danielicrazy Posted April 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 thanks kornomaniac, I didn't know there were different trimmers. that could have been it, i'll have to double check. Certainly I am eager to see how the new bl recip saw turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 While Makita IMO makes great stuff for the most part, I've always been underwhelmed by their ergonomics and prices. Don't like their grips at all. Their drills feel like alien tech in my hand, hard to explain. Batteries have been behind the times for a while, but then again they have some of the fastest charge times in the industry (which I absolutely RIP Dewalt for, ridiculous it takes twice as long to charge than competition). So as you can see, for everything lackluster there's usually a silver lining. They produce a more extensive line than just about anyone else IMO, only the M12 competes with them when it comes to trade specific and oddball cordless tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 No problem Daniel. Their lineup is perhaps too extensive. Unfortunatly ' Makita lxt' doesnt always mean a prograde tool because they also have home owner tools in the cordless range. I can imagine its sometimes hard to know what is what :x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 10 hours ago, dwain said: the only caveat to the above is that to get the class leading Makita tools you need to buy the more expensive BL tools, but that is also true of other brands. True ! The brushless cirk saw is more expensive then the dual 18v here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwain Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 36 minutes ago, kornomaniac said: No problem Daniel. Their lineup is perhaps too extensive. Unfortunatly ' Makita lxt' doesnt always mean a prograde tool because they also have home owner tools in the cordless range. like what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Drill driver DDF453 Hammer drill DHP453 Rotary DHR165 ( somewhat more Semi pro. for the better home owner or the not so intensive pro work ) Impact driver DTD142 ( somewhat more Semi pro. for the better home owner or the not so intensive pro work ) And specifically the trimmer of the garden range daniel was tallking about: DUH523 hedge trimmer DUR181 Grass trimmer All of those tools use the old type 'canister' motors. ( here and their brushed motor exception ) Not a fan of em personally. they're cheap but if the brushes inside are up you can only replace the whole motor. Not all customers wanna spend the time on that. Sometimes the motors are soldered to the wires. Even more of a hassle for the customer. Replacing brushes is a 5 minute job costing a few euros. Having to replace a whole motor costs alot more and takes more time. Time thats not always immediately available in a store / for the customer. These are also tools with not alot of options / less power / or brushes where a brushless version has been the norm for a few years now. I personally wouldn't count these as 'Pro grade tools'. Not suited for demanding and/or daily work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwain Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Yeah I agree on the 453 and DTD142, they just look cheap and nasty compared to regular Makita LXT. Remind me of some cheap cordless Makita drill & impact that we had in bunnings, it wasn't even compatible with the rest of the LXT range... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikheem Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 anybody mentioned the 18/14.4 volt buiscuit joiner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tools & Stuff Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 The MLT100 is a dog too. I am loving the brushless 18v Circ saw at the moment, so smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 MLT100 is clearly the cheap ass brother of the 2704. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tools & Stuff Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Sure is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielicrazy Posted May 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 just wanted to chime back to say that i'll be sticking with blue. There was a pretty interesting trade in offer at a local tool store promoting milwaukee tools. I went to my hd to check out the red. but had to admit that I prefered the makita grips. Saw a review recently that pitted the cordless planers and makita did pretty good, so hopefully that is a good omen for the brushless recip saw that i'm still waiting on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrich1 Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 8 hours ago, danielicrazy said: just wanted to chime back to say that i'll be sticking with blue. There was a pretty interesting trade in offer at a local tool store promoting milwaukee tools. I went to my hd to check out the red. but had to admit that I prefered the makita grips. Saw a review recently that pitted the cordless planers and makita did pretty good, so hopefully that is a good omen for the brushless recip saw that i'm still waiting on. good choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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