Makita Closeout Sale!

[Chris_47283]

http://www.allprotools.com/store/page438.html

[brooks]

Dude, you saved me bigtime. I was about to buy the Ryobi because I just couldn't justify $200 for the Makita.

THANKS.

[Hank77]

Wow...

Those are some great prices on impact drivers!

I hope some folks on this forum can take advantage of this sale...

Thanks for posting...

[cybrshrk]

Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered the 14.4V Cordless Impact Driver with LED (6932FDWDE) for $109.99 shipped.

[steve-u]

I don't need anything right now but it seems odd that they are selling the 24V Impact driver with batteries and charger for $99 when other places are selling it around $500.

Steve

[NJFrank]

Maybe a stupid question but

whats the difference between the 12v impact driver and impact wrench. the described functionality seem the same

Never Mind I figured it out, Wrench is for standard automotive sockets.

Having said that it seemd the Drivers are sold out so I have the following questions

1 If I purchase the 1/2 driver can I get an adapter to use standard driver bits

2 If so, will it function in the same manner as a driver

the picture on all pros shows a driver head on the impact wrench. the makita shows a 1/2 socket


Thanks

[kevin85281]

Impact drivers tend to have a 1/4-inch hex drive with quick release and an impact wrench would have a 3/8th or 1/2 drive to accept an impact socket.

[Andrew Benedetto]

I don't need anything right now but it seems odd that they are selling the 24V Impact driver with batteries and charger for $99 when other places are selling it around $500.

Steve

1 battery, not 2 and only 1.7aH, older style MAKSTAR,discontinued,much heavier tool.

[Uncle Hook]

I have a question for those of you who have placed orders.

Did you recieve a online or email confirmation that your order went through?

I tried placing an order, but I have not recieved a confirmation that my order went through and I don't want to risk placing 2 orders for the same item.

[brooks]

Hook - yes, they sent a receipt with an order number by email.

[davidtu]

So I guess no one is too impressed w/ the Makita Jigsaw they have on that site? There was a whole thread in Getting Started or Tools on what JS to buy and no one recommended it. Is that the consensus?

[wassaw998]

Looks like the Jigsaw is "SOLD OUT !!" so you don't have to worry about it !

[asdf]

Just about everything is sold out now! Why can't I find out about these deals on a weekday instead of a Saturday when I don't check for it? Dang it!

[sneezer17301]

remember what counts is the watts. Amps times volts is watts

[brooks]

remember what counts is the watts. Amps times volts is watts

What really counts is getting the job done over and over and over, no mistakes or malfuctions for YEARS. Makita has a pretty good record that way and they tend to build things to Japanese standards, which are superior. They build stuff that lasts long enough to make you need to sell it when you upgrade to a bigger one. You can get parts for Makita stuff that's 25 years old at least, picked up for peanuts at the flea market because people like the shine and polish of a new widget. You can get parts for a 50 year old Unisaw.

There's a reason Skil and Ryobi sell something that looks like the Big Boyz stuff for half the price. It isn't just the longevity. The pro stuff usually does a better job on EACH job, including the first. And it does it better for years. The design life of many cheap power tools is about 45-100 hours. The expensive pro tool might have a design life closer to 20,000 hours.