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  1. I'd go with the jig for consistency of cuts and ability to make the entire notch with repeatable ease. Can definitely do it with the omt, but it's likely not going to be as clean over all the total cuts. Omt shines in a lot of other areas, but unless you're just using it to clip out the interior cross cut, after using a circ or something to cut in, the omt is far from the best choice for traveling cuts.
  2. Batteries for sure, saws are notorious for high draw. That's the primary tool people pick up high cap packs for lol love my 391 and it's new 577 brother, they're both outstanding with a capable pack
  3. DeWalt pilot point drill bits and my bandsaw blades Diablo for recips and circ saw blades, and lately even grinder cutoffs as I've had a run of off balance wheels from metabo Greenlee for hole saws, carbide and bimetal Makita impactx for impact bits, new but I'm in love with their durability Hilti for rotohammer bits
  4. I think it's inevitable if fv can stick around, full hybrid table saw will stake out my further investment in the line. But the Makitas, holy shit lol picked up the drill+impact 2 batt kit when I went back to electrical from framing, and was sold immediately. Little ¼ inch impact snapped two ⅜ adapters, so I immediately sought out the dedicated impact. Recip will be next for certain, and I'm still regularly impressed with my dch273 so I'm on the fence about the rotohammer. Still, I'll be buying more blacked out Makita for sure.
  5. I'm in love with my Makita sub compacts, just picked up the 3/8 impact yesterday, and I'm hungry for any other offerings in that vein regardless of color lol first non red or yellow (cordless) I've owned, and won't be the last.
  6. Akin to metabo? That'd be a little wind out of their sails, lol still, I hope everyone jumps on that[emoji106]
  7. They've harped to long on the higher voltage and dual platforms, if they're not willing to watch their words they're going to need to remarket and accept that these new technologies have been incredibly well received and the public in general either doesn't care about their PSA's disclaiming higher voltage, or they're actually informed enough to know the real benefits. Either way, milwaukee has painted themselves into a tight corner of unwillingness to step outside or modify the fuel line. Hoping to be surprised, though lol [emoji106]
  8. I think fv is already higher tech than Milwaukee, doubtful Milwaukee has more than a 12 version of their current 9, and probably a handful of "high demand" m18 fuel tools to compete with fv an x2.
  9. From top to bottom, Makita first; two regular drill/drivers, a heavy duty "hammer" drill driver, and a rotary hammer. Second photo is the "hammer" drill compared to the rotary hammer. Hammer drill vibrates the chuck in hammer mode, whereas the rotary hammer is dedicated striking mechanism that can be switched between modes to simply rotate the sds chuck, rotate with striking, or striking only for chiselling. Hammer drill/drivers are a "meh" middle option before the actual rotary hammer completely separate tool for that task.
  10. Hammer drill just has an extra mode option for percussion drilling, a drill/driver lacks that mode option. Now as percussion drilling goes, a "hammer drill" is not actually very efficient, it's just a ridged gear that engages behind the Chuck which causes the chuck to continually rise and fall (vibrating basically) as it spins over the gear bumps. If you're going to be doing more than 5/16" pilot bit drilling into masonry, you're going to want to invest in an actual rotary hammer which actually uses an internal striking mechanism to drill concrete and masonry much much more effectively. If you don't need the "hammer" drilling option, I'd recommend just forgoing it and save yourself a few bucks on the plain drill/driver model. Same if you have pretty consistent or heavier needs for regular concrete-get a regular drill/driver and then a second rotary hammer. Buy the hammer drill model if you're looking for a robust all around drill and you'll have lots of small concrete drilling such as drop in anchor style (yellow jackets and the sort) or tapcons for fastening various hardware to concrete. Hope this helps[emoji106]
  11. I retired a lot of inherited, corded Milwaukee and Makita stuff as I progressed in the contractor world after leaving the army, and the old Milwaukee stuff definitely earned a place in my heart lol I jumped on to DeWalt 18v xrp system on a budget for a Father's day sale and that began a love affair that lasts to this day lol I've beaten but never broken a few dozen of their tools from their first impact and about everything else you can imagine, and while I'm certain the nicads wound up in a pawn shop at some point, I'm told by my best friends that just about all my 20v stuff I sold to apprentices and the company for upgrades are still in use at the mines. I just picked up Makita for the subcompacts as I've been freelancing remodel and odd job electrical recently, and they're badass for sure, but I've had the og brushed stempack recip, 20v brushed recip, 20v brushed compact recip, 20v brushless compact recip, brushed portaband, brushless deep cut portaband, 20v miter, the brushed portaband again after it got knicked, lol and most recently the flexvolt. All amazing and I've used the shit out of them in any environment you can imagine-surface and underground mining, powerplants, commercial and residential from residential, timber to sched 80 black pipe and miles and miles of strut and conduit. Rain, mud, apprentices, never broke one and still own 3 to this day. While DeWalt doesn't have the illustrious history beyond the miter saw, like say Milwaukee, I'm a card carrying member of the black and yellow saw fan boy thanks to them being built from coffin nails in my experience [emoji106] tl:dr- DeWalt saws have been amazing for me and my paycheck for a very long time
  12. I've been very satisfied with the flexvolt receipt, though I knock it solely for lack of DeWalts usual 4 position blade lock. I've been equally impressed with the one key, and while I own some Makita I don't own but also hear good things about the 18x2. Starting completely fresh today, I'm intensely curious about the new Bosch ergonomic receipt, and the rigid gen5x recip-because they're the only two cordless I know offering orbital action on demand. Corded, again don't own/haven't tried, but some of my old crews have told me the newest DeWalt and skil are actually pretty sweet. All things aside and in quick need, I believe Milwaukee has the best track record in my eyes (not dud free, but least in my eyes). My 2 cents[emoji106]
  13. Succinct, no bullshit, I respect it. [emoji106]
  14. Both good drills, but I'm of your opinion in that I have the 791 as my go to daily driver, which covers 90% of tasks, and then have my 996 as standby for more laborious needs like augers or lots of metal work. I figure it saves the arm, trying to fit the big one into tight places, and prolong the life of each tool. Not mad at all.
  15. I seldom use it, tapcons if anything. But in that vein most circumstances I see fit for the baby hands setting, I'll usually take a hand driver anyways.
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