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Hi all,
Dad needs a new drill, not sure if one to cover all this exists, but moon on a stick requirements as follows;
-Will be used for drilling into wood, brick, stone, as well as screw-drivering
-Cordless
-Hammer setting
-Fairly lightweight
-At least 1/2inch chuck
-Reversible and adjustable speeds
-Decent battery tech (I'm assuming li-ion), with good power and run-time
Had a really quick look and something like this looks decent?
http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-bhp453rftk-18v-3ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill-w-101pc-accessory-kit/20547#product_additional_details_container
As a side note, the drill will likely be kept in the garage which normally gets below 0*c in winter - will that affect (or help?) li-ions?
Cheers, Duane.
Thst drill looks ok for what you're asking for. Only issue is the single battery, wont be a problem for light mid diy use, but prolonged use if its his only drill, having to stop for an hour or so while the battery charges.
Thst drill looks ok for what you're asking for. Only issue is the single battery, wont be a problem for light mid diy use, but prolonged use if its his only drill, having to stop for an hour or so while the battery charges.
A liion charges in something like 20 mins, it gets to 80% charge really quickly and with liion batteries you can interrupt the charge. The makita charger gives you a light to signal 80% meaning you can give it quick partial charges and get plenty of work afterwards, so having one battery is fine for home use.
^^^^^^^^ this ^^^^^^
Makita 453 perfect. Lucky dad.
Or, lighter, £70 cheaper and 2 batteries (1.3Ah as opposed to 3Ah)
Just got a Bosch PRS 18 Li-ion with two batteries from B&Q for £99z doing me well so far...
This one...
I use that Makita and it's superb also use the impact driver which is awesome
[url= http://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-xr-dcd785c2sf-gb-18v-1-5ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill/22732 ]I got this...[/url]
and a shed load of top quality bits for it with teh £50 change has 2 batteries full charge in 30 mins.
Kitchen fitter killed one of them makitas when he was fitting my kitchen he reckoned the dewalt was slightly better.
Cheers all - any thoughts on this?
Hi
Makita for me , got mine from toolchestdirect a while ago , at the time they couldnt be beaten on price