Mellif Power Tools test, review and TEARDOWN a cordless Grinder, Jigsaw and beltsander from Mellif.

[@ffftube-le8np]

Now that's how a review should be done!

[@IrongodNZ]

I'm a builder, been in the trade for 20 years.. I'm from Auckland, New Zealand and have always taken my tools for repair to North Harbour Power Tools. I've been watching your videos for a few years and your videos have had a huge influence on the tools I buy. I'm a Makita guy!

[@bigshantolifting]

Who else was waiting for Dean to pull-out his syringe and put his fav bosch parts grease? 😂

[@robertdestefano4619]

Thanks Dean for the inside look at nice tools for the week end home owner .the quality of the tools is above average. price is very good and very well thought out designs. Mellif couldn't ask for a better review from the man that knows his way around the inside of power tools better then anyone i know ps: i'm a 40 years diesel mechanic i can tell the benefit of the interior of the tools. great review more bang for the buck ....

[@alouisschafer7212]

These tools + a couple Aliexpress Makita batteries = the best low budget tools I can come up with. Actually just scored a great deal on a wee Makita battery mower for my garden. DLM330 mower + 4Ah battery + DC 18 SD charger for only 209€ because I had a discount coupon. The DC 18 SD is Makitas SLOW 18V charger, it has no fan and charges a flat 4Ah battery in 90 minutes. Im actually pleased that they gave me this charger with the mower since the fast chargers all have annoying Fans in them and they bloody cook the batteries by shoving too many Amps into them. Also constant fast charging severely lessens the useable cell lifespan. So now that im in the Makita Ecosystem ive already bought the Mellif 18V drill.

[@-adam-]

Its nice to see power tool brands actually making an effort rather than making crap and using their good name to sell, appreciate the video 👍

[@prasadvn524]

Love the way you gave balanced un biased opinion

[@IrongodNZ]

This is Gold! Dean you are the man! Legend

[@RichardMcClelland-le2di]

Top man, an inspiration for all working in the construction industry.

[@kristenwill57]

As always enjoyed learn more about how tools repaired and adding a new tool brand to look for

[@oliverharvey3792]

Thank you, Dean, that was a thoroughly enjoyable video. Really loved it 👍🏻

[@jonathanbond915]

Dean great video, I reckon you have just boosted Mellif sales no end. I have the glue gun and it’s excellent

[@ThePlayerToBeNamedLater]

Dean now doing what AVEBoltor used to do. Always love seeing a teardown before it's been put to work.

[@LawrenceWinterburn]

Ave is a god.

[@m1stertim]

AvE would never have stooped so low as to accept free tools

[@mybigfartsreallystin]

​@@m1stertimNot to mention... ...you need to work on your lame trolling attempts... XD

[@markrainford1219]

@@LawrenceWinterburn Boring these days.

[@mrfishbulb7187]

The option for the factory to switch battery types on the belt sander is a game changer. What a simple solution instead redesigning a whole new shell case each time. Very impressed overall with these mellif tools, even went to try and buy the dewalt fit of the grinder but could only find Makita fitment. I'll keep an eye out for one.

[@patrickobrien5367]

Great video 📹 👍 thanks again for your video and keeping come 👍 😅lrish man friend the Philippines 🇵🇭 😊❤

[@owentheginger]

I have a neat little Melif portable soldering iron that runs off of a Makita battery. Its only a few months old but it works great so far. Nice to hear their mechanical tools are "good for the price" as well

[@1978JonBullock]

The belt sander is £99 on Amazon UK and yes it does come with 10 spare belts. The grinder is £55 so it's really cheap. If you needed something around the house these would probably do you fine if you already have the batteries. Cheers for the video Dean.

[@deandohertygreaser]

thanks for sharing the prices.

[@ElMariachi1337]

Cool different video, nice to see some machines taken apart we will never see in our workshop (basically parts and labour costs being the issue with these cheap machines) Was pretty impressed with the grinder, the rotor had a Milwaukee feel to it. As you also mentioned, not a fan of the micro switches being used as triggers in these machines, but it is what it is.

[@refactorear]

25:55 Gotta love those specifictions

[@thelastofthemartians]

That switch looks looks like a DPDT so you effectively have a backup switch built in

[@AdlanRedzovic]

"that clicking sound" 😊😊

[@Rich77UK]

Looks good! I've long been a fan of Parkside tools. I now live in Germany (for the past 11 years) from England and Parkside is very...VERY common here with Lidl being German. They are super cheap and for the DIYer they are perfect. I know of some site workers that swear by them. I would love a wall full of Makita but when a Makita cordless ratchet is over €150 but the Parkside is €29...I'll never wear it out as it don't work it hard or long...plus they all take the same battery!

[@michaelflynn6178]

Out of the 3 the grinder i was impressed with most

[@deandohertygreaser]

Same as

[@MichaelWilhelm-tf8vy]

Went to their website. They even startet with a few things for BOSCH 18V. Maybe there‘s more to come for BOSCH - would be nice for the stuff I use only one in a while.

[@timmurphy8398]

Hi pal do dewalt batterys also fit this jigsaw

[@toolscientist]

Going off wire thickness, the grinder is using the switch for signalling rather than power (the jigsaw and sander look like they break the circuit). Can you measure standby current? If it's more than 1mA, you might want to warn people not to leave their batteries in the tool.

[@Surfingaliens65]

What grease is your good to? I have been using Lithium grease, not the white Lithium. All is good so far. I rebuilt 3 DCD785 gear transmissions. Thanks a Million, your tutorials are superb.

[@sandalhq]

There aren't any grinders on the Mellif website for the UK. I emailed them and the De Walt battery grinder will be available in the UK in June.

[@fredholmes6284]

£68.8p f the same grinder on Amazon 👍

[@Garageworkshop]

Hi Dean, if I remember correctly you had one video where you wanted to test the tool and you fried the battery. Did I remember that correctly and what is the reason behind that happening usually?

[@deandohertygreaser]

think that was testing an older nicad tool with a lithium battery using an adaptor. the wiring on the inside was shored out and shorted out my battery

[@Garageworkshop]

@@deandohertygreaser I'm looking at an ebay auction of a dewalt sds drill and the seller says that it fried the battery when he wanted to test it. Have you heard of such an issue, do dewalt batteries have short circuit protection or any kind of bms?

[@danellabarnes-penman1118]

I’ve been looking for a cordless belt sander. Thanks for the review.

[@deandohertygreaser]

No problem 👍

[@kevinchamberlain7928]

Wonder if Mellif loaded these tools with good bearings knowing you'd show them??? It'd be interesting to get hold of some off the shelf and compare.

[@deandohertygreaser]

Dought it. They advertise using nsk bearings on the box

[@johnscott8592]

Grinder with a hold detect switch 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@richiejames928]

Another note worth mentioning with these tools. They won’t have the makita star protection tech between the tool and your expensive new makita battery. if you overload the tool and rapidly discharge your battery, you will destroy your battery nearly instantly. be warned.

[@benn4342]

It would have been good if he expanded on this point, because I think that is quite important!

[@jankas64]

Were do you rate SKF bearings made in sweden?

[@neilmyhill2003]

Just taken delivery of the belt sander Ran it for about a minute unloaded, making noises from side cover area Cover removed the extraction fan is all loose, the front drive pulley is hot! and the switch is intermittent ☹️ not a great start

[@gavindempsey99]

Any issues with low voltage battery protection, do you think?

[@Marcus1954s]

Great insight and info. My view is that if spare parts aren't commonly available then it is pointless buying into a make, them being an expense rather than an investment..

[@leood]

Neat tools these, those ceramic wear plates look very similar to TO220 ceramic isolation gaskets, they ar available from near any electronics supplier and are very cheap, neat design. Can you test if the have a low voltage cutoff built in to the tools? not all Makita batteries have the cutout in the batteries and relies on the 3d signal from the battery to shut the tool off and sense this pinn is missing it would be nice if it didn't bust the batteries

[@patrickmurray8483]

Try the Mellif Water Pump. I Couldn't believe how powerful it is.

[@brianmurray785]

what do you think of ingco power tools

[@FixthisCD]

Most Mellif from Amazon here in the US is Dewalt or Milwaukee powered

[@toolscientist]

The big problem with that grinder is that it only uses 2 pins. That grinder is powerful enough to cook Makita batteries, but has no way of knowing. Some Makita batteries (5 & 6Ah and some 4Ah) have their own cutoff, but the lesser packs don't

[@enemyofthestatewearein7945]

That was the first thing I noticed too. These tools look solid for the money, but if it cooks even one battery the cost will likely cover the difference to a branded tool. Makita tools shut off before you notice any slow down and I find that I often run into the stop. So to me, protection of my (very expensive) batteries is one of the most important features of a machine.

[@SteifWood]

I just wonder if Makita/DeWalt/Milwaukee/Bosch have endorsed the use of their batteries with these tools. Any patents/violations in play? On thing is to make battery adaptors for all kinds of name brands, and these makers would seldom be liable for ruining the batteries. But in this case the batteries are directly connected to the machines and do these have the propper electronics to manage/protect the batteries?

[@alouisschafer7212]

Various brands use Makita and Bosch. Klauke for example. I bet you they charge fees for using their battery system and make a decent bit of money that way.

[@SteifWood]

@@alouisschafer7212 Exactly, but do Millif pay any fees?

[@toolscientist]

​@@SteifWood LXT was released in 2005. I'd imagine the patent has expired

[@theguywhovideo2445]

I contacted Mellif as the angle grinders are not available on the UK site. They told me that they are out of stock and sent me a link to their AliBaba page to purchase the item shipped from china, but doesnt contain NSK bearings

[@deandohertygreaser]

think it has the be the premium model, thats what the selling point was.

[@petrokemikal]

That jigsaw looks afully similar to lidls black performance one..

[@rossnolan2883]

Awesome 💯

[@JohnnyBarrell]

5 year guarantee too. Pretty good.

[@zaxmaxlax]

Asked them to send you the cordless coffee machine and the cordless soldering iron

[@deandohertygreaser]

Might do. See they also have a cordless cooler box

[@LawrenceWinterburn]

Bosch blades will.make any jigsaw work better. We cut miles of 2x-4x curves with old corded bosch saws. Hundreds of hours on each... original 20 year old brushes. I should send u one... but wrong power.

[@jonhbat]

for help: grinder: 0:05 jigsaw: 24:55 belsander: 47:19 I hope this help

[@backwards86]

Whena a part is made from metal dust and pressed and heated is called sintering

[@deandohertygreaser]

The process of compressing the metal powder is sintering. The whole process is called powder metallurgy. It's actually an amazing process and how it works. It's crazy how well it works. But to appreciate it, lookup how the dies or casts are made. Process called edm machining for high precession and hard parts.

[@backwards86]

@@deandohertygreaser metallurgy just means working with metal

[@nf5416]

deano are you a donegal lad or a leitrim lad , since you have hit 100k ( well done ) you have turned into the shopping channel 🤣🤣🤣 back to repairs please 🙏🙏

[@jezior_lca]

Well I hope they didn't do the old trick where review samples are way better than the actual tools. Otherwise looks decent for a cheap machine.

[@bladeoflucatiel]

That grinder is better made than a milwacky. Poted PCB, aluminum heatsink, NSK bearings...Crazy how a no name brand can do it for cheaper than the name brands.

[@curmudgeon1933]

No-name brands don't have to pay for all that blanket advertising, PR stunts like giving 'influencers' free tools to hype their products...or huge executive salaries and shareholder dividends. Also, newcomers are trying to break into an already crowded market. By taking a loss initially, and making a product with quality components, they may get a slice of the market. Once loyalty is established, the quality often drops to increase the profit margins. You can see it happening in almost every industry.

[@jasonvandervalk3679]

I don't think I've seen a true test of these tool brands. If Dean is impressed they must be a decent tool

[@andrewriggs2764]

Itt is clear that he was paid to do the review

[@tdotw77]

Just started to watch this 1 minute into it. First i noticed the 3 different colors on same tool brand, whats up with that? 2nd is the batteries 1 -20v, 1 -18v and i cant see the 3rd tools battery voltage. Why the different batteries in same tool brand line? Do they work in each other? Guess I'll continue to watch the rest of vid to see if my question(s) is answered or not?

[@tdotw77]

Ok, well that makes a little more sense....they don't make batteries at all. Just borrowing the big brands well-built batts.

[@tdotw77]

I really don't understand how the big companies will risk using cheap bearings in their tools to save a penny or two but sacrificing longevity. What could they possibly be saving per tool .04¢ or 5¢? It can't be that much, they're buying 200k+ bearings per tool they make. I'll pay Dewalt an extra dollar or 2 to make up their big 'loss' with the el-cheapo ROC bearings! Man it frustrates me so much.

[@tdotw77]

35:14 3-D printing to the rescue! There'll be someone who figures out & prints a better plastic base for that jigsaw if it is popular that is. I have to say, that 3-D print machines are simply amazing to have a tool that can print things like that base or even the whole case(if someone took the super long time to measure & program a print file for it) is downright amazing!! Another useful purpose is to make print a part you need out of plastic, then send away to machine shop or a foundry to make it from metal for you. Such a cool, very useful tool to have!

[@castleladpaza76]

After watching this video looked on there website can't get the makita battery grinder gutted.

[@alexkay1874]

The grinder looked good the sander looked useless in that demonstration

[@kevocos]

I find with some of the budget tools that while they are well built if you are a tradesman using them for extended periods daliy they lack a little in the ergonomic department and not as nice in the hand.

[@deandohertygreaser]

True, but that is normaly the trade of for the better price

[@kevocos]

​@@deandohertygreaser Yes certainly agree. These budget tools have a place in both DIYer and pro's toolboxes.

[@petrokemikal]

Id actually prefer a jigsaw to not have the keyed slots for setting a bevel or 90... I bought dewalts new brushless jigsaw last year and the base is not square to the blade, nothing I can do to straighten it due to the keyed slots, if it were a standard continously variable rotating base I could set it straight and lock it..

[@jackarmstrong46]

Milwaukee won't use nsk because they want you to buy another tool !

[@samdavies1752]

Grinder not on the site anymore, I am in the market for Makita compatible now I've got the real thing for drill and impact. Don't use other tools often enough to justify buying the Makita ones

[@darylhudson777]

MEL-LIF...backwards FILLEM...🤣

[@kellytaylor3134]

Should give them to your regular work lads and see how the last then do another video on the findings 😊

[@jcoul1sc]

12 month is statutory globally

[@repairs524]

Complete deal breaker that plastic gear in that belt sander that you failed to mention that thing will strip out in no time

[@michaeljohnson1006]

I think next year all the manufacturers have to make the tools and batteries interchangeable and fit all the brands

[@darylhudson777]

(日本精工株式会社, Nippon Seikō Kabushiki-gaisha, Japan Precision Company), also known in some markets as NSK Automation, is a large manufacturer of bearings globally and the largest in Japan.

[@efektmurowany]

Bearing bigger than milwaukee😂😂😂😂

[@lowrads3653]

Guess that's fine if you can do a job in 4 minutes.

[@richiejames928]

Makita shut these firms down pretty dang fast if I’m honest. but another brand doing the same soon fillls the void. game of cat and mouse.

[@dannyharty3656]

Not hard to do says the man that can do it in his sleep

[@jcoul1sc]

No grinders in stocks other that dewilt at 24 Apr 2024

[@jcoul1sc]

For GB that is. Ireland might be able to order internationally

[@nf5416]

start a second channel for this sort of thing , comment coming from a place or love and respect .and its always wise to have a second channel with YT in-case of hacking ( a common thing wit YT) so if account disabled theres a fall-back

[@brozadude]

These seem to be bought from several Chinese brands and rebranded and thus the inconsistency in quality between them... If I were buying a budget tool I'd rather go with an actual Chinese manufacturer because at least then you can know what you're buying, I have never owned one, but I've heard the DCK are actually quite good. The grinder seems great but who knows what their other tools look like...

[@michaelfairchild]

Tools fixed in this vid... Hold on a second...

[@JasonKarn-u5z]

If AvE had an Irish accent….

[@bayadere8308]

Mellif...luous. adjective: like honey, sweet, pleasing sound. These Chinese do try!