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I seem to have an addiction to new tools at the moment!
Well I bought a Makita 8390 18V the other day:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/77831/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Makita-8390-DWPE3-Combi-Drill-18V
Been using it a while now and seems to be up to the job, just one thing that bothers me is the slower higher gear. I would like it to be a bit more especially after trying to drill into some brick the other day. Also cutting holes with it could do with a bit more torque...
Anyway I digress... I was wondering what could be a good upgrade to the drill I already have and came across this gem:
Makita 8444 18V
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/75772/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Makita-8444-DZ-MXT-Combi-Drill-18V
Now this seems to tick all my relevant boxes, 3rd gear with higher rpm and more torque to boot! 80nm in fact! Brilliant. Now this can be had off the bay for a mere £70 for the bare drill. And I could sell my bare drill for about £30-40 and make up some of the difference. So for say £30-40 I could get a nice upgrade! I'm 99% sure my PA18V batts will fit, the only worry is battery life might be reduced being it only 1.3Ah NiCds...
What you reckon is the drill worth upgrading for? Anyone got one?
Cheers
Well I bought a Makita 8390 18V the other day:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/77831/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Makita-8390-DWPE3-Combi-Drill-18V
Been using it a while now and seems to be up to the job, just one thing that bothers me is the slower higher gear. I would like it to be a bit more especially after trying to drill into some brick the other day. Also cutting holes with it could do with a bit more torque...
Anyway I digress... I was wondering what could be a good upgrade to the drill I already have and came across this gem:
Makita 8444 18V
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/75772/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Makita-8444-DZ-MXT-Combi-Drill-18V
Now this seems to tick all my relevant boxes, 3rd gear with higher rpm and more torque to boot! 80nm in fact! Brilliant. Now this can be had off the bay for a mere £70 for the bare drill. And I could sell my bare drill for about £30-40 and make up some of the difference. So for say £30-40 I could get a nice upgrade! I'm 99% sure my PA18V batts will fit, the only worry is battery life might be reduced being it only 1.3Ah NiCds...
What you reckon is the drill worth upgrading for? Anyone got one?
Cheers