which 18v cordless drill/driver.. ??

[BLBelfast]

its upto you, the 458 is a good drill. the brushes lasted me less than a year. (£6-10 for brushes and holder if you need it)

there easy to repair, i went brushless this time but it is nearly double the body only price

Thanks for your advice mate. Do you find the brushless performance better?

 

[shanky887614]

Thanks for your advice mate. Do you find the brushless performance better?

yes it is a lot more powerful and the battery seems to go on forever in comparison

 

[BLBelfast]

Got the bhp481 and dtd145 kit today. 2 5ah and 1 4ah batteries included. Seems a bit heavy was goin to go for the dhp480 but it obky had 58nm torque. I will hopefully apreciate the power when I have tons of boards and joists to bust through

 

[shanky887614]

Got the bhp481 and dtd145 kit today. 2 5ah and 1 4ah batteries included. Seems a bit heavy was goin to go for the dhp480 but it obky had 58nm torque. I will hopefully apreciate the power when I have tons of boards and joists to bust through

im not joking but use two hands, one on the handle and the other on the drill.

when it snags in the low gear it can kick like a mule.

i drilled a couple 110mm holes in an army ammo box and the holesaw was shagged after but the drill was perfect and didnt snag once. (the steel is a lot thicker than i expected)

just to show this is what i drilled

 

[BLBelfast]

Bloody hell. I've a feeling it could be alot more powerful than I need lol. But the next brushless one down seems crap in comparison

 

[shanky887614]

Bloody hell. I've a feeling it could be alot more powerful than I need lol. But the next brushless one down seems crap in comparison

dont trust makita's numbering system.

the next most powerful after the 481 is the 458.

you need to check the nm on all makita drills.

im using bl1830 (some 3ah i had from before 4ah were released) they last a long time in the drill, tbh i dont know how long it lasts but it is a very long time in comparison to the older drills

 

[BLBelfast]

Yeah they seem to make it confusing. I've a feeling the place I bought it won't swap over so it will do. If I find it too powerful I'll just get body only 458. This 481 looks like it could be a great piece of kit to have though. Thanks for your help mate

 

[shanky887614]

Yeah they seem to make it confusing. I've a feeling the place I bought it won't swap over so it will do. If I find it too powerful I'll just get body only 458. This 481 looks like it could be a great piece of kit to have though. Thanks for your help mate

it will be fine, it will cut out etc so its not clutchless as such.

just try to keep it on 2nd speed unless you really need the tourque though.


the biggest problem i find in 1st is trying to get the auger bits out of the wood (need to fwd/revs a few times to loosen it up)

 

[GB.Kayak]

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No circles on this thread? Only a member asking for advise from other time served electricians on what tool is best? It's called conversation and helpfulness!

Think I'll take my glasses back to Spec Savers and get them re calibrated because I cant see a circle.

I was thinking more of an ellipse or parabola myself ... but I take your point ... Festool for me, the 'fringe benefits' of theft cover particularly together with a very well though out package; angle drill attachment included ... 2 tools in one ! FFX seem to have been consistently best on price whenever I have gone eShopping for over the last couple of years.

 

[shanky887614]

a lot of the time i dont see the point in a angle drill.

most of the time when you could have used ones its a double joist so you can drill all the way through anyway