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   forestgirl | Aug 03, 2009 01:17am | #1

   I have a different set, same idea:  18V Lithium Ion drill/driver set.  Will never, ever be without one.  Small, light, powerful, recharge in 15 minutes.  What's not to like?  We built our deck with the set, I loaned it out to a friend who's putting 17 custom-fit mangers in a new stable, and he'll never be the same.  I've been bugging him for weeks to try the Makita, and once he did, he was totally convinced.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   kreuzie | Aug 03, 2009 03:41am | #2

   I agree...what's not to like? Sounds almost too good to be true!

   Do you have the Makita model that packs a bit more oomph?

   kreuzie

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   forestgirl | Aug 03, 2009 05:01am | #3

   I think the "oomph" is the same between the 2 battery choices, but the higher Ah batteries last longer.  Ours last much longer than our aged knees do, to they're just fiine.  ROFL!

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

   Edited 8/2/2009 11:44 pm by forestgirl

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   kreuzie | Aug 03, 2009 05:26am | #4

   I can relate to the aged knees!!  :<)

   As I understand it, the higher amp hour batteries are the same shape and will fit both tools and use the same charger, yes/no?

   kreuzie

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   forestgirl | Aug 03, 2009 06:41am | #5

   "...will fit both tools and use the same charger, yes/no?"  Yes!  And a smart charger it is, too.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   kreuzie | Aug 04, 2009 01:06am | #6

   Looks like Makita has a winner here. They put a lot of thought into this tool.

   Now to my Santa letter...  

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   forestgirl | Aug 04, 2009 07:40am | #7

   "Now to my Santa letter... "  Yep, it's getting to be that time, isn't it?  I'm not hankerin' for any more tools at the moment, but I've got my eye on some WorkTunes or Stihl muffs that have the MP3 jack.....

    forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   cicero | Aug 04, 2009 07:45am | #8

   I would love one of those.

   I have paid that for a second hand 18 volt nmh jobbie.

   http://www.amazon.com/Makita-BTD142HW-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless/dp/B000P9CZJK

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   SARGEgrinder47 | Aug 04, 2009 03:41pm | #9

   I have the small Makita 10.8 A palm impact driver which I use almost every day in the shop on furniture. I hated cordless tools after getting one of the early drills with the old Nicad batteries. But.. I was given a Makita at IWF to put over 40 WW machines together and I purchased one the next week after that WW show.

   Great stuff and at this point I feel it is in-dispensable. If I needed to do another deck I would get the 18V impact driver as an impact driver gets about 90% of my intentions. I have the palm drill driver that came in the set and use the battery from it for back-up on the impact but occasionally use that drill.

   I personally think you won't go wrong as I now love cordless tools with the addition of Makita and Lithium...

    

   Sarge..

   Woodworkers' Guild of Georgia