muddychip Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 I went to New Zealand's Makita Roadshow yesterday and the reps said 36v Rear Handle Saw and DTD171 will release at the end of 2018. The saw will have a dust port option, which can be useful but I would rather welcome a LED illuminaton for an extra cost. At the drill station, DTD171 was driving 50-60mm Tek screws. The unit was overheating only an hour into hands-on-demonstration. WTF? It was not like tradies were lining up to test it. From my peronsonal experience, I can drive hundreds of Tek screws for Joist Hangers and GIB Brackets without my old Makita impact drill gun overheating. I don't think the two LEDs on the body contribute to heating. Other factors involved? Who knows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makita_2233 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 14 hours ago, muddychip said: I went to New Zealand's Makita Roadshow yesterday and the reps said 36v Rear Handle Saw and DTD171 will release at the end of 2018. The saw will have a dust port option, which can be useful but I would rather welcome a LED illuminaton for an extra cost. At the drill station, DTD171 was driving 50-60mm Tek screws. The unit was overheating only an hour into hands-on-demonstration. WTF? It was not like tradies were lining up to test it. From my peronsonal experience, I can drive hundreds of Tek screws for Joist Hangers and GIB Brackets without my old Makita impact drill gun overheating. I don't think the two LEDs on the body contribute to heating. Other factors involved? Who knows... The rear handle with added dust port is for worldwide release. It will replace the current rear handle in North America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 23 minutes ago, Makita_2233 said: The rear handle with added dust port is for worldwide release. It will replace the current rear handle in North America Maybe that’s why Home Depot was off loading the saw at a third of what they were asking for it shortl after introducing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makita_2233 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 On 7/13/2018 at 5:25 AM, muddychip said: I went to New Zealand's Makita Roadshow yesterday and the reps said 36v Rear Handle Saw and DTD171 will release at the end of 2018. Did they have the new x2 bl mower ? Any of the new bl circ saws besides the rear handle ? Collated attachment ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 On 7/12/2018 at 2:25 PM, muddychip said: I went to New Zealand's Makita Roadshow yesterday and the reps said 36v Rear Handle Saw and DTD171 will release at the end of 2018. The saw will have a dust port option, which can be useful but I would rather welcome a LED illuminaton for an extra cost. At the drill station, DTD171 was driving 50-60mm Tek screws. The unit was overheating only an hour into hands-on-demonstration. WTF? It was not like tradies were lining up to test it. From my peronsonal experience, I can drive hundreds of Tek screws for Joist Hangers and GIB Brackets without my old Makita impact drill gun overheating. I don't think the two LEDs on the body contribute to heating. Other factors involved? Who knows... Probably just that specific unit. The M18 Fuels I’ve had and the 887 Dewalt sink 6” for hours with no real problems (unless you touch bare skin to the housing. The brushless Makitas at work never skip a beat either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddychip Posted July 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 7 hours ago, Makita_2233 said: Did they have the new x2 bl mower ? Any of the new bl circ saws besides the rear handle ? Collated attachment ? They had a 36v mower but I am not sure about its model. I skipped the Gardening & Outdoor section. They had few smaller circular saws, all with vac attached. However, I think they were all prexisting saws like DHS680 & DHS710. Collated screwgun was avaliable and very popular among tradies so I only observed from distance. The collated head was mainly plastic and it worked with a soft start. So it was most likely an attachment and not a built-in collated head like other Makita screwguns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makita_2233 Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 26 minutes ago, muddychip said: They had a 36v mower but I am not sure about its model. I skipped the Gardening & Outdoor section. They had few smaller circular saws, all with vac attached. However, I think they were all prexisting saws like DHS680 & DHS710. Collated screwgun was avaliable and very popular among tradies so I only observed from distance. The collated head was mainly plastic and it worked with a soft start. So it was most likely an attachment and not a built-in collated head like other Makita screwguns. The new collated head is an attachment. You should of looked at the circ saw closer, I don’t think it was a dhs710. I’ll just say it’s an update of the 710. I can’t say 100% for sure because I wasn’t at the show I live in Australia but I heard a few weeks ago what they would be show casing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framer joe Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 @muddychip...teck screws for joist hangers? Interesting....not 2" #10 galv nails ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddychip Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 21 hours ago, Framer joe said: @muddychip...teck screws for joist hangers? Interesting....not 2" #10 galv nails ? We use Lumberlok hangers and they prescribe 35mm (1 and 1/4 inches?) 12g hex head screws. Or specified nails. As long as gauge and composite material is compatible, it's all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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