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