comp56 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I do however like the way the light illuminates the area 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Harris Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 The new chuck lights are a big improvement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryNY Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 The Makita doesn't have that feedback. But it's alot more expensive I think? Alot smaller and lighter tho Well I think the Makita from what I understand is much less powerful and torquey but these things are pretty much specialty items right now for when you want quiet drivers more than all out performance. That being said these are new product types competing aginst impact drivers that have had a decade plus of development, give them some time. If the market is there for these things they should get better and better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmcmillan Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Well I think the Makita from what I understand is much less powerful and torquey but these things are pretty much specialty items right now for when you want quiet drivers more than all out performance. That being said these are new product types competing aginst impact drivers that have had a decade plus of development, give them some time. If the market is there for these things they should get better and better.Actually I've seen some comparisons showing the makita impulse driver putting in deck screws and lags faster than their (silent) flagship xdt09 which in turn seems to beat the fuel gen2. Driving in wood is more about the impact energy than torque. I've also seen some pictures of older makita impulse drivers that just had limited availability. They seem to have the same feedback issue of the ridgid driver, so I'm guessing the new release was because they found a way around that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjbutler1 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 The ridgid is quite. I used one the other day but the he is right the feedback is awful I prefer the brushless over the stealth force Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Yeah the makita is $180 for a bare tool, almost the price of the ridgid with two slim batteries.Have you used both? I'm curious about whether one is significantly quieter than the otherNo i havent sorry ridgid doesnt exist in belgium i can make you a movie on the Makita on low speed if you want to see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Well I think the Makita from what I understand is much less powerful and torquey but these things are pretty much specialty items right now for when you want quiet drivers more than all out performance. That being said these are new product types competing aginst impact drivers that have had a decade plus of development, give them some time. If the market is there for these things they should get better and better.The Makita actually is quite strong in the specifications it only had 40 newtons of torque. But in real life it does pretty much everything a normal impact does i can not explain why this measily 40 newtons in the specs produce the power of the oil impulse driver. Pretty strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I've noticed that the impulse drivers seem to have less IPMs but each impact seems to have more power than your traditional impact.JimboSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 I tried the Makita impulsen driver again today. There is also quite some feedback at low rpm's. Not as bad as the ridgid is seems from the video but more then the normal impact drivers.Power is high tho. It really rips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 I tried the Makita impulsen driver again today. There is also quite some feedback at low rpm's. Not as bad as the ridgid is seems from the video but more then the normal impact drivers.Power is high tho. It really rips Yea full speed it's not bad until you get down into the lower speeds.JimboSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 poor guy with the stealth force finished faster just so he could be done with the pain, you can see the feedback even in Ridgid videos! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Harris Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 That did look painful. I bet his hand was numb before he finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Anybody recognize the other brand? Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Anybody recognize the other brand? Sent from my SCH-I535 using TapatalkThought about it but hard to tell, I'm sure it's an older lower end model on a lower speed otherwise they shouldn't have painted it all silver. If your going to brag your tools better then don't hide what your comparing it to, I like ridgid but I hate advertisements like that.JimboSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Hey I'll race that guy with my Dewalt 887 on full blastJimboSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Anybody recognize the other brand? Sent from my SCH-I535 using TapatalkI want to say it is a kobalt impact driver. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santi_78342 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 I want to say it is a kobalt impact driver.+1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Wow they really challenged it to kobalt PPPFFFFF!!! Lol I'm not knocking ridgid brand but they could've at least fought it with a PC or hitachi at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Wow they really challenged it to kobalt PPPFFFFF!!! Lol I'm not knocking ridgid brand but they could've at least fought it with a PC or hitachi at leastExactly my thought, get something closer to its capabilities jeez what a joke.I'll say it again, if I need to drive in screws quietly, I'll use a drill, but sometimes even then they squeal like a mad pigSent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gharddog03 Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 Was considering the stealth too. Thanks for the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Found this comparison of the Makita vs Ridgid oil impact drivers http://www.protoolreviews.com/tools/power/cordless/drills-drivers-cordless/makita-oil-impulse-vs-ridgid-stealth-force/21421/ Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Pretty cold read Carl, I know that ridgid has more than the Makita on torque, that's next to nothing in torque, I would say the ridgid has to be some where in the 1200-1400 inch pound range Jimbo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmcmillan Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 " it’s not nearly as tough on your hands and arms as a hard hitting impact driver " I can't take them seriously after that. Plus the Makita version doesn't seem to have such a big problem with lags https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t50.2886-16/12211363_715856611848306_1268179148_n.mp4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 That's a really smooth looking impact there Jeff, the RIDGID would tear your arm off with them lol Jimbo Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Good lord thats a lot of vibration, how are you supposed to keep the driver on the bit when its doing that? I am not a fan of Rigid tools based on all the vids I have seen of yours on them man. Good demonstrational video, and your pieces of wood are better then my ceder scrap lol. That's why it sits at home well papa Dewalt goes to work and uncle Milwaukee schools his ass Jimbo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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