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Today I'm buying a second one for another employee I've been so pleased. This is a big plus because often the drill is only a couple feet from your ears.
I am an electrician and use the drill almost daily. I have owned this drill for about 3 years.
What I like most is that it's light (which means a lot when you are carrying it up and down a ladder all day, and that it's quiet. I've never had it run out of power (although when I'm drilling through more than 6 inches of wood I will reduce my bit down to 3/4 inch.
The plastic collar of the side handle has broken a little after getting dropped on a wood subfloor in 30 degree weather, but I think that's almost to be expected. I know I could wear hearing protection but it's easier to just buy a quiet drill.
I ordered and received this item twice in a defective condition. After the second arrived with the leak I gave up and ordered the Milwaukee 3107-6. I was fooled by the slightly higher rpm on the Makita which is wholly unnesseary and may be even detrimental for the large holes I purchased this machine to bore. The case was also deformed each time. Here's the problem with Amazon and other internet retailers: they do not pack well and rely on the product's original packaging for protection. I do not believe based on an inspection of the packaging that UPS mishandled the box in transit. Each time the drill arrived with a very noticeable amount of light oil in the case. No problems with that unit and I should have known better and just ordered the Milwaukee in the first place.
In other words, it was only subject to the normal amount of abuse and not crushed up. I called Makita and they said the oil in the case is not normal and I should return it, which I did. The problem here may be that the Makita case is just so flimsy, and it is the worst case I have ever seen, that it cannot be relied upon for any type of protection in transit. The Milwaukee's case is solid, the Makita's is not and this creates a problem when you are getting almost no padding in your shipment.
So far I have to say it's an excellent drill and would recommend it to any one. Only bad thing I have to say about it is the crappy case they give you.
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