Makita dished out a lot of new tools a few months back at the 2017 World of Concrete Show, but they just took another batch out of their magic tool oven and couldn’t wait until the next big trade show to serve them up. So Makita coordinated a combination media and dealer event at the ribbon cutting ceremony of their brand new Dallas-area distribution center with the goal of showing off the tools along with the facility responsible for sending them out all over the Western US. Read More
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Makita Sub-Compact Drill and Impact Driver – 18v Goes Ninja
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. Tool brands take their colors seriously, and when one of them deviates from the color everyone recognizes them by, it means one of two things: 1) They are making a statement to differentiate a particular tool, or, 2) their brand manager is getting fired. Makita has recently made a chroma-curious move and released a new line of 18v Cordless tools in, wait for it, black! They sent us their 18V LXT Sub-Compact Combo Kit (CX200RB) several months ago, which includes both the Makita Sub-Compact Drill (XFD11ZB) and Makita Sub-Compact Impact Driver (XDT15ZB). We’re pretty sure their brand manager isn’t getting fired over the new color scheme, so let’s talk about these new tools, and why you might want to own them. Read More
