Best Powertools brands around!!

[Amp David]

Performance Power are better than them LOL

 

[Dazed&confused]

Ive just started in the trade. All my work so far has been wiring up new builds, there are all the trades on site (annoyingly sometimes in one carcass at the same time) Makita seems to be choice for most of the Sparks, chippies and plumbers a few have DeWalt. However, today I had a go with my mates Milwaukee kit. Impressive stuff. I'm saving up for a decent drill, having used a few different bits of kit over the last few weeks, Milwaukee and Makita definitely stand out from the crowd

 

[mrbluesky]

Milwaukee Red 18v for me. All cordless never need corder drill.
Got Combi heavy duty for fixings and wraggling, fuel drill for smaller jobs, impact driver and small angle grinder for cutting trunking/ tray etc.
They all use the same type of battery.

 

[jimbob85]

When it comes to sds I think that bosch have it hands down, I used to have a dewalt kit until it was stolen from the van and now have makita, got 10 18v like ion battery's and most tools some twice, lol. I think it's a great kit best of all is the dab radio.

 

[Inline]

don't know if you can buy in UK, but we use SPIT. used to use Dewalt, bosche, Hilti, but moved as these SPIT tools (I think french made) are great

 

[BillyH]

Makita for me every time. Take yourself down to your local tool hire shop see what they use. Bet its Makita .

 

[killeen]

hilti 36v drills are great, longlife and great torque too. Also use milwaukee red 18v range good tools but 2 out 3 batteries for me didnt last 3 yrs...

 

[crooky-spark]

Personally I swear by Metabo. Can buy for great prices. The gear wears very well, is extremely powerful and with the new 4A/h batteries, you can't go wrong. With a 3 year warrantly on the chuck, trigger and battery. What other brand will give you that. Trusty German technology. Not worth thinking about another brand!

 

[aprillove1719]

Bosch... All the way!!!!

 

[pmcsparks]

Like Pat Tester, I'm in love with Panasonic
cordless, their Li-ion batteries seem quite small for their A-H rating.
Have a conventional drill-driver, the circular saw for chopping up floorboards and the newish SDS drill.

All are the 14.4 versions with plenty of stamina for a semi-retired sparky like me most of the time.
Also like my Makita 240V SDS for heavier jobs including cutting chases and their tiny 10.8V driver and impact combo.
When the going gets really tough, I call on a 240V Hilti and a 110V Kango.
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[Alan Santos]

All my tools are made by Hilti

 

[douglaselectric]

Dewalt xr range for me, proforms well, little on the heavy side. Quite like the 10.8v dewalt range for those hard to get to places light and powerfull!

 

[multimick]

recently bought an aeg 18volt li-ion drill 'it is utter rubbish it keeps stopping for no reason, sent it back and ordered hitachi,will let you know the verdict

 

[Tommy C]

Milwaukee are really good, have had cordless 28v sds, percussion drill & circular saw for nearly 6 years and they're alive, well & I still have two original batteries.
Really like the 12v range and have a few if them, the hackzall is amazing.

Have some good Metabo stuff, the rest of the kit I have is makita.

Best in my opinion are Milwaukee & Metabo, really tuff & reliable. Makita I like as they are really good for the money, Dewalt & bosch seem good but would go makita instead.

Hilti seem great when have used them but never owned one myself.

Love the Milwaukee and they really have paid for themselves, never need a mains tool saves so much time

 

[shanky887614]

Milwaukee are really good, have had cordless 28v sds, percussion drill & circular saw for nearly 6 years and they're alive, well & I still have two original batteries.
Really like the 12v range and have a few if them, the hackzall is amazing.

Have some good Metabo stuff, the rest of the kit I have is makita.

Best in my opinion are Milwaukee & Metabo, really tuff & reliable. Makita I like as they are really good for the money, Dewalt & bosch seem good but would go makita instead.

Hilti seem great when have used them but never owned one myself.

Love the Milwaukee and they really have paid for themselves, never need a mains tool saves so much time

dont get the 1.5ah batteries they die too quick in a lot of cases

tend to use bosses 28v milwauke but its on its last legs and a 36v bosh sds for things like drilling concrete


he has had this one for 5 years and its had nearly daily usage