makita bundle or not to bundle ?

[mellwood]

whats the best set of Makita tools in a bundle on the market?? or if it isnt on the market whats the best ones to buy individually?!?!bit of a broad one but i thought id ask you guys as you all seem pretty good with makita info ?
your help would be much appreciated

cheers

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[ladylola]

We could probably do with a bit more information as to what you intend to do with the tools, but for what it is worth recently I've used

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Makita-BS...Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item43aa2ff4ce

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Makita-BT...Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item5646286ad6

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Makita-BJ...Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item53e5ee0fcf

all seem to be pretty good

 

[steveuk]

i got this set a few weeks ago, and they get used everyday 6 days a week, so far so good
http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-lxt202-lxt-18v-li-ion-combi-drill-impact-driver-twin-pack/30803
they getting used for kitchens bedrooms, doors and have put a fair few 4" 10's in aswell

 

[alumni]

LXT202

Gives you the BHP451 Combi drill and the BTD140 impact driver AND 2 batteries, charger and case.
Should be able to acquire for around £285 + the dreaded.

 

[PBSCO]

Like Ladylola said...need to know more info for what jobs you plan to do.

Going to need a drill/screwdriver,so try to get one with 2 x3Ah batteries and a charger.

I am looking to get some new 18v LXT kit and found just the drill for £219inc VAT. 2x 3Ah batteries,charger and case...it's the black edition,so looks quite cool as well

As the batteries only take 22mins to charge you can now buy 1 or 2 more barebones bits of kit and not have to worry about waiting for batteries to charge.

Lots of variations of kits,just remember they are only a good deal if you are going to use everything in the kit

 

[seaangler]

just be carefull that you dont overlaod makita batteries as it buggers them

the bosch 18v range is a far better proposition - far more reliable

 

[ladylola]

Didn't know that seaangler , is that the lithium batteries you refer to?I've seen deteration in ni-cads but haven't had long enough experience of the lit ion's to form an opinion although a search on the interweb seems to give veiws from both sides of the fence.
I'll agree that bosch are good but I can't help thinking that all manufacters seem to build down to a price nowadays and tools just don't seem to have the same level of quality they had ten or fifteen years ago.

 

[seaangler]

there is very little price difference between bosch and makita - but a world of differnece between the batteries
in 2 years of selling the new style lithium i have yet to see a faulty bosch one - but the faulty makita batteries must be approaching 100 now ,must give credit to makita as they have exchanged every one even though it could be said that the batts have been misused ( but who reads the instructions these days )

 

[LargeWrench]

http://www.toolstop.co.uk/index.php...d=4050&l=uk&utm_source=google&utm_medium=base

This is what i've got, fantastic piece of kit. Both drills are brilliant and the batteries re-charge in 20 minutes which is very handy! Only downside is that you only get 3 batteries, but that isn't too much of a problem. Seems to have gone up in price a bit though, i got mine for £60 less, but i guess everything is getting more expensive nowadays!

 

[Deleted member 174758]

I wouldn't go for a made-up kit at all. All the individual items are available as tools with batteries/charger or bare. The LXT600 (26in) and LXT400 (22in) kit bags can also be bought bare. That means I've built-up my own kit which doesn't resemble anything sold as a kit

just be carefull that you dont overlaod makita batteries as it b*****r them

the bosch 18v range is a far better proposition - far more reliable

It is if you don't need any of the specialised tools made by Makita, e.g. collated drywall screwdriver, non-collated drywall screwdriver, angle drill, dust extractor, compound mitre saw, etc. I reckon what sells Makita to a lot of trades is that they are cheaper than the likes of Bosch and that on a single battery system you have the widest range of tools available from any manufacturer - think of a cordless tool and with very few exceptions the Makita 18 volt system has it. As to more reliable, I've had Bosch in the past and Makitas are no better, no worse in terms of reliability, but one significant difference is that Makitas can be warranty repaired by the local dealer which is quicker than the Bosch system where the machine always has to be sent back to them. Maybe those reasons are why out of 15 or so trades on my current job the majority of cordless users have Makita, Milwaukee or Panasonic kit with only a smattering of Bosch and AEG (one each)

The battery "problem" really only affects certain tools IMHO. It is possible in normal use to cook the battery of the recip saws (Hiltis also get hot, too), but if you intend to use a recip saw for hours at a time you really do need a corded one. The batteries will also get hot if you are drilling hard masonry with a masonry bit over prolonged periods - but then the appropriate tool for that job is an SDS drill, not a combi - or if you are trying to drill hundreds of 25mm holes with an auger bit - an everyday occurrence for most joiners I don't think. I've managed to warm-up my batteries using the jigsaw but only when absolutely caning it but over four years of daily trade I've yet to kill a battery (I've got 7 of them, three are pattern copies). Then again I don't think I'm a tool numpty