milwaukee/PC etc, but who they are NOT competing with. When you have a company like Grizzly selling the G0715 for $795 it is very difficult to sell your Dewalt, Bosch, Ridgid...
  3. J

    Are Ridgid Table saws available in the UK?

    Not quite so. It is true that there is a level of domestic competition but that domestic competition is of a relatively good standard and therefore that is where the competition is. But the homeowner DIYer expects a lot more of their tools than the general DIYer here and we are fed a diet of own...
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    Are Ridgid Table saws available in the UK?

    I have been looking at this just today and thought the Ridgid R4512 looked pretty good but unfortunately they have a bad reputation for returns as the blade goes out of true on the rise and fall, a problem believed to lie in the trunion design. What get me is the price differences in the...
  5. J

    Fein multimaster or cheaper equivalent?

    When looking I fancied the Stanley and the Worx but by the time I took into account the blades and the vacuum kit supplied the original Fein was my choice. Also the number and quality of fein blades is excellent and you can easily get hold of copies. Not the same access to bosch and other...
  6. J

    Kity 636 planer/thicknesser manual & parts list?

    Do you have any parts of the Kity left?
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