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[Mike13]

21V Cordless Drill SDS Rotary Electric Impact Hammer With 2 Batteries For Makita | eBay

The variable speed trigger allows the user to adjust the speed to suit the application. It accepts SDS plus bits. Battery Type : Makita 21V LXT Li-ion Batteries. Collet Device: SDS. No load maximum speed of 4000r/min(frequency 2500r/min) for driving large fasteners quickly and easily.

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total carp, barely adequate or ok?

Has anyone tried this one?

 

[Fred Blogs]

I don't have an SDS drill but I do have a lot of Makita tools all battery. They are okay for the DIY stuff I do but my circular saw does bog down in anything that looks a bit thickish. I would have thought that a battery SDS drill would be junk.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I don't have an SDS drill but I do have a lot of Makita tools all battery. They are okay for the DIY stuff I do but my circular saw does bog down in anything that looks a bit thickish. I would have thought that a battery SDS drill would be junk.

I have an ancient Aldi, heavy mains SDS, a lighter, more recent mains Aldi, lighter SDS one, and a Lidl battery SDS. The latter is fine for the quick jobs.

 

[ajstoneservices]

Looks the business as it works with and without a battery.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Looks the business as it works with and without a battery.

The sellers description, describes it as an 'impact wrench', rather than a battery SDS.

 

[Mike13]

Well it is anonymous chinese stuff, not a genuine Makita, using the words "for Makita" to prevent the intellectual property rules tripping up the advert. It does at least have drilling and chiselling as an option.
I have no idea if the chiselling is to take the skin off a rice pudding or whether it can actually do walls!
Without a battery it will not do much, just useful for the hilarious action shot included in the listing!

I have a need for a bit of sds type chiselling, not expecting it to cope with the patio, but it may be ok for plasterboard walls etc.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Without a battery it will not do much, just useful for the hilarious action shot included in the listing!

It says it includes -battery, charger, and drill.

 

[Mike13]

It says it includes -battery, charger, and drill.

I was replying to post 4 just above. He may also have been smiling about the pic of some guy trying to chisel a fireplace without the battery fitted, as shown in the listing.

 

[JohnD]

If I decide to buy a cheap tool, I get it from an established local supplier with a really good refund guarantee.

Aldi and Lidl are even more generous than Screwfix or Toolstation

 

[Koolpc]

Ebay! Stay clear..

 

[Fred Blogs]

Mind you if those two batteries fit makita tools it would be worth buying for those. Makita batteries are more expensive than that tool for one. I usually buy the chinese knockoff Makita batteries which have been fine so far but even those are 30 odd quid.

 

[Mike13]

Has anyone tried this model? Also a worrying bit is it says 21 volt, so maybe it is not a lithium battery pack, or it is old fashioned limh cells? if it was any of the normal lithium high power cells they would be molten at 21V...

 

[Mike13]

Mind you if those two batteries fit makita tools it would be worth buying for those. Makita batteries are more expensive than that tool for one. I usually buy the chinese knockoff Makita batteries which have been fine so far but even those are 30 odd quid.

If you look it has a charging plug for the cell pack, does not use the tines on the battery pack, it looks like a laptop charger. so most likely not makita compatible

 

[opps]

Looks the business as it works with and without a battery.

Indeed, the image of the guy using it in chisel mode- he has no battery.

 

[opps]

I don't have an SDS drill but I do have a lot of Makita tools all battery. They are okay for the DIY stuff I do but my circular saw does bog down in anything that looks a bit thickish. I would have thought that a battery SDS drill would be junk.

You may need higher capacity batteries, ones with a higher amp/hour rating. I recently purchased a 4000 rpm Metabo cordless drill to use with my door lock mortiser, I went for a 5.2 amp hour battery.