Makita 4 Function Drill

MikeNeufeld

http://www.makita.com/menu.php?pg=product_det&tag=BTP140

just was checkin out the makita stuff and came across this on their website. Thought it was quite interesting. Anyone ever use this or have any thoughts on it... It does all 4 functions we mostly need........

• Hybrid™ 4-Function Tool with impact, hammer, driver and drill all in one tool for all trades
• Hybrid™ 4-Function Tool drives lag bolts, drills into concrete, drives screws with clutch settings and drills into wood, metal and plastic

quite a price tag on em too

mdshunk

I hope that drill is a good one, but so many multi-function tools miss the mark. They do everything "pretty good", but nothing particularly well. Makita is a good brand, so maybe (just maybe), they'll bat this one out of the park. I don't hold out much hope, however.

MikeNeufeld

thanks for the honest response...

wallmaxx

The main thing I like is that the 4 function is made in Japan.
All of Makita's other drills come from China.
I have only touched the 4 function in Western Tool.
So, being that everything I own, that comes from China,
is a bit "substandard", I would be interested in anything from Japan.

Dan_Watson

I dont like that it has the 1/4" hex

MikeNeufeld

for me as of now, there are many applications where i dont wanna move multiple tools around( in a large townhouse site ) where general hole drilling is and where i need to do a small strait rail at the top of the stairs, yet have the impact driving power for seting my posts and rails, to drilling out security wires and drilling out for my water lines that come thru the base board and soo on...

WarnerConstInc.

Yes, it seems that stuff made in Japan, Tiwan, Germany and Switzerland all has good quailty. I dont know about the 4 functions in one though. Is it canged through a switch or are the different chuck adaptors?

MikeNeufeld

by the looks of it, it is done thru the switch route....

gtdail

What is the price, I found the LXT 202 for about $365 delivered online I bought it and love it. You have the drill, hammer drill, and impactor. Two tools but, but the 1/2'' chuck works better for me.

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MikeNeufeld

429.99 to be exact!!!

mdshunk

That's a lot of dough for a tool that might suck. It would be nice if there was a Makita dealer nearby that you could mess around with one at their store to see if it's any good or not. The 1/4" hex chuck would be enough to deter me. That would mean buying the hex shank paddle bits and masonry bits. That alone would take it off my list, but if you like to buy the hex shank bits as a general rule anyhow, this might be a cool tool.

WarnerConstInc.

Just buy a Festool. Never will I mess with another drill.

MikeNeufeld

what do the festool run for in price????

KillerToiletSpider

They don't make a hammer drill.

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1018

DeWalt does sell a 1/2" chuck that converts quick change hex into a decent chuck, perfect for my spade bits.

WarnerConstInc.

If you need a hammer drill get one with a cord.

Impact drivers, I got one somewhere, I know where my Bosch pocket driver impactor is, I do like that tool.

The Festool's are expensive.

They are a brushless 3 phase AC motor, like the ones in highspeed production robots.

The list goes on and on.

I thought it was going to be a wussy little 12V drill, I got the 2.4ah Ni-cad, I was wrong.

It just keeps going and going, I can get 2 days+ use from each battery.

I bought the kit with the ecenteric chuck (off set), 90 degree chuck, 1/2" quick connect keyless chuck and the centorec quick release chuck.

Ummmm I dont want to admit to this but they run 480.00 plus tax.

I dont think I will need to buy a drill for a long long time though.

Plus 30 money back guarauntee on all purchases, 3 year warranty.

They are fantastic with customer service.

KillerToiletSpider

So is Hilti, and Hilti offers a one third replacement deal that no one else offers, if they can't fix it for 1/3 of the replacement cost, you get a new tool, it's valid for the life of the tool. You can break three Hilti tools out of warranty before you pay to replace one, it comes in handy when the apprentrice kicks a laser down a flight of stairs.

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WarnerConstInc.

I have a Hilti corded hamer drill, I think I use for mixing thinset mostly.
I really dont get to use it much for its intended purpose, but I figured I wont have to buy one ever again.

I look at most of my tools that way, hmmmm buy it one time or like 5 times over the next 10+ years.

I hope my children and grandchildern fight over my tools that I cannot fit in my casket.

samthedog

I look at how much abuse the tool will take and that dictates to me how much money I spend on it. I can't justify spending large sums on a tool that will spend much of it's life in the truck. That said, a 4 in one would be one tool that would see considerable use every day, if not every hour. That type of tool warrants spending big dough on it because if your impactor breaks, then so does your drill, hammer drill and driver. A major pain in the arris if you have left your other tools behind and become reliant on just this one. For this reason I generally stay away from the 'one tool does all', because I have been left in the lurch when the wonder tool breaks.

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