"Rod" wrote in message
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The Medway Handyman wrote:
Rod wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
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Look into my eyes, not around my eyes - you know you want
one.........
Yes - it was already ordered at 13:50 today (hopefully getting
delivered tomorrow).

I am hoping the price isn't just for the Makita badge...

Amazing piece of kit matey - your'e just gonna lurve it!

Let us know what you think when you've had a play with it.


Good points:

It arrived.
It arrived within 2 minutes of another parcel which was for partner (keeps
the score even :-) ).
Soft case is in (almost) partner's favourite colour.
It charges up quickly.
It screwed a big screw into a damp, tough fence post until the head was
flush with the surface. No pilot hole. Quite amazing.

Bad points:

It looks like a toy!!!
Now I shall have to put up that fence.... :-)

Until very recently I had been making do with a single cordless drill
(decent Bosch). But I got sick of bit changing and so had also been using
partner's Bosch Ixo 3.6 V mini-driver. This was a godsend for its
compactness (needed to get into places no other driver would fit). But,
despite being quite useful, it is rather wimpy.

Hence, when you posted about the Makita I was already eager to get
something to help. I have tried a Metabo mini driver which wasn't bad but
was expensive. I did not expect something as powerful as this.

It is an Impact Driver rather than just a driver. As you found out, it can
drill in serious screws.