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It's been given Metabo stylings, but it does look like the Hitachi. Wonder if the changes are only cosmetic?

I've reviewed (and had in comparisons) 4 Metabo drills. I like them. They don't need babying, very tough tools. Having said that, they excel most in steel, which I don't use much. They seem to be middle of the pack for raw torque / timber or masonry drilling.

it will, but doesn't become effective for 10 more months ....

I really wish that Makita had of had their new models out already for the comparison. Unfortunately the nature of a comparison is that you'll always catch some brands with new releases while others are near the end of their lifecycle. It does feel like Makita have rarely/never had brand new releases in our comparisons though ...... need to change that sometime.

Earlier this year Bosch pulled out of most stores. They were only going to use Bosch, Total Tools and one other. I believe this is still the case.

So you're saying that 5 oz is equal to 3 x 5 oz?

Yeah it's a cracker right?! One note: usually two-cutters are actually faster than four-cutters. But they don't last as long and can't handle reo as well.

Also their new 9" grinder and SDS units are available as both 36V and twin 18V versions

Correct, you're up aessu.

OK we seem to have stalled. New question: Which brand has the largest selection of 36V / 40V Max pieces, and how many? I'm not counting dual/twin 18V tools, and I'm not talking about 4 variations of the same tool (e.g. SDS drill).

Cheers Jeremy. Not quite as interesting as our drill and impact drivers comparisons, but still pretty useful

Haha cheers Tug. Yeah it's a bit weird that one of their 54V rotaries would have anti-kickback and the other not. As we said, we're just going on Dewalts marketing/website. Yeah Milwaukee have great 18V SDS units. I think they'd have been destroyed by this crop though (with the possible exception of the Makita).

Not according to their website ...? https://www.hilti.com.au/cordless-systems/cordless-combihammers/3509856

Haha Mike was spewin about that when he saw himself on screen.

Correct. Fortunately my cousin owns the sleeper place so I get a good deal

O.m.g.

I'll bet not as many as oztooltalk Currently have 12 (10 cordless, 2 electric) Be posting this review tonight:

Sorry Tug, I must have mixed myself up, as I've been doing the big comparison (coming out tonight). Yeah it's big, identical to the 5kg sds-max electric unit.

FYI the x2 Makita drill was listed as both 2.5 J and 3.0 J on the Australian website until recently. I questioned them on it, and they changed it to be 2.5 J. They said the discrepancy was the difference between how they rated it internally, and the standardised (international?) way of rating impact. I think that cordless SDS drills are awesome, and can be just as powerful as their counterparts. But I do concede that they suck the juice, so you need a fair arsenal of batteries if you want to use them continuously.

Hmm that sounds like a lot of work! I won't be able to get it uploaded until the weekend

invulnerability?

i haven't played with the Metabo, but the Bosch is a cracker. The anti-rotation is a fantastic feature.

i guess ratchets, if you count them as separate from wrenches. ooh, ROUTERS.

Great question! I feel like it must be a special tool, like something that plunges. I'm gonna guess a Festool Domino.

That's not strictly true korno 8 J @ 2900 BPM is 21% more power than the Dewalt with 6.1 J @ 3150 BPM, even less over the FUEL specs, though the Dewalt is actually more powerful. We all know how misleading specs can be! The Makita will likely be the hardest hitter for chipping.