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Buy European hardware and office supplies (europe.pub)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

This is notably missing Husqvarna which makes great saws and stuff.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Scheppach may be German, but their products are all generic, cheap, white label Chinese designs. Not sure that counts.

I'm aware most if not all of these companies produce in China, but at least it's their designs in many cases.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Same for Cocraft as far as I know (Clas Ohlson white label)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No Hilti?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Lichtenstein is no democracy, is it?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Würth, Assa Abloy.

[+] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I'm on the fence with dewalt. Their tools are pretty cheap in comparison, but the batteries seem to be hit and miss. One hand drill i had i absolutely abused for years. It still works, it's just not a precision tool anymore. Like i used it as a concrete mixer, and to drill 200mm holes into wooden floorboards. Bosh is a absolutr winner for me. I had hilti power drills before and they were "good" but super expensive. Also i had one drill that i had for like 3 years, but only used it like 4 times to drill holes into concrete. It stopped working and i gave it to a hilti guy to see what's up. He said it never got serviced and it should be every year, and the repair was more expensive than the new bosh drill i bought. That drill i used for 10 years or more now. I use and abuse it almost every day, it has never seen a drop of oil or a service or anything. Also +1 for knipex. At this point everything not knipex is a waste of money to me. I already had a lot of knipex stuff, then i saw the video from the torque test channel (i think). And knipex was the only tool that passed the test.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

We call em "DeFault" for a reason. Ubiquitous and reasonably cheap. Like you said though, hit or miss on quality. My porto-band and SDS are doing great at least.

I do like every Hilti I've used but you're not wrong on cost. I might invest in some with a battery adapter...

But yeah just about all my hand tools now are Knipex or Klein, and even Klein's got me looking at it sideways. They're not what they were two decades ago.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Buy tbe adapter, my dyson runs on a 5amp dewalt I picked up from work

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

To the list one could add the French Clairefontaine and Rhodia (paper, notebooks)

I'm not a pro of these, but Isn't there also that hardware line of power-tools from Lidl, 'Parkside'?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Bosch ftw

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Caran d'Ache are Swiss.. Their pens are really nice. Leuchtturm 1917 (German) and Moleskin (Italian) make good notebooks (the paper kind)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Didn’t realise Bahco were American.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Ugh, me neither. Bought by Snap-On according to Wikipedia:

Bahco is a Swedish brand within the hand tool industry, which is now part of SNA Europe, part of Snap-on.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Einhell make some Great Budget Tools.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I used to hate einhell, but they came a long way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Same here. I like the battery system they have that literally fits on almost anything they make nowadays. Very diverse range, good bang for the buck.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Tbf while Einhell is a German Company and develop their stuff here, they do all their manufacturing in china afaik.

Some european-fanatics might be put off by this, but I'd recommended it for every DIY person (like myself). My/our tools don't work a 40h week :D so they don't have to be the absolute best quality. In this upper-mid range Einhell might just have the best ecosystem and bang-for-buck.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sad to see Leitz on that list

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

not to see?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Shocked that Leitz is no longer German, but an US company. 😲

@Blaze: are doing anything else that posting in BuyEuropean? 😉

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Not European, but I use mostly Makita tools. Anything not American is a winner.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

don't buy cocraft. its just no-name chinesium tools with a swedish label.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Dremel rules

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

wheres koh-i-noor

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

How is Tesa missing here?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

An anecdote that illustrates the biggest problem for me with these. I'm portuguese and I've never even heard of Bi-office, let alone see them in stores.

There has to be an incentive for shops to market these (other than the tariffs). We need euro or EU markings.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Isn't Oxford French ? (Thought it was British before a quick search) The

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I didn't know Stiga was acquired by the Italians.