amzn.to/3vhusuu I needed a tool gift and this Makita Bit/Nut driver set checked most of the boxes. Inexpensive, strong enough, solid case, SAE. Good enough for an apartment warming gift. on Amazon: amzn.to/3vhusuu
I have that kit and saw the reviews, including the broken handle, before buying. My problem is that it’s been in the bottom of a tool drawer and I haven’t touched it. The Piquic driver 8-in-one are too good.
I am one of those guys who just fixes things. A friend at work had this set but the magnet had fallen out of the driver which meant the bits didn't stay in, he was very frustrated as he really liked the set. He gave it to me to fix and I just glued a new magnet in. Whilst I had it, I was impressed by the smoothness of the ratched, so much so it is in my Amazon list to buy later. My go to ratchet is a Snap On which is my favourite and of good quality but for a cheap ratchet the Makita impressed me.
Picked up this set in the metric version a few years back. I needed an nut driver for installing a TV for a friend and the local hardware store had the metric version of this set for about 20€. The bits and nut drivers are good. Pretty much the same quality as the bits that came in a smaller bit set I've got with my Makita cordless drill and get the job done. That case holds up well bouncing around in my trunk but I took a 6 mm drill to the inlay which made it useable for me and I drilled a addtional hole for one of the nut drivers because I got sick of finagling to get out that bit holder which I'm not a fan of. Mine came very stiff from the factory, never loosened up and was ultimately replaced with a simple magnetic Wiha one. That ratcheting bit holder isn't that bad and it has about 20 teeth with a OKish but even back drag which make it quite useable. Got not that much use but I tried to tear it apart out of curiousity some moonless night but I couldn't break it. Maybe I'm too weak but I learned that ratcheting screwdrivers weren't a gimmick as I though back then. I only had a oldskool Felo one before that. Very good handle and bits but its mechanism had only 6 or so teeth with a very uneven back drag. So I didn't got the advantage if you had to align the bit with the screw anyway and use two hands to overcome the drag. And so I used it mainly as a normal bit driver
Looks like a pretty nice kit. Some of the comments/reviews and pics i see for products just blows me away. Like did they get a piece that shouldnt have pass QC, or did they intentionally break it after they were done using it for the project they got it for so they could complain and get their money back
Why are they having a fit the world over? Is it because Snap On uses SS instead of some cheaper metal? Is it because it helps against corrosion ? Or is it because it uses a magnet AND a retention ring to hold a bit in place?
I was wondering the same. I never use nut drivers. I have a wiha 11in1 screw driver, if take the bits out theres 3 dif sizes for nut drivers. Using that for clamps is the only time i use nut drivers over sockets. Ive got a ton of nut drivers in the various socket sets ive got, never used them. I sometimes use the bits and screwdrivers that came with the kits, but usually use dedicated screwdrivers for most things when doing stuff at home or on cars. The wiha 11 in 1 i use at work cause its right in my pouch or bucket and i dont have many dedicated screwdrivers i bring to work. But ya never use any of the interchangeable nut drivers that come with kits. The couple times i tried they didnt stay in the driver very good so never bothered. If i had dedicated/one piece nut drivers i may use those, but prob wouldnt waste my money on them unless i found a nice full set for short money
I have some bad experience from Makita nut drivers, snapped immediately when using the impact driver. They were not from this particular kit but from a larger socket set.
@@opelsugerI have a 1/4 and 3/8 drive impact xps (I think those are the letters) and they have been great for me. Granted I’m not hammering down 8” lags but I don’t baby them by any means. They came in a little rubber/silicon socket rail with a 1/4 hex adapter.
@@nachoisme the makita gold 1/4hex to 3/8 drive (and then 1/2 drive) wobble adapter are amazing. They dont look like they should be impact rated cause the color, but man they are the best socket adapters for 1/4 hex impact drivers. They used to sell them at home depot but havent seen them ina while. Last i checked amazon had them. If you use sockets with impact driver, they are the strongest ones. Never broke one, and they have the wobble pluse feature. Push all the way down so it stays straight, pull up a bit and the socket wobbles if you cant get straight on the fastener ina tight area
I just hate these clear plastic tops they put on these cases. That type of plastic is so fragile and I'm sure it will crack easily one day. I'd prefer a nice durable plastic lid that matches the remainder of the case.
Bits and sockets look good! I'm always leery of the ratcheting drivers, though... then again, always bought super cheap bit sets where the drivers fail out of the box. Similarly stocked, sans the ratcheting driver, the Hyper Tough Model 42873 is in my wishlist to keep on my "I-Can-Fix-That" tinker table... I mean, at $15 it's likely chinsey... but I'm always looking for diamonds in the value corner.
@@idiotburns yes 316 better across the board but is more expensive. I don’t think I could bring myself to pay $28 for a hex bit holder no matter the metal composition. 👍
@@foxwood67 yeah, you are paying $28 because they come by the shop on wheels once a week and you get a new one if it takes damage, your paying for the item for life, its for people like me that work in aerospace, they charge that for known materials so whats left behind by tool damage is ok in the plane
Unfortunately most Makita kits like this or the bigger 200pc ratchet cases on Amazon (the ones with 150 hex bits) that I've used are generic chinesium crap with a Makita logo on them.
