Hugh Jass
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Charging cold packs can damage them, period. If you were allowed to you'd walk yourself directly into a complaint about a platforms batteries prematurely failing without considering why it probably happened. The cells found inside these batteries are often the same or very similar architecture across platforms, the fact that one brand may allow you to slowly fuck them up while another does not is hardly a feature.
As stated there's obvious workarounds to this, hell throw them in the floorboard and run the heat in the truck for 10min if all else fails, but it's naive to blame a company for trying to prevent you from complaining about your ignorance.
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14 hours ago, glass said:
I like my flexvolt recipro saw except no hook. I find it much better than the fuel.
Hey Glass you never said you worked for Dewalt.
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19 hours ago, framer said:
got my saw today. havent cut anything yet. sure is a beast. my only complaint is that it is a bit heavy.
It weighs less than my older wormdrive. There's benefits to this.
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They're already coming in far cheaper than the Milwaukee version, I doubt it'll be much cheaper this year.
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I don't mind, my question was answered off the bat.
Price point is $199 bare tool.
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I just placed my order in, can't wait!
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2 hours ago, glass said:
Some say the makita is better in the hand, easier to cut straight. What say you?
...that they're makita fans?
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8 hours ago, bigskyframer said:
ya I love rafter hooks every gun I have has one every saw needs one! my biggest complaint with the Milwaukee line is the rafter hooks are cheap plastic this one is all metal and works very well. however coming into winter I have major concerns for the batteries I can already tell you Milwaukee is winning that battle.
...what makes you say that?
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All the time, really keeps the dust down with drywall or demolition, and they're super cheap compared to other air scrubbers on the market ($800+).
I'm still on my original set of filters, I just blow them out and put them back in. Probably due for replacement on the pleated filter now after a year.
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Best money I ever spent, I want to buy more.
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Sweet, thanks Travis.
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Anyone have solid info on when this is hitting the market?
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21 hours ago, Framer joe said:
Ah the dreaded rafter hook someone actually used it......very very rare in our world of framing....definitely glad it’s powerful
Man people been bitching about the lack of a rafter hook for years on dewalt saws. I'm just glad that's over, lol.-
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On 10/27/2017 at 11:12 PM, Framer joe said:
You don’t like Bosch 12v @Hugh Jass ? They have a pretty big line and some ..one off tools no one has
I've never seen any on a job I've ever been on, same for Makita. M12 is everywhere in comparison.
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...I'm fairly sure nobody actually cares either way. The only 12v platform worth a damn has a M in front of it. Dewalt has and always will half ass effort with just about everything that isn't 20v/60v.
Yawn.
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Not all hero's wear capes.
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1 hour ago, JakeDewalt said:
No Press Release about this
If true, telling people they just wasted their money on a legacy platform is generally bad PR.
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25 minutes ago, Framer joe said:
Yes @Hugh Jass...sorry for the confusion...on the acme site online it has the dcs577x1 kit for 399...same kit on amazon for 399...BUT as I always do , I called acme and the kit is either listed wrong or it’s further marked down to 299......also over at Tool Nut it’s listed as 409 but they add in a free 9ah battery ( ode ..9amp I think)...........either way it’s a great deal....I have a dozen or so 9ah so I got the 299 deal.....saw, 118charger, 1/9ah , bag
This will be my first push into Flex, I think I'm going to go with the Toolnut deal so I get the extra battery. Technically compared to the Acme it's about the same deal and you're paying the cost of the extra battery in a 2 pack just split in half. Can't deny it's a good deal though, effectively 2 9ah batteries and a rapid charger for $100 more than the bare tool.
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4 hours ago, Framer joe said:
Getting mine delivered Friday...just wanted to post Acme has the kit...dcs577x1 ( saw.., charger 118,...1/9ah for $299...it lists online for $399 on their web and amazon...but on sale....tool nut has it for $409 with a free 9ah...
I'm confused, so Acme has the kit for sale at $299 somewhere but shows $399 on the site and Amazon?
And Toolnut's offer, bonus 9ah...is that the kit plus bonus 9 for a total of two batteries?
If so I'm jumping on this that's a ridiculous deal.
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Proof my caution into the 12v lasers was for good reason.
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$189? Good grief it's $20 more than the others. Wonder if it's been upgraded or they're just adding insult to injury since it's being released a half a year late.
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36 minutes ago, Jronman said:
well 2 new products coming out confirmed by Dan. 40v 17in trimmer and a 40v 9.0 battery
That's a move I didn't foresee coming.
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The radio doesn't consume enough energy to constitute using flexvolt for power (2ah @ 8hrs IIRC), and the charger is shit and would take all day to charge a flexvolt.
It's a useless proposition. I'd take a compact unit over one designed for a useless feature. Now if it had a rapid charger I'd agree but thus far I don't believe anything with an accessory charger has been anything but shit thus far for whatever reasons, probably cost and uninformed purchasers.
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Diamond core bits would work too but get very expensive.
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