An aspect that customers never see is the care and maintenance of my tools and the day to day running costs to keep all these tools working.
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| The impact driver is an essential part of a modern carpenters tool kit |
My impact driver is an example of this. This week I've had to purchase two new batteries (coming in at over £50) and replace the brushes to keep it working.
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| Brushes worn out from lots of use! |
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| The old worn brush on the left and what it should look like on the right |
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| New brushes in place - no down time at a customers house now! |
The constant maintenance, sharpening, repairing and updating kit takes lots of time and costs a lot of money every year. A modern and efficient carpenter has to have far more kit than any other trade in the building industry.