jeffmcmillan

I prefer the benchtop set but at 160 what are you waiting for.

My experience has been that dry cut chop saws are more precise than cheap bandsaws for the price not to mention so much lower maintenance. Probably not what you wanted to hear though. Ive used an old grizzly which I think was the same you posted and it gave me no end of trouble. Lousy accuracy when it did work but that could just be age.

I think that's why they started making 18V subcompact, but for some people 12V is enough. I think the idea is they share enough parts to minimize design and manufacturing costs. I'm hoping they pull this into the 18V line as well. A subcompact 18V rotary hammer would be awesome.

Sounds like an average cheap grinder

Using 20700 cells is a 30% increase in size and weight compared to a 50% increase for another row of cells. From that point of view the new 6.0 doesn't make much sense.

Expensive tools in blow molded cases? No way. Those get foam inserts in a real case.

I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of those are modified to be better or lighter. At something like 10000$/lb the cost to modify those is nothing compared to sending it up. Of course both of those are dwarfed by the cost of another mission if someone forgets a wrench size.

You know the jobsite idiot that you stick in a corner doing something time consuming that's impossible to mess up but he messes up anyway? The engineering equivalent is the guy who designs the case.

The trick is to go slowly and stop when you feel tingling.

These nailer kits dropped around 40% the last few days. http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-2-1-8-in-18-Gauge-Brad-Nailer-Combo-R692BBN/300042868 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Pneumatic-21-Degree-Framing-and-Mini-Palm-Nailer-Kit-DPFRPNCB/205946157 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Freeman-Professional-2-Piece-P4WWS/203818047 http://www.homedepot.com/p/NuMax-Pneumatic-3-Piece-CS34PFNCB/206953908 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Freeman-Professional-9-Piece-P9PCK/300170111 http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-21-Degree-3-1-2-in-Round-Head-Framing-Nailer-R350RHF/207103100 http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-6-Gal-Portable-Electric-Pancake-Compressor-and-18-Gauge-2-1-8-in-Brad-Nailer-OF60150HA-R213BNE/207212104 http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-18-Gauge-Brad-Nailer-15-Gauge-Angled-Finish-Nailer-6-Gal-Pancake-Compressor-OF60150-213-250/300608776 They're all online only bundles, so I think the after-Christmas price drops are happening as soon as things can't ship by Christmas.

If those are that much bigger than a 5Ah, the 9Ah flexvolt is going to be ridiculous. Maybe that'll kill the argument of using flexvolt on compact drills and impacts.

Look up the OTT review. It should make the choice pretty easy.

Sounds like there's a problem with the impact wrench. I could remove ~120Nm lugs with a brushed makita impact driver last time I tried.

Steel toolboxes. Sometimes canvas bags for carrying lots of odds and ends. I refuse to pay an arm and a leg for fancy stacking stuff.

I'm wondering...more or less reliable than an ego mower duct taped to the bottom of one of these

I think a lot of the rumors were because of some blurry pictures they posted of a "new" circular saw box that was almost certainly referring to flexvolt. The fact that they released a compact brushless recip instead of full size for 20V makes me doubt it even more. They really want flexvolt to stick.

They have a pretty wide variety of thicknesses. Not thin at all if you buy the right ones. I think they just slapped "think kerf" on the old blades when they started making thicker ones. All I have from morse are some metal cutting carbide blades for a circ saw, but they are excellent. If I come across their recip blades I'd try some.

What now you're gonna tell me Fast and Furious movies increase the number of car accidents? Complete BS. ...whoops

Just dropped from $259 to $199. This would make a great last minute gift to someone starting out with tools. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M12-12-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Combo-Kit-4-Tool-2497-24/300338498

Are you sure you're not mistakenly comparing the kobalt line to budget tools from other brands? Depending on the tool you're comparing I'd say every one of the claims about X brand not having Y is false. I was looking up where they're made for you (china) and came across this that got enough chuckles to share...

Don't worry, I'm not arguing for fewer unless it's for the sake of better. I haven't used the Irwin ones so they could be some the best for all I know. $40 for the set though you could probably get a carbide or pair of cobalt ones.

Somehow I still remember both of those from my childhood. Those were the days.

Yeah I was just explaining that since it's not a problem many people run into. Square drives fall short when it comes to bit retention. In the days of SDS, starlock, sawzalls that will shoot your hot blade across the room, and even tool free grinders, we're somehow stuck with friction for impact wrenches.

Ouch. Do you guys end up pulling bits of wire out of body parts after using a wire wheel or is that just me?

Not much. They've all been good quality but nothing to write home about.