FabSwingers.com forum: Makita or milwaukee?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

What's your go to power tool brand

Team red here

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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago

London

Makita all the way.

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By *odders88Man
over a year ago

Northampton

Makita do a good Drildo….apparently

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By *coobyBoobyDooWoman
over a year ago

Markfield

Doxy

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

"Makita all the way. "

Used in the kitchen?

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By *orthwestladinbrumMan
over a year ago

erdington

Milwaukee ??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cheap Makita, you and I know

How the sanders come and they go

And the scars they're leaving

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Makita. They even make espresso machines.

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

"Doxy "

Correct answer!!

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By *hirleyMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Depends what you're buying (tool wise). I really like Einhell battery stuff or Hitachi for their lightweight and ergonomic. Mains I'd be wary of bosch and dewalt. Don't ever see what the extra few hundred is buying sometimes in some brands. Can be a minefield. Generally get what you pay for

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

Ferrex

Just bought a drill, rattle gun and battery charger for less than £20 (just got to wait for the batteries to come in). If they last half as long as my current drill, absolute bargain! (Heavy duty DIY use, not commercial)

Have been using a Lidl Parkside mini electric screwdriver for work for the last year- its fucking mega! £10, really torquey, great battery life- outscrewed the Bosch one in the workshops...

Keep your red and blues, i'm sticking to team budget for now

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

De Walt.

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By *illy IdolMan
over a year ago

Midlands

All chippies seem to wank over Makita and Festool, so they must be good

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
over a year ago

St Albans/ North Welsh Borders

Milwaukee

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By *layfullMan
over a year ago

wakefield

Tbh the little dewalt hammer drill blitzed the milwanky and the marketa but depends on the item as the reciprocating saw the Milwaukee is on top

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By *adbod2godbodMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Red Makita. Typically a couple of generations old, but..... normally very reliable and always cheaper than the new Makita stuff.

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By *coobyBoobyDooWoman
over a year ago

Markfield

"Doxy

Correct answer!!

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

I’m team Milwaukee. Their red matches my tractor.

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By *eronikapaulCouple
over a year ago

Reading

If you want to waste a very useful week on this stuff google "project farm"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dewalt here

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

DeWalt here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Makita.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Been Makita for years but I used to buy different brands when corded as every brand does certain things better than others.

Now I'm all cordless I am Makita but have some Milwaukee kit as well .

As a tradesman you just want stuff that can withstand the abuse and not pack up.

My Milwaukee multi tool is crap tho.

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By *onameyet2Man
over a year ago

chorley

I have 2 Makita cordless drill/screwdrivers loads of use over the years and still going strong, also Erbauer (Screwfix own) impact driver and jig saw both excellent

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By *octor ProdMan
over a year ago

working Overseas

I was converted to Milwaukee a few years ago and the power delivery and control is better than Makita.

I just need to see if they last as long as Makita, but at rhe minute they are worth the extra cost (not that I have paid for any ofmy tools)

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By *ink and CwtchesMan
over a year ago

Swansea

I'm a Makita man myself, there's not a massive amount of difference between each of the brands at the same price bracket, just pick a colour and start building up a collection of batteries to make life easier.

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By *enrietteandSamCouple
over a year ago

Staffordshire

I’ve been running Dewalt tools for over 20 years, the reliability is fantastic and it d never waiver.

I’ve tried the other brands that friends and colleagues have had and never really felt any difference in quality or performance.

I invested in the stihl type battery cut off saw last year and I’m still impressed with its performance every single time I get it out and pull the trigger, the instant power is such a novelty after starting petrol saws for so many years.

I still have some 3amp batteries from the first impact driver I bought that must be 20years old and still holds a good charge.

I will give it to makita though… their radios always sound better than my Dewalt which is annoying.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dewalt/bosch.

Although I do use makita radios if I see them on site

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Makita for me

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By *esthetic21Man
over a year ago

Birmingham/Bristol

At work we have a few different brand including ryobi milwaukee dewalt and bosch but the best and others say the same is erbauer by far

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bucks in 6

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bucks in 6 "

(For my fellow basketball fans)

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By *enrietteandSamCouple
over a year ago

Staffordshire

"Dewalt/bosch.

Although I do use makita radios if I see them on site

That’s actually quite clever.

For a chicken.

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By *orksguy1965Man
over a year ago

Howden

Dewalt here

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By *ootyfruityCouple
over a year ago

andover

Milwaukee man here

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By *agic johnsonMan
over a year ago

morden

Purple Makita , jap editions of the tools , much better made and higher quality than the European

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By *elshcouple18Couple
over a year ago

Cardiff

Love my little kilwaukee driver. Fits in my hand lovely,

Also use bosch and makita, stay away from overpriced overhyped festool!!!

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