BOLTR: Your Dad's Makita

I inspect a 30 something cordless Makita drill to see the evolution of cordless tools.
I made more warning stickers. They're great for sharing a chuckle in the shop.
www.etsy.com/ca/listing/72419...

[@RadioReprised]

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!

[@talisolin]

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!

[@StefanBacon]

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 :)

[@denisrhodes54]

original tool durability test still ongoing...

[@bolerdweller]

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.

[@FelixOlschewski]

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.

[@chickenlips8696]

The speed control is achieved by using a dull bit and pushing harder.

[@bansheemania1692]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ITubeTooInc]

Or by doing pulse width modulation with your index finger. ;-)

[@Qgal5kap123]

@@ITubeTooInc - epillepsy then :-P

[@mikesavage8793]

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.

[@mackdlite5900]

@Dee Jay the possibilities are endless! such versatile machines

[@711sullivan8]

Any joke can be funny with the right delivery. Unless there is no delivery

[@ADubTheGrizzy]

Lmao

[@saddane6897]

Savage xD

[@Qietman]

I was given that exact tool for my 18th birthday in 1981. I still have it, and two batteries, and the charger. Works great.

[@adamberggren5815]

How long does a battery last you?

[@MattOGormanSmith]

@@adamberggren5815 39 Years!

[@NastierNate]

12 minutes until demonetized... might be a new record

[@NotProFishing]

Back when swapping a battery felt like dropping a mag from a 1911

[@Jon.Rushing]

Same feeling with the B&D VPD850

[@DataLog]

Sir, it's clipaglockamagazine...

[@randyruppel6727]

@@DataLog lmao

[@MarcosElMalo2]

Since when did 1911s have a cover/latch on the bottom you’d need to flip open?

[@ObiwanNekody]

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.

[@KastaRules]

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.

[@hoeguy7862]

I have one...that dad inherited when the batteries chooched!

[@MarcosElMalo2]

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.

[@natelobo93]

I remember being a little kid climbing on my grandfather work bench to grab this exact drill. Thanks for the throwback

[@ZackJenkins]

AvE: I've been your private dancer for a while now. Me: Neatly tucks another single in the waistband.

[@arduinoversusevil2025]

Let's go back to the champaign room, there's drills.

[@stoddern]

@@arduinoversusevil2025 Just remember to mark the sheep that kick with an X. LOL

[@jamespfp]

TAKE IT ALL OFF!!! #TakeOffEh

[@mattmanyam]

Well played, Zack Jenkins, well played.

[@jr81452]

@@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

[@BplusJequalsFire]

My dad had a bunch of these. Speed control is your PWM trigger finger 😂

[@hkdeltasig]

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.

[@tijn83]

My dad had this when I was a kid, I stole the battery and used it to make my rc car go faster

[@hamletksquid2702]

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.

[@threegreencharms]

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!

[@bernieh6571]

Keep it and by a new battery on amazon ! You gonna be able to give it to your grand children !

[@ToolsAndStuffOFFICIAL]

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.

[@anttimaki8188]

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.

[@TheFalconJetDriver]

Tools & Stuff Young Man! You should be more Respectful of your Father! “My old man” that is disrespectful.

[@georgemcmillan9172]

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!

[@mountmepython2206]

Wow I don't remember a red Makita

[@georgemcmillan9172]

@@mountmepython2206, I actually had two in red.

[@georgemcmillan9172]

@Siward Beorn, no, it was red.

[@georgemcmillan9172]

@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!

[@mikesavage8793]

@@mountmepython2206 They exist alright. I think they're a mid-level tool, not a pro-tool but better than home-gamer level.

[@ExperimentalFun]

They sell brand new chinesium batteries for this on ebay, worth a try...

[@PiOfficial]

Chinesium batteries ? Batteries are batteries mate. Lithium ion doesn’t change depending on where it’s made

[@troyguinn303]

@@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.

[@fuzzymoto896]

@@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 .

[@troyguinn303]

@@fuzzymoto896 thats a piece of history there. If its close to mint condition I would preserve it

[@samgriffiths7609]

@@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.

[@MrTopNotchTexan]

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! ⚙

[@nickvancapelleveen3750]

That was my Dads makita. Man I loved that man. almost 13 years since he died. Ik mis je pap!

[@Migh7yb00sh]

Nick Van Capelleveen F

[@sublicenseable]

Love how it's possible to open it and understand how it all works, makes finding out what's failing so much easier

[@beecee5990]

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...

[@MarcosElMalo2]

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.

[@frankoesterreicher6907]

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 👍

[@RedemptionGarage]

Only AvE has the balls to make a fetus joke and it work out lmao

[@angusbrooks1077]

worked it out with an abortion joke ..... like a pregnant nun

[@JimmysTractor]

And Dave Chappelle

[@lassaut6794]

Ive heard all these jokes before cause just like an aborted feotus, I too was not born yesterday.

[@michaelkelly2688]

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)

[@johan6983]

He could have aborted it, but thát would be cruel..

[@pv2xeek]

"What does a 14 yr old and the fetus inside her have in common?" My first thought was the father.

[@802Garage]

Spot the southerner! (Kidding. Sort of.)

[@0x73V14]

Roll Tide

[@ufarkingicehole]

In the south ...family cumes first

[@adambryan8024]

One of the best drills ever created by the hands of man! Thanks for video! Keep rockin!

[@denis55ist]

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 .

[@machintelligence]

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.

[@selador11]

And about 6 months, when not in daily use...

[@dancarlin5434]

you can get the batterys on amazon for $15ea for new Chinesium reproductions and $50ea for New old Stock.

[@docferringer]

@@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.

[@xxwookey]

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

[@machintelligence]

@@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.

[@spyderMN]

That was my first cordless drill. Loved that thing.

[@knaptonmawson]

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.

[@quinnpugliese8994]

Love the videos on the old tools. Younger guy myself second year into my carpentry apprenticeship. Really cool to see the stuff my dad and mentor would of used. Would love to see more comparisons from old to new!

[@Ari--d]

i used to have one of those. That pistol shape design still kicks ass, much better than having a battery taped to the bottom

[@300DBenz]

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]

Not true at all.

[@magiclarry7688]

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.

[@ryanmachan1302]

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.

[@magiclarry7688]

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.

[@ryanmachan1302]

​@@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.

[@magiclarry7688]

Ryan Machan thanks for the info. I’ll look into that.

[@secondchancerebuilds4160]

I remember being about 6 years old going to sears with dad an him picking up a set of These 20 some years ago

[@ethiceze54]

Holy hell man, a friend of mine just suggested your channel and now you're my favorite person. Good job on the great job.

[@philmccuen]

My grandfather was a master cabinet maker and he used these tools well into the 2000s

[@Wolverine8141]

My dad has one of these. We still use it, it's now corded and requires carrying a 6v battery pack around

[@bhartley1024]

11:11, that sound takes me back. My dad used to have one of these when I was a kid.

[@adrianrussell87]

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]

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 :))

[@alecjahn]

"Chinesium alligator clips as a fusable link" It's funny because it's true.

[@davidhenderson3400]

I have cooked a few over the years.

[@msmeyersmd8]

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.

[@charredskeleton]

Lead poisoning for us all!

[@duminicad]

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

[@allanisaacs4835]

Somebody send him a 7.2 stick battery for Christ's sake.

[@fordford9133]

No

[@allanstephenson3083]

Was my first cordless, now retired and using Festool here on UK. Great video 😎👌

[@GeahkBurchill]

I remember taking this drill apart when I was ten. Probably one of my early introductions to how things were engineered.

[@MrQuasar1958]

Where else could you hear the line. “The grease is in impeccable shape” Love your channel, I’m an ave addict.

[@northwoodacres4114]

I happen to have several new batteries for that tool if you would like to have them free.

[@MODeration_nXS]

Mighty nice of ya. Are they rebuilt originals?

[@northwoodacres4114]

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.

[@glennworton2494]

@@northwoodacres4114 Just bought a 7.2 at my local Makita factory repair shop - Manufacture date 6/2007. Charges fine.

[@Fuzzycat16]

@@northwoodacres4114 You sir are a saint.

[@lancewoolen9343]

Dang!!! Loved those tools, till I couldn't get the batteries no more!!

[@scruffster2497]

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.👍

[@nicholasmapes]

"When men were men, and sheep were scared"

[@wesleytownsend8214]

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!

[@batman9592]

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".

[@colebizwell5407]

I literally just got a bag with this and a corded 10mm drill. Same time period, same tool! So cool to have come across this video and channel.

[@bigjohn5104]

Myself and my old man still have one of these drills with case charger and two battery's and its still fully functional. It had no easy life but still works! Was boxed and put up due to being dropped off a ladder and shaft getting a ever so slight wobble in it. Great videos bud keep them up

[@TheMcTimzo]

How do you double the value of a Yugo? Put gas in it. Svaka čast čoveče

[@radoczi94]

Why a Yugo has rear windshield heating? So that your hands are not freezing when you're pushing it.

[@neilwilson5785]

The same will be true of a Ferrari soon if those drones keep comin'

[@llloyd4]

Just heard that joke on the Aging Cars channel, the one about the CitiCar aka the cheese wedge on wheels.:D

[@ParRagon-]

Haha pa ja mislio da sam krivo čuo i ipak nisam :D

[@chrisj197438]

Timotej Česnik I learned how to drive a manual transmission in a Yugo!!!!!

[@diymatt]

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? 😁

[@jr81452]

@@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.

[@sugarbooty]

@@jr81452 Must be crazy expensive though, worth it for them in the long run

[@adamshinbrot]

@@jr81452 Thank you, sir!

[@mikeromadin8744]

@@jr81452 are your sure that Makita still manufacture their tools in Japan?

[@wesdex04]

This is why i love your channel dude! I jumped into you video, skipped ahead a few clicks and instantly learned something i didnt even know i was interested in learning. Oil bushings. They are basically impregnated with oil. I had no idea and Ive caught myself wondering why they were called "oil" bushings in the past. Brilliant. Also, I use my old hitachi HXP tool kit to this very day and the tool innards look similar to that old makita.

[@grubbyga7601]

My Father had an Orange Makita in the same style. The Orange ones are the oldest Makitas i know.

[@Token_Nerd]

Oddly enough, last time I was in J A Pan, my grandfather was still using one of these bad boys.

[@johnward3490]

Remember these brings a tear to my eye , you couldn’t kill em they went on forever 👍

[@hirisquvidson7625]

I have my grandfather's corded mikita from the 90s and it still works amazingly.

[@LouiLocke]

Man thank you for making a video about this drill. My dad used to have a carpentry and they had exactly these kinds of drills. I swear for a good part of my life I thought that there were no other cordless drills in the world bc they never failed and we never got new ones. I used to put 7,2V NiMH packs from the model store in the battery boxes BC the original ones were so damn expensive.

[@spastictuesdays340]

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...

[@rotorspinny5516]

How much did they cost? Compared to a new Makita ?

[@spastictuesdays340]

@@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.

[@rotorspinny5516]

Spastic Tuesdays good value 👍

[@Phantomthecat]

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. 👍

[@andrejwalilko634]

my old drill died and i replaced it with the same model; interesting to see the cost savings methods and design improvements over time.

[@feetpiece_704]

My old man was quite proud of his cordless Makita tools back in the day.

[@ThisIsNeccessary]

Never expected you'd be a Scott Manley fan. Hullo!

[@Qgal5kap123]

I could say, who isn't. And then I get sad, realizing how small our community is.

[@smartyrdumb4681]

ThisIsNecessary.. life, feeds on life, feeds on life,.. MJK.😊

[@ThisIsNeccessary]

@@smartyrdumb4681 The cries of the carrots...

[@smartyrdumb4681]

ThisIsNecessary Harvest day.. 🔥👁👐

[@sublicenseable]

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.

[@jaydunbar7538]

"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.

[@TheLexiconDevils]

I remember going to radio shack for a new switch in the late 80s

[@mightygrom]

At least in the 90's we were expected to send them in to a makita repair shop if they broke...

[@bartprice3439]

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.

[@badger0888]

Thanks AvE. This Brings back many fond memories. I owned both the Red and Blue 7.2v with 6 batteries--which still worked! Sold 2 working chargers and the batteries for $25.

[@robbycompart6906]

This was the drill i learned on. Awesome vidjao. Keep em coming. You do an awesome job!

[@frokeswinter]

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...

[@MrCinimod93]

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

[@alecturner2008]

Good video, thanks for taking the time to pass this on.

[@FU-Utube]

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.

[@jackshadow325]

I used one of those when I was an electrical apprentice. Tough little drills.

[@AAnerfkid]

Did some picking through gramps basement found one with a battery and charger still in its case

[@Markus2801A]

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!

[@Just1GuyMetalworks]

I would totally use that joke at work tomorrow if I could remember one for more than 5 seconds🤣. Great vid!

[@Ezrax77]

I got 2 of those my deceased pops has still in the garage, with functional batterias.....will see if i can get em shipped your way!

[@kenseastrand7428]

That was my first cordless tool, and I still have it somewhere in my "empire of dirt".

[@djvanzz]

Thanks for the nostalgia. Mixed with a bit of saudade

[@caseykline2327]

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.

[@drphu]

Yea, I always say "Not everything needs a microprocessor"!

[@Androwski69]

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

[@blubb7711]

My dad had two, until I could lift them.

[@MikeK7115]

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.

[@daveblythman8842]

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.

[@Starcrunch72]

Ah--the Eddie Van Halen/Paul Gilbert model---great for speed picking--and the motor spin-down is what works with the guitar pickups.

[@shanemclean3986]

When you had to squeeze the trigger and drain the battery down to the very last drop before recharging.

[@onewordhereonewordthere6975]

Always leave in neutral when not nice

[@Sco1t19]

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.

[@mksaeg]

Loved the Scott Manley bit. Ive been watching some of his work as of late. Quite enjoyed it too.

[@quaidbergo]

Another KZbinr crossover mention ticked off my list!

[@thecellarseller34]

Your camera / video mastery really shines in this video !👌 nice closeups crystal clear ! Nice work

[@JimmysTractor]

That's my dad's younger brothers(my uncles) Makita. My dad's Makita has the oddly long, even narrower boby. They all used Ni-Cads.

[@johnscott8592]

Jimmy's Tractor man when I read your message I almost pissed myself. Look up boaby under Scottish colloquial language then read your message back to yourself! Your uncle is going to be pissed! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🍆

[@TheLexiconDevils]

Still daily using my dads 1982 Ryobi circular saw and Makita hammer drill. Never got into any cordless stuff.

[@michaelegan6092]

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.

[@Erik_The_Viking]

I have one of those old Makita drills. Still works like a champ!

[@geoffflato9918]

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

[@RedemptionGarage]

I did not know they were the first cordless tools. Thanks for the info

[@drice847]

Makita and Milwaukee owned the cordless power tool industry in the late 80's and early 90's....

[@RedemptionGarage]

@Dee Jay thanks for the info fellas

[@MoveAhead101]

Wasn‘t it Robert Riley from Black&Decker in 1960?

[@ITubeTooInc]

@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.

[@whataboutbob9786]

First in space.

[@cheyneturbyfill4727]

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!

[@alexwebber4374]

I have one of these at my grandma's place! No idea they were old.

[@beninglis8097]

The “ingressive Sh’moo” lol. I come for the power tools and stay for the creative linguistic shenanigans...

[@IrishvintageTVRadio]

Stylish bit of gear, what's wrong with simple anyway? Friend of mine had a early Panasonic cordless drill, bomb proof.

[@johnpossum556]

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.

[@Intermernet]

I still have my Panasonic hammer drill. That thing is friggin awesome, and indestructible. The batteries still somehow work as well!

[@mattbeazer5896]

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.

[@dpalmateer]

Cool as hell. This was my dad's drill growing up. We snapped it in half at the handle JB weld and still running 20 years later.

[@kitchensnake649]

I was searching for my heat gun and accidently found this today, had no idea I even had it (original case with 2 batteries and a charger)

[@mike88titan]

I used that type of drill back in the early 90s as a contractor for IBM i think they were 9 volt.

[@HDXFH]

9.6 volt nicad

[@sduro]

they had a 4.8 v , 7.2 and a 9.6

[@gresvig2507]

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.

[@mikehall1671]

“It’s no small feat getting the empire of dirt to give back her dead.” This is so relatable, I’m laughing my ass off over here.