dwain

New top is 11, but I don't think Dewalt has the most

Can anyone beat 9?

Sure. I don't know the answer to this question, but I'll look it up. Which platform (brand and voltage) has the largest selection of saws, and how many? By this i mean circs, jigs, recip, band, chain etc ... Please note that I am asking about unique saws. So a different handled/form saw is OK, but multiples of the same sort of saw in brushed, 2nd gen and BL etc don't count. Example: The M18 line would have two recip saws only (hackzall type and sawzall type). Example 2: Bosch's 18V barrel-grip jigsaw and d-handle grip jigsaw count as 2. Example 3: Different size blades count as multiples.

I think he prefers Bosch mate

haha, sorry about that BK. Not sorry....

hmm, that's worth thinking about DW! I don't mind fast chargers as long as temperature is managed. A well cooled fast charger may keep the batteries cooler than a regular charger, if it does, that's better for the battery right?!

Hey lads/ladettes, enjoy.

Yeah. They already pissed off users by not having backwards compatibility on their older tools with higher capacity batteries, as well as those tabs that stop users from using 1.5Ah batts on high-draw tools. AND they've never brought 2Ah slim batts to Australia and other places. Also one of the very last to put battery indicators on. Now this. C'mon Makita, pick up your battery game!

Dang.... Bit of repeating history here korno There's gonna be some angry Makita users...

To help in picking a winner, people need to put their WHOLE list. Not just say the one extra thing that no one else has said so far

What the hell is a brain adapter?!

You're welcome m.k. Thanks for your support!

^^ What a post! Thanks so much m.k.!

Hmm interesting point. I don't even know if we're getting the 18V 6.0Ah battery in Australia, so I may never know There's an interesting relationship between current output (A), heat/resistance and runtime (Ah), and it's one that I don't think I'll ever fully understand. Battery cell chemistry, who could understand it!? I've picked up that 7" 18V Metabo grinder, and you're right, the body is the same as the 5". Hope I get to review it some time ....

Yep, the BL Bosch on a CORE battery was the first 18V unit I've used that was about equal to my basic 720W grinder at home. Hopefully the new Dewalt 18V/20V with FV battery will too. oztooltalk is going to review the Metabo 5" with LiHD battery shortly, so I'll know the answer to that question

Good to know! And it's all I need too. At the end of the day, it is a little below a regular 700W electric grinder in power, which is fine for heaps of people and applications. I'm just saying that there a people who aren't satisfied with a 700W grinder, and upgrade to a 1100W - 1500W 5" grinder. These types (heavy industrial grinding) aren't going to be satisfied with the regular 18V 5".

No we didn't. I have an ultra charger coming, so we'll use it in the comparison. To be honest though, we don't REVIEW chargers. Metabo told me it takes 1 hour, and I'm usually inclined to take them on their word on these things

I suppose so, but the tip (having the least surface area to distribute the force), will be most prone to failure, as you have already noted.

I was excluding the flexvolt and x2 grinders in that post

With the exception of the flexvolt grinder (and the newer twin 18V units coming out now), all cordless grinders have less power than basic electric units. But there are many MANY people who think that the power and convenience delivered by the brushless grinders are extremely useful. Not for industrial grinding of course, but for construction work, absolutely.

There are a total of 20 cells in the two batteries. If they are 25A rated: 25A x 3.6V x 20 = 1800W.

MAC (and re-branded Sidchrome in Aus) also use Dewalt batteries.

haha, if no one elsegets it, we'll have to combine our powers

Nice question. I've seen them all, but can only think of the Dewalt 20V! drat.