Wikipedia:
"Metabo is a medium-sized company which focuses on the main target groups of metal craftsmen and industry along with building trade and renovation. Metabo manufactures in its factories in Nürtingen and Shanghai. Metabo works with 23 distribution companies and has over 100 importers.
Worldwide, Metabo has over 1,800 employees with a sales volume of 348 million Euro reported in 2013"
It seems Hitachi bought it, and sold it to American firm KKR, which is an investment firm.
You can find out the latest financials.
Somehow, it has changed to forward slanted letters, never mind.
"Metabo is a medium-sized company which focuses on the main target groups of metal craftsmen and industry along with building trade and renovation. Metabo manufactures in its factories in Nürtingen and Shanghai. Metabo works with 23 distribution companies and has over 100 importers.
Worldwide, Metabo has over 1,800 employees with a sales volume of 348 million Euro reported in 2013"
It seems Hitachi bought it, and sold it to American firm KKR, which is an investment firm.
You can find out the latest financials.
Somehow, it has changed to forward slanted letters, never mind.
The HQ IPs sometimes tell you that the control for the entity is in which part of the world.
A 'whois' search will also tell you the contact details, for the company's authorized personnel.
That is another pointer.
Chamber of Commerce, Registrar of Companies, and so on are also sources of information.
If you need to, of course.
Anyway, if the quality is good, use it and enjoy.
A 'whois' search will also tell you the contact details, for the company's authorized personnel.
That is another pointer.
Chamber of Commerce, Registrar of Companies, and so on are also sources of information.
If you need to, of course.
Anyway, if the quality is good, use it and enjoy.
I have a Metabo power drill that still works fine, after about fourty years 😉. My new table saw works fine also, as does any other Metabo gear that I own. In contrary to other manufacturers, Metabo never made extra tools for hobbyists, instead they addressed professionals. I would recommend them to anybody who is interested and where they're marketed.
Best regards!
Best regards!
I have a Ralli Wolf straight grinder that was not taken back by the original owner, so my father in law (he was the dealer), gave it to me with an extra power switch and brushes.
The owner did not pay for the work done, it was unclaimed...
1998, it was old then.
I opened it, and reassembled it, as I found there was a not properly assembled.
Runs at 16,000 rpm.
Still works, we use it very occasionally as a grinder, we use mounted points.
The owner did not pay for the work done, it was unclaimed...
1998, it was old then.
I opened it, and reassembled it, as I found there was a not properly assembled.
Runs at 16,000 rpm.
Still works, we use it very occasionally as a grinder, we use mounted points.
So Metabo is in the DeWalt and Porter Cable class as a high quality power tool.
Some Makita and Ryobi machines are also very good.
Some Makita and Ryobi machines are also very good.
These days Ryobi is generally Home Depot house brand trash.
DeWalt make decent tools, the main attraction is aftermarket batteries are available.
In Canada, Mastercraft tools have a good reputation - being available at Canadian Tire. It's said that over 85% of the population of Canada lives within a 15 minute drive to a Canadian Tire store.
DeWalt make decent tools, the main attraction is aftermarket batteries are available.
In Canada, Mastercraft tools have a good reputation - being available at Canadian Tire. It's said that over 85% of the population of Canada lives within a 15 minute drive to a Canadian Tire store.
Ryobi is and always has been a ’budget’ tool made for people that hardly ever use them…….they run for a short indiscriminate amount of time then die. DeWalt and Milwaukee used to be the ’go to‘ severe duty brand but imo dewalt has been surpassed by Milwaukee in the recent years. Porter Cable used to be decent but they made so many versions with one different number or letter in the model number for the big stores like lowes usually of much lesser quality its hard to tell whats what so I just avoid them except for their belt sanders. Metabo used to be good before Hitachi……..now (for the American market anyhow) they feel cheap, maybe just a step above ryobi.
As with anything, brand quality is fleeting especially after the company gets sold for the ‘name’ 😢
As with anything, brand quality is fleeting especially after the company gets sold for the ‘name’ 😢
With all poisons, it's a matter of dilution. Not to diminish the health effects in any way, but lead as a pigment in household paint, houses built in the US prior to 1950, lead used in certain unfired ceramics, battery manufacture and smelting were a far greater health threat than tetra-ethyl lead used in avgas..
Here Ryobi mains powered drills are considered decent.
A Chinese brand called Dong Cheng sells well.
Bosch, Makita, DeWalt...all well regarded.
Local brand Kulkarni Power Tools (KPT) does good.
There is a local factory called Kennex, good quality, rugged.
Electrex (ex Hitachi licensee), and Hit-Min (Hitachi China) are also there.
Cumi (St. Gobain's Carborundum abrasive division), has also launched branded tools, imported from China via Vietnam.
Gets a bit confusing.
Porter Cable is all but shut down, last production in Mexico, though there was talk of getting it back to the USA, and Stanley was the warranty support center. Not checked recently.
A Chinese brand called Dong Cheng sells well.
Bosch, Makita, DeWalt...all well regarded.
Local brand Kulkarni Power Tools (KPT) does good.
There is a local factory called Kennex, good quality, rugged.
Electrex (ex Hitachi licensee), and Hit-Min (Hitachi China) are also there.
Cumi (St. Gobain's Carborundum abrasive division), has also launched branded tools, imported from China via Vietnam.
Gets a bit confusing.
Porter Cable is all but shut down, last production in Mexico, though there was talk of getting it back to the USA, and Stanley was the warranty support center. Not checked recently.
Stanley toolworks and Black and Decker merged to become Stanley Black and Decker... They own DeWalt, too.
The last plug in drill I had was Black and Decker from sometimes in the 1970's... Still worked when it was stolen a few years back.
I also have a B&D jigsaw from the 1950's that works fine, too. Bought it for 7$ at a thrift store 15 years ago 🙂
The last plug in drill I had was Black and Decker from sometimes in the 1970's... Still worked when it was stolen a few years back.
I also have a B&D jigsaw from the 1950's that works fine, too. Bought it for 7$ at a thrift store 15 years ago 🙂
Just be careful with Bosch, 'cause they make two different product lines: The green one for hobbyists, with plastic gearboxes and enclosures, the blue one with solid metal boxes for professionals. I'd recommend the latter.
Best regards!
I found the meme I was thinking about that compares Ryobi to Dewalt and Milwaukee LOL
Skil also was a light duty home use brand, cheaper than the main line of the maker.
I forget the brand owners at that time.
Bosch here had a 700 watt 4.5" angle grinder which was less than 2000 Rupees, and a 900 Watt unit at about 3500 Rupees.
The cheap one was said to be Chinese, broke down frequently.
Expensive ones were great.
Cheapest one here was 700, less than 10 US$.
I bought a 900 Watt Kennex angle grinder, at that time 1900 Rupees. It has the DeWalt or somebody's brushes design, the connection is broken when they wear out, protecting the armature.
Full metal gearbox and housing.
I forget the brand owners at that time.
Bosch here had a 700 watt 4.5" angle grinder which was less than 2000 Rupees, and a 900 Watt unit at about 3500 Rupees.
The cheap one was said to be Chinese, broke down frequently.
Expensive ones were great.
Cheapest one here was 700, less than 10 US$.
I bought a 900 Watt Kennex angle grinder, at that time 1900 Rupees. It has the DeWalt or somebody's brushes design, the connection is broken when they wear out, protecting the armature.
Full metal gearbox and housing.
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India is still mainly a mains powered tools market, though I do see wheel impact wrenches which are cordless.
But then, I do not interact much in that market.
The cordless tools sold here by Bosch and others seem to have been light duty machines.
Batteries, chargers, and the rest are a headache, with uneducated labor abusing them.
And if they fail, they abuse the contractor...
In our country, the standard Hitachi CM-4SA marble cutter was about 3000 Rupees, from 1990 to about 2020.
Copies from 1200...
Makita was said to be better.
The stone fitting people used to burn them out, to the extent that a unit was always in the shop, 3 in use and 1 in repair was normal.
Now it is cheap for the mason to buy at a nearby shop, rather than waste a day, they are paid about 1000 daily, so not a big issue, 3 days wages for best one.
In 1990, I used to pay 60 to 80 Rupees as daily wages, so the machine was 50 days wages.
Blades were 550, now about 100 here.
Times change...
But then, I do not interact much in that market.
The cordless tools sold here by Bosch and others seem to have been light duty machines.
Batteries, chargers, and the rest are a headache, with uneducated labor abusing them.
And if they fail, they abuse the contractor...
In our country, the standard Hitachi CM-4SA marble cutter was about 3000 Rupees, from 1990 to about 2020.
Copies from 1200...
Makita was said to be better.
The stone fitting people used to burn them out, to the extent that a unit was always in the shop, 3 in use and 1 in repair was normal.
Now it is cheap for the mason to buy at a nearby shop, rather than waste a day, they are paid about 1000 daily, so not a big issue, 3 days wages for best one.
In 1990, I used to pay 60 to 80 Rupees as daily wages, so the machine was 50 days wages.
Blades were 550, now about 100 here.
Times change...
Corded tools in North America tend to suck because there's only 120V/15A to power it. Some specialized things like welders use 240V, but even a tea kettle is 120V and 1800W here.
A DeWalt corded masonry saw which seems to be what you call a marble cutter costs 279$CAD here. 3 days wages if working minimum wage of 15.5$/hour after deductions/taxes...
A DeWalt corded masonry saw which seems to be what you call a marble cutter costs 279$CAD here. 3 days wages if working minimum wage of 15.5$/hour after deductions/taxes...
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