u/IceColdEmperor

Im a carpenter in Australia, I’ve had Makita 18v tools for the past 6 years. I’ve been tossing up changing brands between Hikoki (I’ve got 3 of there cordless nail guns) and Bosch, mainly due to the fact I’m not the biggest fan of the 36v Makita system for there bigger stuff and it seems my batteries & tools go walkabouts often as most other carpenters use Makita on my sites.

In the past couple of months I’ve impulsively bought a Bosch 18v laser, 18v impact wrench/driver, 18v 216mm Dropsaw and the 18v vacuum as they’ve been on sale. I’ve been tossing up getting the Bosch 18v TableSaw as well.

I’ve been impressed with them so far, the batteries seem more advanced than the Makita equivalents and I like the fact they have 6 year warranty on the batteries and tools.

In terms of reliability and durability how do they compare for daily use to the Makita?

And those who’ve used both brands how do the Bosch power tools compare overall to the Makita 18v impact drivers, drills, hammer drill, tracksaw, router, circ saw and grinder?

Is there any specific tools Bosch excels at over Makita or vice versa?

Sorry for all the question, cheers guys !