Customer Reviews

Makita 6223DWE 12 Volt 3/8-Inch Cordless Drill/Driver Kit

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I've found this drill to be useful for smaller cabinet jobs, where a large amount of torque is not needed. I like its compact style, and the fact that it weighs just over 3 lbs. It has plenty of power for driving screws, and even doing some minor drilling operations. It would be nice to see it come with nickel metal hydride batteries, and a more streamlined style, but overall, this is a great little drill.

I am a huge Makita fan. I like what they produce. This little drill is no exception. I wouldn't have it as my only drill but as an extra it's great to have around. It has plenty of power for light duty drilling and fastening. That's what it's for. If you are left handed you won't like it because the forward / reverse switch is on the left side of the tool . Most are centered over the trigger these days. I also wish it came with higher capacity batteries . Other than that, this is a great little drill for small jobs.

Couple weeks ago I bought this product. At work I found that it's not power enaugh like other 12Volt products. Plus nobody tells you that this Makita was made in China.

I had a small cordless screw driver before this and I had just about decided never to have another battery operated piece of junk again. However I tried this tool because I saw some construction guys using one like it. I looked around and I spoke with the guys at Schosser Tools in Denver and in the end I purchased one. I'll never be without one again. It's definitely a tool worth having around. It's got the power for just about anything around the house. I even let the cable TV guy use it to drill some masonry holes because his batteries were dead. It's a good tool.

I've had this 12V model for at least 10 years now. They have higher-powered units now, but I think this was top of the line back then.

Don't, just don't try to get between me and Makita-san.

We travel together. When I visit my older generation, they always have this thing to put up, that to take down, and the other to fix. I set Makita-san to "recharge" before I even figure out what they want. I survived a live-in, DIY rehab with Makita-san and my wife, and we both came out with a lot of respect for Makita-san. Ceiling drywall, framing, you name it. We've been through a lot together. Me and my wife, too, but that's not what I mean.

Back in the day when I bought this cordless, NiCd were the thing people did for batteries. After a while, the NiCd pooped out on me. Here comes my one annoyance with Makita: I couldn't get a new NiCd battery. Only NiMH were on the market. Fine - I'm easy, but the NiMH needed a new charger. And, although the battery still fit my old tool, a bigger clasp mechanism no longer fit my old carrying case. And the charger doesn't fit either. That nice old briefcase for tool, battery, and charger suddenly became a juggling act of lots of loose pieces. Now, although I haven't upgraded, the batteries are LiIon - yet another change. And my two old old chargers can't charge them. And I'll bet a nickel that the LiIon batteries don't fit my ancient carrying case. If I were just a little greedier, I'd say they owe me a new case for buying all that extra electronic stuff - but I won't.

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