Hitachi power tools forum

It mainly comes down to personal preference. I've got a full set of 18v dewalt, mainly because of the range available and prices you can get them for imported. Most of my corded stuff is blue bosch.

I've got an old hitachi palm sander that must be 25 years old now, and a 4 inch makita belt sander that's around the same. They were my dads. Think the batteries may be smaller than average 1. Store down the road from here sold 32 in 1 day according to bloke re-stocking them last night…. Those do look like the smallest batteries ever though…that's where the cost has been saved. Makita drill. I've dropped it twice from a full storey height — once onto a concrete slab.

Apart from a bent sole plate which had to be hammered straight and a broken depth adjustment knob which had to be replaced, it was fine. That's my personal experience of Hitachi. Damn you STW……. I avoid the bike forum precisely because I don't want any clever ideas of how to spend money on stuff that I want, but don't need, but at least I thought the chat forum was safe!

Ive just taken delivery of a new makita BTW I have a SIte driver that I got from Screwfix — great price but the NiCd batteries just dont last long enough for all-day working and they fade quickly if you leave them for a more than a few days even fully charged. Great quality and build for DIY, just not for "site" work. I've just bought one for work, as it was the proverbial Bargin sp They claim on the packaging that they will take any battery though, whether thats just any Makita battery or "any" battery I haven't tried yet.

That's the prettiest joisting I've ever seen — specially all those rows of neat holes in the middle of the joists — didn't fancy notching out eh? But yeah, I like planning ahead to make first fit easy im doing pipe first fit at the end of next week, sparks will be in just after Oh and they're not the middle of the joists they're 0. TBH the skill lies with my mate humanbean. I'm thinking he means the joist hangers need to be tapped round the other side of the joist rather than flying in fresh air as they currently are.

All looks nice though. The Li-Ion batteries I have Hitachi ones charge shockingly quick — the charger even has a little cooling fan on it to keep them cool while charging which I think , speeds up the process. If you're using one to screw the amount of screws you're going to be using there, I'd consider the deal. The Li-Ion units are light as a feather makes a difference for all day use too.

Find which torque setting gives you just below the surface for the screw, use that and the battery will last even longer. Depends on what you're screwing down of course.. I do hope it's ply and not chipboard!! Ive just got my hands on a makita Li-ion set. OP was after the Hitachi. Yeah, your jiffy hangers are fine — it's just I reckon you could have wrapped then round a bit more and got another couple of twist nails into them.

It all looks very pretty though — just ignore me…. It also keeps sparks time on site to a minimum and he's working day rates. Picked up the Hitachi and held it in my hands for a few minutes humming and harring, dithering and procrastinating. We may already have the answer for your questions. Welcome to Bosch Blue. This is the website of the professional blue power tools from Bosch — for trade and industry professionals. The Power Tools Division of the Bosch Group is the world market leader for power tools and power tool accessories.

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