Battery drills

[OnOff]

This is the replacement for the  Makita 451 I have. At 88Nm a useful beast almost wrist breakingly good:

https://www.manomano.co.uk/drill/makita-dhp458z-18v-combi-drill-body-only-275495

Add £30 for a charger. 

Batteries: I'm now using BL1830 clones. Got two and they've been as good as gold. Both from random eBay sellers. Been as good as gold. This sort of thing:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Replacement-Battery-For-Makita-18V-Rechageable-Lithium-Ion-BL1830-3-0AH-Li-ion/112627793135?epid=716513759&hash=item1a3923bcef:g:KoAAAOSwB-1Y3Ldm

 

[Evans Electric]

Thanks  OnOff  ,   £140 odd  quid there  . 

 

[Evans Electric]

Might look in local Wickes tomorrow .     Their summer catalogue has some offers on .  Probably ended now .   

However  they also sell a new Makita charger  @ £74          and 1.3 Ah  batts @  £50      Taking the Part Pee there I think . 

 

[Sharpend]

Which makita do you have and what batteries? 

 

[Blue Duck]

https://www.its.co.uk/pd/DLX2131RJ-Makita-18v-Li-ion-2-Piece-Kit-_MAKDLX2131RJ.htm

???

 

[Evans Electric]

£200  Squid  Ducky       Am I made of Squids . ??? 

 

[Evans Electric]

Which makita do you have and what batteries? 

Just see it at top right  Sharpie  ,   don't know model etc  without going up to the van . 

 

[Sharpend]

These? 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/122687336009?

 

[Evans Electric]

No  mate  not 12V    I'm sure they're  18V  .   

 

[Sharpend]

So you'll want these?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/3-0ah-Ni-mh-Battery-for-Makita-1822-1823-1834-1835-Pa18-18-Volt-Cordless-Drill/941198729?

 

[OnOff]

So you'll want these?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/3-0ah-Ni-mh-Battery-for-Makita-1822-1823-1834-1835-Pa18-18-Volt-Cordless-Drill/941198729?

Deke, notwithstanding what we're pm'ing about but these would be good and noticably last longer. Make sure your charger does NimH as well as Nicad. Some basic chargers only did Nicad.

 

[Blue Duck]

Last attempt at this...

https://www.its.co.uk/pd/DK1493WX-Makita-10.8v-Cordless-Lithium-Ion-2-Piece-Kit-_MAKDK1493WX.htm

I have a Makita 10.8v drill /driver which does most of the hard work as it fits in the toolbag and gets into tight spaces.

Also have an 18v DHP458 like onoff, its a beast in comparison, so much torque it will suck you through the 20mm hole you just made.

But they are big and heavy and dont get used as much.

Plus if you have an impact driver as well you wont need to be swapping over bits all the time.

But its up to you. 

:C

Im hoping santa will get on of these down the chimney...

https://www.howetools.co.uk/makita-hr166dsae1-10-8v-hammer-sds-plus

 

[OnOff]

Last attempt at this...

https://www.its.co.uk/pd/DK1493WX-Makita-10.8v-Cordless-Lithium-Ion-2-Piece-Kit-_MAKDK1493WX.htm

I have a Makita 10.8v drill /driver which does most of the hard work as it fits in the toolbag and gets into tight spaces.

Also have an 18v DHP458 like onoff, its a beast in comparison, so much torque it will suck you through the 20mm hole you just made.

But they are big and heavy and dont get used as much.

Plus if you have an impact driver as well you wont need to be swapping over bits all the time.

But its up to you. 

:C

Im hoping santa will get on of these down the chimney...

https://www.howetools.co.uk/makita-hr166dsae1-10-8v-hammer-sds-plus

Just to clarify I have the 451 NOT the 458 which I've read I think was Makitas attempt to bring out a cheaper version of the 451. Also heard the 458 was a stop gap until the 459 came out.

It's a pedantic sort of morning!

 

[Blue Duck]

Just to clarify I have the 451 NOT the 458 which I've read I think was Makitas attempt to bring out a cheaper version of the 451. Also heard the 458 was a stop gap until the 459 came out.

It's a pedantic sort of morning!

:slap

 

[OnOff]

The 451 is a man's drill for sure. Akin weight wise to a small 230V jobbie. Metal chuck etc. Think actually it's only 80Nm so the 458 nudges ahead with an extra 8Nm! (My earlier post was wrong).

I've a 452 (black and white) which is lighter if I'm feeling particularly limp wristed that day. Thats only 50Nm.

For grunt then the torque driver is your friend. Just replaced an ageing 146 with a DTD152 which offers 152Nm. It's SO tiny!

 

[OnOff]

I've bought from eBay two Makita 18V Li-ion clone batteries. Been as good as gold.

Bought one 12V Ryobi clone battery from Ebay - lettuced

Re-celled an 18V Dewalt battery with cells from Hong Kong - lettuced

Re-celled a 9.6V Bosch with cells from RS. Success

 

[Blue Duck]

Ohhh Canada  :Salute  

 

[rapparee]

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/HITACHI-DV18DSDL-L4-18v-Lithium-ion-Cordless-Hammer-Drill-Driver-Body/272968602837?hash=item3f8e3254d5:g:WDwAAOSw88NZ91qk

I am a firm believer in Hitachi.

 

[OnOff]

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/HITACHI-DV18DSDL-L4-18v-Lithium-ion-Cordless-Hammer-Drill-Driver-Body/272968602837?hash=item3f8e3254d5:g:WDwAAOSw88NZ91qk

I am a firm believer in Hitachi.

Nice drill. The thing is to stick with a quality make so if you do find yourself wanting say a cordless grinder you can just go and buy a bare unit and you'll already have the batteries. 

Don't forget in all this that some makers will produce a "drill" model exclusively for the sheds. You wont get that exact model elsewhere. It might be one letter different on the end. Built to a price to shift numbers to Mr DIY. The downside is it might have a plastic chuck and more importantly plastic gears. Similarly the sheds will often punt drills out with a couple of 1.5Ah batteries.

 

[Blue Duck]

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/HITACHI-DV18DSDL-L4-18v-Lithium-ion-Cordless-Hammer-Drill-Driver-Body/272968602837?hash=item3f8e3254d5:g:WDwAAOSw88NZ91qk

I am a firm believer in Hitachi.

A colleague of mine purchased a hitachi 18v from SF and the trigger failed in a few months, blown mosfet probably.

took it back, got another that failed a few months later took it back again and got a bosch and thats not gone wrong yet!

Could be an SF thing.