r/Makita

I purchased my first personal battery power tools a bit over a year ago, since then I have acquired quite a few more mostly using rebates and promo deals. I have always had Milwaukee at work and while they certainly get the job done I find makita makes a much more comfortable and refined tool.

I am far from a contractor and I know that most of what I own is overkill but it is very nice to have what you need when you need it. I am confident my teal tools will last a long while.

There are a couple purchases I would change if I had to do it over again.

1. The vacuum is a bit underwhelming for the price, it's nice to have but you have to constantly clean the filter and it never has had as much suction as a small cheap corded shop vac

2. I ended up purchasing two drill driver sets, initially I just had the subcompact which I love, I started getting more into ice fishing and wanted to use a drill for my auger and decided to buy the XT288T combo, found it for a steal at $200 with two 5amp batteries. The higher end impact driver is more powerful and lighter than the subcompact.

3. Apart of me wishes I got a smaller circular saw, the 36v is awesome but unnecessary for most projects, It did do a fantastic job cutting though the concrete in my basement floor when I had to replace a collapsed pipe.

My favorite things so far.

The subcompact sawzaw Is far and away my favorite sawzaw I have held, it is super nifty.

The XDT19 impact driver is a treat to use especially with the 2amp batteries.

The multi tool is fantastic, I never dreamed I would use it as much as I do.

All of the yard tools have been great for in town, everyone seems to think if you don't have the 36v or 40v versions they are junk but that is absolutely not true. The 18v options are entirely sufficient for the average Joe living in city limits.

The old miter saw is awesome.

Over all I have been a happy customer, everything has worked as it should and has been pleasant to use.

I wish there were more deals on 2amp batteries, I would trade my 4amps for them in a heartbeat.

I just finished mowing the grass and wanted to ajuste the hight to have an easier time in the gravel, so I put the thingy (sorry I don’t have the term in English) to the max and it didn’t want to fit into the space so I put a little force to try and make it lock in the space but the lever literally broke

It’s just a few months that my dad had it.

Please tell me it can be fixed 😭 it’s been a long year for me and him and I don’t want to add to his plate…

Here’s pretty much what I carry on a daily basis.

Well, this is a very heavy set up. I typically can back my truck up right to the job site as I do a lot of exterior work typically and don’t need to unload this from the bed of my truck.

A few items that are missing or a router plunge saw 7 1/4 inch circular saw as well as a miter saw and blower.

I am going to upgrade a few of these items to XGT as I would have gotten XGT to start with if they were released a bit earlier. Items that I’m looking to upgrade is the drill reciprocating saw and AWS VAC.

Also, what is not shown is my collection of cordless nailers. That would include a framing nailer 15 gauge nailer 16 gauge nailer 18 gauge nailer as well as a narrow crown stapler. These items would be metabo hpt.

Like I said before, this is a very heavy set up, but it is very quick to unload and because my truck is also a daily driver I use it for a personal items or I need to pick up material. All this stuff gets out very quickly and I’m able to go do whatever I need to do with an empty bed.

I do see the system being a problem for vans or other markets, but for the American market, I highly recommend the storage system.

My sk700gd 3 way green laser decided to randomly burn out part of its processor that self levels the pendulums, non repairable fix on a less than 3 yr old laser.

Contacted Makita Canada, instantly got a reply that same day saying all I need was a 3rd party report on what the findings are (as Makita doesn't service their own lasers unfortunately), and they sent me out a new one.

A week later, my new laser shows up. Nothing but good things to say about this company, standing behind their products!

​A whole load of tools! I’m having a competition with my brother-in-law: who has the most tools? So here’s my Makita collection. The photo’s a bit old now – the cordless wheelbarrow and the lawnmower, for example, aren’t in it yet. And of course, I’ve also accumulated quite a few tools from other brands like Bosch, Metabo, Fein and Flex… 😉

But why so many Makita tools? A good friend of mine ran a tool shop and he could get the best prices on Makita tools here in the region; Metabo never felt right in my hand, and Bosch was outrageously expensive at his shop.

I have a strange problem with this 5ah battery, when it’s on the charger the charging light flashes red, it’s as if the charger thinks the battery power is low, it constantly sits with a red flashing light, even though the battery is full. It’s the same with 2 chargers.
I could understand if it was reporting back a low voltage but it isn’t.

Has anyone had this before?
Thanks

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So, there's a new vertical stack coming out. With drawer. Only one drawer option. A single full height drawer. No shallow options.

(Groans)