Repairing Broken Power Tools for customers. Real tools with Real faults Makita Bosch Strata Dewalt 

One of things I like most about your videos, is you don't use ridiculous statements. You never say 'this is gross' or any crap like that. You simply say 'this is clogged'; 'she's been well used'. Never the provocative. Just straight info it without the RU-vid-viewer click bullshit. You see the issue and correct, without the drama. I love that.

As a retired tool repair tech, I love watching you. One thing if I may, when I was in the biz every repair went out cleaned as best as possible making the customer feel he was getting more than his money's worth from my shop.

Tools fixed in this video: 0:01 Makita 9911 Belt Sander | Fault: Running, but belt is not spinning. 6:46 SIP Airmate Cirrus 36050 Compressor | Fault: Doesnt switch on. 9:40 Makita TW1000 Impact Wrench | Fault: Sparking like its a 90's Rave party. 13:18 Revo Magnetic Drill | Fault: Doesnt stay powered on. 18:24 DeWalt DCS391 Circular Saw | Fault: Damaged guard due to fall. 24:11 DeWalt DCMST561 Trimmer | Fault: Runs for few minutes then stops. 35:23 Strata Drywall Sander | Fault: Switch not working. 44:33 Bosch AHS48-16 Hedge Trimmer | Fault: Damaged lead. 52:50 Makita DHR202 SDS Drill | Fault: Squaling when pulling the trigger. 1:01:13 Makita DGA467 Grinder | Fault: Running for a second and stop. *Bonus: Dean trying to set fire to the workshop with a 18V Battery fix* 😅 1:09:40 Bosch GWS 18V-Li Grinder | Fault: Doesnt start. 1:13:39 DeWalt DCG405 Grinder | Fault: Sounding wrong when running.

Hello from Nova Scotia, Canada. I found your site a couple of weeks ago and now I can't stop watching them. Great job.

that air compressor had me rolling not going to lie, something i would do for sure , on a side note im of to hit all my tools with my air gun dust and grim build up its a running factor in these uploads cheers from Aus.

Thanks Dean for my mornings education Better than watching Sunday morning TV.

Thanks Dean. Love these marathon videos mate. And thanks for the shop tour as well on hitting the big time. Stay safe legend 👍👍

Dean, Keep up the good work mate. Teaching me a few new tricks. Love the videos. Cheers from Down Under

I'm curious what the owner of the compressor said when he found out what the "fault" was 😄

I love how they call that stator on that Makita cordless SDS drill a Yolk Unit.

Well I have to say your alright repairman. I have fixed things off and on for years and more of a backyard repairman. Nice to see someone that is willing to show how to do these things. Plus I like you don't waste a huge amount of time scrubbing the outside for nothing. Better to clean and fix the inside where it counts.

I just discovered this channel, and man, it's like you have the best dream job ever! I love these videos. I want to learn everything about these machines. I'm increasing my vocabulary today, and I need to see every video now. Thank you for not skipping steps or cutting too much. I really feel like I'm absorbing great knowledge. Thank you very much!

Just a tip for the compressor: turn the switch off whenever it has not done it's full cycle of getting back up to pressure. Switching it off will make sure the air will be released from the motor, else it might not start the next time someone plugs it in due to the resistance the air in the piston house is generating. Another common fault with these is the thermal safety went off and customers thinking the compressor is dead when it's just a simple fix of re-enabling the thermal switch. Great repairathon again, enjoyed the Dewalt bearrings replacement at the end a lot.

Funny that an air compressor not leaking air is so uncommon that it's reason enough to bring it in for repair 😂

So much good repair info... You're a genius fixing broken tools .. 👍

Dean, I especially liked the DeWalt 20V XR grinder repair - quite handy!

I can recommend using a fibre glass pen for cleaning things like battery contacts from corrosion. It leaves the surface with a high polish finish. The only issue with fibre glass is it leaves fine strands that break off as you clean. Just need to be careful not to get the strands stuck in your skin.

you'd think if a strimmer has the air vents right above the cutting head they'd at least have some mesh or something to prevent some debris getting sucked in.

I have a similar bosch hedge trimmer but it came with a less than 10cm long cable from factory, that way you cut the extension cord instead of the cable on the machine.

Very good video, that was my first look at a one inch nut driver... All the repairs were awesome. Great to see the second hand switch and the saw guard from your stash being used to get these machines running.

Very excellent job as usual! Thanks and keep them coming; I'm one who prefers the longer videos.

Nice job Dean. Looking forward to the next one. Congrats on the silver button. Great job.

The DeWalt trimmer must be the worst design ever. Who comes up with airvents above the cutting head of a machine which only produces dust, dirt and cuttings. Just blows my mind.

The black and decker drill i just overhauled field failed the exact same way ,i cleaned it up and araldited the magnets back in place .i used slivers of wood to hold them apart and the magnets themselves held them in place .Obviously its how they were originally made its still running 25 years later .

Tool health is like humans. Treat them nicely and they last well. Mistreat them and they will have a short life. A few will randomly fail. Keep up your videos.

Hey Mr Dean isn't there anything you can't fix your a tool wizard keep safe bro

Very educational and surprisingly entertaining. Thanks.

When your woking on a battery if you take a business card and pop it between the contacts you cant allow to touch then fold it over the thicker card makes it safer to work and can take the odd scrape here and there preventing sparks. It's cheap and to hand often enough to keep a couple to use. To clean the contacts I use a 180g or 240g sandind disc pulled through will clean and sand, use one way round then the other. Abrasive removes burning and oxidation, the soft side absors oils and grime.

You will have the most famous hands on the internet. Keep up the great videos.

On the dewalt string trimmer I bought a lot of tools that came with 10 or or more of this trimmers that the motor only sound like it wanted to start but didn't, and took them all to a dewalt service center and repairedthem all under warranty and I own older models a 20v and a 60v and are like 4 or 5 years old and still working perfectly not sure if is a design falt on this particular model, on my other ones I don't use them daily maybe ones a week or every 2 weeks but I also got some Milwaukees m18 with the same issue and have a similar design and also got repaired under warranty

What I always find interesting on these older brushed Makita SDS Drills is that they use the exact same gearbox as the corded HR2470 sds drill. Probably same internals too apart from the gear ratio and the piston probably.

Where I used to work they had a magnetic drill almost like that one but you could not start it without it being on a steel plate !

Knowing drywallers here across the pond, that wouldn’t be drywall dust in there😅

52:03 To secure to the proper force screw it, back up the screw, and screw it back, repeat once more, you have the proper force for the wires not to be undone. This way you squeeze the copper strands more properly.

Cool videos. Very interest and fast repairng, informatve, thank you. I see that tools looks like works many years and breakdown looks easy. But I use my instrument very accuracy))) not long, just for hobbie - and my breakdowns are not reapaired))) Need to replace everything, more easy buy new. How it happens?))) Main problem that I often give my instruments to my friends and can't refuse, this is my main mistake - never give your instrument. One day I gave an expencive Makita edge router to brother of my wife on one week. I'm used it only for finish wood working. After that with my friend we spent a full day for repair it... It was like a new before, after that I got back just trash. How? One week... I'm didn't know, but he cut plaster panels and try to make a smooth straight angles or something like that, of course without any protection. Gypsum for any instrument like hell. It's just like plasticine and clogs all empty spaces, after that motor works very bad, the cooling radiators not works, also all instrument just white everywhere and no way to wash it off, so.. moreover, he lost some complectation from box)))) how?

what a great help you are its just great to watch from anglesey n wales

DeWalt gear disassembly was usefull. Thanks!

Deano my good man you are spoiling us today 🙏

The Bosch hedge trimmer with the long cord seems a little bit strange to me. All of the corded trimmers I have seen in the last 40 years in Continental Europe - be it cheap or expensive - only come with a very short pigtail cord and some cable hook / strain relief cutout in the grip part. The affixed cord is intentionally made so short you can't even get it near the trimming blades. You have to regularly use a separate extension cord, it hooks into the grip of the trimmer for strain relief. So if you cut into the cable, you just have to change / fix the extension cord and do not need to mess with taking apart the tool itself. Of course, you are advised to use at least an IP44 rated extension when working outside and/or in potentially wet environments. Is there maybe some regulation involved you aren't allowed to do that with british type plugs / extensions or are they just too bulky to be practical?

Great job as always! Thanks Dean!!!!

I too did a double take at 50:09 when I saw how the plug had been wired 🤣🤣🤣🤣

One of the things I like most about your videos is that you don't use your powers for evil. 👹

I just bought one of those Makita 9911 belt sanders recently..

You know it's bad when the compressor won't blow the dust out, and you have to go for the brush.

I'd like to see you in the video sometime. Enjoy your videos.

The 60v attachment capable dewalt string trimmer is 400x better, you can run like 40 different attachments, 4x the power and the motor is up top so it doesnt eat itself

Great video as always 😊

Dean, with a little bit of input from a video maker, you could turn these into marketable, saleable tutorials - one per item type - boxed set. It wouldn't be that hard and you could include sub-titles(!)

My idol, my friend, please add chapters to your videos.

Lovely

I wish you nice holidays

grazie 👍👍

1:04:30 You could get some ceramic pliers so that you can't short stuff by mistake.

Great video!

kinda wild someone sent the saw in just for a guard

Would you ever try re-gluing the magnets at 58:00 or would that fail too soon for you to be confident it won’t happen again? If you could glue it which glue would you use? Amazing video, you are nailing the format 🎉

That dewalt grinder was a bit of a faff ! You can get this in uk for around £120 - was it worth fixing for this price ? seems a lot of labour time, and not a job i would fancy doing at home .

Speed controllers are the work of the devil

I like the way you fix broken tools using second hand parts from other broken tools. Very reasonable. I don't like the way you reject broken batteries because it ain't worth it (i understand you though). I think that manufacturers MUST replace their broken batteries for a new ones with some surchange. These batteries are extremely dirty and dangerous for environment. It is absolute squandering to utilize them because of couple of damaged power cells.

I wonder how many battery trimmers are thrown in the trash due to overheating and just needing A wee clean out? Looks like it is designed to fail.

On the Makita SDS Hammer Drill, could the magnets be reglued in a pinch. For 32 bucks, it's a no-brainer to replace the stater. Just curious. Thanks for taking us along 👍.

i have seen multiple bosch tools being used by repairmen, whats the catch? are they that superior? i have only used one of each kind of tool so cant compare.

Noone noticed that on thumbnail it say "Makia" instead of "Makita" and "Roto" instead of "Revo" 😅

Dean have you repaired an AEG 56v battery? I have an 8 ah one that is just out of warranty and they would not replace. Only 12 month warranty.. I had to buy a replacement but will open the old one up and check the individual cells. Ithe battery level lights constantly flashes and will not charge.

same Makita sander and it’s been used a lot I’ve never had an issue with it

1:12:00 Is it possible to hardware the DC motor to the battery bypassing the controller?

With stator for the Makita rotary hammer drill, is it not possible to "glue" the magnets back into place? It's just a curiosity question. Thanks to anyone who can answer. 👍

You might've answered this before, but how do you usually come across secondhand parts? Just from tools that people leave and dont pay for the repair or something?

Hi Dean been watching your videos a while hoping you would talk out the clutch on a 8406 makita. Mine does not have the bite it used to! Can they be stripped and rebuilt? Many thanks Ian

What grease do you use for the grinder head mate

What happens to the tools that are unfixable? Do you sell them of the customer for parts? Great videos btw!

58:30 Sorry for the dumb question, Dean and everyone, but what would be the issue with simply gluing the magnets back into place in the housing?

Where do you buy the dewalt part???

1:18:19 best part

“That’s her”

hi dean do you accept tools from the main land uk?

Never heard of “Makia” tools.

That DCG405 grinder should have been sold spares repairs on ebay,and the dude shudda bought a new one.They only just over £100 new!

Tada 🎉

no sound Dean! can you reupload?

Hi dean you any good with coffee machines Melitta aroma fresh my mate decided to clean it and basically fuxxxx it up it has an automatic grinder cut off in case of foreign beans or other objects everything works but it only grinds for a few seconds and stops any help appreciated I know it not your field but maybe someone else can guide me?