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Overall Rating

Great Combo Set
I have used this tool for 2 months. I feel this is a great combo tool set and I am completely satisfied.
After reading some of the reviews, I was hesitant to order the set but being a very satisfied owner of several Makita tools including earlier generation Makita cordless drills, I decided to give the Combo set a try (even knowing it is Made in China; read on.)
Makita does a great job with ergonomics. The drill is a good manageable weight, has plenty of power, battery life, is well balanced, and does not have any skin pinch points. The trigger and reversing switch are positioned for easy fingertip control (I checked out the competitors and the Makita BHP454 in the combo set had the best fit in my hand.)
The hammer drill is very effective. I was surprised how efficient the hammer drill is at drilling 3/8 inch holes in concrete. I drilled 6 holes in the same time it used to take me to drill one with my older, non impact, cordless drill.
I checked the chuck run out by mounting a 1/2″ diameter precision dowel pin in the chuck and measured run out with a 0.0005″ increment dial indicator. Run out was less than 0.005″ which I figure is very acceptable for a hand held drill.
Regarding being “Made in China”. I am generally very ANTI when it comes to Chinese made products. My experience has been that most Chinese products are made with poor quality control, poor heat treatment, inferior components, etc. I have experienced the inferior junk that often comes from China and, after many bad experiences, I have made it a habit to, whenever possible, completely avoid purchasing Chinese Made products. However, knowing Makita’s reputation and quality, and working as a Manufacturing Engineer for many years, I have had the experience of working directly with Japanese companies and evaluating their workforce transition to China. What I experienced and I believe this is the case with Makita, if properly done, the product quality does not suffer because components initially come from Japan until such time the China operation can prove they can competently and consistently manufacture quality components. When making this transition, the Japanese are experts at exercising Complete Quality Control so the product is comparable to those coming from Japan.
Amazon is excellent at taking back any product that a customer is not satisfied with so I figure there is no risk to the customer if a product does not perform as advertised.
In summary, this is a fine set and I would not hesitate to recommend purchasing the Combo Set.

Overall Rating

Very happy with kit
I purchased the kit primarily for the drill and thought the impact driver could be interesting. After using both, the impact driver was the best part of the kit. It is the best driver I have ever used and the most versatile. It has incredible power to get out the most difficult screws yet the control to keep from damaging screw heads. I have recommended it to all my friends.