Makita cordless drills...explain...
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Hitachi are great but the chucks are not attached to the body very well - lots of slop, as opposed to zero slop on my Site (makita) drill.
Top quality is Hilti without a doubt - I use an SDS Hilti and cheaper brands for the smaller stuff. Not a fan of expensive small drills TBH, can't see the point as I need about 4 on the go (to save changing drills and screw driver bits).
Top quality is Hilti without a doubt - I use an SDS Hilti and cheaper brands for the smaller stuff. Not a fan of expensive small drills TBH, can't see the point as I need about 4 on the go (to save changing drills and screw driver bits).
DoubleSix said:
Ah well, looks like he's gonna find out for himself! Still, OP you'll have plenty of time to ponder your purchase waiting an hour for it to charge! 
You'll have to provide a link for that 'top trump' though I cant find an Hitachi Impact Driver with more torque than the Makita LXT.
Sounds like you'd made up your mind before starting the thread though, so bit of a pointless one!
I'd actually made my mind up to buy Makita...just which one...but after posting this, did a little more searching and Hitachi got some good reviews and few bad ones. Then had the reccomendation from the shop and had also heard good stuff about Hitachi elsewhere. You'll have to provide a link for that 'top trump' though I cant find an Hitachi Impact Driver with more torque than the Makita LXT.
Sounds like you'd made up your mind before starting the thread though, so bit of a pointless one!
Edited by DoubleSix on Tuesday 2nd October 22:04
Will keep you posted and provide an honest review when I get them. If they look or feel rubbish I'll send them back and get the Makita.
As for the top trumps section of this thread, notice I said 'Drill Driver' NOT 'Impact Driver'
http://www.power-tools-pro.co.uk/makita-bhp458rfe-...
http://www.power-tools-pro.co.uk/hitachi-dv18dsdlj...
A whole 4NM more ;-)
The batteries are 4.0AH and all comes with 3yr warranty (even on the batteries!) so if any of it breaks it's covered
As for the comments on how long they take to charge, they can take as long they like as they'll be on charge while I'm asleep :-D
smifffymoto said:
I use Bosch Blue.
Why?
Because they last,just like your old one has. Buy another Bosch,D&H tools were doing good deals a while ago.
I still love my blue Bosch - built like a brick out house and have taken some serious and unwarranted abuse...but heard bad things about the new blue stuff...built down to a price etc etc...Why?
Because they last,just like your old one has. Buy another Bosch,D&H tools were doing good deals a while ago.
I'll see how Hitachi treats me and report back :-)
roofer said:
A brief rundown on the industry over the last 30 years.
If you had a Kango or Hilti, people knew you were serious.
Bosch began to prove theirselves reliable (German connection helped)
Then the whippersnappers started to appear with those bright yellow things that were re coloured Black and Decker, they wore ponsy toolbelts as well, all the gear, no idea we used to chuckle.
Makita then started to make a name for itself as a sturdy bit of kit that wouldn't let you down, although i still have a 15 year old Bosch SDS that still works faultlessley.
The yellow stuff moved over to metal gears, and became more reliable, and they brought out a nice matching radio as well, that meant all the gear, reasonable idea, and a bit of music to drill to.
Heavy use trades will still stick with Hilti/Kango, i also have a Milwaukee Tek gun thats 20 years old, been abused to death and still works without fail.
Hitachi is excellent quality stuff for the home and light site use, especially for the price.
All the above slightly tongue in cheek, but fairly accurate.
You missed the bit about Dewalt buying Elu and rebranding it as a foothold into some sectors. But apart from that all makes sense and the bright yellow stuff IS just overpriced, over hyped B&D... :-D If you had a Kango or Hilti, people knew you were serious.
Bosch began to prove theirselves reliable (German connection helped)
Then the whippersnappers started to appear with those bright yellow things that were re coloured Black and Decker, they wore ponsy toolbelts as well, all the gear, no idea we used to chuckle.
Makita then started to make a name for itself as a sturdy bit of kit that wouldn't let you down, although i still have a 15 year old Bosch SDS that still works faultlessley.
The yellow stuff moved over to metal gears, and became more reliable, and they brought out a nice matching radio as well, that meant all the gear, reasonable idea, and a bit of music to drill to.
Heavy use trades will still stick with Hilti/Kango, i also have a Milwaukee Tek gun thats 20 years old, been abused to death and still works without fail.
Hitachi is excellent quality stuff for the home and light site use, especially for the price.
All the above slightly tongue in cheek, but fairly accurate.
just off to put some melt on felt on my roof...
We hold a Hlilti account and have spent thousands with them over the last 15 years. Great product but service is not what it used to be.
110 kit has been great given the (ab)use its gets. Battery kit also great but as always the batteries die before the body.
I personally use the SF-22a and got a good deal. Prices have come down.
110 kit has been great given the (ab)use its gets. Battery kit also great but as always the batteries die before the body.
I personally use the SF-22a and got a good deal. Prices have come down.
m4ckg said:
singlecoil said:
Oh? And it what way do you think the Mafell is better?
Owner of two Festool guide rail saws wondering how perfection can be improved upon
because I've used both and because the Mafell has some extra featuresOwner of two Festool guide rail saws wondering how perfection can be improved upon
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