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Is there a benefit to having both 15 and 16 gauge nail guns? Do they fill different needs?

16g is 20 degrees I think Edit: as literally everyone above mentioned...

Does OPE need a tonne of releases though? I have Ego OPE rather than DeWalt, but even their line is, what, eight tools? It seems pretty complete too (On the other hand, this). They could start releasing riding mowers maybe, but they would need "more POWA" (credit to framer joe).

Yes it is. Yes it should. But it's better than a soft bag, so there's that...

I don't have that problem either.

I think they knew it was coming. Their voltage doesn't matter materials were out within minutes of the flexvolt announcement. What I think caught them was the fact that flexvolt tools have performed as well as they have. Milwaukee are the best marketers in the tool industry, so it's almost as if they truly believed their own hype in that case.

I definitely have a problem. The tool I need is never the one I own. Just have to buy more, I guess...

I've never used Milwaukee's trimmer, but my Ego is great. I wouldn't trade it for another trimmer.

You, sir, have your priorities in order.

Seems reasonable. I had thought that maybe it was clearing the way for kits with the 3.0/9.0 batteries.

It's easy enough to test. Run the comp with diablos and then run it with flexvolt blades. If there is not difference you should get similar results. If there is you will see a change. If someone wants to send me a not-Flexvolt saw I'll do it myself

Torque with hydraulics will be tougher to judge. For all of Milwaukee's marketing fluff, their published graphs for the Surge make a good point: Higher sustain of a lower torque number is an okay replacement for high peak torque. I don't think the math behind that is easy to put on a marketing graphic (definitely harder than x is bigger than y), so it will be interesting to see the comparisons that companies come up with. That being said, I think hydraulic drivers' sweet spot is in smaller diameter fasteners, so you are right when you say rpm is ultimately where it's at. But we've been trained to look for torque numbers so torque will likely be what we get.

Could he not rent it from somewhere? Barring that, if it absolutely HAD to be my tool that is used, I would rather go over and do that task for him than just send the tool along. Chances are if he was my neighbour, I've already offered my help anyway.

This is the correct answer.

I own the omt, several drills and impacts, flexvolt recip saw. I have used the 20v and flexvolt circular saws, the 7.25" mitre saw, and the old brushed sds. All had batteries sit snug; even the recip which has a terrible reputation for vibrating.

It's funny you say that. I have the exact opposite problem.

Every one seemed to love those nailers when they first came out. Do they not age well?

Based on your list of needs, Dewalt's Flexvolt system is probably your best bet in my opinion. All of the tools you mentioned come in a 60v version except for the impact and hammer drill, but you can get those two tools in a kit that comes with a Flexvolt battery. With the exception of the recip saw, which seems to have received mixed but mostly unfavourable reviews, the Flexvolt tools are all well thought of. If it helps, I own the recip saw, and mine doesn't vibrate nearly as much as some of the complaints I have seen online. Beware Milwaukee's new larger tools (mitre saw, sds max rotary hammer etc). They are designed to be used with the 9 Ah battery and you will some see performance loss with smaller batteries (source: TIA's NPS videos). It's as much two systems as DeWalt's, just with better marketing.

You could say the same bout the tools. We already see it with OneKey users. Not every one needs to adjust that much, just like not every one needs to track or lockout their batteries. A (hopefully) relatively inexpensive adapter that gives even partial functionality is something I would spend money on for sure. Even though I would only need it in the rarest circumstance. This adapter also shows they learned from the 18/20 conversion mistake. You don't have to rebuy all of your 20v max tools to get the connect stuff. /speculation

Reading Toolguyd's article it looks like it might be able to communicate to your non-connected tools to give them some connected capabilities. If I am reading it right, that is huge.

@JimboS1iceYou're not wrong, but compare that to a year ago or two years ago, and you'll see what I mean. No Chicago Electric in Canada. Can I interest you in some Mastercraft? Lifetime warranty on hand tools. No questions asked.

I really feel like this year was a lot of wins for DeWalt, and there really started to be cracks in Milwaukee's armour.

"Look how much more run time our larger battery has than their smaller battery!!" They might as well have said that their 3.0 batteries are better than DeWalts 2.0 batteries... That was last year's NPS in a nutshell to me. "Check out our sweet lights and also here are some Me-too-ls."

I look forward to more questionable (or misleading) stats from Red this year. I also expect they will try to shoot for the moon. They won't like that they got out-innovated last year.

I have a feeling that this year's Flexvolt tools are going to fulfill a lot of wish lists. I have no reason to think this. I just have a feeling.