The Makita 18V Compact Lithium-Ion Cordless 3-Piece Combo Kit is built for the pro-user who requires Best in Class cordless tools for drilling, driving and fastening in a more compact size.
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Time on January 8, 2012, 8:03 pm
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I’ve used pneumatic impact wrenches and cordless drills plenty of times. But I had never used a cordless impact driver. I saw the Holmes on Homes crew using some when they were framing, so I went shopping for one in anticipation of a major framing project in my basement. Shop around online and you’ll realize soon that the BTD144 is a class of one. No other cordless impact driver combines the power, control, and endurance in a package as compact and lightweight. The balance of this tool is the first thing you notice– it’s an ergonomic dream, feeling literally like a part of your body. The grip couldn’t be better for my medium sized hands. The reverse/forward switch is right near the trigger, making for quick, one-handed reversals. The power is stunning. I’ve used it for automotive work (with socket adapter) on bolts 1/2″ and smaller with excellent results. It drives normal-sized screws (#12 or smaller) into wood as fast as you can handle it. It’s excellent at what it’s designed for (driving screws) and merely really good at other tasks. As power is nothing without control, the ability to select three power ranges is paramount. On the lowest setting, you could use it change the batteries on kids toys and it will behave like a mild-mannered cordless screwdriver. On the medium setting, it’s excellent for driving screws into wood (framing) and doing MOST of the things you’ll need it to do. On the hardest setting, it’s simply brutal. The first time I put a hard load to this tool with a #3 Phillips bit into a large #12 screw, it shattered the bit! Not some weenie little #1 Phillips, but a large #3! (FYI, I no longer buy Irwin bits, lol). With TORX screws, the highest setting becomes useful, but you don’t need it for driving regular screws– it’s just less control. I recommend saving the highest setting for lag screws. That’s the only time you’d really *need* it for screwdriving (but for drilling, I use the highest setting always). ASIDE ON FASTENERS: I *highly* recommend TORX (aka “star”) drives for this type of tool– GRK fasteners are the best available, but the newer SPAX (some Home Depots will carry) are also good TORX drive screws. Square drives are second best, with Phillips being not recommended. Knowledgeable types gave up on Phillips awhile ago. Phillips drive was invented for assembly line use, to limit transfer torque and prevent bit breakage in the days before tool automation would limit torque accurately. This saved manufacturers money (on bit replacement). Unfortunately, it means the bits cam out on purpose. Phillips is old technology, and though it remains very popular, it’s obsolete because much better technology exists (torx) for most of the uses we home users have (after all, we’re not manufacturing companies!). (END SLIGHTLY INTERESTING ASIDE) As a drill, it’s excellent with smaller bits– those whose driving torque is low enough that the impact mechanism will not engage. With larger boring bits, the impact mechanism will engage and the RPM will slow down and it will make a lot of noise. It’s not the *optimal* tool for this kind of work, but it does work pretty well. It’s hard to argue against the amazing power in such a small package– you’ll end up using this thing as a drill more often than you’d think. I don’t use my regular drill nearly as often anymore- only for large boring bits and hole saws. The LED light helps visibility a lot, and I love that it stays on for 10 seconds or so after the trigger is released. The BTD144 is the only Impact Driver on the market with a brushless motor. So much for the selling point of “brushes easily replaced”. How about “never needs brushes and is 20% more efficient?” That’s what the BTD144 gives you. Before I bought this tool, I had in my collection a small Bosch cordless screwdriver (10.8V) and a larger Milwaukee 1/2″ Magnum drill. This Makita is simply a revelation– and a revolution. In a tool that’s almost as manageable as a small cordless screwdriver, you get unrivaled capability. The charger is pretty generic, but it’s fast and Energy Star certified [Popular Mechanics called it "over-engineered]. I doubt that Energy Star on a battery charger matters to anyone, but the charger does a great job at charging quickly and is smart enough to treat the batteries how they want to be treated for a long a happy life. Best of all, you simply can’t use the battery juice up as fast as the replacement battery charges. You will never run out of battery with the BTD144. You might be able to do it with other tools in Makita’s 18V line (say, a circular saw), but not with this impact driver– you simply can’t work that fast. If someone made a corded version of a tool of this kind, I would have chosen that. Cordless tools are convenient, but most homeowners have a ready source of power…
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Radio works great , long battery life. Good sound a little too much bass for me the tuner in town too sensitive i found if you remove the antenna it improved performance . Very strong case ! I would recommend this to anyone with makita tools work good enough to use in a home office or on your deck. Im very happy with it.
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