I noticed the rubber badges coming loose within a couple of days on the display models at my local supercheap auto. It was one of those things where it instantly made me think the tools were more cheaply made than they probably were based off of your review.
The grinder itself shows that they are aiming at DIY home level. As it wouldnt be aloud on alot of work sites having the button that locks the power on with no dead man switch
even if you go on pricing alone its not good, hikoki has the same kit at the moment with more amp hours at the same price and redemption for two more 5ah batteries, its just another compony getting a white label manufacture to make tools for them. nothing new nothing special. the lifetime warranty isnt even good, the terms and conditions of it will allow them to worm out of most claims. stick to well established brands for power tools.
In my opinion, for these kincrome tools to do well they need to be competitive with the cheaper brands (ie Ryobi) not the mid level... its going to be a hard sell for them i think, but in saying that i think they are aimed at the weekend warrior not trade professionals.
I think they should be aiming for the professional. After all they do market themselves as a professional tool brand. But I agree with you it'll be a hard sell for them
I think its good that if you are an early adopter and register that you can get a lifetime warranty (obviously subject to their terms an conditions). Only time will tell how good they are. Generally, I find most generation 1 of tools will have their issues to be ironed out, hopefully by the second generation. Good if your tight on money and need some cheaper tools. Reminds me of when battery tools first come out in the early 2000's, my old man used to use a battery rattle gun and drill from Panasonic, they were good at the time, he still has them in my grandfathers old shed and they still work, just not as good as they used to of course.
That grinder was piss weak.. even sounds slow. That need to work on there ramp speed with all tools in the video. Old school type blower.?? Why not hit the market with a small blower through blower and surprise people with quality?
The Normal Drill driver was pretty Good, not so convinced with Grinder to be honest.. If the impact Driver was a little smaller like the Makita or AEG i would be Happy to buy it but this First version is reminding me of the old huge brush Impacts.
Good review.. all these tools come out of the same factory’s in China regardless of the brand. So they are all a standard. good to see a stand out colour
Hey mate, I’m not fully sure but we have some big moves coming up for myself so it may tie into that. I’ll definitely keep up with the updates and I’ll be a lot more active on RU-vid after this month. Cheers for brining it up as I hadn’t really thought about it
They are new to the cordless game and it’s always good to get more competition. Going with an opening lifetime warranty and 5 year beyond is an awesome move. Where do you see them compared to brands like ozito, or possibly ryobi?
Surprising about no deadman switch/paddle switch as I thought it was a requirement for all new tools to have? I know most construction sites won’t allow non-deadman switch grinders now
That's false, side switch grinders are aloud everywhere that isn't union or mining based. Use them everyday, paddle switch are dangerous because you sacrifice dexterity and stability for the paddle bitch nonsense
@@SH19922x I disagree around sacrificing dexterity and stability of them. I use a paddle switch grinder quite often for all types of work and can comfortably use at many different angles. I actually prefer it over side switches I’ve used in the past. But everyone is different
@@AddictedtoTools ah yup cheers for that. Can’t remember where I had heard it but yeah definitely have only seen paddles on grinders here across the ditch on the sites I’ve been on
@@Mad_Moo_MacI'm a boily and use them all day every day, I and 99% of others in my trade can't stand them and the only time I've ever had a whiff of hard kickback to the face was from using bitch switches, the button/trigger style from dewalt is the only other style besides side switch I'll use. I haven't been in the mines for 8 years so it's all different there can't say for sure
Interesting. I wander how they will compare to the Makita xgt, Milwaukee or Hilti tools. I have the Makita xgt range mostly because of the amount of other tools that are available on the platform e.g. the mowers and outdoor range
Mate I thought about that. I’ll probably do a few more things and test the drop test as I do the same thing all the time with my tools. I don’t think they say they are drop resistant though.
Why would Kincrome intentionally try and give their brand a bad name? For such a high quality tool company i would've thought they'd put more thought in every aspect. Instead we get ozito tools in blue and 10 times the price. Will probably buy the full range when they improve over time give it a few years and maybe they will run the power tool section aswell. I'm gunning for them because it would match the rest of my garage and im sure the rest of the kincrome lovers will agree.
Struggling to see the selling point over ryobi/aeg. Think they should have upped the quality and price and gone after the high end. Feel like they just diluting their brand image making DIY level tools
Yeah I believe they went for that position but didn’t succeed. Definitely should have spent more time on the skins and a few other aspects of the performance.
@@AddictedtoTools Think hes referring to the XGT not sinking the screw. I noticed that too, looked as if it was spinning and had stripped out, instead of not being able to sink the head.
Trust me, I was super disappointed and also surprised. I felt that it was extremely strong. I believe the rpms are faster which gave it that feeling. But it underperforms on these tests as it has a lower top nm. Still my favourite look and feel drill.
If kincrome power tools werent good that would be surprising because even there shittiest tooling is still fairly good, they either wont sell quite as well to tradies because they look like kings gear They look meaty too which is the biggest war tactic for default, makita, milwaukee is to get them lighter and sleeker whilst still having that awesome tool abs plastic or whatever they use now
The plastics look like lowes house brand kobalt and not just the color. I expressly choose not to get anything that may not br around in a year battery platform or jobsite storage system. I never wanted to be that guy that now can't find batteries or has tools that the company dosent exist. Light duty day to day m12 will be around till the cows come home.
@@AddictedtoTools sorry bro thats out of my spec i dont make content, enjoy your content just found whatever is different about your microphone this time, isnt great sound quality
Couldn’t agree more mate. Early days at the moment, so it will be interesting to see where they go. Can I ask though. Does it come across as though I’m trying to convince people to buy it?
That’s interesting. I appreciate the feedback. Could I ask in what parts it sounds like this. The point of these videos is to show the tools in action and compare them to others and give my own opinions on it. I want to give the facts and let the viewer make up their mind. So any feedback is great.
@@AddictedtoTools Interesting, it is nice to see comparisons. It would have been extra nice to see if the Kinchrome or AEG would have moved the screw that stuck for the Makita, wood being variable and all.
