Cordless drills: How to use, how to choose

Makita U.S.A., Inc., manufacturer of high quality industrial power tools and accessories and member of the Power Tool Institute (PTI), will adopt the new PTI Torque Procedure to measure torque in cordless power drills, including driver-drills and hammer driver-drills in driver-drill mode. The new test method, agreed upon by all major power tool companies in the Power Tool Institute, is the industry’s first standard to measure torque in drills. Torque is one of the best means to measure the performance of cordless professional drills, a product used by pro tradesmen that accounts for a significant share of all power tool sales.

“Since Makita introduced and commercialized the cordless market nearly 30 years ago, there has been no single standard for measuring torque in cordless drills, and manufacturers have published figures derived from a range of different testing methodologies,” said Stan Rodrigues, Manager, Regulatory and Compliance Department at Makita. “A single standard with a consistent methodology will produce more accurate measurements for comparison, and is a true win for dealers and end-users of driver-drills.”

Prior to PTI’s new standard, power tool manufacturers conducted their own torque measurement in-house or with third party testing labs. The torque numbers were not useful for comparison since the testing hardware and methodologies were not standard. The PTI membership recognized this and worked together to create a new standard.

“Makita supports the new standard,” said Ken Hefley, Makita Senior Vice President, Marketing. “For tradesmen, torque is an important factor in the performance of a drill and a single standard guideline will produce consistent data so professional users can make informed purchasing decisions.”

“Makita is the first to publish torque numbers based on the new PTI Torque Procedure,” added Brad Wheeler, Senior Product Manager for Cordless Products. “Just as Makita is the innovation leader in the cordless category, we are the first to adopt this important standard.”

To learn more about the new PTI Torque Procedure, including the testing hardware and methodology, go to PTI’s website

Source: press release

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• Makita USA (also known as Makita Com)


• Makita Canad(also known as Makita Ca)


• Makita Latin America


• Makita Brazil


• Makita Belgium


• Makita Russia


• Makita Austria


• Makita Czech Republic


• Makita Denmark


• Makita Finland


• Makita France


• Makita Germany

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I can't find it, I spent several hours trying to find e-mail address and did not find it at all. I just want to ask them a few things about cordless drill Makita BDF452HW. It is so easy to put e-mail address to your site, but they think that it is not necessary.

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Makita Corporation is Japan's number one manufacturer and exporter of electric power tools.
In 1958, Makita introduced their first electric tool. In January of that year, Makita began selling portable electric planers, the first such product in Japan.
The company credited its success in the domestic power tool market to high quality construction, pioneering research and development, and a unique system of direct distribution. Instead of relying on wholesalers to market its tools to retailers, Makita employed its own direct sales force. Makita used its comparatively low-cost production base to advantage in Europe and the United States. By the end of the 1970s, the company had captured almost one-fifth of the global professional tool market, nearly matching Black & Decker Corporation's market share. On the product development front, the company introduced the world's first cordless miter saw and also launched a line of 18-volt cordless power tools during 1999. Among the new products debuting the following year was a circular saw with an attached dust collector and also the world's first line of cordless tools powered by nickel-metal hydride batteries. The latter were more environmentally friendly than the previously ubiquitous nickel-cadmium batteries, which contained cadmium, a heavy metal. By this time, the company had developed a recycling program that enabled customers to return their used batteries--both types--to any retailer within Makita's huge worldwide network.
Today Makita is one of the world's largest power tool manufacturers with seven manufacturing facilities globally and a selection of over 350 superior, innovative tools and well over 4,500 accessories.
Makita continues to set the standard for quality, reliability and performance by manufacturing innovative power tools. More informations about Makita you can find here, also you can visit official site of Makita Corp.

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Online you can find a lot of reviews for different types of cordless drills and different models, but they are scattered in open spaces of the Internet, and this process can take a lot of time. From today I will publish posts with links to the reviews that I found. The purpose of such posts to facilitate process of finding reviews. And so begin.

Reviews for Makita BDF452 18v Lithium Ion Cordless Drill

• review by FritzM at Lumberjocks.com


• review by DGunn at Lumberjocks.com


• review by Vestax at DiyMobileAudio.com


• and for the end you can read a great collection of Makita BDF452HW reviews from Amazon

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