Tradesmen Which Cordless Power Tools Do You Use?

[Accip74 7,112]

Hilti......well worth the investment

[rob284 1,682]

Dewalt cordless grinder is boss mate.

[R.A.W 1,987]

Makita 18v lithium are what I use . Good value for money If you find cheap a 6 piece kit

 

 

Dewalt are not what they used to be !!!!!!!! Milwakee are a good make but cost

[irishnut 297]

depends where you are planning on buying the tools.

not all similar looking and even similar speced tools are the same. dewalt is top gear as long as its not bought from big chain diy type places such as b&q or screwfix as they spec shite.

i'd be looking at makita if i wanted all that gear for under a grand.

[shepp 2,285]

I stopped at a shop today on the way home, I was considering Panasonic but looking at the range only the combi and impact drills looked really robust.

I was leaning towards Makita but then I was impressed with the feel and balance of the Dewalt range.

[MickC 1,825]

Had most makes over the years ( Joiner ),still have Hitachi , Hilti and Milwaukee. Makita and Dewalt are not as good as they used to be,had problems with cordless drills from both of them .

[northern lad 2,292]

Hilti/DeWalt,if you really want to push the boat out Festool, expensive but worth the extra....rail guded circular saw/plunge facility

[baz 464]

Festool, all day long. Best gear you can get

[Ggib 370]

Had most makes over the years ( Joiner ),still have Hitachi , Hilti and Milwaukee. Makita and Dewalt are not as good as they used to be,had problems with cordless drills from both of them .

mickc your right im a joiner too and my dewalt cordless is in great nick but the batteries are crap, and to buy new ones cost more than a new drill

[MickC 1,825]

 

Had most makes over the years ( Joiner ),still have Hitachi , Hilti and Milwaukee. Makita and Dewalt are not as good as they used to be,had problems with cordless drills from both of them .

mickc your right im a joiner too and my dewalt cordless is in great nick but the batteries are crap, and to buy new ones cost more than a new drill

 

 

 

tbh as me old gear is wearing out im replacing it with Milwaukee stuff which can take the abuse and are very reliable,the Festool stuff is also very good but also expensive .

Edited August 21, 2014 by MickC

[Terra Firma 136]

Milwaukee, I absolutely abuse my battery tools, I'm on price everyday so haven't got time to sod about using all different tools so the 18v cordless, drills fixings on concrete and punches 25mm augers through joists all day long, they've outlasted every 18v make I've had previously, dewalt are rubbish now, pick up a Milwaukee drill with no battery and then another make, feel the difference in weight, Milwaukee have all metal gears and motors in them, read the spec on them.

 

As with anything, make sure you buy the heavy duty range (HD) as with all things there's varying levels/prices of different tools.

Regards TF

[baz 464]

Milwaukee gear is like a hilti copy, it's very good gear

[Wales1234 5,546]

Love the makita 18v range all the boys by me use them find them spot on

[tillylamp 1,830]

I prefer Makita, as all my cordless's are Makita I have built up a nice amount of batteries now, ive got 10 batteries, so all I do is buy the bare unit if I need another, and most Makita bare units are fairly good priced, I think at the end of the day we all prefer a certain make of power tool by how it feels and how it looks and performs then we genuinely stick with them.

 

thanks tl