ChrisK

Brian, what are your thoughts on the body? It looks like in the pictures at least, that the Dewalt is closer to the work piece over the Milwaukee? I am in the market for a cordless saw and these are my choices..

Fuses? I’d keep the saw. That machine is a beast.

Count me in as a fanboy who doesn’t use tools for a living. I guess being I’ve been in the forum as long as I have been, I’m used to everyone being on the same page as far as experience, training, love of all things tools etc... I would point out that those “fanboys” make up the majority of the forum...which by the way is titled “Tools in Action” and is quite honestly made up of “fanboys” from all walks of life who like tools. On another note, I’ve been watching / reading this posting as a “fanboy” who doesn’t use tools for a living and have been reading a lot of polarized views from some members. Let’s keep it friendly and professional. You know....so us “fanboys” don’t feel too nervous about posting here. I guess that is why I Mod. I don’t really know how to use the tools, just a lot of the the specs....

Good luck in your endeavors. What are you planing on cutting with the saw? Wide pieces, flooring, do you want or need a slider?

Welcome back Trevor!

Happy Thanksgiving guys, I hope you are all enjoying this day with your families, Chris

I’ve had the 734 for several years, I’ve heard nothing of a replacement either. Like rrich says support is important but that’s true for all planers.

I have a 48” Festool lit level (Stabilla). Love it. Use it all the time.

Welcome to the forums dude

I’m not sure if they are available in your neck of the woods but I use imperial and metric and my favorite metric tapes are made by fastcap. Really great tapes in the shop.

I ended up getting rid of the Bosch because the drill was huge. They have since released a couple of their newest most compact beasts with the same feature. I wish me Dewalt or my PDC had it but being I didn’t attend mechanic training 101 I’ve taken some pretty good bites from my drills while using hole saws mostly or hitting a particularly deep knot in hardwood. As far as what @kornomaniac says he sells those things all day long and knows exactly what Makita has to offer.

I think....let me repeat...”think”, Bosch and Mafell are the only two companies with anti kickback in their drills. I do not own a Mafell drill but I had the first gen Bosch with anti kickback. Worked awesome.

Do you have any other batteries to check if it is dead? Remember the five year warranty they have too. Also welcome to the forums!

? What do you mean? ive used mine on lvl, pt, kiln dried, varieties of plywood into aforementioned wood no issues.

Ive heard people bash the Dewalt 2 speed and laud it. Like i said, I’ve had mine for quite a while now without any issues except battery life. It operates best on the 5.0 or Flex. Mine sinks the nails well, I’ve only had two jambs and the adjustments have been smooth. No reason whatsoever to go with another one very happy.

Truthfully the only Hilti tool I have is their 12v hammer drill. Nice little gun but I don’t own anything else, I run a 20v Dewalt framer and have had it for five years of at home use, I’ve done some framing with it, mostly interior walls, a couple of PT foundations for sheds, hot tubs etc. and am using it on an shed project for a friend but no experience with Hilti. If it’s like everything else they make it’ll be pretty slick I’m sure.

16?!?! That’s crazy!

<<< I moved this from the Dewalt to the Hilti power tool link >>> Chris

Thanks for that, I did I not know they did a recycle. I keep the batteries off of the charger

Yuppers....it’ll power the M12 a long longer 👍👍 Also so welcome to the forums

Nope

I only use the new flexvolt included fast chargers because of this. Makita spoiled me with their chargers. I never have had any issues with the older ones but the fan is a big deal to me.

No help from me but welcome to the forums dude

https://www.dewalt.com/products/hand-tools/measuring-and-layout-tools/spot-lasers/12v-max-5-spot--cross-line-green-laser/dw0825lg beats me bro but this has the list of all of the equipment 👍

Maybe the cord as it is wrapped? Welcome to the forums dude.