| Earlier this year Panasonic released there | | | | screws. The house is from the Georgian era, |
| lithium line of power tools including the new | | | | and looking at the condition of they stairs, |
| Panasonic 7440 Li-ion Drill Driver. The | | | | so are they. The impact driver whizzed 2 of |
| Panasonic 7440 has been selling like hot | | | | the screws out no problem, however the third |
| cakes since its release, so I thought I'd | | | | one was sheared by a combination of the power |
| follow the crowd and buy one for home. | | | | of the 7540 and the age of the screw. |
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| Panasonic are like the power tool industries | | | | Having elegantly removed the old banister, |
| best kept secret. Most of Joe Public think | | | | with a combination of the impact driver and a |
| they just make big plasma TV's and Hi Fi's, | | | | big hammer, I set about in my work installing |
| but not professional level power tools! | | | | the new one. Perhaps not the most heavy duty |
| However as the more astute know Panasonic do | | | | of jobs drilling pilot holes into pine, but |
| indeed make power tools, yet unlike every | | | | the 7440 performed well, letting me complete |
| other manufacturer, they only make cordless | | | | all the work require of it in one charge. You |
| tools. | | | | have to love Lithium Ion. |
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| Panasonic don't broadcast the fact they | | | | After a brew, I finished the work installing |
| manufacture tools, so that makes you wonder | | | | the new banister and set about finishing off |
| why they sell so many. It would appear to be | | | | the job. |
| because they are actually very very good. | | | | |
| | | | All in all the Panasonic kit performed really |
| When I was buying the Panasonic 7440 I | | | | well on this job and I think it was a great |
| noticed there Panasonic also did a combo kit | | | | purchase. think the only downside of the kit |
| of the 7440 and a 7540 Li-ion Impact Driver | | | | is the 7440 is a dill diver not a hammer |
| for not much more money than the Drill on its | | | | drill, so masonry will be a problem for |
| own called the EYC140. Having been a huge fan | | | | future jobs. That said I do own a Makita |
| of impact drivers for years I decided to buy | | | | HR2470 SDS, so I would no doubt use that. |
| the kit. | | | | |
| | | | In summary I would recommend the EYC140B kit |
| Last weekend I used both the drill driver and | | | | to anyone, needing a new cordless drill |
| the impact driver to replace the banister on | | | | driver, as it basically comes with a free |
| the staircase in my new renovation project. | | | | impact driver. If you already have a hammer |
| Let's see how well they performed. | | | | drill or a combi, get this kit. However if |
| | | | your going to be drilling into masonry often |
| The old banister was held on to the post at | | | | you would perhaps be better looking else |
| the top of the stairs with 3 long wood | | | | where, such as the Makita LXT202. |