Power Tools in general

I’m going to tell you why I think Wickes Home Improvement Centres’ own brand of power tools are a good thing to buy. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m no DIY expert – not even a particularly gifted amateur. Until we moved into our present house nearly two years ago, I had never owned a power tool of any sort. I also no longer own a Wickes drill – my boyfriend’s parents gave us a Black and Decker one for Christmas, a month after I had bought one from Wickes, so I had to keep that one and pass the Wickes one to my friends. The only Wickes power tool I do now own is a jigsaw. So, I’m not going to tell you that ...  Read the complete review

AGOJAMA Sort of rolls off the tongue AGOJAMA(a-go-jarma) Definitely Japanese, Chinese (or one of those places) …… anyway to the average man or woman in the street we think Japanese! They get everywhere, which is true because be it Japan, China, or Korea wherever, it seems they make something and it appears to be something that somebody has already made before. But they make it better, or cheaper or both. Anyway in this case I have no idea because the book does not say, and what is it? Well this may bore some of the ladies out there, and possibly even some of the men but were talking DIY. Yes in this case AGOJAMA is a Drill, that’s not to say ...  Read the complete review

Those of you familiar with some of my other opinions will realise that that, apart from when I get arty-farty and talk about abstract activities like Picture-Framing or Goat-Husbandry*, most of my opinions relate to things that run on petrol, or need plugging in! This is no exception, so I’m going to tell you about my latest toy…er…gadget, the Bosch Power Chisel. *I had to give this up when someone shopped me to the RSPCA – only joking, honest! WHAT IS IT, FOR GOD’S SAKE? It’s an appliance about the same size as electric hair-clippers, but instead of vibrating sets of cutters, this one has chisels, ...  Read the complete review

Anyone interested in DIY, woodworking or joinery would be well advised to look at the products sold by Axminster Power Tool Centre, their phone number is 0800 371822 if you give them a call they will supply you with a catalogue showing all their products and prices. They can also be contacted by email at email@axminster.co.uk and have a web site www.axminster.co.uk. Their product range is very extensive, they sell large machinery such as belt sanders, all the major power and hand tools, then for woodworkers they sell carving equipment, polishes etc, there is also a wide range of health and safety equipment as well as books and loads of other items, far too ...  Read the complete review