Time for new battery tool kit

[Deleted member 26818]

Always used to be Bosch for Electricians on sites.
Now seems to be Makita and the odd Milwaukee.
See a few with DeWalts and one with AEG.

Got given a burnt out Makita 115 mm angle grinder body.
Replaced the brushes for £4.99.
Then Bought a Makita Combi drill and Driver from Homebase, went back in to get them to give me a tenner off to price match ITS.
Since then I have acquired an SDS Makita drill, torch a couple of batteries and a 450nm impact wrench.

 

[jeremy]

Bosch for me for power tools. It started off with build quality and their L box thing. Prob a bit OCD about stuff matching, but it all works hard and well, no need to try anything else.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

the thing with powertools, especially the market leading brands is that they do the same item with different item codes or versions so the shops can do promos and single pricing etc... that said the trick is when you find an item use google search for it via the shopping tab to find the cheapest. then start building a bundle and approach them for a discount.

 

[ferg]

all good stuff guys. Thanks.

Makita is off the shopping list.

Down to Dewalt or Milwaukee with a possibility of Bosch.

How is the battery reliability on the Milwaukee stuff?

 

[Andy78]

all good stuff guys. Thanks.

Makita is off the shopping list.

Down to Dewalt or Milwaukee with a possibility of Bosch.

How is the battery reliability on the Milwaukee stuff?

They come with a 2 year warranty.
My oldest batteries are 6 1/2 years old (3.0Ah) and still perform well. They take a charge and last for the expected time, all seems to function well, although their use is less frequent in last couple of years.
My next batch were 5.0Ah and are doing well after 3 1/2 years daily use, no issues at all.

An 18V 5.0Ah should set you back about £60.

 

[Timbo]

Trade counter direct also can have good prices.
Milwaukee M18 Cordless Tools - Heavy Duty Power Toolsp1 - https://www.tradecounterdirect.com/milwaukee-uk/milwaukee-m18-cordless-tools/products/1/

Milwaukee Heavy Duty News
https://uk.milwaukeetool.eu/NetC.Mi...N/MWKUK_HDN_2018_Q3-4_ARTWORK_Digital-(2).pdf

 

[Soulsurfer]

Don’t know if you can get Milwaukee circ and jigsaws though never seen them?

Milwaukee do more tools than anyone else and are all AWESOME just bought new HoleHawg angle drill and Grinder.

 

[Soulsurfer]

Milwaukee are used extensively over here and are by far another league above Bosch and especially dewalt crap! Between my ventilation mates and a few sparks inc my company I reckon we have more than one of every tool they do! Red lithium batteries are unreal, Fuel range are brushless everything is HD and Surge are fully hydraulic motors if you can afford them. Basically they will destroy all manufacturers soon enough. No question...

 

[martin mcguinness]

dewalt do adapters for the new batteries on older style equipment but limit the batteries to the new 2ah they seem to have a better run time than the old 2.6 ones. One of the lads used a 4ah battery on his grinder and it started smoking and was later advised to limit to 2ah as the older equipment can't handle larger capacity batteries OR
Be a total tool tart like everyone else and sorry I can't help myself as any excuse to get new toys a lot of the joiners and kitchen fitters buying festool but I don't like there cordless drills also far to expensive

 

[Andy78]

Milwaukee do more tools than anyone else and are all AWESOME just bought new HoleHawg angle drill and Grinder.

Ooh I'm just looking at M18 grinders, which one did you get ?
Looking for recommendations

 

[Timbo]

CAG115XPDB paddle switch with braking.

 

[Soulsurfer]

Ooh I'm just looking at M18 grinders, which one did you get ?
Looking for recommendations

Yep same as Timbo I think stops in 2 secs rapid braking and quick release disc lock no spanner required and chuck a carbide disc on and it clean cuts floorboards, trunking allsorts.

 

[Andy78]

Good stuff guys. I was thinking the fuel version with paddle switch and braking. Just got to decide 115 or 125 now.

 

[rapparee]

I have 18v Hitachi stuff

I used to have Milwaukee, thought it was nothing special. I buy Milwaukee stuff for the toolmakers and they hounded me to get Hitachi for them.

Makita used to be good, but the new stuff has lost quality.

On a side note the Metabo corded 230v gear isn't bad. I work in a factory so 110v and lugging transformers around isn't necessary.

 

[Squid]

Buy some "fake" batteries and test them out first before repacking your tools.

 

[Timbo]

Good stuff guys. I was thinking the fuel version with paddle switch and braking. Just got to decide 115 or 125 now.

They do a 230mm one as well
(Not that I've got one).

 

[Andy78]

They do a 230mm one as well
(Not that I've got one).

Yes, 9 inches is a bit too big for me though.

 

[l4urence]

I went for DeWalt - the 54v stuff is incredible and the battery fits the 18v gear too, that said - the Milwaukee stuff is very good and if I had to do it again I would want to have a closer look.

 

[Pete999]

I went for DeWalt - the 54v stuff is incredible and the battery fits the 18v gear too, that said - the Milwaukee stuff is very good and if I had to do it again I would want to have a closer look.

So which set would you choose?

 

[rapparee]

So which set would you choose?

You'd buy both, what are you asking for?