Makita Vs DeWalt

[leafspring]

Looking at power tools for work (on boats)
Mainly a cordless drill-driver capable of prolonged use on steel/alloy/iron, wood and GRP
+
A palm sander mainly for flatting back large areas for hours on end.

So DeWalt or Makita?

Li-ion or Ni-cad

(the big sanders and corded drills are provided I need the smaller gear for tighter spaces)

I narrowed it down to these:

Sander: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Makita-BO4555-240V-Palm-Sa...

Drill: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Makita-DHP456RMWX-Li-Ion-C...

Sander: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dewalt-240V-Sheet-Orbital-...

Drill: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dewalt-Lithium-Ion-2-Speed...

And maybe one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/DeWalt-D26480-Compact-Belt...

So which/what ones should I/would you have?

Edited by leafspring on Sunday 15th December 12:00

[andyiley]

Under £100, 2 batteries, 20 min charge, can't beat it.

http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/power-tools/drills-driv...

[DrDeAtH]

andyiley said:

Under £100, 2 batteries, 20 min charge, can't beat it.

http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/power-tools/drills-driv...

Only 1.3amp batteries, so won't last too long
Also, Makita has widely reported reliability issues with their litihium batteries

[leafspring]

That's why I selected the 4amp models

So both have the same features (including the all metal gears/gearbox) but the slightly more expensive DeWalt has the better battery?

OK so I'll go for the DeWalt drill and the Makita sander

Edited by leafspring on Sunday 15th December 14:35

[andyiley]

DrDeAtH said:

Only 1.3amp batteries, so won't last too long
Also, Makita has widely reported reliability issues with their litihium batteries

Obviously it depends on how you use it, but with 20 minute charge time it has never been an issue in my hands.

[leafspring]

I need a long lasting battery for drilling the big holes (3"+ dia) through hulls for skin fittings.

They have three 2spd Ryobi 18v Ni-Cad drills at work, they're excellent but the batteries are old... the corded ones are to big to get in under the deck/cabin floors.

[PhillipM]

Never had any issues with Makita gear, which is more than I can say for DeWalt - the makita modular lithium powered stuff is great

Edited by PhillipM on Monday 16th December 15:15

[ch427]

Id buy ryobi or makita over de walt personally, the ryobi drills are very good value and they use the one system which is handy too.
Just look for the higher capacity batteries, i bought a ryobi twin pack with 1.3Ah batteries and although run time is good if i were using on heavier work id want a little better.

[eltax91]

Just like to throw the hitachi into the mix here. I have their cordless which has 2 x li-on batteries and the battery life and quality is second to none

[leafspring]

Hitachi I'll take a look

[duncancallum]

I'm a ryobi fan myself.

[eltax91]

Keep an eye on Screwfix, this is regular on at £99.99

http://www.screwfix.com/p/hitachi-dv18dcl2-18v-1-5...