Thread: going cordless - which brand is best for me?

Originally Posted by 350RRC

I went AEG about 10 years ago with 18v hammer drill made in Germany.

This was on the basis of my experience with their corded tools like sander polishers and jigsaws used with fibreglass.

I have the newer brushless 18v hammer drill and impact driver and they are just awesome. The power is at least as good as corded. You have to be careful using the drill using the handle undoing coach bolts for example and be mindul of snapping bits.

I could get 3 years warranty on the batteries and 6 years on the skins.

Can’t comment on Makita cordless, but they’ve lost me with their corded angle grinders. Might as well buy Ozito.

DL

Now that you mention Ozito , I lent my AEG cordless to someone and needed a Cordless drill in a hurry so went to Bunnings and bought a Brushless Ozito Hammer drill kit . Im suitably impressed this thing has guts and I don't really care if my AEG doesn't come back .

Absolutely craps all over a Triton cordless I also had about 12 months ago (brushed) which burned out in a few weeks of use.

Would only ever buy brushless now.

Originally Posted by Gullible

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I do not need full professional gear, but I'd like to get some quality brushless that will last.

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Another vote for Ryobi(18v Plus One system).
Recently got a few more tools, the multitool is handier than I expected it to be.
Have had my drill for about 10 years now, never a problem. Not THE most powerful drill, brother in law is a builder and has Makita and Dewalt, definitely more powerful, but expected to be considering the price difference.

18V chainsaw is handy for camping. Compact, lightweight, and still does the job, on the proviso that you may need more time to do it. (have to remember to sharpen the chain too! )

18V trimmer, is about the only tool I'm not happy with. As a simple edge trimmer it works fine(but then again clippers or a scythe would do too!). I have a 300mm garden bed which gets zero care, other than attacked with a whipper snipper.
Ryobi is just not up to it, and I think primarily because of the single line design.
I have buffalo and couch mixed up, and on some sections along the edge of the path the Ryobi also struggles(which I assume is parts of the couch) .. then breezes through other parts.

125mm circular saw will struggle with some hardwoods, but if you take care will still cut.
Planer has never caused me any issues. Planes everything I've yet tried.
multitool worked fine the other day cutting 2mm aluminium, nice finish too.
Impact wrench couldn't undo a D2 wheel bearing, but I'd expect that. Staked nut not unstaked either. But other than that, never had a problem so far. Only caveat with this tool is it really needs a larger battery.
I have 1.5's and 5's and I get maybe 4 or 5 shots to remove something hard with the 1.5's and it stops dead. battery is still fine in other tools, and the 5Ah keeps it chugging along.

Only tested the grinder(125mm) on a small piece of 3mm steel, worked OK, nothing like a 240v, but still usable. If you need to do a lot of cutting of thicker steel, this could be an issue I think.
My 240v grinder is a cheapo Ryobi too(given to me by someone). Even so, still feels a lot more powerful.
Did get to use a dewalt a few weeks ago .. can't say it felt a lot more powerful by comparison.

I like the large LED torch stand they have too for their One+. Had to get one of them.

Originally Posted by AK83

...Impact wrench couldn't undo a D2 wheel bearing, but I'd expect that. Staked nut not unstaked either. But other than that, never had a problem so far...

Is that the single or 3 speed one? I have the 3 speed which has up to 360Nm of torque and it undid the LCA bolts on the D3 just fine. Not the most powerful (theres a Milwaukee eith 700+ and a SnapOn with 1000+Nm) but i think it was only $160? I also use it to drill bugle screws into hardwood, as the impact wrench has no chance.

I think theres a new brushless version too which would be even better.

My Milwaukee rattle guns are rated at 610nm and the other at 1627nm. Will undo anything I have put in front of it so far

Originally Posted by Vern

My Milwaukee rattle guns are rated at 610nm and the other at 1627nm. Will undo anything I have put in front of it so far

That’s just awesome, wish I could justify the expense!

Originally Posted by Vern

My Milwaukee rattle guns are rated at 610nm and the other at 1627nm. Will undo anything I have put in front of it so far

I grabbed an 813nm skin the other day...was tempted to get the 1354nm

Originally Posted by Disco-tastic

Is that the single or 3 speed one? I have the 3 speed which has up to 360Nm of torque and it undid the LCA bolts on the D3 just fine. .....

The 360Nm 3 speed.
Didn't know about a brushless version, will have a sticky-beak.

I did say that I didn't unstake the nut too tho, so I really didn't expect it to budge.

Originally Posted by AK83

The 360Nm 3 speed.
Didn't know about a brushless version, will have a sticky-beak.

I did say that I didn't unstake the nut too tho, so I really didn't expect it to budge.

Haha I misread it as wheel nut which is why I was so surprised!

I just checked and the new model is brushless, though only rated at 270Nm with an auto stop setting at 120Nm

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