u/-Kouryu

Found this rare beast in a pawn shop recently. This is definitely an impulse buy as it's very rare.

I got it for about 50 bucks, but it's worth so much more brand new.

If you haven't been watching Tools & Stuff's videos, you might not know this is an "Assembly Tool" which you can't really find at a retailer.

It's built a lot tougher and weighs probably as much as my XPH14 or TW302D, but merely only puts out 70ft lbs max. It does have a brushless motor but is only a 14.4V LXT tool with a 1/4" hex collet. Weird beast! There's 2 of his videos that has a more in depth explanation, but I haven't found a video talking truly about these tools yet.

It's also computer programmable via a USB cable to let you set the torque/number of impact pulses before stopping. I got the "Industry Tool Settings v3.1" software downloaded, but I'll get around to messing with it later. Seems like a lot to play with.

This will probably be my only "assembly tool" or 14.4V LXT tool. Yes, you can see in the pics it's a rare US 14.4V LXT battery. I might buy a bigger 14.4V battery next time I go to Japan if I get this programmed to putting out 80in lbs for all my 10mm bolts lol

Looks like Makita finally came out with an angle adapter a couple of months ago. It's still not widely available, but I managed to get it from the same seller I got my DDF083 from.

As with many Makita bit accessories, there's 2 versions:

E-25030 for ISO shank (Type-MZ in Makita speak, Type-B in Vessel speak)
E-25046 for JIS shank (Type-NZ in Makita speak, Type-A in Vessel speak)

It's impact rated and the "business end" is magnetized to hold the bit. But, even if you get the JIS shank (E-24046) version like I did, it's still the shallower one for ISO bits. Being that it's quite shallow, it's possible to use the short shank C-form bits in it, as it doesn't have a quick release collet like you'll find in an impact driver. The last 2 pics shows this quite well when used with a JIS double ended bit.

It's also surprisingly compact compared to Anex's "heavy duty" (AKL-571 / AKL-600) ones that doesn't make it clear if they're impact rated or not. This is unfortunately made in China and not Japan like the Anex's, but it's hard to say which one is more durable (especially when used with an impact driver) lol... The Anex's does have the advantage of having an included mini side handle and a proper quick release collet, all for a much higher price than this Makita.

I haven't gone an tried it yet, but running it at full speed with the TD173D, it runs fairly smooth without a lot of gear noise. If this works well and I ever seriously use it, I might have to get some Makita or Vessel 150 to 300mm bit extensions lol

I've gotten spoiled by the featherweight TD173Ds I've got, so I caved into the hype and bought the DDF083 while shipping is still cheap from Korea. I would've bought it from "the motherland" if it's available there, but it's not, so buying from Korea is probably the next cheapest place for Makitas due to the favorable exchange rate. Plus, the KDM version is the closest I can get that has Japanese writing on the sticker (no other country's Makitas has it like this) lol

I already used it straight out of the box and was amazed that its trigger control was as excellent as the TD173Ds.

It does have a JIS collet but it's not quick insert, so that means you can use either ISO or JIS 1/4" shank bits with it, just like the TP141D. As a matter of fact, the European DDF083 has the same collet as the Korean one, according to the parts diagrams. The shorter depth ISO bits won't slide too far in.

It's a little taller, longer, and wider than the TD173D but I'll forgive it since the DDF483/DDF083 came out almost 10 years ago. I lined it up against the Makwaulkee TD173D for comparison.

It does win the prize for being about 130 grams lighter than the TD173D since it's mechanically simpler lol

I bought the "reusable" filter for my cheap low end XLC02 (DCL180 / CL180FD) stick vacs a couple of years ago but never gotten around to using it. I recently learned that it works best with the HEPA filter, so I picked them up while on vacation in Japan because they're so much more expensive in the US.

The Euro style picture instructions in the HEPA filter box says to replace all of the filter parts that comes with the stick vac with the HEPA filter and the "reusable" filter, so I did that and it works.

I am also using the cyclone attachment (since day 1), so both of these filters should last a long time. I made a separate post a couple of months ago about my low tech solution to the biggest annoyance about the cyclone attachment (keeps falling off easily): https://www.reddit.com/r/Makita/comments/1qvaf4u/cyclonic_vacuum_attachment_low_tech_fix/