Customer Reviews

Makita LXT405 18-Volt LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless Combo Kit, 4-Piece

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I purchased this combo kit approx 2 years ago, and these tools are powerful workhorses. I have a fencing company and they get used nearly every day. I am still using the original set of batteries that came with the kit. Still getting full productive use of the tools from these great batteries. (I have other brands,-- DeWalt, Milwaukee, Bosch, and I'm sorry to say they can't measure up to the Makita.) Any of my employees who use these tools are equally as impressed as I am, and are quick to grab the Makita over the others available to them. I would recommend this kit to anyone who is concerned with having a high quality, dependable set of cordless tools.

I have only owned a few tools in my life, but these by far surpass any I have ever used. The tools have more power, longer battery life, and are better quality.

I used the impact driver and circular saw (mainly) to build a fence around my parents yard, and it was a snap using one battery for it all. I would drive what I needed, then switch the battery to the saw and cut. The battery lasts all day for the impact driver, but runs out much faster with the work load of the circular saw. Another reviewer commented that you shouldn't use the saw for more than 15 minutes of cutting at a time. I agree, give it some rest, but the battery will run for at least 4 of those, so an hour of actual cutting hardwoods without dying.

All in all, definitely worth the purchase. If you need cordless, get Makita LXT. And HURRY, you can still get a free tool if you buy it now and use the rebate!

I purchased this from from my local hardware/lumber yard in Northern Michigan. He didn't have the exact one I was looking for (Saw-zaw, drill, impact driver, light) but did have the saw-zaw (reciprocating saw) circular saw, drill light. In a stroke of luck he also had an impact driver set (two batteries, charger) that he wanted to get rid of before inventory. I managed to get both sets, 4 batteries, two chargers etc for a lot less then you could otherwise, but I'd suggest doing it. I build a lot of staircases that lead to the beach, typically 8 flights or more. Some are as much as 350 feet of stairs. Weight of drills is very important. As is the battery weight, and life. I also do quite a bit of concrete, retaining walls, patio's etc as well as typical framing. What I'm saying is that I beat the living hell out of my tools, warm weather to very cold, harsh conditions, sand, water, storms, snow. These tools are the best I've used. Much lighter then anything else, I'm amazed at the power all of these tools have. The saws have a lot of power, the only trick with them is to let the blade do the work and not to 'push through' the wood. The drills are unreal. 1/2" lag bolts through hardwood and into concrete? No problem. And they last all day. I can lay decking and screw for 8-10 hours and maybe go through 1.5 batteries. That's unbelievable. Oh, and it takes about 20 minutes to fully charge them. The impact drill is pretty much the only drill I use unless it's really delicate work, then I'll switch to the driver drill because it has better control over it's speed. Circular saw is great, I still have my porter-cable mag corded saw (which is also freaking amazing) for when I'm really framing a lot, but honestly, I can use the little Makita 6.5 inch saw even to cut through tons of treated and wet yellow pine. I had a DeWalt cordless set and I can assure you the difference is night and day. I love the Makita line of power tools. I'd buy it again. On another note, if you're looking to perfect your collection of exactly what the best is it goes like this:
Bosch random orbit sander, and jigsaw.
Bosch or Matika Compound Sliding miter saws, but only use Freud blades.
Matkia Cordless
Porter Cable Mas Circular saw
Porter Cable Roofing Nailers, air compressor powered.
Paslode Airless framing and trim nailers.

As a professional builder, I have owned many different cordless tools. Most were adequate to good, these are excellent. They are powerful, light, ergonomically designed and hold their charge. Previous cordless saws I've had were wimpy, not something I'd rely on for a deck job or to take on the roof to cut plywood. This one is exactly what I hoped it would be. Well worth the price.

You can get this same kit at Home Depot for $439.00. You are not saving 53%. I have no idea where they get the retail price at $958.

The two batteries it comes with powers up saw all day for me. I'm a real weekend warrior at carpentry, so it's not like I'm framing a whole house, just a couple of new bathrooms right now.

Light, can even use overhead when cutting through 50 yr old furred out acorstic ceiling tile.

I replaced a set of 18 volt dewalt tools and have not regreted my decision. Great tools and Super fast shipping

So far I've only used the driver to perform a Saiga conversion. The driver worked very well and can't wait to use the rest of the tools.