Grumpy MSG
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I can't believe the lack of calls for FlexVolt powered vacuum or compresors. Having seen the Festool vacuums with the adapters for their boxes, my idea would be to have the vacuum or compressor being the base box like the DS450 allowing it to be oversized compared to the boxes that would only allow one or two gallons capacity, instead as a base unit it could hold at least 5 gallons of sawdust or air.
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55 minutes ago, SetBuilder said:
At this point I can't see the cordless routers, please convince me otherwise. With a five amp battery on top they are top heavy and weigh almost as much as a PC 690 with half the power.
Actually if you look a little backward, you can find Porter-Cable made one in 19.2 volts
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4 hours ago, jtkendall said:
Gedore drift and centre punches from @KC_Tool. Any simple suggestions on getting the stickers off of the punches? Peeling leads to residue.
peel off what you can and try a little WD40 on it if you have any. It makes a wonderful adhesive remover.
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9 hours ago, skipstein said:
As the only rating I see for the D55155 is 4.5 CFM @ 100psi, would a 90 psi rating show more or less volume, etc?
Thanks again,
Skip
It would be a hair more at 90 PSI, but it would be so small as to be insignificant, just use that 4.5 CFM for your tool calculations. You never mentioned what kind of tools you are thinking about purchasing. If you are talking nail guns, one of the biggest should be able to run off of that compressor without any problems. 2 or three smaller ones at one time will probably not work it hard either. If you just want to run an air ratchet or impact wrench, it should not have any trouble running a few bolts on and off or removing a set of wheels at a time. If you are trying to run a grinder, sander or spray paint with it (bigger gun, not a touch up gun or airbrush), that is where you will be exceeding it's capacity.
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1 hour ago, TradeCraft said:
That stand has been out for years. It is what they have been giving away with miter saws every so often at Lowe's and Home Depot for a long time.
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2 hours ago, Framer joe said:
Finding a natural blonde is like finding a 12v Dewalt tool....😏
Natural blondes are over on the close out shelf in the Home Depot?
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On 11/11/2017 at 12:51 PM, SetBuilder said:
Is anyone using a magnetic table saw angle indicator? I'm looking for one that I can stick to the blade to set up my angles since the gauge on most table saws just get you in the ball park. I would prefer a dial over digital, but it seams most are digital these days. Is anyone using one and how do you like it?
I got a Wixey from Woodcraft, @ $29 or $39 and I like the way it works. I used it to set up the stops on the saws and the jointer and use it to square the jointer's fence if I ever move it (which is rarely). My only complaint is a lack of a power button, so I take the battery out when it isn't being used. I don't mind at all that my accuracy is only to a tenth of a degree.
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On 10/22/2017 at 5:01 PM, Jronman said:
@SetBuilder maybe +/- 1/64-1/128 over 12 in. I did the thing where you make some marks then flip the square over and see if the marks line up with the square and I got it really close.
Whether the end of your rail is square or not doesn't matter. the saw follows one edge. If you diagonals are the same, your square is off. I think that is where you problem is coming from. Get a better bigger square with no moving parts and you will be more accurate. Here is a great steel square at a good price from a manufacturer who specialized in quality measuring tools:
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9 hours ago, SchenzhenSpecial said:
What are you talking about? Have you even read anything I've said about it looking too bulky and gimmicky when it could have just been based on a grinder design? I don't think you have.
I am talking about the 9 versus 12 inch arguments. You are arguing for basing the design on a grinder, meanwhile DeWALT appears to have based the idea on the same thing the Stihl saw was based on, a chainsaw. What DeWALT has done is create something that mimics what could be argued as an industry standard design, not something new and very different. They run a single battery for the 8 1/4 tablesaw and two batteries in their 12 inch miter saws. So it stands to reason that to go to a bigger blade would mean a bigger motor, longer transmission arm (or whatever it is called) bigger guard, probably 2 batteries and (my argument) a lot more weight.
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1 hour ago, SchenzhenSpecial said:
It's not a 12" saw.
If it does the job that the person in bucket lift needs, then why would he want to wrestle with a 12 inch saw? There is such a thing a the right size for the job. Just look at the discussion folks have about cordless miter saws on here. the FlexVolt 12 inch sliding compound miter saw is the king at almost 70 pounds plus a stand. Other folks want something smaller and more portable and easier to transport. I know I prefer the little 7 1/4 slider at about 30 pounds when moving it from room to room versus the big beast, but then again I don't install trim that would require the cutting capacity of the big saw.
If all you are doing is cutting concrete on the ground, weight may not matter to you and added dept of cut might be nice, but if you are holding a tool up against a wall or overhead, having a lower weight would be helpful. I would much rather reach over the side of a bucket and use a 20 pound tool than reach over the side and use a 30 pound saw.
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If you are asking about identification of the batteries, the top picture with the logo in the blue rectangle is the Bluetooth logo. The bottom left picture has the small logo on the left side of the battery with 3 one quarter arcs is DeWALT's Tool Connect logo. Their numbering system is reasonably understandable. Reading DCB205BT-2, DC is for DeWALT Cordless, the B is for Battery, 20 (12, 40 and 60 are also used is for voltage), the 5 position is the Amp/Hrs and is where it gets a little arbitrary, for the 20 V MAX line a 0 is 3.0, a 1 is 1.5, a 3 is 2.0, a 4 is 4.0, a 5 is 5.0 and a 6 is 6.0. The BT is for Bluetooth, a normal battery has nothing there and the -2 means it is a 2 pack of batteries. I am going to guess that eventually all the Bluetooth batteries and the tools with Tool Connect will end up wearing the Tool Connect logo. This time around it appears that DeWALT will have a tool connect adapter, to allow changes to tools you already have, available more quickly than the 18V XRP/ 20V MAX adapter. Maybe they learned from that mess.
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7 hours ago, denrusso said:
Thanks for the pointers - will give this a try!
Thanks,
dr
There are usually yellow "clearance flags" at the end of the aisle where the clearance items are consolidated. Learn to spot them at one store and you will see them easily at every other Home Depot you walk into. There is an Aisle that goes side to side at the front of the stores that is just behind the cash registers and the seasonal sales, then there is a row of aisles that run perpendicular to that with various item in it with lumber, tools, plumbing, electrical and more items then about halfway back in the store there is another aisle that runs parallel to the front aisle. It is usually along that aisle that you will spot those "clearance flags".
Happy hunting!
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9 hours ago, fm2176 said:
That was for the full kit containing the adapter and two batteries. Most of the stores that are local to me dropped the price for $560 to $400 a couple of weeks ago, though one store jacked them back up to $799 during the stand promo.
By now it may be hit or miss. I saw one display still on the rack a couple of days ago.
It is all about what will be "regular stock" at that particular store. One store may be keeping the FlexVolt display, while the next one up the road will close it out and maybe it will get the 36V Makita display in it's place. I have one Home Depot about 12 miles away and another about 25. You can get much of the 20 Volt MAX line at one, while the other has it for promotions and closes it out several times a year, yet they kept the FlexVolt display. One of them has several sizes of ToughSystem available most of the time while the other has it for black friday deals in packages.
Since I figured it out a little bit, I know one will have an item all the time should I find I need it, while the other with a little patience might yield the bargains after the holidays. For example instead of $99 for the small blower and bluetooth speaker, $49 for each. Sometimes you might wait a little too long and the item sells before you grab it and other times it drops a little lower. I ended up with a HDX 1 1/2 to 2 gallon compressor for $14 one time. I wasn't really looking for one but at that price, it was a great buy for my airbrush.
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1 minute ago, Jronman said:
why does this require a battery? The one at my work is just a tank connected to the heating unit. No electrical or batteries connected.
You have to have something to spin the fan to push the air or it is a glorified radiator.
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7 hours ago, Rtorres092382 said:
I know that HD clearance deals are region specific but can the same be said for these special deals? I need 2 of these tables and would like to save $40-60.
Anyone see these at this price in Houston area? Paging Ricky McGrath...
Just go to HomeDepot .com enter your nearby store and look up the local ad. Almost as easy as going to toolsinaction.com...
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9 minutes ago, Jronman said:
2400 watts out for the worm drive style saw.
1600 wats out for the blade right.
I was actually asking for the opinion from the guy with the saw in his hand versus what the sales literature says.Sometimes those numbers aren't necessarily a reflection of reality.
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4 hours ago, HiltiWpg said:
Waiting for the new Milwaukee Fuel Brushless Coffee Maker, or the new Brushless Pliers,
Don't you know, DeWALT already has brushless Hammers and pliers!
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2 hours ago, Framer joe said:
Don’t all lith ion batteries have a hot/cold delay ? Wow all winter off ? We maybe missed 10 days in 30 years ,,....no such thing as too cold or too hott in Framing. (Contracts).....
.......we use Dewalt batteries and cordless tools all winter.,we do run a very small portable heater in our job box where everything is stored.... cordless .paslode is great except in very cold weather...gotta keep the all season fuel cells warm...
.....been using the new dcs577 ripping lvl timbers ,,,friggn beast, no problem no stall...wish it was blade right but we will get used to it...it’s worth it !!!!!
How does it's power compare to the blade right FlexVolt sidewinder?
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7 hours ago, fm2176 said:
The plot thickens...sounds like someone working there is misinformed one way or the other.
It is not just small lasers that run off the battery, they had all the specialty cameras and measurement tools that run off of it too. Even if they were to go to a strictly 20V MAX battery platform it would take some time to get them all adapted/redesigned to run off the different voltage.
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6 hours ago, Jronman said:
would the 450 be better? last I knew it didn't have that hand tool holder that the 400 has.
That is true, but you can take the hand tool holder from the 400 and put it in the 450. It mounts in the same way. I tried it.
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On 10/24/2017 at 3:24 PM, JimboS1ice said:
I did, I love it it’s the perfect size for my needs. I’ll be building it into a cabinet soon
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkOne idea you could use is building a modified version of the Paulk Total Station or Compact Workbench. Don't build the saw horses and modify to work with your centipedes and hang the saw off the end of it, that way you can tuck the saw under a bench or table or store it on a shelf, then stand the bench top along the wall (both of his smaller designs are 3' X 6') and fold up the centipede, you could even tuck it inside the stood up bench so the total footprint it takes up stored would be about 1' X 3' plus the space the saw takes up, where ever you put it. They are simple well thought out designs with plenty of videos showing various peoples' modifications of the design on YouTube and Pinterest. Here is one that Ron shared that he thought was pretty slick:
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3 hours ago, btharmy said:
"As far as you know"? What does this mean? Did you call Dewalt and ask them or are you just saying that to make me sound like a raving lunatic? Why would I post something that I had not confirmed with Dewalt if I actually said in the post that I called Dewalt to confirm it? How about you call them yourself before implying that I'm a liar? I posted this before lunch on Wednesday. If anyone cared enough to confirm it for themselves they could have called Dewalt by now.
I am not calling you a raving lunatic, DeWALT has had some battery platforms that are for all intents and purposes are obsolete. That said, they continue to support them, even if they peaked in popularity more than a dozen years ago. the 14.4 and 12 volt NiCads are great examples. If you are relying on information from a typical box store employee, unless that person is a tool junkie like many of us here are, his or her knowledge comes from the company's newest planogram. Chances are the box stores will be selling all of the tools off to use the space for something that sells better and when you look at the little battery area there will be one single battery hanging there next to the 12V XRP, which is hanging next to the 14.4 XRP, which might be hanging next to the Black and Decker 18 volt battery.
Their website continues to list them right there, next to other legacy batteries:
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3 hours ago, fm2176 said:
As I posted, the 12v Max drill and impact just don't offer much over my 20v Max tools. They are actually a bit longer, and coupled with my lower Ah batteries and the tools brushed designs, run time probably pales in comparison to what I already own in 20v Max. Weight and height differences don't matter that much to me. That said, I noticed the 12v combo at Lowe's for $129 earlier. At that price or lower, I may pick one up to keep in the truck. While the Bosch PS31 I picked up a few days ago is nice, I prefer the smaller grip offered by slide-on pack designs.
I first noticed the 12v Max tools a few years before starting my DeWalt infatuation. A DirecTV installer had a drill which he used to install my dish, and he told me it was perfect for that line of work. Not too heavy, just the right amount of power, etc. With so much focus being placed on smaller and more lightweight 18v tools, I can see the two major b&m retailers (HD and Lowe's) clearing out lesser selling lines like DeWalt 12v Max in favor of more shelf space. As we've recently learned, Lowe's will need all the space it can make for Craftsman next year. There is still a niche market for 12v Max tools, especially if DeWalt does revamp the line. I've been interested in the pivoting reciprocating saw, especially since missing my chance to get the old 18v or 12v Porter Cable version.
It may actually be individual stores being reset with keeping what sells and removing what doesn't. Locally we have 3 Lowe's that are within about 30 miles of each other, and some of their employees refer to them as A,B and C stores. They probably have 75-80% items in common, but that other 20-25% might only be in one or two of the stores. Home Depot does similar things, the two nearest stores are about 40 miles apart and only one has a rental center, only one has a big display of FlexVolt tools, while the other did a close out sale on them and right now they have the drill/ impact kits and screwdriver kits in the clearance/ bargain endcap area for $99 for the two piece kit. As long as either chain sells the infamous $99 drill kits 8 times a year, they won't sell a ton of 12V MAX.
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1 hour ago, fm2176 said:
I own a bunch of 1.3Ah and 1.5Ah batteries I picked up for cheap at the PX for between $6 and $12. Besides the screwdriver and a couple of lights, though, I never invested in 12v Max tools. With the recent clearance prices, I was tempted, but the drill and impact just lacked...anything really over the 20v Max offerings.
Anyway, it looks like it's a good thing I never got carried away with 12v Max tools. The screwdriver is fantastic - it drives stuff too big for the 8v driver but not in need of a 20v driver, and the light is pretty handy. Otherwise, the batteries run my Bluetooth speakers, ToughSystem radio, and USB charger.
I got the Wounded Warrior drill and impact set and then the screwdriver later. If I am going up and down a ladder or crawling into or out of a cabinet, they are my go to tools. I wouldn't mind it if they made a 20 volt version of the driver, I love the combination of bit holder chuck and the adjustable clutch. Even that little impact driver can split thin wood if you are not careful, the screwdriver clutch makes it far less likely.
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new DS295 Tough System Box, three drawer
in Dewalt
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I have 3 of the original 2 drawer units, used in a single stack on a 3/4" piece of plywood just big enough for the drawers with casters underneath ( my own cheap little TSTAK style cart). I admit they are far from perfect, I believe the opening and closing issues some folks had with them are more related to how much weight was in each drawer and the drawer bottom sagging. I kept one tool and it's accessories in each drawer and they worked halfway decent. If you tried to put a hammer drill and an impact in the drawer and then some drill and driver bits, that drawer would have problems until you took some weight out of it. If I had to guess, I would say 10 to 15 pounds was about all each drawer is good for, unless you had the weigh out near the sides of the drawer instead of the middle. I would hate to see what they were like if you put a pound or two of screws or nails in a each of the little plastic boxes inside. Hopefully the next generation will work much better.