What power tools?

[ezzzekiel]

just started to swap out my old dewalt gear to new 3ah liion range so far,
18v cordless, circular, grinder much better to keep everything on same batteries and chargers just need to sell 24v sds and pick up 18v sds

 

[TaffyDuck]

Well I`m quietly changing from Dewalt. Used them for years but whereas a 18v DC988 drill used to last 3-4 years they are packing up at less than 18 months now. Makita here I come, hopefully they wont be going downhill too.

 

[supasparxs]

240v drills!!,were not even allowed 110v,cordless or nothing for us..

I bought that 20 years ago for DIY use about 20 years ago
(doing subie work in London drills were supplied)
but it still going strong (not that it comes out that often)

 

[supasparxs]

Ps i've got a real cheap mains circ saw, BUT it has a very nice (new) blade so is great.

so do I, I'm not saying what voltage it is, as you'll all rip the $hit out of me over it

 

[Adam W]

What do you use impact drivers for when doing electrical work?

My Makita Ni-cad has just about had it, Ni-cad batteries do not last long IMHO.

Screwdriving - fixing backboxes to walls, putting up trunking, securing light fittings to walls and ceilings...
I reckon my impact driver (Bosch 10.8v) is my most used power tool.

 

[rick]

Metabo 18v LTX - best drill I have ever owned.

 

[La Poste]

Metabo 18v LTX - best drill I have ever owned.

I keep reading how good Metabo drills are.

Does anyone have any other stuff of theirs, angle grinder, circular saw, jig saw, etc?

You know a cordless kit.

 

[Sid71]

Alright mate, I haven't ever invested in a Metabo kit but I have heard plenty of good things about their drills - their SDS hammers and their combi drills. Was recently looking at a Metabo combi drill - but will have to save up a few pennies first!!!

 

[sjhall]

Far to much is what I have
Hilti sds mains
Hilti sds cordless
Hilti circular saw
Metabo 18v cordless circular saw
Milwaukee 18v impact drill
Milwaukee 18v drill
Hilti grinder
Norton clipper wall chaser
And now I think I'm going to get a hilti core drill & Hoover.

Looking to cut down a little so ill prob sell the metabo 18v saw on here in the next week or 2...... A sad day

Ste

 

[Guest111]

tools for sparking, makita sds max drill breaker large,makita sds medium,makita sds small,bosch 9"grinder, makita5" grinder,makita diamond core drill,makita circular saw,bosch recipro saw,.makita 24v sds cordless, milwaukee 12v cordless recipro,dewalt cordless 18v drill,jigsaw,grinder,2x 3kva generators.
oh nearly forgot the partridge in a pear tree.as you can tell i like my tools.

 

[firemanowl]

Milwaukee, giving 3 year extended warranty on drills and 2 years on batteries.

 

[Engineer54]

Milwaukee, giving 3 year extended warranty on drills and 2 years on batteries.

Can't beat Milwaukee kit, It's been the main contractors choice of manufacturer on the last 3 projects ( battery and corded kit and also the big breaker stuff too) reliability is also second to none!!

 

[Tonkatoy27]

I had a free Bosch 10.8V L-Ion monster kit from Eddies for the last 6 months.
Torch
Impact driver
Drill/Driver
Right angled driver
GOP
Charger and 3 batteries

I have no idea why the kit has 3 different screwdrivers in it, the drill driver stays in my toolbox and I've rarely used the right angled and impactor.
The Gop however is something else, I do alot of smaller maintainence jobs along with loads of fault finding and rewiring. I just keep on finding jobs for the Gop. It's like a easier, neater electric chisel! Great little tool for domestic, I've used it to chase grout out of tile joints, slice the tounge and groove so I can remove boards on walls, cut sections of dado/picture/skirting board out for trunking, cut floorboards in exposed boards without marking the adjacent boards, cutting chipboards (especially the last 3 inches you can't get the circular to next to the wall) and sanding filled chases.
It was worth Eddies giving it to me for free just to have this tool! ;0)

 

[brman]

How do you find the battery life on the GOP?

 

[Mark_Burgess]

By pressing the battery indicator button on the side if the tool body.