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8 hours ago, Mordekyle said:
Wow! ^^^^^^^
The convenience of a barrel grip coupled with the size and weight of a boat anchor!
How about a barrel grip 20v?
Does anyone really need 12 hours of runtime on a jigsaw?
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThe original concept design was a 20v barrel grip...
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This is great! I sometimes wish I had a grinder to use as a cut-off, but the flex volt seems like overkill for the amount of use I would get out of it. Makes more sense to have 20v and 60v options for grinders than it does for circular saws. Any ideas on North American pricing yet?
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I got tired of waiting to replace my corded jigsaw, so I just bought a DCS331. That pretty much guarantees a barrel grip jigsaw is coming within months, if not weeks.
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19 hours ago, BMack37 said:
Their bits are terrible in my opinion, probably the worst bits HD sells. First gen bits sucked, second gen suck a little less.
This would be my pick as well
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10 hours ago, framer said:
maybe its just me, but i just dont see the point of a expensive bulky box just to store a saw.
I look at it as containing the tool and all of its consumables in the same place. I am in charge or all of the skills and robotics teams at my school so I build at work, but have no dedicated shop there. Being able to grab one box from home and know it has the tool and all the blades I might need is valuable to me. The tough box isn't perfect for this but it's still a pretty good solution.
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Has anyone given any info on how the latching system is protected on the bottom of the Packout? I haven't seen any pictures.
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What would you use it for if not for cutting a tree?
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1 hour ago, Bremon said:
Was the DCCS620 previously known about? It's news to me. 12" compact 20v Max brushless chainsaw. *shrug*
Never heard of it. Only thing I could find was the product page from Wiseline tools in Aylmer, ON so it's out there, but barely.
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I keep a corded saw in the 300 with everything that goes with it. I think the 400 would have too much space to rattle around.
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1 hour ago, Bremon said:
NPS17 was reasonable for plumbers, electricians etc. To an extent trim guys as well. It was mostly upgrades to things that were long in the tooth. No response to FlexVolt. I expect the Dewalt event to impress me more than NPS17 (and NPS17 impressed me slightly more than I expected it to).
This was my exact feeling about NPS17. I did love seeing that stapler though.
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12 hours ago, Bremon said:
Confirmation of biiig 21700 cells means all of a sudden can't wait to give Milwaukee more money lol.
If the numbers that I saw for 21700s (4.75 Ah, 3.6v) are true, that means they can get 9 Ah with two rows of five cells instead of three. So it's possible for slightly smaller 9Ah batteries, which is an amazing feat. It's also something that wouldn't work with flexvolt (number of cells has to be divisible by three) so if I'm Milwaukee, I'm jumping on that, like, yesterday.
On the other hand, it also means 5/15 Ah flexvolt batteries are possible so there's that...
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56 minutes ago, Bremon said:
NPS16 all over again?! ????
I don't think so. I think we'll see some prototypes. They could also announce things for more than a year out without a working unit. Companies have done that before.
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6 hours ago, Bremon said:
X2 would solve a lot of their problems and save a lot of face imo. A new platform would be embarrassing after last year's PR. I'm optimistic we'll see some great stuff from them next week but if it's a new battery platform I'll likely just laugh and buy more yellow.
If it's a new platform Jimbo might have an aneurysm...
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Well... It does more than OneKey... I think...?
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Saw this on Twitter. I am hoping it's not just introducing DeWalt Connected tools. We already know about those...
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3 minutes ago, TheMidnightNarwhal said:
What is your definition of power in that reply. That's something I'm not quite getting being kind of new. Because reading specs they all seem in line. The differences I thought was overall build quality.
I'm talking torque and rpm. Ryobi and Milwaukee both have 1600 in-lbs of peak torque, but the Fuel has an extra 400 rpm. Won't matter when you're using one in place of an impact wrench, but if you ever find yourself driving fasteners (building a deck for example) you will theoretically be 11% faster with the red tool, which is not nothing.
It all boils down to you though. If you want to switch, then it makes sense to switch. You will use the tools more if you feel more comfortable with them.
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24 minutes ago, Biggie said:
I don't want to keep the story going if it isn't true, but I know in the past I've heard of ryobi batteries having some issues. I have no personal experience with them and I also know they've been making improvements in their battery technology. I've actually considered ryobi as a cheap way to fill some holes in my line up but never done it because its another battery line and if they don't last there goes your savings.
I know it's true. My dad had some Ryobi tools that had garbage batteries. He switched to DeWalt because of it. The story might be out of date though. I haven't seen anything bad about them since the switch to neon green.
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1 hour ago, Bremon said:
I wouldn't spend money on a brushed Milwaukee impact, that's for sure. If you don't want to spend on Fuel look at Ryobi. Plus it's something that actually goes on sale at HD lol.
BC Fasteners and Mississauga Hardware, and if you're in the GTA, IHL, are all much better options than Black Rock for sales and service imo. Browse the flyers, you can find great deals.
Further to those two stores, I've never had a bad experience with Atlas Machinery. They are not lightning fast for shipping, but will treat you well enough.
I understand what you're saying about feeling like Milwaukee might be a waste for you. I don't make my money with tools either. I don't think Ryobi will match Milwaukee for power though, and I'd personally rather have power and not need it, than need it and not have it.
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19 minutes ago, Bremon said:
$250 but who's counting ?
The dollar went up today. It's $253 now...
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On 5/22/2017 at 7:28 AM, JimboS1ice said:
Right? I dont know why all the Cordless Mowers have lights
I've only used the lights on my Ego once, but I was glad I had them at the time.
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Probably seemed better because SBD put on garbage two years ago.
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18 hours ago, dwain said:
It's funny, no matter how scientific I approach it, people will always think we're being unfair
I think the problem is that so many decision I make in the background to make it as objective as possible just can't go into the video, else there would be a 15 minutes disclaimer at the start! lol
Thanks guys, the video is going great! 4k views in first 24 hours.
I don't see how. Even some of the obvious sources of variance (Bosch being upright for one board for example) seemed to make no difference. Anyway, great review.
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I'm really interested in NPS this year. Last year felt like lights and me-too-ls. They won't accept that two years in a row.
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@Bremon this makes sense. Thanks.
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Hand tools......
in Dewalt
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I'm the same as Bremon except my screwdrivers are Mastercraft as well. Can't beat that life time warranty.