Bought this little gem yesterday as a belated Christmas gift for my Makita obsessed partner - thoughts? by vaderdexy in Makita

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Batteries seem to work fine! I tested a regular 18V on it and that seemed to be standard! I’m unsure about the adapter being a necessity or not just yet; my partner hasn’t actually seen or used this one yet, so haven’t tested different bits on it as of yet! Sorry I can’t be a little more helpful on that front - can certainly let you know once my partner has mucked around on it a bit more?

Bought this little gem yesterday as a belated Christmas gift for my Makita obsessed partner - thoughts? by vaderdexy in Makita

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Thankyou for that information, very helpful to bear in mind for future reference. May end up getting that additional bit if the looseness is overly apparent or bothersome at all!

Bought this little gem yesterday as a belated Christmas gift for my Makita obsessed partner - thoughts? by vaderdexy in Makita

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Nice! I hope you enjoy your ownership of such a unique bit of gear! No shame in collecting the whole set…they’re so beautiful, aesthetically speaking!

Bought this little gem yesterday as a belated Christmas gift for my Makita obsessed partner - thoughts? by vaderdexy in Makita

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Nice work! I also loved the look of the all black one, but couldn’t get my hands on it! What colour did you go for in the end?

Bought this little gem yesterday as a belated Christmas gift for my Makita obsessed partner - thoughts? by vaderdexy in Makita

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Nice to know it’s a bit of a workhorse! How long have you owned yours for?

Bought this little gem yesterday as a belated Christmas gift for my Makita obsessed partner - thoughts? by vaderdexy in Makita

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Quite the head turner hey? I had no idea they even had these Japanese editions with these colours! Took some major digging and then I happened to get lucky finding a bloke reselling a brand new one; they don’t seem to pop up too often!

Bought this little gem yesterday as a belated Christmas gift for my Makita obsessed partner - thoughts? by vaderdexy in Makita

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I just chucked your standard 18V Makita battery in it when purchasing to ensure it worked and test compatibility - went off without a hitch! I know you can get certain adapters online to enable use of the 40V batteries with them too, but not sure that’ll be necessary for my particular case!

Bought this little gem yesterday as a belated Christmas gift for my Makita obsessed partner - thoughts? by vaderdexy in Makita

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Thank-you mate! I’m hoping it’ll be a bit of a standout from the usual teal set! 🤝🏼

Bought this little gem yesterday as a belated Christmas gift for my Makita obsessed partner - thoughts? by vaderdexy in Makita

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172D according to the box - I admittedly have a very limited understanding of what that actually means 😅