drill recomendations

[Colour Republic]

Can I ask which Makita you had, how much you use it and what for?

 

[kilty55]

hiya colour,initially i admit i was using it for mixing small buckets of addy,,that stopped after a battery burnt out after a few months,,,then another battery died and this time the chuck/torque has failed and the drill just completely stopped yesterday....looked into new batteries but they are about 60 pounds each so i thought a new drill would be better,,its an 18v drill it was a deal for 99.99 with 3 batteries and charger i bought it about a year ago

 

[mikethetile]

ive found that makita are not the kit they used to be and wont buy it now

 

[Colour Republic]

I don't think makita are at fault here nearly all the major brands now make a drill in the £100 bracket and none of them stand up as a main drill, regardless of the fact most of them normally have hammer drill settings most are only good for cordless screw drivers on a day to day basis. I have a set of the 'cheaper' makita drills for kitchen fitting (they fit inside 300mm units) and whilst i do chuck them a bit of abuse now and again with mixing bits of addy and plaster they really aren't up to it day to day, so sort of expect a short life span. If I was you and wanted a genersal purpose drill them I would stick my hand in my pocket and go for something with a bit more guts, if not then I would stick to the £100 range and expect to change it every year or 2

I'm now due for some more drills and I think i'll get another set of £100 bracket Makita's and a Metabo for my main drill

 

[White Room]

Milwaukee C18PD 18V Combi Drill with FREE Impact Driver - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys
mark is this what you have? do you think this deal is good?./ you get a free impact driver

This is the one I purchased

Locksmith Tools😀rill Machines - Drill Bits - Milwaukee LokTor 14.4 TX
£180 at an independant supplier

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[kilty55]

do you find the 14 v good enough for screwing large floors etc mark?

 

[mikethetile]

This is the one I purchased

Locksmith Tools😀rill Machines - Drill Bits - Milwaukee LokTor 14.4 TX
£180 at an independant supplier

I was looking at them in toolmonkey Mark, brilliant bit of kit for the money

while I was in there I asked about their website as I thought it would be good for members on here but they havent updated it and dont do mail order at the moment

shame as I have had some good deals off them

 

[hillhead]

I'v never had any problems with makita,drills both elec and batt,jigsaws,sanders etc.
Mind you my two battery ones are 18v 3.0ah li-ion and are superb.

 

[White Room]

Have'nt had a problem so far and the battery seems to last for a long time

 

[kilty55]

thanks mark,