Hitachi brushless drill driver

New Hitachi Brushless Hammer Drill

Apr 27, 2012 Stuart 1 Comment

Hitachi’s new brushless hammer drill won’t win any beauty contests, but its specs and features seem reasonably good.

New Hitachi Brushless Drill Driver DS18DBL

Mar 14, 2012 Stuart 11 Comments

Hitachi is launching a new brushless drill driver that seems to feature a couple of new technologies. Unfortunately, Hitachi reps didn’t want to tell me about it, leading to frustration and several unresolved questions.

Roger on I Gave up Searching for the Best Tools: “A hammer is a hammer. However, from all the hammers I’ve held, a wood handle feels instantly comfortable. Comparing it…”
Rx9 on I Gave up Searching for the Best Tools: “Not a fan of rankings, per se, but relevant performance stats are always welcome. That’s one of the great things…”
Rx9 on I Gave up Searching for the Best Tools: “The rankings are trivially easy: #1. Stanley Kirk Burrell #2. Mercedes-Benz 300E 5.6 AMG #3. Charles Martel #4. Walter Stacy…”
blocky on I Gave up Searching for the Best Tools: “My search for the best has often lead me to conclude: THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD TOOLS! So now, I…”
JoshtheFurnaceGuy on I Gave up Searching for the Best Tools: “I agree that noone can verify a “best hammer”. That said, some are and aren’t worth the money. Estwing makes…”
Ciccio on I Gave up Searching for the Best Tools: “I have an old 20 oz Bostitch, kinda heavy and big hitting head, and a 12 oz Eastwing , but…”