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Just get the proper blade. Your cut capacity will be severely limited by the smaller blade, and it is more than likely that your smaller blade will have the wrong size hole for the arbor, and wont even fit. I personally use Makita 32 tooth blade on my C3610DRJ, which basically same saw but cordless.

I personally didn't like the size/weight of the Makita 10" or 12" miter saws, and got the Hikoki (Metabo HPT) 10" Multivolt saw, its much more compact and lighter, not a feather by any means though.

Just tell him to use them more, theyll get looser. Or get him a small 8oz hammer for closing the cases, i usually just hit them with my fist to close latches, doesnt really bother me anymore.

The K just means it comes in a case.

The only reason for me to go XGT would be the XGT X2 tools, though I see that the 5" grinder would be a deal maker for some people. Most of the single battery XGT tools I would use are already available as 18v x2, (circ saw, rotary hammer) which is a platform I'm already using. For those high-draw tools (5" and 9" grinder, SDS-Max rotary hammer, table saw etc), I personally prefer Hikoki (Metabo HPT) Multivolt platform, simply because of the availability of AC-DC adapter, so I dont have to waste cycles on my batteries when using a tool for a longer period of time on a spot, with AC power available from a reasonable distance away.

I havent experienced such a thing with my DTD171 (which is the same thing here in Europe), or any of my previous makita tools.

Yeah, thats normal, its an older brushed model.

Can you tell us the exact model? Some of them have the battery mounting on flexible connection, I even thought my high-torque impact wrench was broken when I first took it out of the package.

Main reason to drain air from the tank after use is to also drain the water that accumulates into the tank due to condensation, preventing corrosion.

I bought a Festool CTL 36 AC HD dust extractor, a Festool CT-VA-20 Cyclone separator and bluetooth receiver/remote kit for it.

Get the XSH03, or the blade right compact brushless saw. You will need some bigger batteries, those compact 5cell batteries cannot deliver enough current for these saws, you need 3Ah or bigger batteries, which have 10 cells

I've broken the sprocket cover that holds the tensioning parts once. Was like 15-20 dollar part and took about 5 minutes to move the parts from one cover to another & put the saw back together.

It works fine. Been using one for 3 years every now and then.

All of them do that. Also as Toolbane said, if you just leave the battery on the charger until the fan stops, it will trickle charge the last few %. When the charger says battery is charged, its actually somewhere between 85% to 95% charged.

Makita backpack vac sounds like a perfect fit for you. I'm myself for in market for something mains powered, with automatic filter cleaning, capable to be used with my Makita NPC5000 concrete grinder.