AvE........true story. My Wife purchased a Makita 10mm drill at the Shorty and Cheap Chicken (National Lumber) in 1984 for my birthday. It was red, and had an internal battery that charged with an external DC plug to 7.2 volts. Inside were 6 sub C NiCads. I used this drill 5 days a week installing Security systems which required running down screws to mount enclosures, drilling up to 3/8'' holes and tieing down wiring terminals by running it forward and reverse hundreds of times a day......for 35 years!! Yes, it got some love over the years to the tune of 3 switches, 7 sets of batteries that I hand soldered in as you could not buy them, and I even used laptop batts in some of the re-habs. It got greased every year and not one of the bushings wallered out! Original motor still going, but the circuit breaker failed so I removed it completely with no ill effect. Charger died 25 years in so I use an SMP 3 amp power supply from an alarm to charge it now. No one who sees it believes it's a Makita because of the rare Red casing but the name and model plate are still there. I retired it a month ago and am using a new Makita mini 12 volt that I don't like the feel of quite as much after all these years......I suspect I'm just a sentimental old Bastard!
@talisolin5 жыл бұрын
we have 4 of these in the beautiful metal boxes they came in. went through 10 different alarm techs. and they would still work if we got new batteries... WHICH THEY STILL SELL!
@StefanBacon5 жыл бұрын
Some of the coolest Makita early battery tools are impossible to find. I've been looking for a 9.6v jigsaw for 5 years with no luck. They sure can handle a lot of love as long as you care enough :)
@denisrhodes545 жыл бұрын
original tool durability test still ongoing...
@bolerdweller5 жыл бұрын
This is why I'm still using makita. I owned the same 7.2 volt drill as a kid, but I got rid of it 10 years ago because the batteries were toast but they are still available. My makita 18 volt kit has one of the original impact drivers and a drill that I first purchased about 13 years ago and they still work and I've pushed them(I've even mixed mortar for tile work several times) and the drill still works fine. I left my heavy duty plug in drill at home one day and I had a timber handrail to build with a couple hundred 1 1/8" holes to hog out for the spindles, the drill got really hot, I had to stop and work on something else for a bit, ran through quite a few batteries but got it done. That was a year ago, drill still runs strong.
@FelixOlschewski5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's the one. Should be Model M003. Kind of the same story for ours. I refurbished one of them with Li-Ion batteries, BMS and TP5100 charger circuit. Works fine. It has been in our family since the early 90s. We got the one in this video around the same time.
@chickenlips86965 жыл бұрын
The speed control is achieved by using a dull bit and pushing harder.
@bansheemania16925 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@ITubeTooInc5 жыл бұрын
Or by doing pulse width modulation with your index finger. ;-)
@Qgal5kap1235 жыл бұрын
@@ITubeTooInc - epillepsy then :-P
@mikesavage87935 жыл бұрын
Seeing as he's going to frankenstein it, he could fit a rheostat as a speed control. Maybe not with lithium batteries but with nicads and such it's do-able.
@mackdlite59005 жыл бұрын
@Dee Jay the possibilities are endless! such versatile machines
@ZackJenkins5 жыл бұрын
AvE: I've been your private dancer for a while now. Me: Neatly tucks another single in the waistband.
@arduinoversusevil20255 жыл бұрын
Let's go back to the champaign room, there's drills.
@stoddern5 жыл бұрын
@@arduinoversusevil2025 Just remember to mark the sheep that kick with an X. LOL
@jamespfp5 жыл бұрын
TAKE IT ALL OFF!!! #TakeOffEh
@mattmanyam5 жыл бұрын
Well played, Zack Jenkins, well played.
@jr814525 жыл бұрын
@@arduinoversusevil2025 Makita will still sell you the proper batteries for this drill for $15 www.amazon.com/Makita-MAKITA-Power-Tools-Battery/dp/B007E4P55K or for $50 if you also want the Makita sticker on it www.amazon.com/B7000-Battery-7-2-volt-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B000ZNAQEC/ref=pd_cp_469_4/147-8929078-2773958?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B000ZNAQEC&pd_rd_r=134acc5e-78f7-4f3f-9cca-5b2aa86a3fcf&pd_rd_w=bVnFM&pd_rd_wg=LElXJ&pf_rd_p=ef4dc990-a9ca-4945-ae0b-f8d549198ed6&pf_rd_r=6D04J0BYJXCCMHQVW3VJ&psc=1&refRID=6D04J0BYJXCCMHQVW3VJ or $40 each for stickers if you buy 10 :D www.amazon.com/Makita-B7000-B-10-Battery-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B001KJCNLY?ref_=ast_sto_dp
@Qietman5 жыл бұрын
I was given that exact tool for my 18th birthday in 1981. I still have it, and two batteries, and the charger. Works great.
@adamberggren58153 жыл бұрын
How long does a battery last you?
@MattOGormanSmith3 жыл бұрын
@@adamberggren5815 39 Years!
@NotProFishing5 жыл бұрын
Back when swapping a battery felt like dropping a mag from a 1911
@Jon.Rushing4 жыл бұрын
Same feeling with the B&D VPD850
@DataLog4 жыл бұрын
Sir, it's clipaglockamagazine...
@randyruppel67274 жыл бұрын
@@DataLog lmao
@MarcosElMalo23 жыл бұрын
Since when did 1911s have a cover/latch on the bottom you’d need to flip open?
@ObiwanNekody3 жыл бұрын
There was likely good reason for this... Black and Decker was in the business of machining Colt pistols when they invented the electric hand drill in 1917.
@KastaRules5 жыл бұрын
Close but No cigar: the one I inherited from my old man is indeed the wired version. Well, technically I didn't actually inherit it... I just borrowed it and never gave it back.
@hoeguy78624 жыл бұрын
I have one...that dad inherited when the batteries chooched!
@MarcosElMalo23 жыл бұрын
The corded Makita 3/8 drill was bulletproof. Their 7 1/2” circ saw wasn’t bad either. They also had a skillsaw competitor, but I never used it. The skill wormdrive was pretty much the industry standard.
@NastierNate5 жыл бұрын
12 minutes until demonetized... might be a new record
@711sullivan85 жыл бұрын
Any joke can be funny with the right delivery. Unless there is no delivery
@ADubTheGrizzy4 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@saddane68974 жыл бұрын
Savage xD
@ToolsAndStuffOFFICIAL5 жыл бұрын
Loved it when tools were this simple. When you could take them apart and go "A-ha! That wire has come loose". Soldering iron (or duct tape) and back in business. Now when you pull them apart it is just some potted board with a bubble in it, and it's stuffed. I remember my old man had a bunch of these drills laying around back in the day. Loved the battery affixment with the metal clasp. Love the gears. Felt nice and skookum.
@anttimaki81885 жыл бұрын
Yeah, i keep repairing drills and stuff that goes dead at work, and its one of 2, you either can cut the cable shorter and reattach in reasonable time. or you have to say that my boss is gonna charge more to repair the cable than that 100€ mixer is worth, Some stuff is just not made for repairing in a reasonable time. This mixer thing.. you need to remove 12 screws, motor planetary wheel thingy that comes apart like a chinese "lego" car once you take it off, take off whole motor coil assembly, and you can open the handle to fix the cable. put handle back on. Then you need to take off the other side to get to the bits that now denie the motor coil from getting inside again. These will also blow apart and youre searching for little bits all over(noo... they could not attach these together at all. theres literally a wire, a graphite(?) block with a spring and a small piece of plastic. wire goes into small plate that goes between the spring and plastic bit). Then you can put the coil in, then the black bits and all the little things with them. close the backside, quess how the cogs were inside the other end, attach all the screws and try not to test it with a Hammer 1st.
@TheFalconJetDriver5 жыл бұрын
Tools & Stuff Young Man! You should be more Respectful of your Father! “My old man” that is disrespectful.
@natelobo935 жыл бұрын
I remember being a little kid climbing on my grandfather work bench to grab this exact drill. Thanks for the throwback
@BplusJequalsFire5 жыл бұрын
My dad had a bunch of these. Speed control is your PWM trigger finger 😂
@hkdeltasig5 жыл бұрын
I learned trigger finger speed control on 1980' s Skil corded drill and jigsaw. I still have those tools that my Dad gave me when I was a teenager and I still use them.
@threegreencharms4 жыл бұрын
While clearing out my dear late grandfather's estate a few months back, I actually found this same drill complete with batteries, charger and a familiar blue-green blowmolded case. I imagined him decades ago, working with his first cordless drill---presumably a big convenience over the corded ones he had used since the '50's. I was very surprised to learn the drill still works, even the old nickel batteries. Good choice, pawpaw!
@bernieh65713 жыл бұрын
Keep it and by a new battery on amazon ! You gonna be able to give it to your grand children !
@georgemcmillan91725 жыл бұрын
In the 80's, I delivered and set up waterbeds. I bought the then new 9.6 volt Makita cordless drill that was red. I wore that puppy out! It lasted a hell of alot longer than they do now! They were simple, effective, but the batteries didn't last as long as new battery tech today, so I had 4 extra batteries. Loved that drill!!! Thanks for the review of a classic first gen cordless!
@mountmepython22065 жыл бұрын
Wow I don't remember a red Makita
@georgemcmillan91725 жыл бұрын
@@mountmepython2206, I actually had two in red.
@georgemcmillan91725 жыл бұрын
@Siward Beorn, no, it was red.
@georgemcmillan91725 жыл бұрын
@Siward Beorn, yeah, I remember that too. I was installing waterbeds back in the 80's, when cordless tech came onto the civilian market. Not many people had them, and I was the fastest installer in town! I wish I still had that under powered drill though. It made me alot of money back then!
@mikesavage87935 жыл бұрын
@@mountmepython2206 They exist alright. I think they're a mid-level tool, not a pro-tool but better than home-gamer level.
@MrTopNotchTexan5 жыл бұрын
I've learned so many different aspects of engineering from this man! And your shop talk always keeps me smiling! God bless you dude, your content is always the best! ⚙
@nickvancapelleveen37505 жыл бұрын
That was my Dads makita. Man I loved that man. almost 13 years since he died. Ik mis je pap!
@Migh7yb00sh5 жыл бұрын
Nick Van Capelleveen F
@beecee59905 жыл бұрын
Wow, brings back memories. I bought my 6010d back in '83, after getting out of high school. It finally died a noble death in 2012 after one too many falls from a ladder. Part of me misses it, but it's sure nice not having to use a chuck key now, and the power of them these days can't be beat. RIP little blue buddy...
@MarcosElMalo23 жыл бұрын
They could stand up to a lot of abuse. I remember one fella’s Makita was literally held together with tape and he made it last until the next payday. It wasn’t until about 93 that I saw my first Dewalt.
@sublicenseable5 жыл бұрын
Love how it's possible to open it and understand how it all works, makes finding out what's failing so much easier
@ExperimentalFun5 жыл бұрын
They sell brand new chinesium batteries for this on ebay, worth a try...
@PiOfficial3 жыл бұрын
Chinesium batteries ? Batteries are batteries mate. Lithium ion doesn’t change depending on where it’s made
@troyguinn3033 жыл бұрын
@@PiOfficial eh, when discussing high amperage cells found in cordless tool batteries id have to wholeheartedly disagree; batteries are not just batteries. I've seen no name Chinese battery manufacturers (NOT cell manufacturers, mind) use recycled laptop cells (NOT rated for high drain) to assemble cordless tool batteries. All batteries are not the same at all, however there are only a few true manufacturers of 18650 cells. The differences lie in the cell chemistry. Higher discharge/capacity cells won't last as many duty cycles, but put out more chooch. Lower discharge/capacity cells won't chooch as hard but will last more duty cycles.
@fuzzymoto8963 жыл бұрын
@@troyguinn303 You are exactly right battery chemistry can be wildly diffrent from manufacturer to manufacture plus the best batteries will have matched cells. I wish I could get a couple good batteries for this unit. My Dad has this exact unit in perfect condition. He got it new in the mid 80s. 1st person in our area to have a cordless drill, got it direct from Makita through his company. Real modern marvel for the 1980s .
@troyguinn3033 жыл бұрын
@@fuzzymoto896 thats a piece of history there. If its close to mint condition I would preserve it
@samgriffiths76093 жыл бұрын
@@PiOfficial gotta disagree with ya there. Bought some knock off bosch professional batteries off amazon and power delivery was noticeably less than the legitimate bosch equivelant. Also, some cheaper options have no over charge protection and have been known to explode/ combust as a result.
@machintelligence5 жыл бұрын
I used and still own a pair of these (they are in my shed somewhere). The weak point was the switch, as I have replaced a few. That and the battery, NiCad only, became too expensive to replace. Their successors were the long stick 9.6 volt models, built to the same robust standard. Battery life for both sizes was on the order of six years when in almost daily use.
@selador115 жыл бұрын
And about 6 months, when not in daily use...
@dancarlin54345 жыл бұрын
you can get the batterys on amazon for $15ea for new Chinesium reproductions and $50ea for New old Stock.
@docferringer5 жыл бұрын
@@dancarlin5434 depends. I inherited one of these from my dad who used it daily for working on boats. I think they must have slightly changed the shape of the case at some point because every battery I find online is just a blond one off from fitting in the tool. The drill still works like a dream though.
@xxwookey5 жыл бұрын
You can still get nimh c-cells to fix up batts like this. Not particularly expensive. (Currently £2.11 for 3Ah 4/5 SubC tabbed, high-drain cells on Ebay. Call it £13 plus postage to refurb). Need to check what current draw actually is to get the right cells. I the original was nicad then upgrading to NiMH will probably double the runtime
@machintelligence5 жыл бұрын
@@xxwookey The problem with these black stick batteries is that they are the pits to take apart and reassemble. It is much easier with the 18 V battery packs.
@Ari--d4 жыл бұрын
i used to have one of those. That pistol shape design still kicks ass, much better than having a battery taped to the bottom
@spyderMN5 жыл бұрын
That was my first cordless drill. Loved that thing.
@knaptonmawson5 жыл бұрын
Mark Ney, yes I was so proud to own one after having used a brace and a bit or the pump screwdriver , I think it was 1992 or 3.
@denis55ist5 жыл бұрын
I brought mine back in 95 when I was a young dad . Now I'm a grand dad and that little 7.5 v Makita is still going on the original battery .
@RedemptionGarage5 жыл бұрын
Only AvE has the balls to make a fetus joke and it work out lmao
@angusbrooks10775 жыл бұрын
worked it out with an abortion joke ..... like a pregnant nun
@JimmysTractor5 жыл бұрын
And Dave Chappelle
@lassaut67945 жыл бұрын
Ive heard all these jokes before cause just like an aborted feotus, I too was not born yesterday.
@michaelkelly26885 жыл бұрын
My all time. What's twelve inch long pink an makes a woman scream? A still birth. (Don't work to well when new partner has bin through same)
@johan69835 жыл бұрын
He could have aborted it, but thát would be cruel..
@scruffster24975 жыл бұрын
Used one of those babies daily in the early eighties. Worked like a champ all day on one battery putting in a/c units and duct work/gutters. Simple yet effective. I still remember how thrilled I was when they came out with keyless chucks.👍
@magiclarry76885 жыл бұрын
My Makita 9.6 volt drill was purchased in 1990. Still works great. Only thing replaced were batteries. I am told that Makita no longer supports batteries or chargers for it. The current ones I have are from an aftermarket producer that I got from Amazon.
@ryanmachan13025 жыл бұрын
9.6V batteries can still be bought brand-new from Makita directly. Several different models are available. Which model are you looking for? Whoever mentioned about chargers being discontinued is telling you a flat out lie. While some specific models have been discontinued, no general voltage, shape or type has been.
@magiclarry76885 жыл бұрын
Ryan Machan the batteries are for the 6095D drill. Any idea what the battery number is because I don’t have anymore actual Makita batteries so I don’t have the number.
@ryanmachan13025 жыл бұрын
@@magiclarry7688 Makita has 3 active part numbers for batteries for the 6095 drill, the NiMH 2.2Ah battery part number is 192696-2 A Makita service centre should be able to order that for you, or any store that has enough independence to order from the full Makita list directly. Other model numbers of batteries are also available that will fit that drill.
@magiclarry76885 жыл бұрын
Ryan Machan thanks for the info. I’ll look into that.
@tijn835 жыл бұрын
My dad had this when I was a kid, I stole the battery and used it to make my rc car go faster
@hamletksquid27023 жыл бұрын
I used a couple of those motors on RC airplanes . They were sold as .05's in RC shops for twice the price. The 7.2 volt motors could handle 9.6 volts just fine.
@pv2xeek5 жыл бұрын
"What does a 14 yr old and the fetus inside her have in common?" My first thought was the father.
@802Garage5 жыл бұрын
Spot the southerner! (Kidding. Sort of.)
@0x73V144 жыл бұрын
Roll Tide
@ufarkingicehole4 жыл бұрын
In the south ...family cumes first
@allanstephenson30835 жыл бұрын
Was my first cordless, now retired and using Festool here on UK. Great video 😎👌
@300DBenz5 жыл бұрын
The reason that drill wasn’t ridden like a $2 horse was because the battery lasted as long as my first time: 2 pulls of the trigger and it’s in need of a two hour recharge.
@cjr1881 Жыл бұрын
Not true at all.
@lonnarheaj3 жыл бұрын
We still have our "vintage" Makita cordless drill and flashlight I bought and gave to my Dear Hubby in the mid 1980's. The drill is still the most expensive set of single drill, battery, and charger I have bought. It was obviously an excellent investment! My husband rebuilt the battery a few years ago, and it still works great. My Father-in-Law had an even older, smaller, Makita drill with a smaller battery, and it makes an excellent "electric screw driver".
@Wolverine81415 жыл бұрын
My dad has one of these. We still use it, it's now corded and requires carrying a 6v battery pack around
@rogerfurer22735 жыл бұрын
I still have my Makita, from late '80s. Mine has a torque slip selector on top near the chuck so you can drive screws and not mess up your bit when it bottoms out. Mine came with a case, charger, and extra battery. There were couple of scene shops I worked at where everyone had one of these. The batteries are NiCad and someone discovered they had voltage memory and needed to be fully discharged before recharging. So someone took a sealed-beam headlight and bent the connectors so they fit the battery; you'd stick the battery on the headlight until the glow died, then put it (the battery) in the charger. This was in Honolulu and guys from the continent would come over and be amazed at how quickly we could assemble and disassemble sets. Makita added a speed control in the '90s (for a few extra $$$). One of my batteries failed around 2010, but the other still works. The thing is still functional--good design and manufacture = long life. Love it when something is built to last!
@philmccuen5 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was a master cabinet maker and he used these tools well into the 2000s
@hirisquvidson76254 жыл бұрын
I have my grandfather's corded mikita from the 90s and it still works amazingly.
@alecjahn5 жыл бұрын
"Chinesium alligator clips as a fusable link" It's funny because it's true.
@davidhenderson34005 жыл бұрын
I have cooked a few over the years.
@msmeyersmd85 жыл бұрын
Best subtle comment on this video. Normally I view fusible links as a tool of Satan to make electronic/electrical fault diagnosis so troublesome that you buy a new tool. If you’ve never seen it. Watch “The Lightbulb Conspiracy” sometime. That’s what we’re up against. And they’ve perfected that marketing model.
@charredskeleton5 жыл бұрын
Lead poisoning for us all!
@duminicad4 жыл бұрын
used some to connect a universal washing machine motor to 2 x 12v 14ah batteries in series, after about 5 seconds the lead started emitting smells and the holy ghost was peeking out
@gresvig25075 жыл бұрын
My best friend is an ASE Master and Subaru Senior Master tech, and he's spent twenty five years with this exact drill, putting up with the crap other techs gave him and the varied abuse and temptations of the Snap On and Matco rape vans. Still works great. One birthday I found the two speed version of it, cleaned it up, and gifted it to him-- think it's the happiest I've ever seen him.
@allanisaacs48355 жыл бұрын
Somebody send him a 7.2 stick battery for Christ's sake.
@fordford91333 жыл бұрын
No
@caseykline23274 жыл бұрын
My grandfather has one of these with original charger and batteries. Had a chance to use it after it being in service for... 35 years and it was truly a marvel of engineering.
@diymatt5 жыл бұрын
People are 3d printing battery adapters to convert old drills to lithium so I went looking. I was able to bring back my super old Dewilt tool from NiCad hell. I was really surprised to not find an adapter for your drill. Looks like I will be waiting for your solution. While you are at it, may as well go 20 volt right? 😁
@jr814525 жыл бұрын
@@MindBlowerWTF Makita will still sell you the proper batteries for all their old tools. Just google your tool model numbers and you'll find them. One of the few manufacturers that still makes and supports their own tools.
@sugarbooty5 жыл бұрын
@@jr81452 Must be crazy expensive though, worth it for them in the long run
@adamshinbrot5 жыл бұрын
@@jr81452 Thank you, sir!
@mikeromadin87445 жыл бұрын
@@jr81452 are your sure that Makita still manufacture their tools in Japan?
@secondchancerebuilds41605 жыл бұрын
I remember being about 6 years old going to sears with dad an him picking up a set of These 20 some years ago
@northwoodacres41145 жыл бұрын
I happen to have several new batteries for that tool if you would like to have them free.
@MODeration_nXS5 жыл бұрын
Mighty nice of ya. Are they rebuilt originals?
@northwoodacres41145 жыл бұрын
No. I am a rep for Makita and got some for a customer awhile back. They are new factory stock. No guarantees they will charge but they are yours if you want.
@glennworton24945 жыл бұрын
@@northwoodacres4114 Just bought a 7.2 at my local Makita factory repair shop - Manufacture date 6/2007. Charges fine.
@Fuzzycat165 жыл бұрын
@@northwoodacres4114 You sir are a saint.
@lancewoolen93435 жыл бұрын
Dang!!! Loved those tools, till I couldn't get the batteries no more!!
@MikeK71155 жыл бұрын
Bought mine in about 1991 and still have it. Picked up some batterias on clearance a few years ago and it still does the job.
@spastictuesdays3405 жыл бұрын
I have my dad's old 7.2 Makita, it still works. I had to buy batteries from Japan for it, but when I got it running the old man nearly cried. You can still get those batteries all over the place, original Makita ones...
@rotorspinny55165 жыл бұрын
How much did they cost? Compared to a new Makita ?
@spastictuesdays3405 жыл бұрын
@@rotorspinny5516 I think mine were $25 or so for a couple of them. You can get actual name brand Makita batteries from way back when on Amazon. They're expensive and I won't pretend I understand how well those batteries have weathered decades of storage.
@rotorspinny55165 жыл бұрын
Spastic Tuesdays good value 👍
@QwikKota5 жыл бұрын
As a boy in the '80's helping my Dad install tile and marble I saw many a carpenter with these amazing cordless gadgets and was extremely jealous. The mini-saw was my favorite. My Dad would laugh and yank out his 25lb Milwaukee corded saw for plywood counter top bases but I always wished for the cordless setup. Have plenty now, still impressive, especially the sub-compacts.
@TheMcTimzo5 жыл бұрын
How do you double the value of a Yugo? Put gas in it. Svaka čast čoveče
@radoczi945 жыл бұрын
Why a Yugo has rear windshield heating? So that your hands are not freezing when you're pushing it.
@neilwilson57855 жыл бұрын
The same will be true of a Ferrari soon if those drones keep comin'
@llloyd45 жыл бұрын
Just heard that joke on the Aging Cars channel, the one about the CitiCar aka the cheese wedge on wheels.:D
@ParRagon-5 жыл бұрын
Haha pa ja mislio da sam krivo čuo i ipak nisam :D
@chrisj1974385 жыл бұрын
Timotej Česnik I learned how to drive a manual transmission in a Yugo!!!!!
@cheyneturbyfill47273 жыл бұрын
My dad actually still has that same makita... my first power tool was a makita 1/2” drill that my dad was going to throw away (26 yrs ago) and I took it apart and found the brushes were just stuck and so I earned that one... had it for almost 12 yrs and someone stole it out of my truck in a Lowe’s parking lot... t thanks got bringing back old memories!
@batman95925 жыл бұрын
I got one of these from my Grandfathers garage. The forward/ reverse switch was dickey. It still worked. I also found one of those Soviet Russian "cordless drills". Both are excellent tools to have. They called him "The Gadget Man".
@alexwebber43745 жыл бұрын
I have one of these at my grandma's place! No idea they were old.
@wesleytownsend82145 жыл бұрын
As an electrical engineer and a electronics technician, I can really appreciate your content here (not that I don’t get a kick out of all your graphically educational pieces). I do a lot of tv/lcd-led monitor repair. The analog side a data PCB control rarely fails but the digital side is crap. All the best to you and yours!
@madbadger855 жыл бұрын
I bought the smaller version of this drill in 1988 and I still use it!! About 6 years ago the original battery gave up, cost me £30 for a new battery, guy at shop said I could have bought a new drill for the same price!!! Good kit
@MrQuasar19585 жыл бұрын
Where else could you hear the line. “The grease is in impeccable shape” Love your channel, I’m an ave addict.
@AAnerfkid3 жыл бұрын
Did some picking through gramps basement found one with a battery and charger still in its case
@Token_Nerd5 жыл бұрын
Oddly enough, last time I was in J A Pan, my grandfather was still using one of these bad boys.
@daveblythman88425 жыл бұрын
Spent a lot of my childhood holding the same model drill. Old man loved that thing. Will not throw it away even though it’s buggered.
@adrianrussell875 жыл бұрын
This is so cool to see. My dad had almost the exact same drill when I was younger. It was the first cordless drill I (or apparently anyone) had ever seen, and I always remembered the teal color. He threw it away a few years ago because the battery wouldn't hold a charge any longer; it doesn't really compare to current corded or cordless drills, but in its own right it's a beautiful piece of equipment. To this day I still prefer and own primarily Makita tools and seeing the care that went into making this oldie just reinforces that for me.
@iggysixx Жыл бұрын
Teal! Thank you! I was looking for that word. Haha (it was on the tip of my tongue, but for the life of me... I couldn't remember suddenly :))
@krombopulosrick79203 жыл бұрын
I've used them and was genuinely surprised they work well for 10 minutes. Should also add they were used by my school since purchase and I used them in 2015 all original.
@MrCinimod935 жыл бұрын
found one of these laying on the ground at the dump about 10 -12 years ago jammed some female spade terminals onto the battery post and added a 20 foot chunk of 12-2 extension cord with alligator clips drove every screw in the camp we overhauled as a kid its run 3/4 spade bits when we rewired the camp dident seem to mind the 12 volts
@andrewcarrizales21915 жыл бұрын
I'm 28, and as a even younger guy and even a kid I built hundreds of thousands of school lockers with one of those exact makitas day in and day out. We also replaced parts and triggers on the regular, company bought them by the box. Made lots of memories with one as a kid getting paid cash under the table.
@grubbyga76014 жыл бұрын
My Father had an Orange Makita in the same style. The Orange ones are the oldest Makitas i know.
@johnperry53964 жыл бұрын
I bought that drill in 1984. Came in a stout metal box. It was expensive as hell and well worth it.
@nicholasmapes3 жыл бұрын
"When men were men, and sheep were scared"
@frankoesterreicher69075 жыл бұрын
My dad literally has this drill. Still works too, as far as I know. I remember him using it here and there when I was younger. Awesome vid as always 👍
@Phantomthecat5 жыл бұрын
Ah, my first cordless! Was NiCad battery. Absolute game changer. They made a 9.6 volt version after that which was a big step up. 👍
@whiteskwirl5 жыл бұрын
My dad's Makita is much older than that. I wish I knew the model. Way before cordless was a thing. But that drill, because of the color, is what got me interested in tools when I was a kid. So I've always had a soft spot for Makita.
@sublicenseable5 жыл бұрын
I bet you could go to your local hardware store years after that one came on the market and buy every small part for a fair price.
@jaydunbar75385 жыл бұрын
"Fair" being very subjective. Now that most people prefer to throw it away and buy new demand is down for parts, lower demand equates to higher cost of production, higher cost of transportation, and a longer sit time on the shelf all leading to a higher price to the consumer. Thankfully the internet has helped with that as we can all go to the same "store" for our parts and keep the price down much lower then our local hardware could ever even think of offering. Smaller the store the higher the price they pay, used to do grocery delivery, the places I delivered to like gas stations and small town stores actually paid more for the products then what they could have by going to Walmart. Labor is one of the most costly factors in the whole thing supply chain.
@TheLexiconDevils5 жыл бұрын
I remember going to radio shack for a new switch in the late 80s
@mightygrom5 жыл бұрын
At least in the 90's we were expected to send them in to a makita repair shop if they broke...
@bartprice34395 жыл бұрын
Nope. Just the batteries were available, initially, then like another said, the switch at Radio Shack. You held on to your manuals included parts diagrams back then, and filled out and mailed off the warranty registration card. You used the diagram to order replacement parts over the phone from a regional repair center and you'd get then in a week or two, or you sent your tool in and waited 3- 6 weeks for repair. Shipping time was at least a week there and a week back, or more. BTW, the Makita cordless driver / drill with clutch had a whopping 10 ft lbs of torque, enough to sink drywall screws, not enough to strip the gears. If you were paying attention, you would open up the case spread some of that waxy grease onto the gears when they started getting even a bit noisy. It was supposed to melt and wick enough to self lube, but that did not always work under heavy continuous use.
@w.loczykij53544 жыл бұрын
I inherited 5 of those from my father (used to drill snow and ice to plant gates at the ski races:) they can't be killed. Can be dropped from a mile high. They also have a design problem with the switch. Dust gets in. Gums up. Creates bad contact. Hell to disassemble! Batteries available but ridiculously expensive. I build them from separate cells you can buy bulk. Heirloom!
@IrishvintageTVRadio5 жыл бұрын
Stylish bit of gear, what's wrong with simple anyway? Friend of mine had a early Panasonic cordless drill, bomb proof.
@johnpossum5565 жыл бұрын
I bought a single speed corded B&D once just because it was on sale for $15. That drill's insides are almost exactly like this one. The only exception is they used a piece of steel at the back end of the shaft for the thrust bushing rather than the skookum front bearing this one has.
@Intermernet5 жыл бұрын
I still have my Panasonic hammer drill. That thing is friggin awesome, and indestructible. The batteries still somehow work as well!
@claytonsadventures76075 жыл бұрын
My dad had this drill when I was a kid. I can say that fuse was tripped more than once!
@RedemptionGarage5 жыл бұрын
I did not know they were the first cordless tools. Thanks for the info
@drice8475 жыл бұрын
Makita and Milwaukee owned the cordless power tool industry in the late 80's and early 90's....
@RedemptionGarage5 жыл бұрын
@Dee Jay thanks for the info fellas
@MoveAhead1015 жыл бұрын
Wasn‘t it Robert Riley from Black&Decker in 1960?
@ITubeTooInc5 жыл бұрын
@Dee Jay The Fein drill from 1895 was the world's first electric portable handheld drill, but it was not cordless. If you google pictures of this drill you can see a piece of cut-off wire on the drill. The first cordless electric Fein drill came in 1983 according to Fein themselves. In 1917 the first trigger-switch, pistol-grip portable drill (not cordless) was patented by Black & Decker according to Wikipedia. In 1961, Black & Decker introduced the first cordless electric drill, powered by a nickel-cadmium battery. Bosch introduced its first cordless electric drill in 1978.
@whataboutbob97865 жыл бұрын
First in space.
@feetpiece_7043 жыл бұрын
My old man was quite proud of his cordless Makita tools back in the day.
@frokeswinter5 жыл бұрын
My step dad still has two of these at home that he inherited from his dad. If I remember correctly he replaced the old worn Ni-Cd with some newer li-fe cells and still uses them. Though I did hate them, when I was younger, for lacking the speed control, destroyed more philips heads than I can count...
@SpaceMarshalGyorni4 жыл бұрын
I'm currently restoring a powerdrill made by the german Company METABO in 1964. It still ran when I got it, although it made as much noise as a medium-sized airport. Now that I've lubed up the bearings and replaced the grease, it runs like on day one. The gear box is a bit more complex than this, but similar in manufacture: All machined steel gears running in brass bushings. Finding damage here was my biggest worry, but nope - once I cleaned them they looked like straight out of the factory. It's insane, the quality of these old tools. Made to literally last forever.
@ThisIsNeccessary5 жыл бұрын
Never expected you'd be a Scott Manley fan. Hullo!
@Qgal5kap1235 жыл бұрын
I could say, who isn't. And then I get sad, realizing how small our community is.
@smartyrdumb46815 жыл бұрын
ThisIsNecessary.. life, feeds on life, feeds on life,.. MJK.😊
@ThisIsNeccessary5 жыл бұрын
@@smartyrdumb4681 The cries of the carrots...
@smartyrdumb46815 жыл бұрын
ThisIsNecessary Harvest day.. 🔥👁👐
@miketucker74664 жыл бұрын
My first cordless power tool when I was 15 (thank you dad, miss you!) wish I still had it for a man cave ornament! Taught me a valuable lesson - don’t loose your rag when doing stuff as drilling a hole through your finger hurts! They where under powered but changed the world!
@jackshadow3255 жыл бұрын
I used one of those when I was an electrical apprentice. Tough little drills.
@FU-Utube5 жыл бұрын
My grandpa still has that exact drill, and still dailies it. He still manages to find new batteries for it, even without using the internets. This drill is amazing, he has had it every bit of 25+ years. Lord only knows how many batteries it has gone through.
@drphu5 жыл бұрын
Yea, I always say "Not everything needs a microprocessor"!
@Androwski693 жыл бұрын
BLDC can be nice for many reasons, a big one is the brushes don't wear out ;) but as long as the EMC doesn't wear out haha
@excapegames71215 жыл бұрын
I worked for Makita from 2006-2011. First week in, I went to Chicago for training where they have a service center. A plumber in his 60's walked in with one of these wanting to get his "favorite old slippers" fixed. At that time, it was easily a 25-30 year old drill. THEY HAD THE PARTS ON HAND. His total was something like $35, of which I'm guessing $30 was labor. He was out the door in about 20 minutes and absolutely ecstatic. I'll bleed Makita blue till my dying day.
@Starcrunch725 жыл бұрын
Ah--the Eddie Van Halen/Paul Gilbert model---great for speed picking--and the motor spin-down is what works with the guitar pickups.
@lennyhester15594 жыл бұрын
I used that, the 9.6v i believe, for installing car stereos at about 8 yrs old. We also had the same drill in 7.2v, the 7.2 was for pulling panels and the 9.6 was for drilling through the firewall! Whose that makes me feel old. Keep it up Ave love your stuff.
@chickensfloat74275 жыл бұрын
I have literally used more knowledge from this mans tool tear downs more than the stuff i learned in the past 3 years of high school. Stuff in school i literally use like 1 out of 30 things they teach me.
@Garganzuul5 жыл бұрын
Just don't dismiss the math. It pays off in the long run.
@michaelegan60925 жыл бұрын
Remember selling these back in the day and having a big discount (price we bought things for, plus tax) bought a 4 speed Makita drill. That was 41 years ago, it's still got it's original brushes and the only problems that I've had is that sometimes it jumps out of one of the gears and the trigger switch sticks on unless you move it from side to side. Superb machine. As an aside, while working there,late seventies, a customer brought in a Black and Decker drill that was manufactured in 1944 to see if we had new brushes. I don't know what metal it was made from but it weighed a ton. At that time B and D machines were being made with a working life of 8 hours. How times change.
@CrazyPetesProjects5 жыл бұрын
it's just a kachunka switch? forget the battery and apply some raw voltage from a bench top, see what it can do!
@twrea11184 жыл бұрын
As a wood elf, pops used one of these for at least 20 years. Drill and a wormdrive are his favorite tools. Probably drilled a bazillion holes with the Makita.
@beninglis80974 жыл бұрын
The “ingressive Sh’moo” lol. I come for the power tools and stay for the creative linguistic shenanigans...
@lockman0045 жыл бұрын
I used this drill and the orange one that came before it in my locksmith business about 39 years ago. As someone else said the switch was the weak point. If you pull the trigger with the switch in the inbetween position it self destructs otherwise they were the best technology had to offer in 1980. In the winter I used to keep the spare 7.2 volt battery in my armpit under my down parka to keep it warm otherwise no chooch. Between service calls the batteries rode on the defrost vents of my van to keep them warm.
@blubb77115 жыл бұрын
My dad had two, until I could lift them.
@mattbeazer58965 жыл бұрын
My Grandfather had a couple of these exact drills. I remember helping him rebuild desks for schools as one of his side businesses using these... he'd take broken desks that the tops had come off of, through drill the tops and pop in some rivets to re-secure them to the desk frame, then re-sell them to schools at a cut rate. In fact the memory of this drill is what made me end up being a "Makita Guy" as an adult.
@shanemclean39864 жыл бұрын
When you had to squeeze the trigger and drain the battery down to the very last drop before recharging.
@onewordhereonewordthere69754 жыл бұрын
Always leave in neutral when not nice
@Sco1t194 жыл бұрын
That damaged the batteries more than it helped. The minimum discharge for a NI-CD was around 0.9v per cell so really they should have been charged when they just started to go flat.
@chuchuchip4 жыл бұрын
In the 90s, I had one but had variable speed & was 9.6volt battery. I shortly after using it 3 - 4 times took off the keyed chuck & replaced it with a Jacobs keyless chuck. I couldn't stop the thing with the drilling I did. I used it mostly with 5/8" auger bit so I could run BX cable. Only reason I got rid of it, the local rip off store (Home Depot) stopped carrying the batteries! So I got the small 12volt "T" style which still works today. I just use aftermarket replacement batteries. They work just fine
@geoffflato99185 жыл бұрын
I just about killed myself laughing a few weeks ago driving through lloydminster Alberta. Some guy drove by in a Yugo. I haven't seen one in years
@mksaeg5 жыл бұрын
Loved the Scott Manley bit. Ive been watching some of his work as of late. Quite enjoyed it too.
@quaidbergo4 жыл бұрын
Another KZbinr crossover mention ticked off my list!
@jamescad99785 жыл бұрын
No comment about the through fasteners. The part of design I like the best.
@Markus2801A4 жыл бұрын
I worked with this type of Makita many years ago, and it was always a very reliable tool! Almost undestroyable and it was really a pro tool!
@mike88titan5 жыл бұрын
I used that type of drill back in the early 90s as a contractor for IBM i think they were 9 volt.
@HDXFH4 жыл бұрын
9.6 volt nicad
@sduro4 жыл бұрын
they had a 4.8 v , 7.2 and a 9.6
@halfcircleworkshop5 жыл бұрын
My dad still uses a couple identical drills to that we have put new cells in the batterys 4 or 5 times over the years those drills never die
@upsidedowndog12564 жыл бұрын
I broke the main output shaft on my 7.2v (?) by running the next higher voltage battery...for a couple of years.
@W4ldgeist4 жыл бұрын
My dad basically built/renovated our house(120 year old house, that had to be completely rebuilt from the inside out, all floors and walls ripped out) with an old off-the-shelf drill from Metabo. Bought in the late '70s early '80s. He mixed all concrete, call colors with it, drilled all holes, etc. The thing is still running like a charm. He had to repair the cable a couple of times. Old stuff really often is better than the new stuff.. in terms of durability at least.
@clydeperrine29595 жыл бұрын
I have one those Makita's that I bought when they first hit the shelves. I still have it sitting in my garage toolbox with the dead Nicad battery. It would help if you would video the upgrade to lithium so I could also have a skookum drill again.
@0x73V144 жыл бұрын
Probably sub c NiCd cells you can rebuild it with new cells
@RobertNES8164 жыл бұрын
You can buy sub c sells off eBay. A company called Tenergy makes pretty good sub c cells.
@StanSwan3 жыл бұрын
We used these in the field for years. Big issue is the latch that held the battery in would hit something and let go or wore out and let go. Go up 90 feet on a lift that battery did not last long, just until it hit the concrete taxi way. The speed thing was not a big deal we just pumped the trigger. Later models had a spring clutch system that kept the drill from tripping the overload and they removed the overload system. As the springs wore out the drill was useless, we put a washer or two in there to put more pressure on the spring. If it put too much pressure it roasted the motor.