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the dw745 was back on sale at my local HD for $225 no taxes i got mine at that price last year.

ive got the milwaukke 2235-20 nice clamp on meter, got real cheap used, thought id give it a try. liking it a lot so far.

any word on release date? i desperately need a cordless recip saw and trying to hold out for the new BL one, any feedback on the current XRJ03Z model?

yeah ive used the pc 20v drill and impact great drills, but P&C were once top quality industrial grade tools, i still have a heavy duty industrial P&C jigsaw that actually says, industrial on it from many years ago, still use as my main jigsaw, it still works great, refuses to die, replaced the cable and trigger several times in its lifetime, been through thousands of jobs. also have a P&C router, still my best router. parts are still available, maybe one day when there are no longer parts for the industrial tools i will retire them and by that time i will also be retired and have no need to buy another.

5oz tuned me off, i normally drink 16oz, although for the job site i would totally get a OXX COFFEEBOXX and lots of deathwish coffee kcups. i usually carry backpacking gear to heat my water and brew my coffee. makes it quicker and much better coffee. for the true working coffee addicts who want something stronger and still tasty i highly recommend deathwish coffee, http://www.deathwishcoffee.com/

just had a pleasant experience with makita warranty support, first time needed warranty repair with their tools, i have a vast makita tool collection and over the years never had an issue that needed any repair or support until last week, i was charging a lxt battery and the yellow tab broke off the battery as i removed it and so im located in Arizona and closet repair facility is in Las vegas, NV, sent my battery and charger to them on friday last week and received a fedex delivery today the following friday. got a brand new charger and battery, very happy with the service, it was about a 1-2 day turn around plus shipping time, cant ask for any better service than that, now that makita has extended their warranty this has boosted my confidence in their warranties should i ever need their help again in the future. previously i had 8yr old lxt batteries ran without issue other than obvious decrease in capacity. now with new batteries with led indicator and new longer warranties, makita is in my opinion top quality more than ever.

Yeap I do love my coffee, but i use a coffee press, I don't use a machine. I despise preground coffee.

picked a dirt cheap 135w solar panel from a yard sale, $20, brought it home cleaned it up and works great, so i was thinking, perfect opportunity to build that solar generator ive been wanting to do for a while. I had a spare large dewalt tough box laying around and thought, hey why not use that to house everything? Im constantly making improvements, but this is how my current setup looks and working, have a 100ah deep cycle marine battery, 1100w inverter, charge controller, on a good sunny day like today im able to easily charge all my toys, other batteries, as you can see i charged all 6 of my makita batteries, 4ah capacity, all without breaking a sweat, i plan to add outlets on the outside, and other 12v accessory ports, but overall, its a great little setup to charge all my stuff anywhere, and its in a tough box, its heavy but its quiet, zero maintenance and portable.

$2.65 here in n.arizona, im more concerned with the price of chicken eggs going up, $5 for a dozen+, whats the price of eggs in your area?

Makita is what i think when i need wood working tools, new brushless jigsaw, they have plate jointer, sander, and planer plus other tools. Only a few companies that actually have those tools in cordless form, i have the sander, planer and jigasw, all great tools being cordless, You also have a new cordless mitersaw from makita, should be awesome, and Bosch is coming out with new tools in those categories also. So really cant go wrong with either.

everyone needs their own personal dna sequencer, http://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.Item&itemid=6&acctid=6794

yeap its a good price, they must be making room for the new kits that have the 5.0ah batteries and new impacts, i recently got a the XPH07M kit which is just the drill and batteries for $299, this kit inlcudes that kit plus the impact.

Cool how's the balance and weight? I've wondered about these coil framers, any difference in cost of nails?

yeah i do get my makita fix from bishop tools, good seller.

my store still had the 2 boxes deal for $24, bought a few, i looked at the Milwaukee boxes, still unproven, ive got quite a few of the dewalt boxes. so until one breaks keep going back.

So I gather you're able to use the store computer to search the inventory for items with certain prices? Or items in clearance? If so how do I use?

for my boxes like that i just attached a ubolt to the box and used a cable or chain with a lock. was cheap and simple enough.

i got air hose reel, the rubber hose cracked and gave out quickly, but the reel itself was worth the cost, replaced the hose with flexzilla hose setup.

another for hakko, really enjoy mine.

Yeap very rare deal, never seen the tough boxes in person. But couldn't pass up the deal.

Only use I liked it for was a platform bed I made it was soft and required little fisnishing.

Stop by my local HD and surprise found some dewalt tough boxes model ds400, the :-) boxes for $18 each, of course I bought the whole display, total of 4 boxes for $72 no taxes, good deal. Also seen they were selling the makita xt257m kits which normally $379-399 for $299.

yeap mostly junk today, i do order most of tools and accessories from amazon, i have prime, i live a few hours from amazon warehouse so most stuff is next day delivery.

i often shop at sears now because they sell knipex and channel lock stuff, greenlee, textron, due to their decline, cant deny some of the crazy deals lately, 20 peice gear wrench ratcheting wrench set for $50! but i keep going back because shopyourway coupons, $10 here, $15 there, and even more from cash back, would wouldnt want knipex gear with free money. as far as craftsman branded power tools and hand tools, wouldn't touch them if they were given to me, i can see the crap quality, but i did buy a universal miter saw stand, decent stand for the price of $40 after coupons and member sale price. they practically beg me with free money in coupons, so i keep coming back until to store closes up and home depot is just right next door which i pay no taxes.

i actually bought mine specifically for the power, i use 3/4" and larger self feeding 72" flexible drill bits and the amount of torque you need when drilling through floors and walls is insane and when you hit a nail and need to keep going thats where the makita comes in, i also plan to use it for drilling anchors in limited usage, but i regularly drill large holes in wood, so i really needed a replacement for my previous makita drill, the chuck was finally giving out after nearly 10yrs of hard work. i bought the kit with just the drill and 2 batteries as i already has several other makita tools. The batteries have been awesome so far, ive got a good collection of the 4 ah batteries and no issues so far.