new dewalt xr range?

[mutley racers]

Hey guys, i am looking to buy a new set of cordless drills. Am wondering if anyone has had any of the new dewalt xr range? I do like the sound of the hilti christmas set, but, it is only 14v.

The new xr range, 18v and a 3 year warranty sounds pretty good to me.

I know hilti are the best, and i have one of theirs for core drilling, but, i want a bit more power than the 14v. So, the dewalt for around the same price looks good

 

[twistednuts]

Its not always the voltage that counts. Id rather have a 14 volt drill with 3 amp/hour than a 18 volt with 2 amp hour.

I manage with a 12 volt 2.4 amp/hour dewalt with 3 batteries, not found much it cant do that i need it to yet...

 

[mutley racers]

THE DEWALTS ARE 3 AMP,HOUR. That is what makes them good

 

[Guest123]

I only buy Dewalt power tools. Best there is in my opinion and take a lot of punishment. Only downside is that spare batteries are expensive.

 

[twistednuts]

THE DEWALTS ARE 3 AMP,HOUR. That is what makes them good

Ok ok, no need to shout 🙂

Sounds good then. Are they on offer somewhere?

Its christmas so i may treat meself. What i really would like is an angle grinder, recip saw and small circular saw which shared the same batteries - is that poss with this range?

 

[Guest123]

I'd forget a cordless angle grinder, they don't last long on batteries and most brands really struggle to cut anything decent.

 

[mutley racers]

he he, shout. Funny. They have brought out a whole new range for this type. They do look really good. They are on offer at a lot of places. D&M tools down here. But they are on ebay too. From a place called abbey tools.

 

[twistednuts]

I'd forget a cordless angle grinder, they don't last long on batteries and most brands really struggle to cut anything decent.

Dont use them much really, only for cutting tiles or slates for vertical flues. I thought they'd manage that with a decent diamond blade.
Would like to see if they'd cut 100mm flue pipe too, because they are a real swine to cut with the hack saw - what are them sons a bitches made of?!

 

[twistednuts]

he he, shout. Funny. They have brought out a whole new range for this type. They do look really good. They are on offer at a lot of places. D&M tools down here. But they are on ebay too. From a place called abbey tools.

Cushty, i'll have a gander and put it on me list to santa

 

[Guest123]

One of the best Dewalt buys I've made is the flourescent carry light that runs on the same 18v batteries as all my other Dewalt kit. Lights up a whole room/attic for 3 hours and mines is used every day. Best 50 quid I made.

 

[Gordon T]

Just bought my son one of these. Its a good bit of kit. I was toying with the idea of going Hilti but was swayed by the 3 year guarantee as opposed to 1 year.





I paid £259 for it at the Black and Decker factory outlet in Spenymoor. It comes with two 3A/hr batteries, charger and case.

 

[johnnyplumb]

I'd forget a cordless angle grinder, they don't last long on batteries and most brands really struggle to cut anything decent.

there great for cutting padlocks whem i'm doing breakin's hahaha

 

[johnnyplumb]

I only buy Dewalt power tools. Best there is in my opinion and take a lot of punishment. Only downside is that spare batteries are expensive.

i've never been keen on dewalt, just black & decker under a different name. i've always been a bosch man, never get any problems with bosch. each to there own i guess.

 

[Phil]

I'm loyal to no brand, I have Bosch, Makita and Dewalt. I like the Bosch SDS hammer drills and when mine wears out I have no reason not to buy the same one, it does get punished though as I mix plaster with it and use it as a core drill but it just keeps going.

 

[mutley racers]

Gordon T, that is exactly the one i was talking about. Am going to buy that one tomorrow, but, with the impact driver. It costs 3339. Nice bit of kit

 

[Gordon T]

Isnt 3339 a bit dear?

 

[SimonG]

Gordon T, that is exactly the one i was talking about. Am going to buy that one tomorrow, but, with the impact driver. It costs 3339. Nice bit of kit

Ouch 3339, pricey 🙂

 

[mutley racers]

ha ha, cheers guys for pointing that out. Just had a few beers watching my team lose a cracking game against man city. He he

 

[aaronsmith]

you want metabo ltx gear blows makita dewalt out the water

 

[Phil]

ltx?

Sounds like they've robbed LXT from Makita. Never used Metabo stuff, they don't seem popular?

 

[AWheating]

I'd forget a cordless angle grinder, they don't last long on batteries and most brands really struggle to cut anything decent.

i have had a number of battery grinders. dewalt,milwaukee,makita,bosch. The best cordless grinder imo is the dewalt with nicads. With l-ion batterys they tend to cut power to avoid overheating the battery's so tend to stall on hard materials. L-ion batters are good but they have there problems and if money is tight i would suggest sticking with older tech as the batterys last alot longer and are very cheap to buy.

 

[mark_mc]

hilti have a lifetime warranty on the machine if its manufacturers defect. 2 years no part no labour cost on anything and if anything goes wrong after they have a fixed cost at 1/3 cost of the machine.
i got a 36 volt hammer sds drill with a hoover attachment and it has all the above, so after 2 years it only costs 70.00 at max if anything happens.
dewalt panasonic had them all and hilti is the dogs balls and there customer service is the best
got a 18 volt cordless drill driver and impact driver and 2 batterys 3.3ah for 285.00+vat

 

[aaronsmith]

yes metabo are quality bits of kit,very powerful the combi drill has 100nm of torque,twice as much as a dewalt xr range

 

[aaronsmith]

but hilti are the best by eany means as mark mc says

 

[Phil]

My BHP452 has 50nm of torque and that shears screws and screwdriver bits, it depends what you use it for I suppose whether its worth paying extra for more torque.

 

[AWheating]

yes metabo are quality bits of kit,very powerful the combi drill has 100nm of torque,twice as much as a dewalt xr range

what standards were used when the torque was measured? most manufactures use there own way of measuring these things so you cant completely trust the figures and only real world testing would prove anything. the dewalt say 50mm max in wood, i think the metabo also says 50mm max in wood.... so possibly real world results will show them to be simular?

the dewalt 36v has a max torque of 42nm and a max in wood of 65mm. if you go off torque values both the 18v dewalt and metabo should be more powerful. imo no chance.

my favorite cordless drill was the dewalt 24v dw006 which had 65nm of torque, it was hard work just holding it steady sometimes.

 

[Phil]

Its the same with watts on corded drills, after researching diamond core drills online for ages as I have, some give the 'input wattage' to be say 1300W but then in the specs in smaller writing it says power output 840W.

 

[aaronsmith]

i just owned a dewalt xrp 18v lithum it was good but must admit bought 6 piece kit from metabo buit quality if far superior 2 dewalt or makita imo