Which is Best Dewalt, Bosch, Makita etc

[wil]

I've been using the same 36v Dewalt SDS drill, Jig saw, reciprocating saw, chop saw, drill/driver & skill saw for 7 years and found them all well built and tough enough to stand the occasional drop from height but they are heavy owing to the big chunky battery. Only the 24v chop saw has given up the ghost owing to dud batteries. I was looking into trying to get this to run off mains via a suitable transformer as the batteries are expensive at 200.00 a throw.

 

[Ib≤In≤Iz]

I have always used makita & hilti, great quality imo.

Never tried dewalt before so can't really say much about them.

 

[frontier219]

Recently bought a couple of 4.0Ah Makita batteries, 18v SDS & Impact driver to go with my Combi. Seriously impressed with all of them, especially the SDS. Easily keeps up with my Dad's 24v Boschhammer, and the batteries last twice as long.

 

[shanky887614]

I bought a Bosch twin set - 18v. After about a month realised that metal hole cutters didn't fit in the chuck. Grrrrrrr

did you buy the one with the 10mm chuck then?

a lot of arbors are 12/13mm

 

[24Vsparky]

I wouldn't trade my Milwaukee for anything!

 

[Marvo]

Not even a newer, shinier Milwaukee?

 

[24Vsparky]

No way ! The 18v sds hammer drill is awesome !