Makita 18v special offer driver/drill

[RogerS]

I'm tempted to get this pair for £99. The only hesitation I have is that I have their 14.4v impact driver and also their 14.4v drill. The impact driver is brilliant but the drill leaves a lot to be desired. The chuck is rubbish at gripping drill bits particularly small sizes 3-4mm. I actually shelled out £30+ for a new chuck thinking it would solve the problem but the new one is just as much c**p as the first one. I've tried lots of different makes of bits but all suffer the same.

So..has anyone got one of these and is the chuck OK?

Thanks

 

[Streepips]

How do we know what pair they are? No model number or link.....
Makita drills are ok, not brilliant, I have 3 different ones, an old nicad 9.6volt T handle, which is unbreakable, a 12 volt NMH, which is ok for light duties and an 18V L-Ion expensive one which is powerful, but sloppy engineering. Poor chuck, and jumps out of selected mode/gear. not impressed.
I also have a 15.6V Panasonic which whups any makita or Dewalt..........Tough as old boots and just does the job.....
If you want a cheapie then the best I ever found was a NuTool. Brilliantly made for the money I bought one as a stop gap and it lasted years, holesawing, masonary etc, really worked it hard, then passed it on to a plumber/builder and it did him for two years after his shiny Dewalt died after 13 months..........Price is often no guide to value. Just down to marketing ......

 

[white_sw]

The only Makita drills I have used are the LXT 18v L-ion ones. I have 2 of them.

http://www.makitauk.com/index.php?speci ... 5&catid=48

In my opinion, they are the best cordless drills I have owned. Streepips comments about a poor chuck and jumping
out of mode/gear. I haven't had either of these problems. In fact I can't think of one problem I have had with them.
Solidly built, powerfull, charge lasts ages and only 25 minutes to recharge. The only down side to them is the price.
They are not cheap by any means. Took me months to convice myself to buy them, and now..... Very happy, well
worth the money. As for the pair you are looking at, I can't comment without knowing what the model numbers are.

Cheers,
Sam

 

[Streepips]

Sam,
I have the Makita BHP452RFWX-2 18V Li-ion Celebration Combi Drill which is a slightly different model to yours, yours is higher torque but should be same switch and control gear on both. I use mine for shop and site work, everyday use.
The chuck issue is irritating because it chews up the drill bit shafts, to secure it you have to really grip the chuck and spin the motor, should not need to do that. Its not every time but often enough to be an issue.
The top slider for speed selection seems to fall in the middle, not a positive enough engagement in either position. Obviously these are comparative observations
set alongside the other Makitas( which do not have these problems) and the Panasonic 15.6 which is superior in these regards although its drawback is the NMH rather than LI-IoN batteries.
I would not consider NiCad drills as worth having, so if the unknown models are NiCad which they well may be at that price then I would say not a great deal. Especially if one of the pair is already known to have a poor chuck.

 

[RogerS]

Mea culpa. Silly not to put the model numbers. The 14.4 volt is the 6280D. I checked the so-called special offer and it's not that special....just an 18v drill and three batteries (Ni-Cad). The model number is 8391DWPE3 and the chuck looks very similar. So I think I will pass.

 

[Sawdust]

Mea culpa. Silly not to put the model numbers. The 14.4 volt is the 6280D. I checked the so-called special offer and it's not that special....just an 18v drill and three batteries (Ni-Cad). The model number is 8391DWPE3 and the chuck looks very similar. So I think I will pass.

Don't pass it too quickly. I have the 18V Nicad one and it's great. Yes the £300 drills are better but then how big a surprise is that. I work the nuts off mine and it never lets me down and I can charge the battery up faster than I can flatten it most of the time. Never had any trouble with the chuck either. At a £100, when it breaks, I'll buy another.

Cheers
Mike

 

[seaco]

I have had a Dewalt 18v for 10 years now still going strong despite being dropped several times, I have had to buy a couple of extra batteries lately as they were getting tired believe me not all Dewalts are bad!

 

[neilyweely]

I have a Makita 8434, which is the metal gearbox nimh predecessor to the LXT (Li ion) drill. It is a 14.4v model. It is the only combi drill I have now (I have a Hilti drill driver as I was advised against the hammer action) after a Ryobi broke down. The makita is pretty much unbreakable though; It has dropped off scaff and sat in the rain. No probs. It will drive screws like an impact driver and copes pretty well with masonry drilling in brick, but tbh I do think combi drills are a bit of a waste of time.

IMO a better buy is, for example, the Dewalt offer. I am not a DW fan but would recommend a seperate SDS drill for masonry work, and I have been told that drill drivers outlast combi drills as the hammer action can damage the mechanics (gearbox?). Makes some sort of sense to me. (is the model you saw a drill driver?)

Back to the point though. My Makita has, so far, been very good. I think the 8 series was quite an improvement on the 6, metal gearing I think. Torque on mine is rated as 70nm, and I believe them.

HTH

Neil

 

[RogerS]

Neil..any links to the DeWalt offer?

Thanks

Roger

 

[neilyweely]

Roger

Try https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... hp?t=32634

It used to be the same offer for a SDS, but this will be good too. The corded drill will cut thru masonry better than any cordless.

HTH

Neil

 

[Oldman]

I have a Makita 6336D 14.4V drill and its had a world of abuse, I recently treated it to a new non makita 3Ah battery pack as the original 2.2Ah ones no longer held a charge.
It transformed the drill back to the performance I got when it was new. Not a bad price £34.45 delivered for the 3Ah from a marketplace seller on Amazon.
I gave the chuck a good wash out with duck oil and that too is as smooth now as when new. No problems with the chuck not gripping here.

 

[Streepips]

Makitas will go on forever........... Good engineering.

 

[RogerS]

Makitas will go on forever........... Good engineering.

Apart from duff chucks on some of them, I have to agree.