jeffmcmillan

I hope they don't fall in the same trap as Makita OPE. Any of those bare tools you can get the EGO equivalent with a battery for the same price and open up a well established and more complete OPE line. Edit: I misread prices so the hedge trimmers are the same price but I think the point stands.

That's been rumored almost since the brushless recip was tentatively confirmed. Who knows, it might already be released in some country I've never heard of.

Just check the centering of tips on those. I've had some with the tip about two thirds of the way to one side which means pretty oversized nasty holes. That's not a problem if you can re-grind them and don't need precision holes, or for that price get two sets and trash the bad bits.

For those who don't know, they're supposed to make your drill like a drywall cutout tool for wood. Effectiveness is heavily dependent on the quality of bit which is rarely good. Pretty much useless if you also own a dremel or die grinder or cutout tool or router or jigsaw or reciprocating saw or mill or pretty much anything besides a drill. To answer your question: No I have not used them, but I have tried to use them.

Just wait till OSHA figures out ergonomics and starts mandating belt or rafter hooks on handheld tools of a certain weight. Now that I think about it, with the number of dropped tool related accidents, it wouldn't be a bad idea.

Why bother saving 0.2 cents?

... yet the missed the rafter hook

I forgot about those videos. Scientific durability testing at its finest.

That thing has some bounce to it. With that and the roundish shape they must be aiming at baseball bat tests.

I suggest screwing a magnet to it instead so you can store a couple bits and not just 1/4 hex ones.

What a scam. I was going to pick up a set but it looks like you're right.

Strange to see you guys get screwed for some tools but other's we're having shipped to the states from Canada. Some places need to get their marketing straightened out.

These are some really good deals. They're all three tool combo kits with the respective compact brushless drill and impact, but for some reason Makita's third in the combo is the brushless recip, Ridgid is the brushless circular saw, but Milwaukee and Dewalt just get the junk flashlight. Only time I've seen Makita have better deals. This has to be the funniest of them. Three tools and six batteries. Also flexvolt scms with batteries and power adapter is now the same price (599) as the corded equivalent.

They dropped the prices on a bunch of stuff today. Here are some highlights http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-46-in-9-Drawer-Mobile-Workbench-with-Solid-Wood-Top-Black-7440946R/206839475 http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-15-Amp-12-in-Heavy-Duty-Single-Bevel-Compound-Miter-Saw-DW715/100384715 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-15-Amp-10-in-Sliding-Miter-Saw-with-Laser-TSS102L/205216332 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Dremel-Multi-Max-3-3-Amp-Variable-Speed-Corded-Oscillating-Tool-Kit-with-10-Accessories-and-Carry ing-Bag-MM30-04/206360248 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M18-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-XC-High-Capacity-Battery-2-Pack-48-11-1822/203806673 With the exception of the husky workbench the prices didn't drop as much as they claim in the crossed out price, but these are still pretty big drops.

Doesn't work for me. Says they've hit the maximum number of accounts.

I would bet the bit snapped just above the carbide so you were just rubbing the remaining part of the bit against the broken part. It's something you have to look out for drilling case hardened steel by hand that the big can snap getting close to the end and you hardly notice but it ends up with one part of the bit just grinding against the other. In that case the bits are usually HSS or cobalt so they don't melt but SDS shanks are made to be tough not hard and not designed for high temperatures so I could see it melting.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Bosch-Daredevil-Spade-Bit-Set-10-Piece-DSB5010/203274429 Just like last holidays. Probably even better after christmas again.

Dewalt has a rack and pinion fence so once you square it, it stays square and you never have to think about it again. I wouldn't think of buying a saw without that.

I thought the 3.0 two packs had been at 99 for a while.

New one with quick adjustment yes, but most old guards ive found are interchangeable.

If the eclutch is as unreliable as people say thats just asking for trouble.

I was going to start a new thread but figured I'd resurrect this. Normally I just hammer a torx bit in and that works fine, but the other day at work there was a set of these lying around so I figured it couldn't hurt to try. The extractor end just drilled in and reamed out the hole more. Absolute POS. I can't believe some spare torx bits are better than the purpose built thing. I just hope torx plus doesn't catch on because it doesn't catch in stuck fasteners as well.

Yeah but the adapters are pretty expensive and you can't nest a set of hole saws so they take up a ton of space. Probably still worth if for someone who uses hole saws like you do though. Also, are these new? I don't recall seeing them before and mistook them for the new Diablo ones at first http://www.homedepot.com/s/milwaukee%20carbide%20tipped%20hole%20saw?NCNI-5

How's it hold up to torque? Just had my el cheapo husky slip on a tough bolt today so I think it's a sign.

The best advice I can give you is hose clamps. Lots and lots of hose clamps.