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as promised, here's the review: http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/power-tool-forum/index.php?/topic/4904-makita-brushless-18v-grinder-review-dga504z/

As promised, OZ Tool Talk's review of Makita's latest brushless offering. This thing is a MAJOR step-up from Makita's original grinder, and the best cordless grinder I've used to date. I love the skinnier handle and tool-less guard change.

OZ Tool Talk will have a review up for it later this week, it's a powerhouse.

i have it on reasonably good authority that the finish nailers aren't too far off.

as long as they keep the temp down with active cooling, there's no reason they can't charge these bigger batteries quickly. Makita's cooled charger is 9A, compared to Dewalts/Milwaukees ~3A. Bring it on I say!

because it was the least fun review we've done to date ... can't see us comparing car jacks sorry, got no contacts in that industry, and no real desire either. though Mike did just buy a big jack i think ....

Makita is a good system. The only reason I would shy away from them is the batteries. Lack of compatibility between all tools/batteries, and the lack of charge indicator frustrates me. But they are reasonably priced and have some really cool tools. If you like using a compact drill, I think they seriously lag the market. If you like a full sized drill, they currently have the most powerful drill around. It does pay to look around, there are also very good offerings from Milwaukee, Bosch, Dewalt, Metabo etc ...

we should start a trading scheme, cause the Yanks get a bunch of stuff (and better pricing) than we don't too!

yeah its super cool. the stainless polishing was outstanding, probably our best action shot yet.

Hey folks, This is a seriously handy tool! What do you think?

Yeah its a cool product! Thanks for the feedback all.

Hey all, At the moment OZ Tool Talk has the following reviews upcoming: Bosch Sanding Roller - http://www.bosch-do-it.com/gb/en/diy/tools/sanding-roller-2483964.jsp Dewalt Dual Speed 18v/20V Framing Gun - http://www.dewalt.com/tools/cordless-nailers-dcn692m1.aspx 18V Heavy-Duty Hammer Drill Wrap-Up / Comparison. What would you like to see covered? What do you not want to see? In the Drill wrap-up we'd like to get the latest and greatest from Milwaukee, Dewalt, Makita, Bosch, Hitachi and Metabo (if possible). I'd like to test the speed and runtime (with > 1" holes in timber), and the speed in masonry (e.g. 10mm or 3/8") and steel (e.g. 6mm or 1/4"). Thoughts? www.oztooltalk.com

Thanks Javier. My 985 is on its last legs so couldn't do a really good comparison. But I think the 995 has all the advantages of the 985 and none of the cons. Ripper drill, and middle speed is awesome, though I wonder if something more like 1000-1100RPM would be more versatile.

thanks all! i just used it to fasten some retaining wall sleepers. finally managed to flatten the battery.

Well, we finally got our hands on Dewalt's latest and greatest. We didn't test its 'hammer' capabilities (see Javier's review), but we were super impressed by the tool in our tests.

Jigsaw?

hehe, thanks guys. I sold the DW705 for $50 to a guy who already had a couple of broken ones, since it wasn't worth fixing in the end. So the DW708 cost me $150, which I've been really enjoying

Every man needs 4 Dewalt impact drivers .....

if any cordless drill can handle those tasks, its the one you have!

fantastic review Javier! Extremely informative.

Thanks, I thought that must be the case. I think I would top myself if I had to regularly use inches in such in inaccurate way! lol In Australia we have standard sizes 35 x 90mm (typical stud) and 45 x 90mm. Rough cut timber is 50x100 or 100x100 etc, corresponding to your 2x4 or 4x4.

that'll ake referring to akita, ilwaukee and etabo a lot easier

ingenius.

The other half of Bigmikez wishes you'd never returned ...... :evil:

It's hard to imagine though isn't it? Surely the extra 18V pack is going to either give you longer runtime (even against the BL motor), or be far more powerful. I'd like to see that tool fight!