Seems a good price and the cheapest Amazon have sold it according to the camel.
So why is it better than the other sets? Egg sucking time! This is not the usual screwdriver bit set, but designed to take the blows of an impact driver, so should last longer. Can still be used in a hand held driver of course.
12 comments
androidavis
2 Oct 17#1
Hot as standard bits.
I’ve been suckered into buying Makita standard bits (not impact) before that turned out to be not very good.
I bought these impact ones, and the best way to look at them is treat as standard bits. These are what the Makita standard bits should be. I would say not good enough quality yet again when it comes to impact drivers.
Thoughtful to androidavis
2 Oct 17#2
The issue manufacturers face is making a bit so hard it wrecks the screw head, and so soft it wrecks the bit itself. It's all a compromise. The Impact drivers need to be able to stand rapid rotational blows rather than the smooth torque of a hand held driver. This is even more important on the longer bits.
Krosus
2 Oct 17#3
Need to change the title. This is a bit set not a driver set.
What was that about egg sucking?
alexfn
2 Oct 17#4
Its not an impact driver set. They are standard and listed wrong on amazon. Hence all the reviews saying they have broken
Shinoke
2 Oct 17#5
Yup, their impact bits are gold - made from tarata steel, e.g:
And what is this 40% extra if you are not a Prime subscriber? This is stupid pricing from Amazon. Either you get pricing that matches other uk stores that pay tax or you pay a stupid made up price.
ghostm4n to fiqqer
2 Oct 17#11
It's not 40% extra, it's the same price, but you have to pay for postage. You are comparing a delivered price from Amazon with a collection price at Toolstop.
Can also vouch for this quality (as opposed to some of their green cased stuff) bosch set which goes down to £15 every now and then. Has long bits which I like. And work in my impact driver amazon.co.uk/dp/…A7Q
keithbereal
4 Oct 17#12
I bought these instead for my makita impact driver. still on the same bit after installing 2 full roofs. screwfix.com/p/d…PbA
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Opening post
So why is it better than the other sets? Egg sucking time! This is not the usual screwdriver bit set, but designed to take the blows of an impact driver, so should last longer. Can still be used in a hand held driver of course.
12 comments
I’ve been suckered into buying Makita standard bits (not impact) before that turned out to be not very good.
I bought these impact ones, and the best way to look at them is treat as standard bits. These are what the Makita standard bits should be. I would say not good enough quality yet again when it comes to impact drivers.
This is even more important on the longer bits.
What was that about egg sucking?
amazon.co.uk/Mak…M9W
angliatoolcentre.co.uk/mak…tml
Got the above set.
Like the look of this too:
toolstop.co.uk/ind…138
Only seen it at toolstop - I think it's a new set.
EDIT makitauk.com/acc…tml
toolstop.co.uk/mak…369
And what is this 40% extra if you are not a Prime subscriber? This is stupid pricing from Amazon. Either you get pricing that matches other uk stores that pay tax or you pay a stupid made up price.
still on the same bit after installing 2 full roofs.
screwfix.com/p/d…PbA