porter cable...too good to be true?

[Tarkin]

Just stumbled accross this website, not too sure what to make of it: http://www.maxtool.co.uk

Porter Cable routers etc for just over £100? Granted postage is a bit steep, but it's still miles chaper than anywhere else. Yes it's all 110V stuff, but it's rates at 25-60Hz, so if you've got a 230-110V tranny...could it be too good to be true?

Anyone bought from them, is there a sting in the tail, like a nice big tax bill when the postie calls?

Cheers.

 

[Noel]

Another dubious American site pretending to be a UK site. Wouldn't worry about getting a big tax bill I'd worry more about getting what you ordered. And they pay the Vat as well, how considerate of them.
Do a forum search or a Google on Nepine, similar set up, now closed by the US authorities.

 

[Scrit]

I'd second Noel's concerns about getting your stuff. Why not ship direct from someone in the USA who's being up-front about it, like Internatuional Tool Corp or Ace Hardware?

Most P-C stuff is pretty robust and will happily run on a 110volt site transformer (that's how I run my P-C stuff), although I'd check the individual model to make sure as there are one or two tools which require 60Hz for the electronic speed control I'm told.

Scrit

 

[gidon]

Check out this thread:
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... 1285#91285
Although doesn't add much to what's already been said ...
Cheers
Gidon

 

[Sailor]

Good evening,

Just for info, this is owned by a:

Robert Raskin
2022 Scarborough Ln
San Dimas
CA
91773
US
First registered in 2004 and is operated though UK2.net, a second tier Internet Provider, which doesn't sound too good.

Regards,

Colin