doobin
Well-known member
Am I the only one who just uses Silverline sockets ad never has a problem?
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
CPS
Well-known member
Yes..
Cyberprog
Well-known member
Weighing in my 2p's worth here - I bought a load of 10.8V Li-Ion Bosch gear about 10 years ago and it's still going strong. I've also got the 36V Li-Ion SDS as well (similar age) and that's unstoppable. Apart from when I dropped it off a ladder. But we won't talk about that.
doobin
Well-known member
I dropped my ten year old Makita impact driver from a barn roof onto concrete and it didn't die..
Cyberprog
Well-known member
This was the SDS, dropped it from about 3m onto a concrete floor and smashed the case - but it's quite a hefty beast and I wasn't surprised I'd bbroke it.
The 10.8 I've dropped loads and it keeps on chooching.
Quattromike
Well member-known
just ordered a Makita DTW1001 for work, its a 3/4" impact wrench. seems to have good reviews so will see how it performs when she arrives 
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Let's hope it's as good as Makita stuff usually is .... for nigh on 400 quid
doobin
Well-known member
As mentioned earlier in the thread, the motor in mine died within six months. However, Makita collected it in the morning and dropped it back repaired the next day! f**k knows, how, probably black magic. Good service all the same.
Druid, I think they're more like £250 as a bare tool.
Druid, I think they're more like £250 as a bare tool.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
yes but no bloody good to man nor beast without some batteries to fit it!
£390 inc. two batteries, charger and case
doobin
Well-known member
yes but no bloody good to man nor beast without some batteries to fit it!
£390 inc. two batteries, charger and case
Yes, but everyone who already has makita already has batteries..and I've gone on enough about how I only use knockoff batteries anyhow!
£250 isn't expensive for the time it saves me, and I only use it once a week or so if that.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
but what's the cost of two knock offs and a charger Ruben
... if you ain't got batteries already it's 390 quid.... end of Not knocking it ... had a 'new' Erbauer battery drill from screwfix last year and it's bloody brilliant
... as has been said elsewhere, battery tech has come on so far, they're a far cry from battery drills of ten years ago.
I have two Makitas which're going on that age, perhaps more .. good drills, but the batteries let them down.
The new one just goes and goes, 'til it stops - then change the battery ...
the old ones just get progressively slower/weaker 'til flat and change.
Would love to be able to get some new batteries of the same ilk for the old drills, which're still like new ... the one has hardly ever been used
in the right application ... i.e. nut running day in day out, I can see just why one'd invest 400 quid in that .... got a corded Makita impact and plenty of air driven ones up 1" drive ... get 'em out when I need to
Grahams
Don't complain - suggest what's better
I've seen places doing the cells which you can fit in the old battery casings. Normally need a bit of soldering, but I expect you could cope with that.Would love to be able to get some new batteries of the same ilk for the old drills, which're still like new ... the one has hardly ever been used
Graham
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
well that'd be a handy solution Gra
Shovelhands
Well-known member
just ordered a Makita DTW1001 for work, its a 3/4" impact wrench. seems to have good reviews so will see how it performs when she arrives
It’s an animal, make no mistake!
Quattromike
Well member-known
We've been using metabo impact guns in half inch but someone recently had a malwalkie gun and seemed good, a few tinternet searches seemed to bring up makita as being the one to go for.
Shovelhands
Well-known member
Grahams
Don't complain - suggest what's better
This type of thing https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bosch-Un...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649well that'd be a handy solution Gra
Take your existing battery pack apart then google whatever cells are in there and some Chinese guy will supply you new up to date ones.
Graham
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Gez_lewis
Active member
Cracking tool, as said 5 ah Batterys and there's not much it won't undo.
It doesn't like crap sockets tho. Get a good 3/4 -1/2 impact reducer aswell , bloody handy
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