RIP, my Makita

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Yes, my loathed black and white Makita has died.
Long live the replacement, in the post as I type.


It fell, no more than 18", not far. my blue Makita has survived higher.



Can't see the fatal damage?



Oh well.
Never liked the thing anyway.

 

[armalites]

Is it not worth buying a new shell?

 

[Richard.]

Price of bodies only nowadays makes it pretty much uneconomical to start buying parts for them. Chuck it and buy another body to suit your batteries . If your planning on a complete change I'm sure you'll get lots of recommended branded drills thrown your way. Makita will certainly be in that list.

 

[arther dailey]

Knowing the YA he will probably find a near new at a booty.skip,kerbside pretty damn quick I have one of those makitas,gifted to me ,its ok,especially free, but tried a ebuehaur(?) 18volt the other day, I highly recomend them due to the loverly balance they have,superbly comfortable to use, so much better than the yellow ones believe me.Arther

 

[8ob]

I have this vision of TYA in a tool shop drop testing all the cordless drills

Bob

 

[Richiew]

Is it a 453 by any chance? They are a bit gutless.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

@The_Yellow_Ardvark I'm surprised at you - a slather of your adhesive of choice [like this http://www.dreamsteam.co.uk/slaters-wagon-kits/mek-pak.html , but others are available ], a wrap of Gorilla duct tape and she'd be good to go.

Remember, repair/recycling rules!!

 

[angellonewolf]

you will fine a makita with broken motor ebay ?

 

[MattF]

Is it a 453 by any chance? They are a bit gutless.

Cheap to replace though. I got hold of a brand new one, (bare unit off Ebay), a couple of months ago for little money, as an extra drill for countersinking, pilot drilling etc.

 

[Richard.]

It's a brand I've always avoided.
No real reason why as I've had no bad or good experience with anything makita ive just always looked at others. I saw a new li-ion makita battery last week and was very impressed with the nice simple design of the spring loaded cover that retracts over the terminals when removed. Little thought designs like that are a nice touch. I know it's quite difficult to actually achieve and very unlikely it but if metal like swarf doesmanage to get in there and short out those terminals it will knacker the battery and makita have thought about that.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I have this vision of TYA in a tool shop drop testing all the cordless drills

Bob

Not me who dropped it. NORBERT DID!!!!!! That's why he had to uses his credit card to buy a new one.
Hence why I know there is one in the post.

Old Blue Makita were good kit, the new black and white are total tosh.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@The_Yellow_Ardvark I'm surprised at you - a slather of your adhesive of choice [like this http://www.dreamsteam.co.uk/slaters-wagon-kits/mek-pak.html , but others are available ], a wrap of Gorilla duct tape and she'd be good to go.

Remember, repair/recycling rules!!

Anyone wants to salvage parts, are free to collect, bare in mind it will live on the junk pile.

 

[Agrismith]

Not me who dropped it. NORBERT DID!!!!!! That's why he had to uses his credit card to buy a new one.
Hence why I know there is one in the post.

Old Blue Makita were good kit, the new black and white are total tosh.

I thunk that model is only marketed as a diy
I have the big cordless makita and its a beast and so solid but weighs a ton i think i want a milwakee 12v drill as makitas 10.8v range is limited atm

 

[Barking Mat]

I rate makita blue cordless drills, spent years at work with an 18volt black battery set, loads of torque, good battery life, and the red batts 14.4volt so much lighter. We bought new batts for the black batts one after ten years! Both still going strong, I changed the brushes last year as well. Serviceable. And the same batt charger does both voltages.

 

[Bill Edwards]

Old blue Makita are brilliant, still using some at a decade old. New ones are, I believe, also good, pretty level with Milwaukee.
No idea on the black and white range at all, sounds like they must be different altogether?

 

[andyg0141]

I think the black and whites are limited edition ones? Released for 25th anni etc but are really just a different colour at the end of the day?

I have a few of them and they last forever. Mine have fell a fair bit and survived...must have just been the angle it landed at

 

[8ob]

Not me who dropped it. NORBERT DID!!!!!! That's why he had to uses his credit card to buy a new one.
Hence why I know there is one in the post..

I thought I was the only one who had "special" friends

Bob

 

[pedrobedro]

Still got my old nicad Makita and it holds charge, I keep looking at the newer ones but can't justify getting one yet.

 

[brightspark]

Still got my old nicad Makita and it holds charge, I keep looking at the newer ones but can't justify getting one yet.

yes I have one and had it for over 4 years and still going strong I also just bought a new dewalt brushless drill with 2 batteries on offer from screwfix 149 quid .I got to admit its smaller and lighter than the Makita and its powerful and there's more impact. its far nicer to use .

 

[addjunkie]

I have one of the black and white ones. Not as good as the old blue ones. But think they are made for screwfix etc.

Have a few makita bits to take same batteries. Generally good kit. My biggest annoyance is the number of very similar items with similar model numbers, very confusing when your trying to compare models.