ChrisK

I'm with Regopit. A nailer plus that cool little M12 multi chuck drill like my Festool.

I gave away my last B&D tool a couple of years ago. My friend borrows everything from me and I don't always get it back. He was doing a small remodel after I went to his house while he was on vacation and reinforced his steps and replaced some of the decking.mwhen he got back he must've got all worked up and kept calling me to borrow tools. I gave him my B&D jigsaw that my dad gave me years ago for a birthday present so he'd stop asking me for tools. That and a Ryobi impact gun.

Keeping in line with DR....Milwaukee has given us a heck of a co#% tease as far as modular storage goes. It'd be nice to see something in that area pop up.

Beats me Travis. But....I wouldn't mind seeing an M12 Multi-tool with the title FUEL added to it. I'd also like to see if they are going to keep their cordless M12 Jigsaw and add a new moniker....."FUEL". Maybe add the M18 FUEL Jigsaw???Hmmmmmmmm???

Well I admit young man...my personal experience in most things SBD have been bad.

Don't get me wrong, the ryobi is a little saw with not enough power but it'll cut through 2x material for those quick cross cuts. Plywood cuts.....? Not so impressed.

I actually didn't like my non fuel 6-1/2 and sold it. I've been wearing for this one to come out, I figured I'd stay corded but when I bought my Ryobi Airstrike, I bought a ryobi 18v lithium battery with the little circular and I forgot how much I liked having a cordless one for working outside.

You know, all kidding aside, that Auto sense is a really nice drill. I'll write the review up soon but surprisingly, it's a quality driver, unbelievably compact.

Yeah if I posted that on FOG I'd be crucified. But then again that's why I'm here.

The B&D Matrix has a pretty solid following so maybe they are updating it? I will say, and don't laugh, I bought the B&D Autosense. I watched Eric and Dan's review then... Javier's plus the original email from Stuart. It is actually pretty cool. I am preparing to do a review on it as I am really impressed. This is not replacing my Festool but...

Stupid friggin' autocorrect.....do you think it's going to cause problems for the LONGEVITY, guys!!!!!! The batteries longevity that is.

Wow DR. That's just sad. I'm thinking this guy has some serious issues at home. I will say, my first lithium drill was a Ridgid and the batteries crapped out. I got them replaced without incident. I went to the local service center. Handed the guy the batteries and I got two new ones. I'm thinking this guy might need to learn you get more with sugar than spice.

Sorry Platypus, all I've got is the 3-1/2" corded sander. Awesome fine sander. Metabo is a well known brand outside of the US with many of their tools being made in Germany which is arguably the best manufacturer of tools (I'm a festool guy). Wayne Burgess is a moderator here and is a big Metabo guy and he lives in the UK. Honestly, I'd love to try the new 18v stuff coming out from them,

So that's interesting because I have said all along that the black "impact ready" bits from Dewalt SUCK! I've chopped up all my Phillips bits and I know how to drive. The blades on the bits just get chopped up. I haven't tried any other brand but had been hesitant to buy the Red ones on account of the negative reviews. This might be a line to try.

Do you think the lack of a fan is going to cause problems for the lineup guys? Great review as usual!

Welcome aboard Jack. Have fun on the site!

Thanks Carroll! This is worth the cash watching that video and three knobs are all I need so....

I just went to their site thinking...."no that would be a nice addition..." I have send an email for a quote on the particular knob

Man, I don't know what's going on but Dewalt is really (whatever Dewalt guys) stepping up in several areas and this seems to be one of them. I have the old black impact ready bits and have stripped out quite a few and have blown the line off but maybe it's worth taking another look.

I have that pica dry pencil and it is really sweet. Try Tool Nuts Festool site for free shipping under $40!

That's right my under cover brothers from another mother down under.....I just bought my first OFFICIAL TiA tshirt. I got green. It's not ANSI but I don't need no Feds telling me how to do my job y'all!!!!!! Now I've got some stickers and a shirt. I'm what you call a nerd

Glad your okay Red. Thanks for the story too. It's nice to see people caring for each other! As far as looters....why stop with the hands?

This is my next saw Regopit. I've been waiting patiently.....

I'd like to see how Bosch' new extractor works with their own sanders but in my opinion there is nothing comparable by Bosch at this time. But truth be told these are really expensive but worth very penny for a pro or a homebody like me that wants to keep his customers or my house clean and free of debris. Add the track or jig saw or router or whatever and there is literally no mess. I love it when people say "the vac fills too quick" well duh....it's working!

So...many of you that have been in TiA for a while know that the last couple of years have been pretty rough for me but as time goes on, things get better. Last year in November, I posted a project I had just completed regarding my new pellet stove instal and the corner heart pad I made. Not wanting to spend a kazillion bucks on a pad, I made my own. My parents were coming up for Thanksgiving and my fiancé and I were engaged in a remodel of our living room. I bought the pellet stove and my brother was supposed to come over the Friday before my parents stayed with me. But as usual....My bro called me on Sunday night and said he had to do it the next morning. The house was covered in mud dust from the wall repairs, paint was everywhere, blah blah blah.... I had researched the corner pad and decided I would do the whole thing myself starting Monday but now I had about eight hours to get it together, tiled and everything. I couldn't finish it. So my pellet stove has sat on an unfinished hearth pad for months. It weighs over four hundred pounds and my fiancé weighs about a hundred and ten so moving it is t going to happen. Intro Festool RO90 Sander and Festool Midi vacuum. Plug the twist and plug in to the brushless RO90 sander with gear driven pad, plug it into the Midi dust collector, adjust power on the RO90 and suction on the Midi (Keep it low, the thing is so strong you can't move the tool when at full power due to suction) plug the dust collector hose to the RO90 dust port and hit the power. The dust collected kicks on, and there is no dust. None. Nil. Nada. The RO90 is brushless and gear driven. It has a removable pad and comes with a delta pad too. The Midi has an 11 foot long anti static hose to keep the dust from collecting on and in the hose. Unbelievable set of tools. Best of all, all of my corded Festools connect to my Midi leaving little to no clean up. The gear driven RO90 is unbelievably powerful and removes material at an incredible rate. This wasn't cheap. I have bought in to the line and if you are considering the same, start whatever tool you buy as a combo with the dust collector. I stayed with the Midi as it has the same motor as the big guys and I don't need too big of a collector. The hose housing has the new style Systainer latch so you can mount whatever tool box your Festool tool is in right to the top of the collector Anyways, long story short. I put the RO90 and Midi to work and completely finished the pad in under ten minutes with no cleanup (outside of the stain). This after Samantha just dusted the living room. And I'm still here to write this so you know I'm not lying . ~ Chris