Is Maktec any good?

The quality of both brands is quite similar, but Maktecs are intended for less requiring jobs. Mostly corded, with no added technological extras nor accessories… these are high quality (although basic) power tools with great potential – nothing to do with, for example, a power drill that you could buy in Aldi.

Is Makita MT series good?

Excellent value and decent build. A whopping 940W sander that makes the lights dim when you turn it on. This is the Makita MT series which I think is their budget range. At half the price I’ll be happy if it lasts as long. I’m not a tradie so I look after my stuff and don’t throw them around.

Why are Makita tools different Colours?

The colors differentiate the batteries they come with. The white drills come with 1.5ah batteries and the darker ones come with 3.0ah batteries.

What is Makita Montana?

The Makita MT range features 22 Makita tools, all, products of Makita’s ongoing research and development, huge knowledge and experience in power tools. All also incorporate Makita quality manufacturing such as ball-bearing construction, but without the high end technologies and more expensive features.

Is Makita MT Maktec?

The Makita MT brand (formally Maktec) was introduced to retain most of the qualities of the industrial range, but at an affordable price aimed at small businesses and home users.

Why are some Makita tools orange?

The Makita Standard There is also a degree of “color play” in this choice of colors. So, in the Japanese language of colors, Makita has used a primary color from their culture for the main Makita product offerings, and has used a secondary derived color (orange) for its off-brand MakTec tools (if still made).

Are Makita tools green or blue?

Makita stuff is blue, unless it’s white.

What is the difference between black and green Makita?

the green models are their lxt brushed models and teh lxt bx are the brushless line… black is for their subcompact brushless models which are the size of 12v drills but have the power of the 18v lineup.

Is Makita MT MakTec?

When did Makita turn blue?

Products on these foreign market also started in silver and grey, with addition of brighter colours around 1975. There were bright orange to indicate the better DIY-products and grey variants of these for the trade, changed around 1978 into the now familiar water or aqua blue (RAL 5021).