Makita drill.

Leesparkykent · Feb 22, 2015

Has anyone used one of these and know if it's any good? Was thinking of getting the bare drill as have lots of makita 18v gear and batteries.

Makita 36v Cordless Lithium-Ion Tools - Exclusive from Toolstop

telectrix · Feb 22, 2015

that and milewalkies are the dogs.

Leesparkykent · Feb 22, 2015

telectrix said:
that and milewalkies are the dogs.

I like the fact It takes two 18v batteries in series and makes it a 36v and as I have 6x18v batteries it would make sense.

Leesparkykent · Feb 22, 2015

Shanky I'm sure you would of seen or used one of these, what do you think?

shanky887614 · Feb 22, 2015

Leesparkykent said:
Shanky I'm sure you would of seen or used one of these, what do you think?

i havent tried the 36v version.

the 18v is nearly on par with the bosch 36v with regards to power (battery lasts half as long)

if i recall the makita is slightly bigger than the bosch. (i will get the 36v when it comes time to replace my 18v)

i have used the 18v for removing bricks etc to get a lintle in for a doorway and it went through easily, the bosch seems to have a slightly lower impact when chiselling.

the bosch was a lot older so it might be unfair of me to say the makita is more powerful as it might be weaker because of its age (wear and tear)

ill take some pictures when im next in tw of it if you like? (they have bosch,dewalt,milwaukee and makita all on the shelf to pick up and get a feel)

shanky887614 · Feb 22, 2015

go for it mate and let me know what you think, im in the same boat with 6 batteries

Leesparkykent · Feb 22, 2015

shanky887614 said:
go for it mate and let me know what you think, im in the same boat with 6 batteries

I think I might as well go for it due to the fact of having so many 18v batteries. I will let you know mate.

Kamikaze · Feb 22, 2015

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Swcfisher · Feb 22, 2015

I've got the latest bosch 18v ec brushless sds and it has more power than the non ec brushless, its has more power but is heavier than the makita lxt. Not tried the makita with 2 18v batterys

Tiny Spark · Feb 22, 2015

I brought one for my old place.
There aint much it wont drill through but they are a little heavy on the batterys so I would reccomend getting the 4ah batts for it!

telectrix · Feb 22, 2015

not had any experience with the current generation of cordless drills, but have had earlier 24V bosch, hitachi, dewalt and, currently, makita 24V. the makita knocks all the rest into touch.

shanky887614 · Feb 22, 2015

Tiny Spark said:
I brought one for my old place.
There aint much it wont drill through but they are a little heavy on the batterys so I would reccomend getting the 4ah batts for it!

or 5ah if money is no object

Tiny Spark · Feb 22, 2015

Didnt know they did a 5 lol

shanky887614 · Feb 22, 2015

Tiny Spark said:
Didnt know they did a 5 lol

yup bl1850 easy to work out

BL = ??
18= 18v
50= 5ah

so 3ah is bl1830
so 4ah is bl1840
so 5ah is bl1850

a lot of places want £100 each though

Leesparkykent · Feb 22, 2015

shanky887614 said:
yup bl1850 easy to work out

bl = ??
18= 18v
50= 5ah

so 3ah is bl1830
so 4ah is bl1840
so 5ah is bl1850

a lot of places want £100 each though

ouch!!

shanky887614 · Feb 22, 2015

Leesparkykent said:
ouch!!

seems the prices have dropped a little.

still expensive though (the 5ah cost more than my 458 drill was new body only)

except in the sds 3ah last long enough for me (i have 4 in drill box and thats more than enough in a day)

Loki · Feb 22, 2015

Tiny Spark said:
Didnt know they did a 5 lol

Yeah ive got 3 for my 458

like this ssd as i could use two of the batteries

Will Keep this in mind for the future

ebay £160.92 bare unit only Makita FFX DHR263 BARE UNIT 18v Twin SDS Hammer Drill Bare Unit | eBay

Michael

shanky887614 · Feb 22, 2015

Loki said:
Yeah ive got 3 for my 458

like this ssd as i could use two of the batteries

Will Keep this in mind for the future

ebay £160.92 bare unit only Makita FFX DHR263 BARE UNIT 18v Twin SDS Hammer Drill Bare Unit | eBay

Michael

£149 on ffx.

they had the dhp458 at £79inc vat so i got my local to price match, happy days

micknew · Feb 22, 2015

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john25 · Mar 1, 2015

That makita looks good but if I am buying a 36v SDS it will be the Hilti one that I use on the Job im on atm for Crown House as they only use Hilti gear & the 36v drill is f***ing superb and drills through concrete with ease & even better when you put the Hoover attachment on it.

John Barclay · Mar 1, 2015

I was in big shed other day and they had a cracking "exclusive " deal on Makita Impact BUT was told that batteries were different on some of the exclusive stuff meaning you have to buy all their kit from the shed
don't know hw true this is or if its a keyway that can be bypassed
as for buyng from ToolStop I haven ever had an problems and their coustmer service is fntastic to the exten hey helped a mate out with kit bags an beanis for his youth football team

shanky887614 · Mar 1, 2015

John Barclay said:
I was in big shed other day and they had a cracking "exclusive " deal on Makita Impact BUT was told that batteries were different on some of the exclusive stuff meaning you have to buy all their kit from the shed
don't know hw true this is or if its a keyway that can be bypassed
as for buyng from ToolStop I haven ever had an problems and their coustmer service is fntastic to the exten hey helped a mate out with kit bags an beanis for his youth football team

was that the lct batteries?

its just a plastic tab you cut off then you can put standard lxt batteries in the tool