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  1. DCN650 - DeWalt 15ga 20v Nailer

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    16 hours ago, Bremon said:

    I've got the framer and 16. I'll be buying the 15 and 18 without a doubt and potentially the stapler. Strap nailer and floor gun are too specialized for me. 

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

  3. New stuff heading our way

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    10 hours ago, Bremon said:

    Lol all good @Framer joe I'm just kidding around. I could see double battery pro OPE coming out though and 40v not seeing much for releases. 40v isn't disappearing but it may end up like 18v which sees approximately 0 releases per year these days. 

    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). 

     

  6. Milwaukee 18V or Ego String Trimmer?

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    On 5/1/2017 at 3:52 AM, Conductor562 said:

     

    I suspect that, as always, Milwaukee will rely on heavy marketing to stay in the race long enough to wow us with something "better". Despite what they might like us to believe, I can't help but feel Milwaukee was caught off guard by Flexvolt. Maybe not, but I certainly get that feeling.

    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. 

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  11. Dewalt 20v Brushless Circular Saw

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    On 3/10/2017 at 6:23 PM, Bremon said:

    At any given price point a blade is a blade man. You're not getting a Freud Industrial for the price of a Diablo with FlexVolt. It's a system because there's big money and repeat business with accessories/consumables. The FlexVolt blade are just thin kerf for less load on a tool and more cuts per charge. Don't drink the kool-aid. By basically all accounts a FlexVolt recip blade isn't better than a Sawzall blade, the mitre blades aren't that different from a Diablo. The hole saws are basically daredevil carbides with thinner teeth. Etc. Etc. 

     

    17 minutes ago, Framer joe said:

    No B man...not just thin kerf....look at the tooth design, air vents,totally different design not just thinner....also there are vids on the Flexvolt saw with different blades with very different results ..PLUS.. MY real world experience.....using different blades on it.....besides I Love Koolaid.....lol

    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 :D

  12. New tools/Flexvolt 3ah battery

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    6 hours ago, Bremon said:

    Yep, the new torque wars will be in hydraulic drivers I feel. Impact drivers are pretty much maxed out at this point. Like 1100+ in lb drills, eventually they're all at a level where you can't go wrong. The power tools arms race is in other categories these days lol. 

    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.

  13. Tools you hate lending?

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    9 hours ago, Jronman said:

     

     

    lets say I have a $20,000 wide belt sander and my neighbor needs to use the wide belt. For whatever reason no other tool will do the task the neighbor needs to complete except the wide belt. Lets also say I follow the "I bought it so can you principle".

     

    My neighbor asks me, "can I borrow your wide belt sander?"
    I say, "No you can't use my wide belt sander. You will have to buy your own."

     

    To an extent this could work with cheaper tools like a cordless drill, but I don't see it working with more expensive tools like a wide belt. It's not like the neighbor is gonna have the resources or the need to scrap together $20,000 for a wide belt to complete one task.

     

    I would obviously teach the neighbor how to use the sander or whatever expensive tool that the neighbor is needing and be around when it's in use just incase something would go wrong. Not letting them use the tool just doesn't seem right to me. Thats just my 2 cents.

     

    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.

  14. Tools you hate lending?

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    23 hours ago, comp56 said:

    until the government issues a NO tool buying band, and probably not even then... none of my tools get lent out to anyone. When I needed something I marched my ass down to HD and bought it they can too.......plain and simple......call me a prick call me a grumpy old man I don't care and another thing keep your hands clapping at all times in my shop!

    This is the correct answer.

  15. No doubt the most common question - which brand?

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    5 hours ago, Jronman said:

    In which 20v tool did you try? The 20v multi tool has a rubber piece under the base of the tool. I suspect it could make the battery fit tighter. I find it harder to take the battery off the multi tool than say my drill or impact. I have noticed the battery is a bit loose but nothing to be concerned about. I haven't really noticed any battery looseness issues with Milwaukee but its not like I have use Milwaukee tools that often. Only a handful of times.

    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.

  18. No doubt the most common question - which brand?

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    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.

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  19. Bluetooth goodies... Coming soon

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    9 minutes ago, Jronman said:

    for the average person the Bluetooth batteries aren't very useful in my opinion. I'm not sure how the adapter could affect the tool but I could see it providing extra functionality to the batteries. I hope the battery functionality is expanded upon. I never really saw a need for a Bluetooth battery.

    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

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  20. Bluetooth goodies... Coming soon

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    51 minutes ago, DooDar said:

    Bluetooth adaptor?? not 100% sure on that?? what could that be for?? what would existing tools use that for?? 

    One things for sure, I will have to find buyers for me drill and impact driver so I can upgrade when the Bluetooth ones come out!!

     

    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.

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  23. Anyone know of new tools out yet

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    53 minutes ago, Bremon said:

    They really did have a fit last year. "we have a 10" sliding mitre!" Dewalt "we have a 12" hybrid sliding mitre" Milwaukee "new batteries! But new batteries! Ours uses same old batteries! Batteries!!!!"

    "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...

     

    1 hour ago, Cr8ondt said:

    HAHA, can't wait to see all the new LED lights they come out with!!!!!!  they should play off Ryobi's theme... "One battery, 100+ lights, oh and we have some tools too." I need to submit that to their marketing team!!

    That was last year's NPS in a nutshell to me. "Check out our sweet lights and also here are some Me-too-ls."

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  24. Anyone know of new tools out yet

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    1 hour ago, Cr8ondt said:

    I laughed my ass off, During NPS DeWalt was silent, quietly letting Milwaukee have their day and during DeWalt's event Milwaukee was literally throwing a temper tantrum.... Big red: "Look at me guys" "so what they have a dual voltage battery,whe have a 9.0". Milwaukee even launched a website within minutes of the FlexVolt announcement comparing the non existing 9.0 to the FV 2/6.0.

     

    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.

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  25. Anyone know of new tools out yet

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    2 hours ago, Bremon said:

    Yep, we'll see. I'm wondering if we'll see a 120v Max 10" table saw at this year's show. 

    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. 

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