Re: B&Q planer now £10.98

[Simon Harris]

Wot? £10.98 for an electric planer?

B&Q close at 8pm right? Back in ½ hr... :)

Couldn't resist buying at this price. Looks reasonably made & didn't > fall apart first time I used it (like the router did.) Easily worth > 10 quid just for levelling off my floorboards at the weekend.

[G&M]

And back there 1/2 hour later. I do have quite a few PPPro tools and some are not as bad as the press they get but this one really is awful and it went back. The switch consistenly jams off after a bit of use and the spinning plane thingy simply isn't true to the base of the tool.

[Rick Hughes]

screwfix (also part of B&Q) selling 4" grinders for £4.95 ... amazing price even if it only lasts a couple of discs.

Hire trade must be really hurting with all these cheap Chinese tools - look how cheap tile saws are now ..

Rick

[Ian Stirling]

You'r supposed to buy two. Then you use them to fix the others base :)

[Christian McArdle]

I've had the PP (not Pro) planer for a few years. I find it pretty good. Gives a nice finish and excellent for trimming doors, which is its mains purpose. The base was adjustable and needed adjusting to make it square to the blade. I believe this is normal with planes.

Christian.

[G&M]

Wot? ?10.98 for an electric planer?

I'm waiting for Grunff's PP SDS drill's gearbox to die through lack of oil so that I can have the rest of that for spares.