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Mike ramsdale · Nov 5, 2016

Does anyone know if you can somehow use American tools in the UK? this cutter looks the nuts and half price of the Dewalt on ebay but I can't find a UK version anywhere. the one step set up is a time saver and its way more versatile than the dewalt with the sliding head etc.......
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...RMxxQN6WnMJReW68Q&sig2=O0ic6-RS7VXxwVfeS-tDAA

Mike ramsdale · Nov 5, 2016

Check the vid out.....
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...oDibsAUP43fUsvirg&sig2=UP-3e1gDII4X7r1QJS0VdQ

WetSaw · Nov 5, 2016

They'll be 110v so I don't see why it wouldn't work with a change of plug and a transformer.

Concrete guy · Nov 5, 2016

The Hz rating of American machinery is slightly different to UK, but fundamentally there's no reason you can't just chop off the plug and use a transformer.

You can also buy UK 240v to US 120v step down transformers but you'd need a pretty powerful one to stop the RCD's tripping on the consumer unit.

These days with the poor Sterling/Dollar rate, shipping cost, import duty and VAT it's probably no longer worthwhile. There was a time that stuff was effectively half price, when it was (years ago) I bought a compound mitre saw from the US for less than half the cost in the UK.

Kyle Knowles · Nov 5, 2016

Mike ramsdale said:
Does anyone know if you can somehow use American tools in the UK? this cutter looks the bollox and half price of the Dewalt on ebay but I can't find a UK version anywhere. the one step set up is a time saver and its way more versatile than the dewalt with the sliding head etc.......
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...RMxxQN6WnMJReW68Q&sig2=O0ic6-RS7VXxwVfeS-tDAA

I emailed a seller on ebay asking how much postage would be and it was about 200 quid I fancied one my self till then

Kyle Knowles · Nov 5, 2016

Mike ramsdale said:
Does anyone know if you can somehow use American tools in the UK? this cutter looks the bollox and half price of the Dewalt on ebay but I can't find a UK version anywhere. the one step set up is a time saver and its way more versatile than the dewalt with the sliding head etc.......
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...RMxxQN6WnMJReW68Q&sig2=O0ic6-RS7VXxwVfeS-tDAA

@impish is selling a dewalt I think you'd be better of with that

One Day · Nov 5, 2016

Kyle Knowles said:
@impish is selling a dewalt I think you'd be better of with that

Still for sale but in storage at the mo. I had it out last month for that big limestone job and forgot how good it is. Shame everything is porcelain nowadays though...

Kyle Knowles · Nov 5, 2016

I'm using mine at the moment on a carrera marble job got sick of the sigma 10m having to flip the tile on the face and make a little nick before turning it back over to make the cut or it blows the edge of the back end as u pass it through I'd that makes and sense

Spare Tool · Nov 6, 2016

Genuinely interested..what exactly does it do an angle grinder with a decent blade in it can't?

WetSaw · Nov 6, 2016

If you don't have a steady hand I'd have thought it makes life a bit easier!

Spare Tool · Nov 6, 2016

pdc said:
If you don't have a steady hand I'd have thought it makes life a bit easier!

I wasn't talking about a wife

Kyle Knowles · Nov 6, 2016

Andystiletiling said:
Genuinely interested..what exactly does it do an angle grinder with a decent blade in it can't?

It's obvious isn't it u can't knock out repetitive cuts of the same size with a angle grinder u can't bevel or miter with a grinder plus who wants to be covered in dust all the time

One Day · Nov 6, 2016

Very smooth edge to cuts.
20mm limestone with an angle grinder and top quality blade = maybe 2or3 mins per cut.
Dewalt, or other decent saw = 30 secs.
Minutes turn to hours, hours turn to days, days turn to lost profits.

widler · Nov 6, 2016

Erm,typically

i find it quicker and more accurate with a grinder on stone .
The house i did recently was around 3/4 foot out of square front to back .
Every room (7 rooms in total) was twisted badly , it would of taken me longer to cut with my machine , i just measured, marked and cut away .
Oh and every blooody skirting was on in every room , and not one wall or skirting straight

Ps i once saw a thread or post on here years ago saying you should not use wet cutters on stone as you can't lay it wet?

WetSaw · Nov 6, 2016

Clearly with "bespoke" cuts a grinder is going to be easier but with repetitive cuts doesn't the saw win? Horses for courses isn't it?

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