WIHA Pro club for electricians

[Gavin John Hyde]

Just got an email, at firs t Ithought it was spam.
WIHA now run a 'toolclub' for electricians it seems, for £75+VAT you get what I think is an electric screwdriver... nice tool but seems bit gimmicky.

Wiha Pro Club – In partnership with Expert Trades

wihaproclub.com

Anybody signed up yet?

 

[littlespark]

Yes. @Andy78 mentioned this a week or so ago, so I’ve joined up.
£75 + VAT gets you some wiha goodies and the SpeedE screwdriver.

 

[Andy78]

Yes I've signed up.
Not sure of the continuing benefits but for your £90 you get a speede driver that usually costs about £230.
Massively overpriced at retail by the way.

I'm honestly not getting on with mine after a few uses but I'll give it a good couple of months before making my mind up.
I'm sure I'll be able to flog it for at least my money back
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Wiha tools focus group

If anyone is interested Wiha tools are currently running a focus group for their tools, in particular the speede electric driver. The group is being run for Wiha by a company called expert trades. It's £90 Inc vat to join which then gives you access to the Facebook group where all the...

www.electriciansforums.net

 

[littlespark]

I’m only keeping my speede so I’ve got extra screwdriver bits. Tore the tip off the little one i got with my torque driver at Xmas.

Complained to wiha about it and they sent me a new bit.... but the wrong one. (Pozi instead of slotted pozi) so they’re sending me another new one.

 

[NDG Elecs]

I have a speed E too. Use it a fair bit for second fixing. Guess it saves a bit of time.. over-priced though..
I'm thinking that they probably have a glut of the drivers they can't sell at the ridiculous price they retail at, so instead have come up with this scheme as a way to get some money back and get rid of the surplus stock!
For £90 though i would join if I didn't have one..

 

[Andy78]

I'm thinking that they probably have a glut of the drivers they can't sell at the ridiculous price they retail at, so instead have come up with this scheme as a way to get some money back and get rid of the surplus stock!

I reckon you're close, but probably more likely having spent a massive amount on product development and seeing poor sales they'd like to research why and maybe improve and launch a mkII version ?

 

[NDG Elecs]

I reckon you're close, but probably more likely having spent a massive amount on product development and seeing poor sales they'd like to research why and maybe improve and launch a mkII version ?

Yeah, you are probably right there Andy. I have just grown to dislike Wiha now after the awful service I got from them. I still think their slimfix drivers are superb though..

If they do bring out a mkII then I hope it has just a bit more power and torque..not a huge amount more and I guess it's tricky given its size etc..but I think one with a little more oomph could be a great tool.

If I didn't have the speed E already and with the promise(?) of getting other tools too I think £90 per year may be well worthwhile.

 

[Andy78]

Yeah, you are probably right there Andy. I have just grown to dislike Wiha now after the awful service I got from them. I still think their slimfix drivers are superb though..

If they do bring out a mkII then I hope it has just a bit more power and torque..not a huge amount more and I guess it's tricky given its size etc..but I think one with a little more oomph could be a great tool.

If I didn't have the speed E already and with the promise(?) of getting other tools too I think £90 per year may be well worthwhile.

Absolutely agree, it just doesn't have the guts. I'm not wanting a drill driver out of it but it literally stalls when encountering resistance through friction between a screw and its machined thread. Examples would be MCB terminals, neutral/earth bar terminals, socket and switch terminals too. Not very useful really.

As a brand I think they make great tools overall. I have used their screwdrivers for years and wouldn't change. Their pliers/cutters set is holding up well to daily use too and starting to make me think they aren't far off my Knipex tools. Love my little cassette stubby too, always comes in handy.

 

[littlespark]

I can’t fault their customer service so far. (See #4)

 

[telectrix]

my biggest gripe with wiha is the slimbit screwdriver. the bits fall out in use , usually to fall into floor voids or roll under furniture. think i've had to replace 5 due to losing. never broke one though.