ChrisK

Absolutely! Is that to say they will have an extended size battery? More Power! I will allow Bosch to redeem my shattered opinion of them if they come out with that extended battery. CHINOS!?!?!? SERIOUSLY BOSCH!!!! CHINOS!?!?!?!? Good God Almighty!!!!!! If Bosch does this, I'll give them their CONDITIONAL Man Card back!!!!!!

They seriously do that!?! That is bull! I would be ripped at a retailer doing that to me! I love the review of power Conductor. I've now got all red lithiums for my M12 tools including one XC pack 3.0 that is. Absolutely love it. It would be nice to see Bosch come out with one too.

I would like to see a side by side for the 18v Circular and Reciprocating Saws out there. I've owned both the Milwaukee M18 (currently) and had the Makita LXT 18v saws. I actually liked my Makita circular quite a bit. Anyways, reviews of thos e would be great! Also I wouldn't mind seeing reviews on router bits and how they hold up. Thanks!

Good for you Daniel! I hope the plan works out great, I would be a complete basket case if I had my babies floating out there!!!!! I can see your point though and renting a pressure washer for about half of what HD wants is pretty freakin' sweet!

Thanks Wayne! Only problem is I cannot find any cordless tools in the US site!!!!

Oh yeah! AND PUT FUEL GAUGES ON YOUR FREAKIN' BATTERIES!!!!!!

I am wondering the same as far as the brush less. The torque and speed is incredible and I won't argue with you Wayne about the merits of the four pole motor and both Milwaukee and Makita tools in the 18v line are 4 pole. The thing is, and correct me if I'm wrong but clearly to me the benefit is the prolonged battery life from the brush less. So my question echoes Conductor in that why not brush less? Clearly Makita can put some power (more so than the Milwaukee non brush less) by they have the technology to do brush less. On top of that the light duty hammer they have is clearly the loser in pretty much EVERY power test. The one thing I felt that Makita has is the comfort and weight of the tools. MAKITA!!! WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING??!!??!! EXPAND THE 12V LINE! GO BRUSHLESS!

I tried finding a metabo 12v dealer in the USA. No luck

Yeah that's true,plus it makes me think I have to ask my Wife for more tool money to prepare!

Yeah. They don't have it at my HD yet and truthfully with my winning that Hitachi I cannot see buying it but I have to admit that 4 pole motor is spinning at 2000 rpms and putting out over 700" lbs torque for a min brush less. Maybe Makita has removed their heads out of their hind quarters? At least till they get on the 12v bandwagon!

Oh I hear ya! So I just watched a video of the Makita LXPH03 on YouTube. The guy used three different sized masonry bits the last line looked like a huge bit. Really impressive! I have to try my Hitachi out using a similar test because the last bit looked like a 1/2" bit and it actually did a good job. I'm sure my Hitachi will do better but I hate to admit it but the Makita really impressed!

Hiya Wayne! I had no idea Metabo had 12v LI tools! Of course no one sells them over here but those are really sweet looking!

Well...I'll believe it when I see it! February 1st my lily white New England A$&!

That makes sense. But when the heck is the fuel coming out!!!!?

Yeah. Actually my HD is liquidating the Bosch bulldogs from stock. I'm not sure why but I saw them on the clearance table.

Mine has never carried Hilt I either. I can get Bosch hammer drills, routers and a planer. PC has a router and some accessories but that is it. Saws for both makes no. Cordless for both, no. And when the heck is the M12 Fuel line coming out!?!?!?

HD here has NO Bosch or PC cordless. They have very limited AC versions.

Just curious but is that what the Milwaukee no-hub toold does? I cannot figure out why anyone would want one other than for specific tasks such as a set torque rating

Nope. Its kind of like they just gave up. They had the tools come out as that big kit and then nothing!

You know that is a good point too Conductor...my Lowes was really pushing the product and then they kind of took the end cap displays out and started marking the prices way down. I see PC, Dewalt, Hitachi and Bosch end cap displays but the Kobalt stuff is buried in the cordless tool aisle. I know TiA did a review of their drill compared to HD's (I think Ridgid is way better) and the overall impression was good but the product push seemed to just peter out.

Yeah, I'm with Conductor in that. For instance the M12 Milwaukee Hammer and Drill driver do have a size difference and weight, not much but when you hold the two drills side by side the hammer is slightly longer. Personally, the size difference is so small I went with the hammer, the function is awesome and although I have an 18v hammer why not have a 12v too? However, my 12v is mostly for assemble work and using the Kreg jig so I could see why people might not want the hammer. I think in the end, having two options boils down to selling. They can mark the other tool for a minuscule amount and people think they are getting a deal.

I like Makita LXT tools but...just pick up an M18 impact (not even the brush less version). The tool is solid. The quality is there in both ,machines but the Milwaukee seems tougher. Metal chucks on the light weight drills, metal shrouds, four pole motors (Makita too) just seem better

Yeah that is true. You would think that expanding a line that is more budget friendly than their 18v lxt line for homeowners and contractors would be a sure thing. Dewalt finally jumped on the band wagon with their 12v line and it seems to be expanding rather quickly. The M12 line is such a diverse line for EVERYONE. I've got the multi tool and rotary that are incredible tools that even I a diy type get great use of. So only time will tell but even look to Bosch and their ever expanding line and you have to wonder why! Another question, will Ridgid get on the ball too? I know they have that multi head tool but some solid single use performers seem to be what is popular.

That would be nice to see. Makita added that jig saw recently but they are taking their sweet time getting with the program. Their loss though!

What is the holdup?!?!