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21st April 2011, 10:55 PM #1New Member
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what drill driver/impact driver combo kit?
Hi all,
im new to the forum and am after a bit of advice on a drill driver/impact driver combo kit.
i was in bunnings earlier an decided to look at a few drill drivers/impact drivers. i was looking for a drill that will drill up to about 20-30mm in wood and a impact driver that will drive medium sized screws. the sales person showed me this makita combo kit which i liked. there quite compact and light weight and should have a bit of power to. (plus there on sale for $399). they also had the new Dewalt 10.8 volt combo kit which looked good to. the 10.8v Dewalt driver has about 2/3 the torque of the makita. i like the Dewalt kit because of the super compact design and light weight.
id mostly be using them for fairly light DIY work and if i need something bigger i can just use a corded drill.
any advice would be great.
im open to other suggestions as well but budget is of course an issue as in only 15. (dont want another AEG tho)
thanks in advance.
ps anyone want to buy my current AEG?
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21st April 2011, 11:12 PM #2Intermediate Member
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Go with the Makita, Ive had mine for 3 years, still powerful as the first time i used it.
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22nd April 2011, 12:15 AM #3New Member
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thanks Gary.
what about Milwaukee? they look pretty good, only thing is i dont think anyone sells them around here.
also found this DeWalt Cordless Drills Tool Combo 10.8v | eBay same as the bunnings kit but $80 cheaper
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22nd April 2011, 04:31 PM #4Intermediate Member
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Mate I'm a 4th year chippie. My boss bought the milwaukee, it was good when he first bought it, but it seems to have lost it's power. My makita works the same as the first day I opened it. I think Milwaukee have gone to #### with their batteries. Bought a 28v kit with the makita. And the batteries have shat themselves.
I suppose at the end of the day, it all depends of how many of each tool you've got. From experience, it's bloody annoying having to pull out 2 chargers for my tools. So if most of what u have is makita, go with the makita impact.
But if u have mostly Milwaukee, or De-Walt, then that might be annoying pulling out 2 or 3 chargers.
But again, I reckon you just can't beat the makita. Go with that. IMO
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22nd April 2011, 04:54 PM #5
G'Day George,
Also consider having a look at the 18 volt Milwaukee, Hitachi & Metabo range too;
good warranties on each.
Cheers, Crowie
PS - Milwaukee did have battery trouble a couple of years back, but I've not experienced them with my 7.
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22nd April 2011, 05:34 PM #6Senior Member
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I have a Metabo 18v combo. Certainly not as heavily used as Gary_H but very comfortable, do whatever I've asked, and 3 year warranty
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22nd April 2011, 08:12 PM #7
It's $60 cheaper and if you look carefully that is the starting bid price. This is the horses for courses argument. If you are doing light to semi heavy work the dewalt will be fine. The makita kit is good one and in particular the 18v impact driver is excellent and it will out perform the dewalt 10.8v impact drivereasilly and keep in mind the makita kit comes with 1.5 ah batteries which in your case should be fine. The only unfortunate down side to makita is that they only offer a 12 month warranty but they will go the distance.
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25th April 2011, 03:27 PM #8Intermediate Member
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Ye i have the 3amp, stay away from the 1.5amp, useless I reckon.
But I agree with horses for courses. Did I mention I love my makita impact though?! lol )
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25th April 2011, 03:49 PM #9
I'm only young but I had a Makita 18 volt passed onto me, it's about 7 or 8 years old and it's still going, changed batteries of course but Makita is top of the line for anything, but depends on the price that your willing to pay.
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26th April 2011, 11:25 PM #10
You mentioned the Dewalt 10.8V combo which is $359. Check the Bunnings website - the Makita 10.8V combo is cheaper at $329. I have this set and my experience is that it will easily meet your needs for DIY drilling and screwing. I am presuming that you mean drilling 20-30 mm deep? If you meant diameter, then I have used the drill with 25mm spade bits which are OK in softwoods.
These are very lightweight and compact tools but I was suprised to see just how much torque and power can be squeezed out of such a small tool. I have used the impact driver to put bugle head screws into treated pine sleepers (which is really far more than the tool is designed for but shows the capacity of the tool).
If you are a chippie/sparkie/plumber - buy 18 volt. If you are DIY, cabinet maker, kitchen installer, occaisional user etc - 10.8v will get you by and, as you said, a decent corded drill will do the rest.
The $ you save on the 10.8V Makita can be put towards a spare battery from Akkupak - (Google their website) so you can have one on the charger whilst using the tools."If something is really worth doing, it is worth doing badly." - GK Chesterton
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