Does everybody have to hate Ozito???

[Oscarman]

Bought one of the $55 Ozito mitre saws on the weekend to mitre some architraves, and also pine for a linen cupboard. It goes alright, but I'm not expecting to still have it in 10 years. For most people, cheapo tools are fine as the intensity of use and the expectations are not very high. You get what you pay for - nothing more.

[manoftalent]

I bought a rotory hammer drill and even after dropping it ...well I was drilling a half inch plate at the time with a 12mm steel bit, standing on a stool atop a packing crate ....when it "bit in" the drill powered through so fast it almost ripped my arm off ....and it still works great, I dunno what gearbox runs this monster, but its right on the button for power ....
I also used a hammer drill .....but it failed from missuse....I used it to stir napoli sauce .....bearings gave out after 1 month ....and besides, its not what it was designed for, so no complaints.....I have a few ozito tools that I use on occasion...with care ...and use as recommended ....they still work fine ......my expectations dont exceed the limit of the tool.

[BobR]

The only Ozito tool that I own/have owned is the ROS. The first one died just befor the warranty ran out and I could not find the receipt I then purchased another for $29. Given that I use these sanders for buffing oil and wax, I dont want to get a good ROS - they end up getting covered in the stuff. Horses for courses. I have this receipt in a safe place. But for $29 .......

[boban]

You bought the Union model, they stop work after 3....

[journeyman Mick]

...............I also used a hammer drill .....but it failed from missuse....I used it to stir napoli sauce ..............

How much Napoli sauce were you making?

Mick

[manoftalent]

about three hundred litres Mick.....of course the first one fell into the sauce by accident ......they dont seem to work too well after that, and its not like I can take it back ......

[damian]

put it this way - the old stanley hand plane you theoretically found at a flea sale for $20.... clean it up and lo and behold - servicable... probabkly freaking ace too! it may even be 100 yrs old or more... bewtiful...

Bit late to this discussion.

What you say above is incorrect. I have an old hand plane I've had for 20 odd years and it's useless. It's got pitting on the back of the blade and a new blade is almost as much as a new plane.

I'm a metalworker by trade and have been making things all my life. I am no expert with wood but I know for my trades some things should be quality and some can be cheap. As the sensible ones here have said it all depends on your use, expectations and finances.

I bought an Ozito router, 1/4" variable speed plunge with a set of bits and fence for $55. I've had good use out of it and as my first router was a great start to discovering what I might do with it and what to look for in a machine. It's copped some abuse too.

My no name sockets sit happily in my toolbox beside my stahwille spanners. YMMV.

[dazzler]

My no name sockets sit happily in my toolbox beside my stahwille spanners. YMMV.

You sicko

[zuffen]

I needed to rebuild a private jetty on a lake a bit north of Sydney following the big storms last June.

Figuring there was a good chance the cordless drill may take a swim I purchased a $35.00 Ozito with 2 batteries.

Wel I was working away when a big stinkboat went by and a wave enveloped the poor drill.

I shook the (salt) water out and it kept running.

That was in November.

I used it today and the damned things runs as well as my Makita!

It may be cheap and may have a bad reputation but the damned thing won't die.

[Wild Dingo]

I bought one of their sliding compound mitre saws a fair while back and after some small tweeking of the blade to stop it wobbling its a bloody ripper... no seriously!! A bloody bottler of a saw

Shane

[Pusser]

Yep that should work Barry,

has anyone else noticed that the ink on the register receipts

(that you need to keep for the guarantee to be valid)
starts disappearing after about a week

Photocopy them, they last then!

[damian]

Only if you use a laser photocopier. If you use a bubblejet copier (many home types) the ink will fade over time.

[astrid]

Just thought I would point out that if everyone secumbs to buying ????, the quality manufactureres cant compete, wont be long until ALL you can buy is ????.

My 20YO Makita drill just packed up. I spent only 200 on a new one, their still top range but there's somthing about it that feels cheaper.

Please dont buy crap unless you REALly cant afford better.( I spent the profit of my last job on this drill)
Its bad for the economy in the long run.
Bad for the environment too.

Astrid

[SJDarknight]

I have read the previous posts and I think that what is lost in the comments is simple. It is the family budgets that dictate what you can buy not the cheap price of the product.I purchased an Ozito drop saw from bunnings for $38 (was $55). I looked at the other brands and would gladly buy one.
However, being the father of two (one 15yr, the other 3months old) and the only bread winner, the ozito brand allows me to build things that I would normally not be able to.
It would take me years to save up the money to buy an expensive brand.

[Scott Swindells]

I have an ozito corldess drill, had it for 3 or so years now, it gets just as much use as my Bosch cordless and both still work fine.