Are Ingco tools any good.

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3puttssuck

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#306582 5-Aug-2023 14:09

As per title. Are these tools ok for DIY / Home maintenance etc. Specifically this Table saw.
https://www.bidbud.co.nz/4245242176 Looks like an ok unit for the price.
TIA.

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#3112085 5-Aug-2023 15:04

I'm a tradie, our Dewalt table saw packed a sad recently (it gets a pretty hard life) and I picked up this cheapish Skil to use while the Dewalt is in the shop

https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/skil-bench-top-saw-2000-watt/p/389596

Have to say I'm very pleasantly surprised, 2000w motor has more power than anything else in this price range ($699) and it has a very solid rack and pinion fence that is very solid.

At less than half the price of the DW its very good value for money and is standing up very well to hard commercial usage.

I have a few Ingco hand tools that we use where I don't want to risk our better stuff. Wet, muddy conditions etc. and they are decent enough for the money but are generally quite sloppy when it comes to tolerances.

Saw in your link has a friction lock fence that only locks at one end and is only 1500w.

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#3112090 5-Aug-2023 15:55

As above for my one Ingco tool, a brad nailer. It's adequate quality for DIY but I wouldn't expect it to stand up to heavy usage.

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#3112130 5-Aug-2023 19:04

3puttssuck: As per title. Are these tools ok for DIY / Home maintenance etc. Specifically this Table saw.
https://www.bidbud.co.nz/4245242176 Looks like an ok unit for the price.
TIA.

That's pretty pricey for an off-brand item, for a bit more you might be able to find a second-hand Dewalt. Or for less than half that you can get a Black and Decker-branded table saw from M10 that's probably not far from the Ingco one. In particular the fence clamps at both ends which a lot of the cheapies don't, and once you replace the mitre guide and blade and fit a soft starter (which you need to do on pretty much any table saw) it's a pretty decent saw.