Impact drivers

[Phil]

I'm also loving the 10.8v Li-ion at the moment, got a nice little Bosch combi drill and my 18v Makita's are gathering dust!

 

[Wet dream]

I have the Bosch 10.8 V thinks that great does all I need and fits in my hands tool bag nicely

 

[Guest123]

Ryobi are a massive industrial outfit. I used to have a colour printing press made by them. Their stuff is better than Bosch and a lot of other popular brands.

All my Dewalt stuff is great but it's let down by poor batteries. They don't last as well as the tools. I do like the Milwaukee M12 stuff and have bought a few tools. Only time will tell how good they are.

 

[AWheating]

for an idea of what cells are in your tools batterys check this out

[DLMURL="http://dewaltownersgroup.com/index.php/topic,204.0.html"]Who's Using What? Lithium Ion. - DeWALT Owners Group - Forum for Dewalt owners[/DLMURL]


the above linked forum also has some good reviews/ testing of different brands batterys and performance etc. its a good place to learn. Plenty of brands use the same couple of brands and even the exact same cells in there batterys.

 

[AWheating]

milwaukee m12 and dewalt 10.8v owners check these threads out

[DLMURL="http://dewaltownersgroup.com/index.php/topic,439.0.html"]TESTING MILWAUKEE'S M12 RED LITHIUM ION BATTERY - DeWALT Owners Group - Forum for Dewalt owners[/DLMURL]

[DLMURL]http://dewaltownersgroup.com/index.php/topic,396.0.html[/DLMURL]

 

[WHPES]

Never been impressed with DeWalt. Hilti if I can afford it, else Milwaukee or Makita would be my choice.

Impact drivers on old screws can be troublesome as often you risk burring over the slots or shearing off the heads. Often I reckon it's better to use a high torgue at a steady slow turn.

 

[PriestyUK]

Can't falt Hilti mate, once you've had Hilti you will never go back

 

[Dannypipe]

Tried to buy Hilti when I upgraded my tools a few years ago. It was too much hassle, you had to get a quote from them direct, and if you ordered you would have to open an account. I like to get the RRP and then shop around for the best deals.

Their loss, as I bought a £400 Makita combi drill, and have added to the collection over the years. Just bought the 18V SDS this very weekend.

Sure more would buy from them if they would put their products into stores, instead of being so exclusive.

 

[Dannypipe]

BTW - that £400 combi/impact driver I bought is CRAP!

When all this stuff is done in a few years, I will try again to buy Hilti.

 

[TBServices]

I'm the same with Hilti Danny, shady way of selling if you ask me. I cba with it.