JerryNY

Thanks, I hope so after all this work ?

Dark Soapstone counters with white quartzite island and slab backsplashes. I'm having a drain board cut into the counter in the back corner with the faucet going in a notch on the back left corner. Samples of the stones:

Yeah but it is handy to have dupes of those smaller common ones that tend to break. I have the bigger kit and really do like these bits. I tend to use them more in my drill than impact but it does come in handy to just use them in an impact when needed, especially when you have clearance issues and want to use the smaller impact or even thrown them into my m12 right angle impact in a really tight spot...

I used it again to notch a couple of base cabinets to be able to cram a bigger sink into my corner sink installation. It helped me to get a 28" sink in the corner and only have it set back about 5" from the front counter lip which is quite a feat. Handy little router, lots of dust to clean up after though ?

I have one and like it quite a bit for use with my fuel 7 1/4 circ. I think you need to take a little time to set it up and make sure it's square but it's also highly dependent on the specific saw's layout as to how well it clamps on. The Milwaukee fuel saw has a nice strip of engraved ruler marks along the front edge of its base plate which makes it easy to get the points of the securing screws to stay put. Other saws might have a tougher time getting things secure. All in all I find it super useful and it's been nothing but great for giving me a nice straight cut when I've used it; particularly when I had to cut the top off of a brand new cabinet to custom fit a gas range top:

Just got this today... looks to be a handy little bugger...

Wow, you don't let grass grow under your feet. You got it already after seeing the photo of mine in action ?

Maybe not though; it looks like you're forced to use the tool two-handed, one on the drill and one on the saw handle, so you have no free digits to get in the way. Kinda a pita though, every cut needed to be clamped down to use this... You figure back in the day drills were the first power tool that everyone had access to so compared to hand sawing everything I can see the attraction to something like this...

Their quality is pretty fantastic off the bat. The parallel closing jaws grip really well and limit marring surfaces. You can use them like a ratchet by alternately loosening your grip. They can flatten small sheet metal pieces, kinda like a mini metal brake. I use them to fix dented putty knife edges. They are just useful all around. I have a pouch for my must have tools that has a ratcheting screwdriver and my Pliers Wrench in it at all times. It can replace a bunch of other tools and excels at most jobs, unlike many jack of all trades...

Yeah my fuel grinder goes through bricks and stone like nothing with a diamond wheel. It's kinda surprising the first time you slice stone with a grinder; you brace yourself for a hard slog and it just slices it like nothing. Just try to do it all outside, it makes tons of dust...

I think one key is bourne from the fact that they already had to include electronics in the tools to handle the lithium batteries and brushless motors so Bluetooth was just an extension of that and the fact that these chips are getting so cheap it's almost insignificant cost wise. I think the tool tracking and battery stuff is useful and the speed/torque control maybe a little dubious but these things have a way of becoming more useful when they get in the hands of users and they figure out new and interesting ways to take advantage of it...

Wow. Zero amps! I particularly like the seat, you're doing too much mitering if you need to sit down in front of it, not to mention pedaling imho ?

I love my k4 I got not too long ago, don't know how I ever built stuff without one. I finally bit the bullet when I decided to do a full kitchen install and needed to cobble together a bunch of pieces to make an island: I pocket-holed the crap outta that thing

Yeah ive seen the vacs, impacts, drills, routers, miters and on and on. They have more green and black than anything on that show now...

I was wondering when someone might try stripping out the insides of one of those cases and putting some kaizen foam in there, be pretty cool to cram tons more stuff in one of those blow molded cases.... ''I was thinking of doing that to consolidate a bunch of my drill bit/driver cases so I could keep them all handy in one case. I'm tired of going through 4-5 cases every time I want something

I think milwaukee always seems to make its largest "normal" battery $129 solo, I consider the 9amp a little bit of an outlier. The funny thing is they seem to keep the older batteries the same price for a while... i.e the 4.0 battery cost like $129 after the 5 came out at that price. I have a feeling they will slot the 6 in at $129 and make the 9 about $200...

OMG finally! It looks nice. Milwaukee SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!! Seriously if they bundle it with the 9amp battery I'm going to buy it no matter what the cost ?

Yeah and considering the pack looks similar In size to the 4.0 it's a win-win. Don't forget he m12 platform has things like flashlights/lanterns, heated jackets and vacs that always could use more runtime imho.

I was referring to Hilti's "low end" not industry wide low end. Hilti doesn't make too much stuff anyone would consider cheap or crappy

Using Makita stuff on the low end ain't exactly suckage... It's not like they are rebranding HF stuff Makita makes some very nice products, usually in the discussion with Milwaukee for top notch mass produced brands.

I needed a compact router or trim router for mortising some hinges and was going the get the new Dewalt one but Amazon had a decent deal on the Makita, $115 after a $20 discount and another 5% form my Amazon cash back. Not a bad package for just over $100, includes a plunge base too. As a first project with it I decided to work on a solid core pocket door I was installing and threw a Diablo bit on the Makita to mortise out a channel on the bottom to hide a guide on the bottom of the door, I hate those visible cheap plastic guides that screw on the bottom of many pocket doors' jam trim that end up scratching the door over time. I haven't had a huge amount of experience with routers but taking off a 1/8th at a time and taking my time it came out ok. I took a stainless 3/8" lag and rounded off the head with my grinder to make a simple guide and it works great, it's hidden under the door and makes the whole thing look much more polished. So far so good with my first Makita tool. The only question I have is when can I expect the Makita Girls to come over and show my how to properly handle my tools?

Kinda smart of Milwaukee to have the 7-1/4 and 6-1/2 have blades on the opposite sides. They're pretty close to each other in capacity so it gives you the choice of what you like. For me I just got used to the 7-1/4 and don't even think about it though...

The one by me in Yonkers NY is supposed to be the top 3 biggest HD's around sales-wise and they have a big 8' endcap dedicated to just to m12 stuff, another just to Milwaukee drill bits, and 1/2 an aisle for m18 and heavier duty stuff and also have Milwaukee's random stuff like planers and sanders sprinkled throughout the other tool areas. I don't think any other tool has dedicated sections like Milwaukee does. I hate this store even though it's the closest one to me, the orange aprons seem to want to avoid interaction at all costs but they do have a big selection of everything. I don't know about them having every specialty tool, I don't recall seeing pex or knockout tools, those seems more trade oriented and if you know you need one you're gonna just order it, not exactly impulse purchase material like other tools the average person would use everyday...

So there are four models? What are they? 18g Brad, 16ga finish, crown stapler??

Yeah I understand the reasons for this but don't like them calling it all plywood. The backs look like they have tons of what looks like hot glue holding the backer board in. It's a shame they just weren't more upfront and misleading in their APC descriptor. It's a shame they went the misleading route because the paint is rather good and the overall build quality looks very good on the hardwood fronts. The island end caps I managed to find in their 700+ catalog weigh a ton and will save me tons of time integrating legs etc: They even put hinges on the one with a false front making a tiny 4" deep cabinet, the other side is deeper with two real drawers.