cordless drill and impact driver

[kay-jay]

my cordless drill has given up the ghost! so i need to invest in a new and better one.

i been looking at getting this
Toolstation > Power Tools > Milwaukee > Milwaukee 18v Heavy Duty Twin Pack


or this
DeWalt XRP DCK290L2-GB 18V XR Li-Ion Combi Drill & Impact Driver Twin Pack | *************

or this
http://tinyurl.com/43x877w


​anyone got any of these or used them?? looking for recommendations on which to go for.

all in the same class and price range but which is the best?


cheers

KJ

 

[EPH]

I've got the Makita set for £260 + VAT from Travis Perkins. I think it's excellent couldn't be happier with it.

 

[kay-jay]

used my mates dewalt the other day and his impact driver and they both seem pretty good.

also had a go on a makita drill which seemed good too. have no experience with milwaukee at all but hear good things.

the dewalt and makita though do have 3 speed and the milwaukee only 2.but the milwaukee has more torque
basically i haven't a clue which to buy. i'm open to suggestions too so if you can reccomend something else thats good it would be appreciated

KJ

 

[SimonG]

I've had two bosch 18v drills, very good but big and heavy. My dewalt 18v is absolutely spot on, I bought it on special and got the 18v and 12v screwdriver for £100. Had no problems with it other than some of the older farmhouses when I find the hammer just not heavy enough but I have a corded sds for the heavier stuff.

 

[ricky1]

Great tool the though impact driver is, how often would you need it?

 

[kay-jay]

Great tool the though impact driver is, how often would you need it?

need it - not very much. use it- quite a bit. its small and easy to use in tight spaces and will drive any screw home without pre-drilled holes.

the principal reason for buying the twin pack though is that the drill on its own is nearly as dear.
found the same kit on makita website £400 with a free site radio as well.

 

[gaspastemania]

mine has given up the ghost as well , its a dealt xrp but dont think i will get another .
Going cheaper ryobi £90 know few guys who use 18 v one and said they work fine no problems

 

[CES]

Ive got the Makita twin pack. 18V Combi Drill and Impact driver. Got it from Screwfix a while ago when they were on offer. Its probably the tools I use the most now. The only thing about the impact driver is that its making me lazy, I use it now instead of a normal driver! Make sure your batteries are Li-on and 3.0Ah.

 

[Ian10261]

Makita LXT 202 18volt twin pack, in the region of £300, awesome piece of kit, one of the very best i've ever owned.

 

[AWheating]

The milwaukee kit is very, very good. i think you also get a 3 yeat warranty with them. Ive been using 28v milwaukee for many years and its the best kit i have ever had.

 

[stevetheplumber]

youll seldom use an 18v impact driver as its to heavy for the sort of work most of us do<br>
ive got a makita 12v one which is a superb tool i use it for everything boiler screws clips once you have used it a while and can control the trigger you can even use it to fit sanitary ware i put a socket driver on it for the bolts on rad brackets and another socket for screwing in the air vent and plug especially good when there hard to get spanner on with the grills on <br>
personally i find the 18v stuf falls between two stools not realy heavy enough for the big stuff and to heavy for the light stuff there realy for chippies<br>
my reccomendation would be a 24v sds drill for plugging and drilling up to 25 mm (the benifits of sds are better quality bits and they never slip in the chuck) and a 12v impact driver and drill pack for small stuff or where access is tight ,mostly i use the drill for pilot holes and flues

 

[stevetheplumber]

after writing the post above i got to thinking ive got to many power tools
hilti t14 11ov
hilti t22 110v(virtually knackered but over twenty years old )
hilti t72 breaker
24v bosch battery drill
12v makita impact driver
12v makita combi drill
14v makita combi drill
240 volt makita diamond core drill
110 volt makita drill(small no hammer)
240v small black and decker drill
and thats just the drills its amazing what you pick up over the years all the 110 stuff was when on site and 240 for domestic

 

[Ian10261]

Your're absolutaely right, in an ideal world it'd be great to have the right tool for every job, trouble is you'd need a 7.5 ton truck to carry it all.
Reckon i'll stick with me 18volt stuff and me Renault Kangoo. :rockon:

 

[Ian10261]

.......and has anyone on here ever thought just wtf we'd all do without powertools ??

 

[blayedrunner]

I use dewalt an LOVE the impact driver. The drill is good also

 

[bcp]

I use the Milwaukee 18v HD kit. It's excellent and I use the impact driver all the time. Highly recommended.

 

[kay-jay]

i've decided to get the milwaukee kit. 18v heavy duty kit like BCP! the tools seem absolutely spot on, got a very well built and robust feel to them. my only criticism is the case is a little on the large size.

in the end it was the 3 year warranty that swung it for me.

KJ

 

[kay-jay]

used both the drill and the impact driver today for the first time. impact driver wizzed out a couple of rusty screws on external wastes. and made short work of zipping in the new ones. the drill went through solid engineer brick without hammer, just on drill which i'm not accustomed to (even my bosch sds corded needs hammer to get through the same brick just as quick)

think i'm gonna love these milwaukee tools....

KJ

 

[tamz]

.......and has anyone on here ever thought just wtf we'd all do without powertools ??

Just do what we used to do.

Yankee screwdriver
Brace and bit
Rawlplug tool
4lb hammer

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Just do what we used to do.

Yankee screwdriver
Brace and bit
Rawlplug tool
4lb hammer

i remember the old man telling me years ago when i bought a 9.6 v cordless,that he had to use all of the stuff you have just mentioned tamz ,he said drills were available but they were expensive,heavy,had no hammer action and were totally crap,he reckoned back then plumbers today are spoilt,and combis weigh nothing compared to neta heats and baxi wm,s nowadays he will rarely lift a boiler because his back and knees are shot and puts every thing in with a 18 v li-on aeg

 

[tamz]

My first "cordless" screwdriver was a 2.5v or whatever black and decker thing that was useless.

I then moved onto one of these

which i still have to this day but it is relegated to the garage. Totally useless for drilling masonary but the best most balanced screwdriver i have ever used especially with a 2.6amp battery.

plumbers today are spoilt,and combis weigh nothing compared to neta heats and baxi wm,s nowadays he will rarely lift a boiler because his back and knees are shot and puts every thing in with a 18 v li-on aeg

He is right lol.
Hanging netaheats, space savers and WM's was easier than taking them down 30 years later. I had to take one down today. Thankfully it was only a 40.
My back is holding up but the knees give me severe gyp and i break out in a cold sweat looking at a slotted screw :sick:.

 

[turnpin]

My first "cordless" screwdriver was a 2.5v or whatever black and decker thing that was useless.

I then moved onto one of these
View attachment 3619
which i still have to this day but it is relegated to the garage. Totally useless for drilling masonary but the best most balanced screwdriver i have ever used especially with a 2.6amp battery.



He is right lol.
Hanging netaheats, space savers and WM's was easier than taking them down 30 years later. I had to take one down today. Thankfully it was only a 40.
My back is holding up but the knees give me severe gyp and i break out in a cold sweat looking at a slotted screw :sick:.

I too still have one of these in the loft 9.6 v
anyone remember star drills ? bit like the old rawltool
worked at Lee Cooper jean place about 30 odd years ago and the sprinkler fitters were using rawltools to fit 3/8" and 1/2" rawlbolts
to hang some of the pipework off no hammer drills for them!!! not even 110v some of those companie`s so tight in those days.Regards turnpin

 

[tamz]

anyone remember star drills ? bit like the old rawltool

I've still got a couple somewhere. Used to use them to "drill" holes for holdfasts. I must see if i can find them in one of my old tool boxes and post a pic up.

 

[dano78]

i have owned the milwaukee 18v impact and combi for about 2 years now and it is brilliant i bought it from my local tool shop, they recommended it over dewalt and makita ,and have never looked back, the drills are awesome loads of power and are very robust .

 

[aaronsmith]

spend a bit extra and get panasonic power tools best you can buy and also shower proof

 

[stevetheplumber]

My first "cordless" screwdriver was a 2.5v or whatever black and decker thing that was useless.

I then moved onto one of these
View attachment 3619
which i still have to this day but it is relegated to the garage. Totally useless for drilling masonary but the best most balanced screwdriver i have ever used especially with a 2.6amp battery.



He is right lol.
Hanging netaheats, space savers and WM's was easier than taking them down 30 years later. I had to take one down today. Thankfully it was only a 40.
My back is holding up but the knees give me severe gyp and i break out in a cold sweat looking at a slotted screw :sick:.

this emphasizes what i was saying about the 18v being to big to use a lot of the time especially for screwing you need something light and easy. couple of chippies i know still use those tamz as you say their light and balanced the 12v makita impact is there succesor

 

[AWheating]

spend a bit extra and get panasonic power tools best you can buy and also shower proof

you shower with your powertools? what rpm do you get on your loofha?

 

[WHPES]

I have 14.4v makita 8434 which is a cracking drill for small stuff, and a Hilti TE2A which I use for ALL masonry drilling.

I rarely use the Makita for masonry - it mainly gets used for drilling metal, timber and driving screws.

 

[Ivor Bates]

Will only buy Hilti myself, only problem with that is, you have to keep your eyes on it all the time.

 

[WHPES]

The Hilti TE2A is probably the drill I use most of all.

The TE2A had a few poor reviews as the original NiCad batteries didnt last long and were expensive to replace, However it is now supplied with NiMH batteries which are much better.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

just got a Hilti kit 14v impact and normal drill ,came with 2.6Li-on batteries ,,,much better then my old bosch 14.4v !
only reason changed is cos my nimh batteries are dead and new one is £90 for each so i thought I get new set and batteries are guaranteed for 2 years not like bosch only 1year

 

[WHPES]

Always charge your flat batteries promptly - If you leave them flat, that is what kills them!