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39 minutes ago, Jronman said:
I have maybe used a grinder twice at work and it may have been the only times in my life. I should get one sometime. Might be useful at work. Add a backpack vac and a dust adapter, and you got a nice setup for work. Hopefully DeWALT makes one. I could see it being a dual battery flexvolt. Maybe could have a switch from 120v mode for extra cfm to 60v mode for more runtime.
I do a lot of renovations so there are often random nails or old stripped screws or pieces of steal or pipe or reo that need to be cut. They are often in awkward places where getting 2 hands in on a tail style grinder just isn't possible or under a house or something. Dewalt kept on making them and I have kept refusing to buy one, I own two Bosch grinders a Hitachi and no dewalts even though I have 10 plus 20v and flex volt tools. What cordless grinders are good at in general is cutting not grinding off large amounts of material so I've found it odd that dewalt kept making cordless grinders in the tail style when literally every other brand realised that wasn't the right form for a cordless grinder
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7 minutes ago, Jronman said:
oh more of a sheetmetal screwgun? I'm itching to get the new track saw but it has a few weeks yet before release. I wish it had bluetooth for the upcoming bluetooth vac. Maybe there will be a 60v tool connect adapter.
I'm just stoked for new 20v grinders. I use cordless grinders as a cut off too as opposed to a grinder/sander as such and none of the dewalt grinders are ideal for that atm
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Just now, Jronman said:
oh nice can't wait for more tools.
they are putting out a new cordless screw gun too. I can't remember but it was either for flooring or roofers nose won't be cross compatible with the current dry wall gun
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6 minutes ago, Jronman said:
There's going to be a 7 in flexvolt? Is it in the same form as the 6 in flexvolt? Will the 20v grinders be same form as the current 4 in 20v? So the two 20v grinders are essentially the same except different switches?
Sounds like a big year for DeWALT which is nice. I wonder if there will be a normal jigsaw in addition to the barrel grip.
that's from a Dewalt employee. They are changing the form of the 20v. I suspect the flex will be the same apparently the only reason development has been so slow over recent years is they had 90% of their resource going to flexvolt
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launching 2 new 20v grinders one with a locking switch and one without which is great as I hate paddles on small grinders which you use one handed and the 7 inch flex volt which will be sweet too. Do people know if these are in this event or a later one?
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I have the Dewalt 20v max pivoting head light and find it to be a really good work light
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5 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:
Either Milwaukee or Tiger Saw if you can stand a cord, don't buy Dewalt's recips IMO. They're punishing and 10 years behind everyone else.
I have a big Hitachi corded one, which isn't as nice as a Milwaukee bit does the job. I thought the same thing about the dewalt grinder (as far as being out of date) but at last they are putting out a new 20v one and the new flex volt one. Dewalt does seem to be stepping up their game, it was getting a bit dire for a few years with almost no new dewalt tools or brushless tools but now they are really filling a lot of holes in their line up and leading quite a few market segments. The flex volt circular saw is amazing and hopefully they will sort their vibration issues in the reciprocating saws some day soon.
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I'm looking for some opinions on whether I should get the new brushless compact reciprocating saw or the flex volt saw. Has anyone used both and what are your thoughts.
I'm also bearing in mind that I have 4 20v batteries and only 2 flex batteries. So in effect I have 6 batteries for the 20v.
I'm a general carpenter, I do mostly renovations which involve demolition, framing, cladding, finishing etc etc so it's pretty broad work.
As a side note I just got on the flex circular saw and the thing is amazing. If you haven't tried on give it a go. It does as the claim cut the cord for 90% of applications.
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On 06/01/2017 at 10:51 PM, JimboS1ice said:
Maybe they just didn't print enough 54V stickers LOL
probably ran out of ink for the bloody printer lol
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The funny thing is people where I live were super happy that it was a right hand blade saw. Many cordless saws are left hand but almost everyone uses right hand corded saws where I live, mostly the makita 1800w mag saws . It shows how much of the left vs right hand thing is really just about what you are used to rather than one being better than the other
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You bastard Americans have been buying too many of them?. They were meant to be in New Zealand a couple of months ago but you guys have been buying up all the supply so we have to wait another couple of months to get them in lol
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1 hour ago, The.Handyman said:
Here you go ladies. I accept tips in Bitcoin.
TMZ should give this man a job, what a scoop. I'm super hyped, going to buy it as soon as it comes out
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14 minutes ago, Tug said:
Never owned a cordless grinder, but from what I've heard none of them are that great due to their lack of torque. If I was in the market for one, I'd be looking for the highest voltage I could find, regardless of manufacturer.
Cordless grinders more
a cutoff tool then a tool you use for serious grinding. Doing renovations and new homes they are extremely handy for cutting the ends of bolts or a small piece of iron that is in your way, or even some re-bar. They are amazing when you have small jobs to complete and you will spend more time running a cord than doing a task. They are the same as cordless circular saws in there use in a lot of ways, they are so convenient especially in tight spaces or when you just have to knock the end off a couple of bolts or screws. They are not really a tool you use for large scale serious metal working, I have two corded grinders if i need to cut large pieces of concrete or steel. The thing is ever brands apart from dewalt has a good form factor on there 18v grinders, Dewalt gave up developing theirs 10 years ago. As an aside Voltage by itself doesn't necessarily mean anything when you are talking about tool power
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well the title says it all, is dewalt ever going to put out a 20v brushless grinder?
My colleagues all have nice Makita and milwaukee brushless grinders and currently have the choice of not buying one which is what I have been doing for the last few years or buying the behemoth of shitter grinder that feels like its from the 90s. (I love dewalt tools but there is no world where that thing they call a grinder shouldn't have ceased production a decade ago). Are they ever going to give me a nice grinder?
message was written with tongue firmly in cheek
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59 minutes ago, midogrumpy said:
no automatic detection !
internal power, I think is 12V
the supplied charger transforms it down to that voltage
but there are physicly three "power supplies"
I have all thre
a) USA plug
UK three pin plug
3) EU (German ) 2 pin plug
cheers
So does it have an external transformer connected to the power chord? If so where did you buy them?
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Does anyone know whether the tough system radio automatically detects and changes between 120v and 230/240v? A lot of electronic do automatically detect a different voltage input and change but i don't want to test it in case i blow it up
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I have never found charge time to be a big deal i usually just put one on in the morning swap it out when i go for a coffee then swap it again when i stop for lunch and then again when i go for a coffee in the afternoon and i never have a problem. I usually don't use even close to that many batteries in a day. I think once i get a cordless mitre saw etc i might start thinking about it. I still use a corded skill saw 90% of the time because the cordless ones are good but if you are trying to rip 12 by 2s to shape or cut them off the stack they are still a bit shit.
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1 hour ago, midogrumpy said:
maybe @ GATORb888
or anybody that can comment constuctively
==> what is the reason / background that the new flexvolt batteries do not have bluetooth functionality
when introducing such a product should they not have this ??
there were so many advantages listed on the 20v max release of bluetooth batt
(and the app,etc. is already there!)
It probably not that constructive but honestly both the dewalt and milwaukee smart batteries are a gimmick and the fact that they didn't include it in the new platforms shows that. If it was a really useful new feature that was winning lots of sales and contractors were crying out for they would have found a way to include it even if it would have required a bit of extra R and D, it isn't so they didn't bother
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It made me so happy finding out that the old chargers will still work I would never have got the new tools and batteries otherwise but I definitely will now. Good on you Dewalt
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I was a bit worried about the new battery line until I read that you can use your current 20v charger (which is great) on the 60v batteries and they still intend to put out new 20v tools. If next time you need a new battery you just buy 60V flex batteries and you will be able to run any old or new tool you have so your old tools will all still be relevant and you will get heaps of new more powerful 60V tools. AS far as not making your old tools obsolete they have actually done a really good job. long live 20v plus new exciting tools
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On 20/06/2016 at 1:53 PM, JimboS1ice said:
Bosch has a bunch of new grinders coming out, cordless grinders... not brushless but supposed to be very powerful.
Bosch pretty much died in New Zealand because of their horrible customer service. They may be good on the states but they have a reputation for being difficult worth warranties and having a slow turnaround on spare parts. Multiple tool retailers recommend me not to buy their tools. Not because the tools themselves but because of the backup
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12 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:
This is exactly what I've been calling for. I'd wager that this here has the capability to do something that nobody sees coming. What if this right here, with a 4 bank charger, was capable of using 1 battery to run the generator to charge 3 batteries or 1 extra to charge all 4? It's the missing link in all of the cordless industry, the charger is still tethered to the wall. Well what if it wasn't?
Dewalt is blowing my mind every day, I keep thinking this is it, nothing more to know...boom! just kidding. I'm stoked at the potential to finally have a completely cordless jobsite from screwdriver to 12" SCMS. I bet the rest of the tool manufacturers are shitting their 5th pair a jeans this week.
energy is not created or destroyed it can just be transferred from one thing or another or you can change the form. A battery can only charge anything to a maximum of the amount of energy it has stored. Any time you transfer the electrical energy some of the energy will be become heat sound etc and will be lost . It is impossible to design a 100% efficient system because as soon as you have any heat friction etc you are losing your energy. If you could charge 2 batteries off one you pretty much have a magic system and no one would ever need petrol nuclear power etc again if Dewalt achieved Tha they have both broken physios asked pretty much solved most of the worlds problems
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54 times 2 you get the idea
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UK three pin plug
Spotted! Dewalt DCG405P2 18V Cordless XR Brushless Angle Grinder 125mm
in Dewalt
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just take my money Dewalt I've been waiting for this for like 5 years. It looks amazing