Bosch Professional or Makita

[davesparks]

Whatever brand you choose get a decent security marking kit to go with it, one that allows you to register the tools on a national database. That way if the tools do go missing it's harder to someone to sell them on and easier to reunite them with their owner

 

[Moley]

We used to have the Makita combo set with 1/2" drive impact gun. It was a really good set and the case back then had compartments for storing bits in. For the last 4 years we've had Bosch. The impact guns get a hammering (nuts/bolts - not screws!) and the drill get's quite a bit of heavy use too. I had no problems with either make.. Only comment I can make is the Makita charger can play 4 (I think) different tunes when the charge is complete. What use is that? Well, if you are in a room with more that one battery being charged at a time you can tell by the tune when yours is charged. Not exactly a game changer but I liked it.

 

[RDB85]

I might have a look at the Erbauer kit. It seems good for the money. Chances are it won’t go missing either.

 

[rewireIT]

DeWalt



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[Dustydazzler]

No one an fan of Milwakee on here ?

I see loads of the kitchen fitters on site using Milwakee

 

[RDB85]

No one an fan of Milwakee on here ?

I see loads of the kitchen fitters on site using Milwakee

I used to have the none Fuel range by Milwaukee. It was okay. The SDS was a bit on the heavy side. The fuel stuff is good buy very expensive. I would probably go with Hilti if I had the money.

 

[rewireIT]

I used to have the none Fuel range by Milwaukee. It was okay. The SDS was a bit on the heavy side. The fuel stuff is good buy very expensive. I would probably go with Hilti if I had the money.

Hilti is no better than any other brand it just gets its reputation from being expensive. DeWalt is usually winner in tests but in the real world makita, dewalt, milwaukee, no difference. Pick your poison.

 

[RDB85]

Hilti is no better than any other brand it just gets its reputation from being expensive. DeWalt is usually winner in tests but in the real world makita, dewalt, milwaukee, no difference. Pick your poison.

I’ve tried Dewalt. Everyone in our work uses it. I’ve never tried Makita but it’s supposed to be excellent.

 

[westward10]

They are drills, the end spins. Buy one the brand isn't that important, treat it well it will last for years.

 

[nicebutdim]

I’ve tried Dewalt. Everyone in our work uses it. I’ve never tried Makita but it’s supposed to be excellent.

You get what you pay for with Makita.

£40 buys you a cheap combi that's fine for occasioinal use and £130 buys you a robust, wrist breaking combi. They tend to make a number of versions for each common tool and low end stuff is best avoided by trades.

 

[RDB85]

You get what you pay for with Makita.

£40 buys you a cheap combi that's fine for occasioinal use and £130 buys you a robust, wrist breaking combi. They tend to make a number of versions for each common tool and low end stuff is best avoided by trades.

I think that’s true of most brands. It is true you get what you pay for. I’m going to have a look at the Erbauer and see what it’s like. I do like the look of Makita.

 

[nicebutdim]

I think that’s true of most brands.

It is, but Makita take it to extremes with too many choices of popular tools and regular new versions. I can't fault the brand, having used their cordless tools for around 15 years, but if I could make one change it would be a reduction in the number of variations. Basic, average and good would be enough.


Edit: Just looked at Muilwaukee site and they now seem to be just as bad in making too many options.

I can't really comment on Erbauer tools. I've used a few and they seemed fine, but it's not as though I see them on sites everyday to get first hand opinions. Milwaukee, Dewalt and Makita are out there in significant numbers and, while people might have a preference, there's not much between them in terms of reliability and performance at the better end of each respective range.

 

[LukeD]

makita seem to getting worse by the hour ... Dewalt 18v SDS .I love mine .Its light, great anti vibration and with a 4.amp battery and good Bosch Blue nits flies through bricks etc

 

[rewireIT]

The batteries on the makitas are cack. I charge my 5.0ah dewalt batteries every 3-4 weeks with heavy daily use

makita seem to getting worse by the hour ... Dewalt 18v SDS .I love mine .Its light, great anti vibration and with a 4.amp battery and good Bosch Blue nits flies through bricks etc

 

[nicebutdim]

The batteries on the makitas are cack. I charge my 5.0ah dewalt batteries every 3-4 weeks with heavy daily use

My experience of Makita batteries is very different and I've never had cause to complain about their lxt range.

Weeks do go by without charging batteries, but not with heavy daily use. I might look into buying dewalt tools if they can manage to eek weeks out of 5Ah in grinders and sds drills.

A colleague uses dewalt and swears by their tools, but complains bitterly about batteries. He hogs site supplies with three chargers in constant use. No idea if it's bad luck, user error or faulty chargers, but other guys with NiMH Panasonic gear get more runtime out of their antique batteries.

On the other hand joiners love dewalt and they're probably using more battery power than any other trade.

Maybe OP should look at Hikoki and completely avoid arguments about popular brands