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Ozito PXC 18V Brushless Power Tool (Skin): Drill Driver $59, Impact Wrench $89(EXP), Angle Grinder $89 + Del ($0 C&C) @ Bunnings

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  • +3

    $59 for the brushless drill is a winner

    i remember it was $49 pre covid so $10 extra is an ok rise

    also you guys probably have a box full of ozitos batteries and chargers by now

    • +2

      Aldi one is impact drill, Bunnings never matched their brushless impact drill with Aldi's.

    • For $59.98 each, shall I get a brushless drill driver (50NM) or a brushed hammer drill (40NM)?
      I already have a corded drill driver with plenty of power, so can't decide. Hammer drill but with less grunt may be a useless compromise.

      • … that's not the main reason for buying a hammer drill.

        I'd take a hammer drill over a "drill driver" any day.

        • -2

          Why? Do you drill into masonry a lot?

          • -1

            @miicah: Well I for one use a drill mainly for drilling into walls to hang pictures, frames, shelves, etc. drilling into brick with a hammer drill is much better.

            • -1

              @tango1: So…. Yes?

              I would take a brushless drill driver over a brushed hammer drill every day of the week, because I basically drill into masonry/brick/concrete about once every two years, where my corded hammer drill works just fine.

              • -1

                @miicah: There is unlikely going to be any practical difference in the brushless drill driver doing something a brushed hammer still can't. Going the other way on the other hand …

                • @dufflover: Yeah except for the longer run time, better torque application, no replacing brushes, etc etc etc

                  • @miicah: … had a normal brushed drill last multiple jobs before I needed to charge the battery.
                    … if you have this niche torque application in that 10Nm extra that the brushless drill can do that the brushed hammer can't, then good for you. I doubt most others looking at this product will.
                    … who here on OzB has actually replaced the brushes on these?

                    I mean it's all here, people here can pick for themselves but for a casual DIYer who wants just the one tool for the best jack-of-all-trades, including odd holes in a brick wall to hang a shelf or something in the garage, they get no extra value from a torque figure on a page.

  • +3

    They're not doing the brushless recip saw but the regular one has dropped from $64 to $49. Shame as I'd prefer brushless for sure

    • +1

      3D printer for the win! Or you can buy Ozito -> Xfinity adapters on eBay

    • Yeah that would have been an amazing deal. I suspect they decided it was not a comparable tool because of the rotating handle feature. It may well be significantly more powerful too.

    • I have the brushed and wish I had the brushless. I have overheated it many times

  • Might get multi functional tool. Wish they had circular saw on sale

    • +1

      No brushless though. Does not seem to be a good buy in that case.

      Yes, looking for a brushless circular saw sale.

      • +4

        I mean, the multi tool still is a good buy since it's discounted and doesn't go on sale other than matching these Aldi catalogues.

        For a multi tool I personally don't really care about brushless vs brushed, that matters a lot more for things like drills, impact drivers, saws and garden tools. This isn't really going to see high power work to notice the difference for me but I guess you may be using it differently! It does have a tool-less quick change which matters a lot more IMO.

        • +2

          I guess the concept here is to get the best value from dollars. Brushless tool in general should be more power effiecient or better performing due to higher efficiency so I would go for better options no matter I really need or not if spending the same.

        • Never underestimate what people can do using these tools lol

    • +2

      The multitool is great. I always thought they were a joke until I had a job that using one would make it 10x quicker so I bought one. It has paid for itself many times over since.

      • +2

        Out of curiosity what sort of jobs did you need it for? I'm trying to justify getting one

        • +1

          cutting a pipe near a wall this would have been perfect

          Ended up just using a chain saw lol

  • Wondering about their black battery and normal one, assume black is better, right?

  • Thanks. They've lowered the price on the normal reciprocating saw instead.
    https://www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-pxc-18v-reciprocating-saw-…

    • +1

      Thanks, updated description.

  • Hmm, the brushless angle grinder… to buy or not to buy.
    Have the brushed one from a kit but haven't used it much as it is. Not that that's ever stopped an Ozbargain purchase I guess :D

    • +3

      The brushed model is only 115mm which is far less common than 125mm. Making it harder to find wheels.

      • I use 125mm blades in mine

      • You can fit 125s if you take off the protector/cover :P

        • +13

          You mean the guard that protects the user from serious injury/death when the wheel shatters.

          • @JIMB0: Speaking of guards, anyone know where to get a cutting guard (Type 1) for these things? (preferably toolless) They go on about in the manual and their tips video but don't actually sell one.

            I've always cut with the grinding guard but like the idea of it (if it doesn't cost half the price of the grinder)

          • @JIMB0: true, although I have shattered several wheels without the guard. Do as I say not as I do etc

        • Cutting disk is a tight fit, grinding disk wont though.

    • +13

      I've been using the brushless drill a lot over the last 18 months. Never failed to impress me. This is for domestic use on a hobby farm. It gets a good work out some days drilling through fence posts.

      • All of my ozito drills have performed well. Not super strong so you cant do everything but do 95% of the jobs i need around the house. I have killed one in the 5 years Ive been using them

      • Oh this is the Muzeeb everyone keeps commenting about in various deals.

        • +1

          No that's Muzeab

    • +1

      I've used the brushless drill on a large timber deck construct. Was great.

    • +3

      I've got at least 5 or 6 cordless drills, both Bosch Blue and Ozito PXC. The Bosch Blue is "better" but I actually prefer the brushless Ozito PXC to the top of the line Bosch Blue for simple jobs as it's a lot lighter.
      If I had my pick, I'd probably still choose my Bosch GSB 18V-60 for all but the toughest jobs, but I certainly wouldn't call the Ozito brushless rubbish.

      In fact, I haven't had an issue with any brushless Ozito tool.
      The brushed drill is a bit crap and the brushed angle grinders and impact drivers are horrible, but brushless has been good!

      Edit: I just noticed I've got a different Ozito brushless PXC, but if this is anything like mine, it'll be decent.

      • +1

        Total different experience. My first brushless drill has only lasted for 3 years. When took it to Bunnings, there wasn't same model for replacement. Paid the gap, about 15 bucks, to get the new model. Surely not a good tool.

        Firstly, this one has a noticeable delay after pull the trigger. It's just a short delay, maybe only 0.5 second. It's hard to describe but quite annoying. Say, when you're pushing the drill bit to the point and you pull the trigger, but the drill doesn't start, you are wandering if something wrong, suddenly the drill start to run.

        Secondly, the torque is really not accurate and linear.

        Thirdly, the chuck can't hold the drill bit well.

        I have the brushed impact driver for 5 years. Used it a lot, and still going strong. Very happy with it. This is the best one of all my Ozito tools.

        And, of course, the drill is the worst one.

    • Insightful comment. I've abused my Ozito drill for years and it's always up for the task.

    • The brushless one is a beast. I literally built my house with it, including dropping it off secondary story roof. The cheap brushed one is pretty weak but is great for driving screws that you want to drive to a specific depth as it is light, variable torque and weak which is good here.

  • Waiting for dual battery dual charger deal for $99

  • Genuine question, which brand/line would be better? I have both Xfinitiy and Ozito 18v batteries…..looking at the impact wrench and recip. saws

    • +7

      Depends on what you’re already most invested in.

      I’d go with Ozito due to better warranty and store coverage etc.

    • +4

      I would go Ozito for replacements and returns, there is a ridiculous warranty on them if you keep everything.

    • +9

      The true OzBargainer waits until the aldi stock goes on clearance and then buys that for an even better price.
      The sensible OzBargainer buys the Ozito for easy warranty and tool availability if something goes wrong in a couple of months time.

      • +3

        Start a forum thread with voting.

        Are you a true ozbargainer or sensible ozbargainer?

      • +2

        thats true but it can be so hard to find the clearance stock….sometimes its even hard to buy it on the day of the sale :(

        • That’s why I don’t actually own any Aldi power tools, I’m not a true OzBargainer…

      • Or even just being able to buy a matching skin when you need one, rather than rolling the dice on aldi getting the tool you need.

  • Does anyone have any feedback on the impact wrench and how it would go on car wheel nuts?

    Doesnt have huge torque compared to some others but as a low use DIY'er it drives me nuts having to manually loosen all my wheel nuts

    • +1

      I just checked product review and the wrench gets cracking reviews for wheel nuts, reckon i might just give it a crack and can always take it back if its no good

      • -1

        +1 for:

        can always take it back if its no good

    • +5

      This indicates a torque of 215nm. I use an Autobarn Impact wrench $99 (uses Aldi batteries) with 320nm which isn’t enough to crack wheel nuts either.

      I typically crack wheels nuts with a breaker bar and use the impact wrench to take them off quickly. Putting nuts back on I’ll get the thread started by hand and screw them on quickly and finish tightening with said breaker bar.

      • +2

        Good to know that Autobarn's Garage Tough is compatible with ALDI's Xfinity.

        Their previous Home Brand Tool (PowerG) was also compatible but now discontinued.

        • +3

          Yeah the Garage Tough (GT), and discontinued PowerG lines are the same tools but using a blue instead of red colour scheme.

      • That might be because you're torquing them down with a breaker bar. The wheel nuts on my car spec I think 110nm to tighten

    • +4

      Most lug nuts SHOULD be torqued around 100nm, so this gun would be plenty to remove your lug nuts. Sometimes tyre shops just torque them down insanely tight (way past spec) so it won't work if this is done.

      If torqued correctly, should be good. I use this gun for both my 2012 Lexus and 2010 vw and works great (I use a torque wrench to tighten nuts to around 100).

      • +1

        Depends on the car. I put mine with reasonable tourque but removing needs my full weight or a breaker after they have been on for a while. Problem with using dissimilar metals I believe.

      • 100nm is right for some cars but it is too low for many. Most tend to be a little bit higher, commonly between 110 and 120, some even higher. Where I work we torque them all to 140. At home I don't use a torque wrench on my car and I'm sure I go quite a bit past the 120nm it's supposed to be.

    • +1

      It's basically an impact driver with a 1/2" drive. It does struggle with wheels nuts, especially if they've been done up too tight. Forget about removing a harmonic balancer or larger suspension bolts.

      • Ive ordered one anyway, it'll have to do the job, maybe i need to also invest in a breaker bar

      • I'm with Jimbo here.

        It's fine for removing wheel nuts that I torque to 110Nm. It tightens them to about 90ish Nm if you stop before it ugga dugga's too much. Then final torque setting with a torque wrench.

        I've tried on a few lower suspension arm bolts and there was no movement at all. Tried with my air compressor and gun and removed
        without hesitation.

        For low torque, long, easy to reach bolts around the car it's perfect and saves a heap of time over a socket wrench.

    • If your wheel nuts are tightened to spec shouldn't have any issue taking them off, (but wouldn't be too much effort to loosen with a tyre wrench either)

      Good thing is the tyre shops must use preset torque drivers these days, so they don't come out of there like they are welded on as they always seemed to before (usually because they would use a rattle gun to tighten as well as remove). Had 2 cars fitted at different tyre shops recently, expected them to be overtightened but was surprised both cars were torqued about right.

      • I did a rotation on mine on the weekend, had just been at the dealership, they had gone absolutely crazy on one of the wheels, nearly could t get it to budge, assholes.

        Hopefully the impact wrench will make life a bit easier even if I have to crack a couple of nuts manually

    • I'm interested in buying one for wheels as well. What are the cheapest attachments I need to buy to ugga dugga wheels off?

      • +2

        A decent quality set of impact sockets such as these.

        Resist the urge to buy the cheapest sockets you can find because you’ll end up paying twice once the sockets crack on first use.

    • Couldn't undo the bolts on my wheels which i had torqued down to 90nm. Returned it the same day

      • Got mine and it wont do the mag wheel lug nuts on my ranger, but does my wifes standard wheel nuts okay

        So now in two minds, if i ever wanted to use it for suspension or steering parts i know its got nothing….

  • +8

    I have the chainsaw (bought last time it was at this price - normally $199.)

    It's pretty good for $148 if you have batteries already. It's physically large considering the 14" bar length and not overly powerful compared to other 36V or higher voltage chainsaws. But it is a big step up from an 18V chainsaw. It's also easy to use and will happily do the work of a battery chainsaw 3 or 4 times the price - just a little slower. I have done a lot of cutting with mine with no issues.

    I use it for cutting firewood when camping at a friends property and pruning things at home that totally do not need to be cut with a chainsaw.

    • +1

      I swapped exclusively to my Ozito brushless from the typical 2-stroke and I am much happier overall. 6x batteries gave my about an hour of cutting time which was enough to fill my trailer with hardwood, and not having to deal with petrol etc is a really nice benefit.

    • +2

      i found the stock chain was crap and got an after market one which stays sharp longer. Makes the chainsaw much better.
      its pretty good for an electric
      just make sure you have plenty of spare batteries

    • Seems like a big jump from the Aldi model, which is only 20V, so good on Bunnings for price matching that model - they could argue it's not equivalent. What batteries do you use 3 pairs of in an hour of cutting? 4.0 A/h or smaller?

      • Good on Ozito you mean ;) I'm sure Bunnings isn't taking any loss on these.

        • Ozito is rebranded Einhell and only sold by Bunnings. No idea who actually funds Ozito as a company, but I'm pretty sure Bunnings are doing the repricing so they don't potentially run afoul of the ACCC for breach of their price guarantee policy.

          • @beeroll: As far as I know Einhell owns the Ozito brand too so I assume they did a deal with Bunnings to be sole distributor. I don't see how they'd breach any price guarantee policy though since Aldi doesn't sell Ozito. Like Colesworth weekly sale items it's usually the supplier that takes the cut, not the big chain store.

            • @bamzero: I think what happened is that chains like Bunnings signed exclusivity deals so they could say "we'll beat other stores' prices", but then no other retailers had the same products, and they never had to actually match prices. Or two chains would collude to sell basically the same product with a different SKU, so they can say they're not identical. So the ACCC has said if an alternative product is substantially equivalent, and you're making that price guarantee, consumers can hold you to it. I mean, Bunnings aren't out there advertising that they're price matching with Aldi. They're not trying to encourage people to come in and buy cheap Ozito products when Aldi sales are on. So my assumption is that they're doing it so the regulator won't fine them.

              • @beeroll: That's a good idea in practice and should be applicable to electronics retailers too for things like laptops from the big manufacturers. Do you know if the ACCC have made a public release statement about this, I'd like to read up about it a bit more but all I've found so far is a Choice article that highlights the issue of Bunnings having exclusive SKU or non-standard quantity packaging which makes it impossible to price match.

                • @daanish: @daanish - I don't truly know if the ACCC have made a public statement about this. However, I don't see why Bunnings would be offering a price match on Aldi products - which are definitely not identical - if they didn't believe it would cause issues for them to not offer a match. So I have to assume the shady price match practices have been attracting warnings.

  • So if I need a drill skin then I will need to order the battery? Do we also need to get the charger?

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