My son gets the keys to his first house at the weekend and I would like to buy him an impact driver, cordless drill.. Not being a DIY person I know nothing about them therefore some advice please. Lots of brands on the market and do you need both impact driver and cordless drill ? Makita for example sell both with a battery pack. Brushless ? Battery Power ? Brand ? And battery compatible with other tools, leaf blower etc.. General household use and he wants to build wooden decking in the spring.
An impact driver is more of a Mechanics thing, to undo nuts. A drill with hammer mode for drilling Brick etc would be more useful in a DIY environment.
Depends how rich your pocket is. The old wives saying “buy cheap, buy twice” is still sage, although I’m sure someone will pop up with a hammer drill they bought for thruppence and it’s still going 140 years later. IME, an SDS hammer drill is the best option and whilst SDS shank drills are required for masonry, my DeWalt 18v battery kit came with a chuck for normal shank drills. Andy
yes to makita i have a extensive collection and moved from milwaukee to makita for car stuff my mechanic mate moved from milwaukee to dewalt for joinery/timber work the impact driver is essential - i wouldnt have put up a stud wall or a massive shed without one
sorry yes get both an impact driver and drill and make sure he stays within the same brand for all other stuff so batteries are interchangeable between units brushless yes and get one with as much metal in the body as you can and with a light that comes on when trigger depressed batteries that have charge left displays are useful
I would not buy a makita, I bought a cordless hammer drill, came with 2 batteries and a charger, utter shite If i charge the battery, leave it a day, it goes flat, if I use it straight away, I get about 10 minutes before it dies, it has been like that since I bought it I have a Sealey cordless ratchet, which is fine, they do impact drivers, cordless screwdrivers, cordless drills, and impact guns (possibly what @Nasher was thinking of?) My eldest son uses Milwaukee stuff, but he is a HGV Technician
Sfter having Milwaukee power tools at the project im working on i bought the M18 Fuel brushless Drill and impact driver set , and am very happy with the power of the small impact driver as is will spin off my panigale wheel nut without issue.
As others have said, get an impact driver and drill combo set. I have a decent cordless drill but for some jobs I have to drill a pilot hole as the drill is just not up to the task. Having borrowed an impact driver buying one is now on my wish list.
Makita, SDS drill if you can stretch to that, all my stuff is Makita, the batteries are fine, what are not fine are non Makita batteries or fakes
Did you get the ones that use the 12V NiCad batteries or the 18V LXT Lithium ones? I’ve never had an issue with the latter, they hold power for ages & ages, can drill into an M8 bolt (seized, needed to drill it out) for over an hour before having to replace the battery. The ‘domestic’ 12v ones on the other hand are shite.
For home/DIY use I would suggest an sds hammer drill and an impact driver. No need to spend a fortune either…
…. couple of bundle options here which should do the job based on your replies ? Need to buy the relevant bits as well. https://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-dlx2336f01-18v-2-x-3-0ah-li-ion-lxt-cordless-twin-pack/255kh https://www.toolstation.com/search?q=milwaukee+m18+impact
Had Bosch, DeWalt, very disappointed with both, especially the DeWalt, the chuck went on it, apparently a common fault. Went to Makita never looked at any other make since. I’ve had my combi drill and impact driver for several years now. Only changed the brushes on the drill once, and the batteries haven’t let me down yet, 3,4, and 5amp, but some of them are getting a bit tired now but their years old. As someone else mentioned, if you’re going to drill/chisel lots of holes in brick or stone, get an SDS. Spoke to a chippy on site one day, and asked him why he’d bought DeWalt, and his answer was people kept nicking his Makita stuff ?
Your problem is 1.3AH, that won't last any time at all. Most cordless tools come with 4 or 5AH batteries which will do a decent amount of work.
interesting Robert, i wonder if the Makita stuff were copies? I wasn't going to comment as i have little knowledge about current trade/industrial products, but (deep breath) i bought a Makita 4" grinder in my 20's when not many people had them in their standard tool kit. Pretty much took it for granted due to my age at the time but looking back, it was an incredible piece of kit for the price, wish i'd bought two and yes, over 40 years later i am still using it - i replaced a bearing because it was screeching a little and a bit sloppy, i think i'm on my third set of brushes which is parr for the course. Fantastic tool, nothing compared to it for the price at the time, i can't comment on current range.
