So what brands are we all using for power tools?

[bjouis]

I'd always been a Makita kinda guy but i must say i'm not impressed whatsoever by their recent stuff, from about 2016 onwards. The chucks on the cordless drills are absolutely dreadful and the battery life leaves a lot to be desired.

They used to be my go-to but all i can assume is they've outsourced stuff to somewhere else.

I'm partial to blue Bosch stuff but it's pretty expensive.

So, what do you use and why?

 

[buzzlightyear]

most of my gear is Makita ,the odd bits ,so if you require a yellow banana with a motor inside try a DeWalt Disney .lol.

 

[telectrix]

my kit is: makita for 110V. hitachi for 24V SDS, AEG and Aldi workzone for cordless combi drills and multitools.

 

[bjouis]

my kit is: makita for 110V. hitachi for 24V SDS, AEG and Aldi workzone for cordless combi drills and multitools.

How are the AEG tools? They sell a lot of them here but i've never used one.

 

[telectrix]

How are the AEG tools? They sell a lot of them here but i've never used one.

had my 18V AEG combi for 10 years. only prob was apprentice burnt motor out 4" cutting cement board. it also took all the teeth of the holesaw out. ne motor was £40 fitted in 1/2 hour.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

Use Dewalt 18v range. No issues with them. I like the range as I can upgrade to the new 54v sds if needed and the batteries are backwards compatible.. I like having the flexibility. Also its quite competitve on pricing.
Did pick up a heavily used makita combi drill a couple of years ago and bought a battery adaptor so my Dewalt batteries would work with it. Thing packed up b I t still have the adaptor somewhere.
It's worth knowing about the battery adaptors if you switch brand or are on site and need to borrow a battery.

 

[Timbo]

Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, and Festool for cutting.

 

[pc1966]

The only AEG stuff I have is a mains-powered SDS drill from over a decade ago which works very well.

Recently it has been a few Milwaukee battery tools I have acquired (drill, impact screwdriver, and 1/2" drive impact wrench) and they seem pretty good but I have not used them for anything tough as yet.
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I also have an old Makita 6096D battery drill, it has been lightly used and is great as it is quite light so not much strain if drilling at arm's length, etc. Sadly no longer made!
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That is another factor to consider, for some jobs you want the toughest drill with 18V (or more) battery packs so you can cut through a lot of material.

But in some other cases you will have limited space and/or strained arms holding the thing so getting a light but low-power battery drill that can double up as a screwdriver is a good thing.

Just don't use them tightening electrical terminals! (I think one brand such as Wiha makes a battery-assisted screwdriver for that with very limited torque, but its not cheap).
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Here it is, for the princely sum of £276

https://cpc.farnell.com/wiha/42267/screwdriver-speede-set-2-uk-spec/dp/TL19981?MER=sy-me-pd-mi-alte

 

[MJPD29]

All milwaukee except a couple of Erbauer items I bought cheap from screwfix to abuse such as a grinder for chasing walls and a recip saw and they have been fantastic I recommend both brands highly

 

[Andy78]

I use Milwaukee 18v and 12v stuff. It all performs well and lasts for ages so I have no reason to change, but I'd be happy trying Makita, DeWalt or Bosch as they all seem to have plenty of happy customers