I’m about to invest in some “prosumer” level 18V power tools, e.g. Makita, Dewalt, Metabo, etc. The general consensus appears to be that they’re all more or less equal and it doesn’t matter much which brand one goes with, but a few years ago I developed tinnitus which has made me more sensitive to high frequency...
It’s just random work in and around the house. Some times I needed a more powerful drill driver was when laying bamboo flooring (had to be screwed down) and replacing bargeboards. Projects planned for the future include removing an exterior door and rebuilding the wall, and at some point to build a new kitchen. Occasionally I have some hobby project that requires lighter drilling, e.g. building subwoofers or keyboards, or simple stuff around the house like hanging stuff on the walls or ceiling. We live in a wooden house nowadays so no concrete drilling.
I use ear protection for bigger projects, but if I didn’t have to if I’m just going to do something quick, like installing blinders in a window or hanging a painting. My first drill, a massive corded Bosch, had much less of an ear-piercing sound that the Ryobi that I have now.
Unfortunately (?) I live en Europe so no Lowe’s here… The only store that sell Milwaukee here is almost an hour’s drive away, and it’s a pro store so their opening hours is something like 7:30 - 16:30 Monday to Friday. Once I took a half day off to go there, but Milwaukee was the only brand I couldn’t test because they didn’t have any batteries available :/
Thanks, though it seems like the list contains corded tools and none of the models I’ve been considering. It also looks like the sheet only lists sound power level, i.e. something like overall loudness. While lower sound in general is of course good, what I’m trying to find is a drill driver that doesn’t have as high pitched sound as most 18V tools do. For example both DCD791 and DDF484 have a listed SPL of 76 dBA, but I found the noise from the DDF484 to be more annoying due to it having higher frequency.
Metabo HPT is called Hikoki outside of USA afaik. Only seen them at hardware stores but I remember the DV18DD being remarkably quiet for an 18V brushless drill driver, even compared to the competitors’ smaller models. In what way do they suck? At least here they are in the same price range as Makita and Dewalt.
The flowerbeds in front of my house could use some work. ( pixelfed.crimedad.work )
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Which 18V brushless drill driver has the least annoying sound?
I’m about to invest in some “prosumer” level 18V power tools, e.g. Makita, Dewalt, Metabo, etc. The general consensus appears to be that they’re all more or less equal and it doesn’t matter much which brand one goes with, but a few years ago I developed tinnitus which has made me more sensitive to high frequency...
What brand of tools is everyone here using? ( lemmy.world )