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Well I started on the shelving project after getting the rails and clips and reached for my trusty Hitachi DB 3DL screw driver, only to have issues with the switch and clutch. This is the one tool I always carry in the trailer and I have had it I think since the late 80's- 90's when the lithium battery fad first came out. It's very handy in tight spots and made minor repairs a breeze. It was also a drill for small sized holes. I think I can muddle through the project with it, but I sure need something new.
It is 2 speed 0-200 and 0-600 (not variable speed) and always did an OK job. It can be used straight or angled. The slow speed had plenty of power for typical screws and high speed worked OK for 1/4" drill or less. The 1/4 hex chuck is getting a bit sloppy and the battery's are also showing thier age.
Hitachi no longer exists and is now branded Metabo from what I can find. The equivalent is the Metabo HPT DB3DL2 https://www.metabo-hpt.com/power-too...ver-metabo-hpt Its almost identical but reviews are mixed depending where you look - especially switch issue's. Now made in China instead of Japan.
Other choices I found
https://www.dewalt.com/product/dcf68...ttery-kit?tid= single speed
https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Produc...tening/2101-22 I had hopes when I found this, until I read the reviews
Then there is the Ryobi, Wen, Freeman https://www.homedepot.com/b/Tools-Po...screw%20driver
And then Amazon - wont list all of them. Many look like re-brands of each other
Then I found this
https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/DF012DSE
I have a lot of other Makita tools and all work well. This has twice the power of my old Hitachi, but is the same size and features - even a bit smaller possibly.
So does anyone have experience with any of the brands listed - especially the Makita?
Thanks for any help spending my funds
PS Makita does make a variable speed version. but without the 2 speed range or clutch system https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/TD022DSE I dont thing it fits what I need.
Keith
It is 2 speed 0-200 and 0-600 (not variable speed) and always did an OK job. It can be used straight or angled. The slow speed had plenty of power for typical screws and high speed worked OK for 1/4" drill or less. The 1/4 hex chuck is getting a bit sloppy and the battery's are also showing thier age.
Hitachi no longer exists and is now branded Metabo from what I can find. The equivalent is the Metabo HPT DB3DL2 https://www.metabo-hpt.com/power-too...ver-metabo-hpt Its almost identical but reviews are mixed depending where you look - especially switch issue's. Now made in China instead of Japan.
Other choices I found
https://www.dewalt.com/product/dcf68...ttery-kit?tid= single speed
https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Produc...tening/2101-22 I had hopes when I found this, until I read the reviews
Then there is the Ryobi, Wen, Freeman https://www.homedepot.com/b/Tools-Po...screw%20driver
And then Amazon - wont list all of them. Many look like re-brands of each other
Then I found this
https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/DF012DSE
I have a lot of other Makita tools and all work well. This has twice the power of my old Hitachi, but is the same size and features - even a bit smaller possibly.
So does anyone have experience with any of the brands listed - especially the Makita?
Thanks for any help spending my funds
PS Makita does make a variable speed version. but without the 2 speed range or clutch system https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/TD022DSE I dont thing it fits what I need.
Keith
multipurpose. Lots of uses they were never intended for
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