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So... How'd it go???

I happen to love a good deal, and you my friend got a great one!! Nice score

This is very true! Don't expect to buy all the tools you need right off the bat, it's great to cover the basics but some tools should be purchased when the need arises especially when starting out. If you own your own business you will amass hundreds and hundreds of tools costing tens of thousands of dollars, and that's not getting crazy with big machinery and equipment. If starting a house building business first and foremost find a good set of subs. electrical, plumbing, hvac are things that you most likly can not do on a permitted job unless your specifically liscensed. other trades that you might want to consider subbing based on the fact that they are (in my opinion) high labor and some are low cost trades are; site work, concrete, insulation, drywall... roofing, while not the worst often requires a separate (much more expensive) liability insurance policy so consider subbing that too. One thing that you need to know, and I'm still learning is you can't do it all! As far as actual tools... few solid sets of saw horses are essential on almost every job, Trojan, while expensive, makes a Incredible set of horses and they will no doubt last you your entire career. . Also invest in a compressor and some nail guns. Framing/sheathing gun, trim guns... whatever you expect to be doing will most likely require lots of nails and nothing compares to the speed of a nail gun. Rolair makes a great compressor, the jc10 is super nice and unless you expect to be using multiple framing or roofing guns at the same time, should cover all your needs. . You could also consider ditching the compressor and going all cordless guns (maybe minus serious roofing) Good luck John

That is so freakin cool! I know a lot of people do similar stuff for Christmas but it's so badass for haloween, especially that song! Thanks for posting John

Will do man. I'm excited to see what this thing can do!! I'm interested to chuck up a mixing paddle and see how it handles mixing up some thinset and or joint compound.. those are things I always got my corded drills out for. Another thing I'm interested in seeing is how well it handles 4" and 6" carbide grit holesaws for drilling plaster and sheet rock when putting in old work lights I realize it might be pushing the limits but I also drill 4" and 6" holes through walls to install exhaust vents.. it would be great to drill those cordless also.

I use my tools hard daily, I wouldn't say I abuse them but some of you would probably disagree for me, time is money so I don't always have the time to keep them pretty pretty... like others have saids.. the newer they are the nicer I treat them but that doesn't last too long. I buy good quality tools that are designed for harsh conditions Usually a few times a year I go through the entire tool trailer, visually inspect each tool, clean them up, and replace any parts necessary. You can use your tools hard but if you rely on them like I do, also have to take care of them because it's hard to get the job done with a broken tool!!

Just laid down some cash on the bare tool! I'm pumped to get this thing in my hands!!

For phillips #2, I can't believe no one has mentioned Bosch non impact.... I have by far had the best luck with them. I have run both the Impact and non impact versions of milwaukee, dewalt, ryobi, makita (non gold) and other randoms.... none seem to hold up as well as the non impact bosch, far less stripping and bit breakage in my opinion I have heard wera is tough to beat but haven't tried their bits I just recently made the switch from phillips screws (used the grip rite primegaurd as my all purpose) to torx.. grk r4 climatex and have been using grk bits, say goodbye to stripped screws and broken bits... I'm a grk believer now. These screws are incredible in every way... it's like they install themselves. If you drive screws a lot then you owe it to yourself to check out the grk r4. (Really their whole line is great)

I wasn't trying to specifically contact TIA, just put something out there for all to see and hope it somehow got to makita, a rep or someone who had the pull to make it happen! Maybe its not a bad idea to contact TIA directly, thanks for the link

Thanks man! Gotta make that paper!!

Hahaha. I'm with you brother! Only a true festool addict buys accessories for a tool they don't even own!! I'm ashamed to admit it but I once bought a replacement pad for the ets125 before I actually owned the sander.. the sander was in the plans and the pad was from a buddy at a great price...I did end up with the sander shortly after

Do it do it do is do it!!! Hahaha... You won't regret it for sure!! All I will say is pony up for fuel on at least the drills and drivers. Or go for the nicer non fuel... i had my fuel hex scredriver first, then bougbt the non-fuel single speed screwdriver as a second... after a few days i sold it because it was just so slow compared to the fuel

Chris. Those are some sweet deals that woodcraft/wood workers club are running... I tried to get the 4mm-10mm domino assortment since all the domino's and bits are unchanged, only the systainer is different at 50% off it would have been a great deal but they were sold out! The rotary and multitool are great!!

Regopit. What exactly do you mean. The kind of heart attack caused by and erection lasting longer than 4 hours or from being mad I filled the systainers with milwaukee? Lol. Festool has not won me over with their cordless offerings especially drills... their cordless line is tiny and I feel like there isnt any justified innovation in their drills.. I think milwaukee/makita etc. spanks them in this area. Also your stuck using their centrotec chuck which is super annoying. Yes i have been to the Festool event and also the jlc show for the last few years, do you go? It's a great time!!

Thanks everyone for all the comments!! I'm really happy with how this one came together.. As for the bit cases/foam. The cases are Milwaukee that I got at depot.. the foam is fastcap Kaizen foam. I think I had to shave the foam thinner to get it to fit, then cut it to the shape and a little hot glue to hold it in place. Take your time cutting out for the bits and make the cutouts smaller than the bit so it holds them in place tight

The m18 fuel Sawzall looks sick in reviews and that is what I'm wanting making to come out with something similar to. See I'm kind of married to makita 18v... just off the top of my head I have something like 18+ tools (including lights and radios) 13 batteries and 3 chargers. Not willing to jump to another 18v platform I did go Milwaukee for my 12v and loving their stuff so far..

Here is a my kind of "do all" m12 kit.. it comes on every job with me and is always close by, that way when i run into something unexpected but small i most likely have the tool in this kit to get it done and it saves me a walk out to the trailer.. obviously it wont do everything and i still use my full size tools for larger jobs but this gets me through a lot! I put them in the open top systainer tool boxes because it gives me easy access to everything and integrates with all my other systainers for portability.. believe it or not there is still some room in the bottom systainer (one with the flashlight) which is loaded so i can attach it to the top one (one with the charger) allowing me to carry it all as one unit its not pictured but i also have the radio another 2.0 battery and a few more chargers let me know what you think John

Is it just me or does everyone agree that Makita's full size 18v LXT reciprocating saw options are outdated, underpowered and otherwise useless!! I have owned the bjr181 for probably 7 years and barely ever use it due to how slow it is and it's inability to make seemingly easy cuts. It spends 99% of the time in the bottom of the tool bag.. maybe once or twice a year I grab it hoping that it magicly grew some b@lls but I'm always disappointed and before I finish the cut it goes back to the trailer where I grab my corded model, a Makita AVT JR3070CT (which is a great saw by the way) . I'm not sure if I just have a dud or if the bjr182 is much better but I'm really not willing to waste my money to find do out MAKITA, I hope it's already in the works but if not, please, please come out with a new reciprocating saw! Wanna be king of the hill? Try combining your 18v X2 platform with your brushless motor!! It is such a necessary tool on the job site and with today's ability to have such capable cordless tools it is a huge frustration to have to plug in every time I want to use a recip saw! P.S. why is there no way to email or submit a comment on your website? Do you not want to hear what your users have to say?!?! John

Hello, Makita.... are you listening??? GET THIS THING TO THE U.S. ASAP!!!

Welcome! -John

I know... what a bummer I actually sent Milwaukee a comment on their website about the 4 in 1 drill and how they should bring it to the US, also make it fuel (doesn't look to be in the pictures) Everyone else who wants it should also take 1 minute to send an email/comment to Milwaukee about it and maybe if they hear it enough they will do it!! Model # is BDDXKIT-202C

Excellent review!! I've been waiting for this exact comparison.. I'm deep into the Makita 18v platform and have been wishing for them to come out with a decent drill for a long time... I currently have the bhp451 (decent for its day but way old) and the lxph01 ( always been junk!!) With their recent crap streak of drills I was skeptical if this really was as amazing as it sounded or just a lot of big numbers on paper.. looks like it can back those numbers up!! I'm sold

Edit last post. Meant to say 38mm x 89mm

DWAIN -- our framing lumber dimensioning is a little confusing for someone unfamiliar.... 2x4 is a nominal dimension and is not representative of the actual dimensions of 1.5"x3.5" or about 33mm x 89mm. For a quick explanation, 2x4 is what a "stud" used to be (back in grandpa's day) but now, after dried, the 2x4 lumber is surfaced down on all sides to provide greater uniformity which gives it it's final dimension of 1.5"x3.5" Want to get more confused? ? A 1x6 is only .75"×5.5" a 2x10 is actually 1.5"x9.25" Consider yourself lucky that you use metric!!

I have pretty much converted all my non festool tools into systainers, it was a gradual process but having a fair amount of festools that already came with them I really wanted to stick to one system. While I'll admit they aren't the most rugged boxes out there they are plenty durable for non abusive situations.. also I just think the t-loc mechanism is the best latching and interlocking system available