Bremon
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I'm hoping to see a mower announced this year among other things.
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CAD is fine, it feels almost as obsolete compared to 8 years ago lol
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I hate to break it to you guys but as TIAs newest metric cop I have to issue all of you fines for use of obsolete units of measurement
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First off, welcome to TIA! Now that that's out of the way, at one point that stuff was Dewalt's high end gear. It's not bad stuff. To speak to individual tools; it's well known that Dewalt can't make a reciprocating saw to save their life; even their new brushless one doesn't have an adjustable shoe or rafter hook.
Brushed grinders are all in the same boat; you can use them as cut off tools but they are easy to stall when grinding and battery hungry.
Metal shoes are standard on decent saws. I would guess that saw has a magnesium or aluminum shoe as most good saws do.
That multitool is great, I have it and love it. I think what you'll find is the reason your tools might feel sluggish or entry level is that the 2 compact batteries in the kit are not sufficient for the high draw tools like the grinder, and two saws in that kit. Next up I would buy some standard "fat" packs or FlexVolt packs they have 10-15 battery cells in them instead of 5. You'll get much more runtime and less voltage drop out of your tools.
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Yeah I've seen numerous videos / posts about uncoupling selffeeds etc. when you're pulling them back out. Easy to bump the chuck and that's all it takes. Not hard for me to believe, I see it at work regularly pulling air lines around etc. Quick connects are also quick disconnects lol.
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Yeah I was initially gung-ho for Quik Lok but a bit of time from announcement it lost its lustre, especially the ease of losing bits when pulling your bit back through the hole lol.
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$240 USD is what XE tells me @Framer joe
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I can't confirm but I can tell you my DCN660 won't fit sideways in a ToughSystem box so I'm inclined to say I doubt it. They are too long front to back / too square shaped to fit in little rectangular boxes generally.
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@Jronman I've yet to figure out how to get HD.com to ship to Canada. If you use the Canadian site or go to a Canadian store you get ripped off big time.
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I think I'd rather have a keyed chuck but maaaaan. Steals and deals lol. Panic mode Milwaukee is awesome, FlexVolt has them feeling generous.
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On 2017-01-02 at 1:00 AM, Conductor562 said:
$400 would be a hell of a budget for a hand planer
Festool makes one now don't they? In which case $400 probably won't cut it
734/735 is what I'll be looking at down the road. For now the XR 20v Max mini version is all I have.
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I'm seeing DCB609-2 (twin pack of 9.0 FlexVolt) listed for $319 CAD. Seeing as 1x M18 9.0 is CAD $250 I'm pumped. Oh man can't wait to dive into more FlexVolt. No wonder Milwaukee is giving out free 9.0s in kits like candy.
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I'm seeing kits on a lot of Canadian sites with multiple 9.0s for good prices. You guys in USA likely have similar deals or maybe better but maybe the exchange rate will work out for you:
$699 Hole Hawg w/ 3x HD9.0
$999 SDS Max w/ 3x HD9.0
$799 Mitre w/ 2x HD9.0
$819 Super Hawg w/ 3x HD9.0
$799 1" SDS w/ 3x HD9.0
Above prices are Canadian. The Hawgs are the Quik-Lok versions which leads me to believe they aren't selling as well as the keyed chuck version but damn these prices have me wanting to pull the trigger on a Hole Hawg. FlexVolt must have Team Red shook! 2 pack of FlexVolt 9.0 is listed at $319 CAD.
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Nailers in a DS450 XL ToughSystem box, with the nails in the yellow cups that come in the DS100/DS150s.
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Lol! Mm or 1/8 depends if I'm on the clock or not
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The aforementioned Knipex are spendy but damn those look strong. Proper business end for the task required, and piles of leverage.
I'm partial to Knipex but at their price point I recommend Channellock every time. Made in a first world country, and reasonable quality at a great price. They still represent what Craftsman used to be.
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There's a clever idea @Mordekyle, but I'll likely stick to a ToughSystem organizer for my batteries. I'm not sure one organizer would be enough the for stack @Framer joe rocks out on a daily basis though
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Yeah I can attest to that. I've been in charge of well over a dozen guys and have heard every excuse under the sun for reasons why they forgot a tool on a site somewhere. Ownership then decides that those people don't get quality tools anymore.
When you work for yourself and see other people using their own tools on job sites you don't tend to see cheap tools at all; you see a lot of people making an honest living depending on quality tools they've spent good money on.
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17 hours ago, SevenOddosFence said:
I agree big time I think this is a major flaw in Dewalts part
Pros and cons to both Dewalt's and Milwaukee's approaches. Dewalt burns some people (raise your hand if you were waiting on an XR recip, circ saw or grinder), Milwaukee has a lower ceiling for power potential, which we are already seeing with videos of overheating 9.0 batteries. Maybe Milwaukee might ape the teal-pioneered and yellow-copied 2x battery method.
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5 minutes ago, BMack37 said:
The thing about tools, specifically the high-cost and the low-cost tools is that there are some people that are going to disagree with the cost/benefit. A lot of it has to do with trust in a brand or lack thereof. I don't see eye-to-eye with one person on this forum over a specific kind of tool, we use the tools wildly different and dependency on that tool varies. We'll never agree with each other but it's not worth fighting or arguing about.
To expand on this; I don't intend to insult people on this forum. I come here for the same reasons I'm sure many others do; I'm enthusiastic about tools and projects, and I'm interested in hearing others' opinions on different tools/different ways of doing things. Discussion can get a bit passionate sometimes but I certainly don't harbour any ill will towards anyone, so I do apologize for slighting you @jdlx277.
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lol @jdlx277, I didn't mean to rattle any cages, and I can see how what I wrote initially could come across as elitist and inflammatory. It was an offhand remark that wasn't directed at anyone here in particular. I'm pretty blue collar and I just can't stand the throw-away culture that tends to accompany buying inexpensive goods.
I can understand you wanting to have multiple gensets when you're managing a business that is spread across a wide area with capital invested in different yard sites etc. Having only one generator doesn't make for much flexibility when the crap hits the fan. I can also appreciate you putting your money where your priorities are: high use items are higher quality items.
That said, I still prefer to own less and have what I own be higher quality. I have a fairly communal attitude towards ownership and don't mind lending things I own to close friends and family, and friends and family are the same way towards me. I've yet to be burned getting back something broken or damaged, or not getting something back at all.
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2 hours ago, Framer joe said:
hey,"bremon" sorry I don't know how to..drag,or copy or paste your name...I'm only a framer,no computer skills........in Canada,( btw my gramps lived in Nova Scotia) they have a Dewalt 1400 jump starter,compressor thing ...you got it ? Heard of it ? It's only in Texas here...
There's 2-3 models of them I think, I've seen them in Canadian Tire a few times. @RickyMcGrath bought one and had troubles I do believe.
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Nice to see another Canadian on here @Pouet, I'll take your word for it lol I definitely have to defer to your experience here. I haven't been that far East yet, I only know what I've been told by the Quebeckers I've worked with.
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@jdlx277 let me grab you some pepto to settle that upset stomach. My opinion is if something is worth owning then it's worth saving for and buying a quality item. I think most people can attest to buying low-cost/low-quality to get them out of a jam and then not far down the road that item ends up in the trash. If I'm only going to use a tool once odds are I know someone who has one and can borrow it. If I can't, I'll think about paying someone else to get the job done. Or I can buy quality and re-sell to recoup much of the cost. The second hand market doesn't pay decent money for low quality.
I have enough experience with cheap tools at work and at home to know that it doesn't make sense to throw money away. Do Canadian Tire and Princess Auto have some gems here and there? (We don't have Harbor Freight and Princess Auto is the most direct comparison I can make). Sure they do. You have to dig. You know what a $500 generator you count on during a storm generally gets you? Up a creek without a paddle.
"Can't afford to buy name brand products" generally means you don't need said product in the first place. I read people say they can't afford to buy good stuff and my opinion is I can't afford not to. Again, my opinion. I would rather have fewer higher quality items than be flush with mediocrity. The rampant consumerism that goes along with buying low-quality garbage is a blight on the first world and the reason more and more jobs go to third world countries. If more people bought quality goods that employ more people with livable wages more people would be able to afford goods of a reasonable quality to begin with.
You're reading a forum about power tools; they're generally used by people who get paid to use them or people who see the value in doing things yourself to save yourself money. If your low quality tools fail you or can't otherwise complete a job whether you're being paid to use them or not, they've cost you money.
Clearly we have a difference of opinion, I'm sorry mine offends you. You make it sound like I'm advocating every hobby woodworker take a loan out for Festool, Mirka and Mafell. Or every small engine tinkerer finance a garage full of Snap-On and Mac. I'm not. I'm advocating buying brands a professional can make a living off of without selling the farm. Can't afford a Stilleto hammer? Who cares; most can't. You can still buy an Estwing and have a hammer for life rather than bargain store specials. Can't afford a Stabila level? That's fine; buy an Empire and get a level you can trust long term rather than a no-name knockoff. Buy once, cry once. I say it all the time. Buy nice, or buy twice.
Reading your post it seems you have a plethora of generators so you've spent the money for reliability on redundancy by having multiple units. That's your prerogative, and just a different outlook on having your backside covered.
That said, you mention having multiple generators, being able to drive 15 minutes and borrow another, and are contemplating buying another. I don't think you're advocating from the point of view of people buying low-cost because it's "what they can afford".
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Fuel hole hawg opinions
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Same. I really want to find a deal on one with a keyed chuck. Too stubborn not too.
@AnonymousJoe thanks for the feedback on the Hawg! I love how compact it is compared to the Super and DeBeast, but have read it's easy to stall on a 5.0. I imagine the extra row of cells helps avoid voltage drop and allows it to power through tougher situations. Thanks for the video as well!