JerryNY

Double is a lot. The bigger blade alone will use more power even with no load but it is a little newer and they probably made some advances in the time between the 6.5 introduction and the 7-1/4 coming out. I don't buy the idea they use the same motor but I doubt it gets 2x's the cuts, the 6.5 fuel was one of the best if not the best cordless circ saw until the 7-1/4 came out. You figure if it was all the same internally essentially they would have just released a 7-1/4 from the get go as they would have already had class leading performance with the larger blade. That all being said I think Milwaukee's lineup of brushless circ saws is impressive from the 5-3/8 to the 6-1/2 to the 7-1/4... You really can't go wrong with any as long as you like the blade handedness and it cuts the depth you need.

I change mine back and forth between a 40t finish and the new 24t framing Diablo. I'm going to be doing some composite decking and will prob pick up a blade for that too. It's true you don't switch blades THAT often but it's super nice to have a huge choice to go to when you walk into any HD, or whatever they use down under ? That being said the blade my 7-1/4 fuel came with was kinda meh and the new Diablo framing blades cut so well it almost feels like they're cutting balsa, even wet pressure treated...

Yeah I was going to see if they were going to show up in HD stores but decided to just order one from HD online on Tues and got it today with standard shipping. One thing too that gets overlooked is Milwaukee really does put out a really nice color of light on their LED's. Not too blue and very white. You can see the m12 on the left and an LED Maglite on the right. I adjusted the mag as best as possible but you can see the uniformity and color on the m12 is far better:

I think because it's all black and the battery is essentially all black too it just looks uniform. It kinda looks better and less tool-like than the predominantly red colored lights which is intentional I guess because this is designed to look more like a traditional flashlight and less like a light from a tool manufacturer.

I was being mildly sarcastic because there isn't really an incompatibility between 18 and 20 because they really are all 18. That being said I don't recall the voltages of the cells in the old nicads though. It is nice to be able to slap modern lithium batteries on old tools to give them more life. I know the old Ryobi stuff I have ran like new tools slapping the new pack on them. I have an old Ryobi 5-3/8 circular saw running the new 4.0 lithium packs with a Diablo blade on it and it stopped me from bothering getting an M12 fuel mini circ because it works so well. I already have the full sized fuel anyway but I keep that thing handy in the garage for any quick cuts I need. I'd imagine the same goes for Dewalts trusty old tools that get a new pack slapped on them...

Edited the OP...

Yeah not a bad concept, just wish they gave more thought to the name. Bagel isn't exactly the name I'd expect a bunch of Korean guys to name their measuring device?

I would really like to see tools with power dials that go to ELEVEN, be way more powerful than just TEN. Also I have the new Dewalt orbital sander and the speed dial only goes to I think SIX!!! Come one Dewalt make it at least TEN...ELEVEN would be sweet though ?

Is it keyed or press fitted on the shaft? If it's pressed on you might want to gently apply some heat to soften it ever so slightly and expand it. Same goes for putting it back on. Just be careful to not deform the vanes or it might unbalance it making it vibration prone...

Yeah I see the problem. If you use 1x12 fascia boards you can shim them to be even along the edge, assuming it isn't more than an inch or so out from the most proud point.

Why not replace the 2x12 that has no overhang with a 1x12 to have overhangs on both sides and call it a day? Either way it looks fine the way it is, you can't really see both sides at the same time up close.

My bad meant 10.8, 3.6x3

I think for the most part you can't really go terribly wrong buying Dewalt, Milwaukee, Bosch, Makita, Rigid, Metabo, Hilti or even Ryobi these days. It's all good.

I didn't mean to start a 18 vs 20 volt war just that a couple of points of AH here or there really doesn't mean a whole lot. Also I think it's odd that the 12 volt lines are really 10.4 but I think it's more not wanting to use a decimal. M12 rolls off the tongue easier than M10.4... I guess it makes sense that Dewalt wanted to differentiate between the old 18v stick packs from the modern 20v slide ons, but then again it's funny they offer the adapter now to run the new packs on the old tool despite the 20-18 incompatibility ?

Yeah I almost totally agree but manufacturers of these cells ALWAYS spec them at their nominal voltages. All the other specs are are dependent on that voltage and you can't change one without affecting the other. Spec sheet on the Panny 20700: http://akkuplus.de/mediafiles/Datenblatt/Panasonic/Panasonic_NCR20700B.pdf They specify Rated capacity(1) 4000mAh Capacity(2) Minimum 4050mAh Typical 4250mAh They don't quarantee these things either. The only way you could really sell them as 4250+ would be to bin them but that would get expensive and prob not worth it unless you were sending these things into orbit and wanted to get the best cherry picked cells possible and cost was a non-issue. The discharge curves are also interesting too...

I can't believe how hard Dan was rubbing Eric's hose like that, it's no wonder it exploded all over him with that kind of action...

I wouldn't get hung up by a few point of Ah. Seriously though Dewalt uses 20v(Max voltage value) vs 18v(nominal voltage value) for their battery packs so the correct Ah rating on their battery should be 8.1Ah and not 9Ah. They are trying to have it both ways quoting both max values when if you raise voltage you necessarily lower Ah. It's all marketing, they all do it. All you need to know is they embiggened their batteries so they have more go juice for longer runtime ?

Gorilla Cart salutes your servitude.

Don't laugh at Gorilla Cart... No one laughs at Gorilla Cart...

600lbs but I'm pretty sure it will hold like 2-4 metric tons of awesome sauce. ? Seriously though I do love this little cart, it is so much better than a wheel barrow and so useful.

Dan can look at the photo and weep. Look at those sleek lines and the way that bucket dumps with nearly zero effort ?

They might be on the fence between cell suppliers and don't want to disappoint people if they put 9.6 and had trouble sourcing volumes needed for production and needed to drop to 9.0. It's always better to under promise and over deliver. The new cells are better to be sure but a few points of AH here or there really isn't anything to go nuts about. Even the whole 20v vs 18v is kinda a wash; most of these packs are 5x3.6v=18v and 5x4.0 =20v 3.6 being nominal and 4.0 being max voltage. All 20v tools are really 18v nominal and all 18v tools are really 20v max. The odd thing is they all seem to use max voltage of 12v instead of the 10.6 on their compact lines.

It's also longer. Look at the front where the battery release button is located. The 6.0 almost stops right at that button whereas he 9.0 extends a bit further out. It's kinda similar to the way Milwaukee did it. It makes sense they'd be similar because the top connector and release mechanism area have to be compatible with tools using smaller packs. The designers also try to minimize the visual impact and make them look as small as possible but adding another row of cells has to cost a bit in the size department.

I think it has to do with the number of cells in the pack. The more cells the lower the internal resistance. Technically the 9 amp pack should have less internal resistance than a 4-5-6 too but they might have chosen to just let the pack run cooler and not push the performance envelop and take full advantage of the lower resistance. In the miter saw demo the Milwaukee rep did say it would run on a 2.0 compact pack but with less performance. I didn't hear the same said about the blower or string trimmer but it's probably the same situation.

I think that's the issue; either they don't have he capacity to be that accurate on a consumer level priced product or they just don't want to for some reason. Could be liability fears too that if it is supposed to be 100 ft/lbs of torque to a bolt and it's not 100% accurate and your lug nuts fly off your F150 throwing you in a ditch you might be contacting big Red's legal team. Who knows...