are there any carpenters that emigrated and if you did did you take your power tools with you i have 110 tools is this used over there. do the aussies use paslode nailguns and are the nails readily available. if the answer is yes how much did it cost to get your tools shipped over. cheers people

look at previous threads on this subject your 110v gear is no good on sites in oz iv looked into this alot your pasload guns are alright im takin mine cresta 57 gave me aload of info hes a good lad some good trades lads on this site that will give u invaluable information

thanks gutted i cant take my tools .do you know what they use , how do i get incontact with these trades on here ??

I,ll be taking all my gear with me in the container,i,ve heard it,s a little more relaxed in Perth and you never know you may come back and then have to buy 110v all over again.

Don,t worry about taking your nail guns it,s only the chargers that will have to be changed to conform with certain states regs.This also applies to any cordless gear you have.

dave

its 240v on sites in oz. the trades lads will see this thread about joiners
and give u some info. i was gutted when i found out as well. one good bit of news for you. the power tools in oz are cheap. least you can take your cordless gear with you any more info just ask And,

I brought my 110v tools over had them tested and tagged a must every 3 months cost me $63 to do all my tools & leads i,ve been ok to use them with a transformer as for cost on sending them air freight no idea mine came with the furniture shipping container.

Tools are pretty well priced-Pasalode is well used and you can buy a framing gas tool for around $700.Hilti,Bosh,Makita all well priced and easy to find.

Cheers

KB

Hello KB,

I see your in perth,can you tell me wether you can use 110v on sites there.I have decided to bring all my 110v gear with me even though i have heard so many different opinions on this subject.


cheers dave

Only just noticed this thread and your reply Pete.
Who tested and tagged your tools for you? I have it in black and white from the workplace health & safety guys up here that 110v transformers cannot and will not pass the safety testing criteria. I had loads of blokes looking into the legalities etc when I first wanted to use mine.If yours have passed then mine should also pass and not be sat in the garage collecting dust. Bloody Qld govt. tell one person one thing and another a different story completely. If I bring them down to the Gold Coast and get them tagged I can use them up here no problems.

Hi cresta57 i had mine tested by a firm called Acutest (07) 5569 0090 __ mob 0418722758 the guys name is Jeff i don,t know who you,ve been making enquiries with i just got them tagged & tested and have not been stopped from using them i,d say their a lot safer than using 240v. The sites have all got circuit breakers on anyway and mini splitter boxes with breakers on just give jeff a bell and see what he says he also came out to the job & done them their and then best of luck Pete

Cheers for that Pete,
When I first arrived all I did was change the plug on the transformer it was only after a near miss with the inspectorate that I actually made enquiries. I tried everywhere up here to get the Transformer tested but every place was the same "can't pass it mate" Even the HSE stipulated it was no use trying to use it on site. My 110v tools all passed the test but the transformers wouldn't, one's a brand new 3kva the other's a slightly older 2.5 both are centre tapped to earth and this was the reason given for failure to pass the test. There was also doubt as to whether the lower voltage would generate sufficient amps to trip the RCD in the event of a problem. Double Dutch to me but my Dad's a sparkie and understood what they meant.
Really pissed off now as I went out and bought all new stuff. I suppose there could have been a change of the regs in the 18 months since I tried but I doubt it.

did you get your gear tested did it pass and are you using your 110 gear cheers john

Why cant you just take a transformer?