JMG
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There are just too many items to go through to list all of them here. I just posted some of the ones I found interesting. That Stiletto is the lowest price I think I have ever seen on a titanium hammer. Twelve dollars for the Stiletto pry bar is an awesome price. The double stack of $25 off and $10 off the MakPac end up making the boxes approx. $12 and $28 each respectively in the configuration I posted. There are some Dewalt accessories that can be had for 30% off as well with the promo code STOCK30 and quantity of three items.
Once in awhile you can find some killer deals on that site.
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Looks like some type of edge or bead forming tool for sheet metal. Do any of the rollers pair up in shape?
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More items...
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CPO
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Some other decent priced items:
- CPO Days - Save $25-+$44.95 
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- CPO Days - Save $10-+$27.99 $17.99 x2 $35.98 
-+$42.99 $32.99 x2 $65.98 Order Subtotal: $101.96 Order Discount: - $25.00 Shipping: Economy * $6.99 Sales Tax: ** Estimated Total: $83.95
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One more 12v max item posted to the site today.
PC01R3 Multi-Cutter
Well, no MakPac again, but hey, looks interesting.
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For those that may not have checked yet, the winners list has been posted on the main page...
http://toolsinaction.com/and-the-winner-is-2/
Thank-you Dan and Eric for the awesome early Christmas present. Much appreciated.
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Feel free to post links to the items you are referencing... and if they require coupon codes or not.
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I am personally not a fan of the DS450, partially due to that it will not fit upright under my truck cover.
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I pulled the hand tool holder out of mine and moved it to the next size down case (aka standard large). Uses the same slots to mount the holder, but is limited on what fits between the ribs of the lid. I personally prefer the standard size for hand tools over the extra large unit.
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Regardless of whether or not Dewalt is going to introduce any new solutions, I still want to be able to store and transport this compressor, along with other items needed to work with it, in relative safety. Too often in the past, the small compressors I have had have tumbled around in the back of the truck or van, if they were not tied down in some manner. Fitting this one into a case would fix that issue, IMO.
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Dewalt extra large tough case (DWST08204).
The compressor (DCC2560T1) is effectively 3/8" too wide, but the case can still be closed and latched as is, with minimal force. If I were to modify the internal ribs, of the case, at the bottom area of the compressor, I could probably get it to fit without any issues, other than the weakening of the case itself. With just a wee bit more thought in the design department, methinks Dewalt could have integrated this right into the system. As it is, at some point, I will probably go ahead and modify a case so that I can store a set of hoses along with an extra battery and maybe a charger. This case is already tasked for a different tool setup, so I will have to wait until the budget recovers a bit.
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Best price I could find currently on the RT0701CX3 router kit is at Tools Plus. Total including shipping $197.50 after coupon.
https://www.tools-plus.com/makita-rt0701cx3.html
The Makita XTR01Z cordless router isn't showing as eligible for the discount at this time either, at any of the sites I have checked on.
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The holiday tool season has arrived. The evidently annual $25 off $100 select Makita purchases started this morning.
Both Acme Tools and Tools Plus have coupon codes up on their sites today.
Also, it looks as though Amazon will apply the discount automatically in the cart.
CPO outlets also applies the discount in the cart.
The discount will not stack with any of the ongoing free battery or other item promotions.
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One of the primary reasons for the 3.0 to still exist, is that there are still plenty of older tools out there that will only run on the 3.0, unless you modify them. Some are simple to modify, others require a part to be changed out. I have been giving some of the ones I still had to my brother as I got around to replacing them with newer models this past year or so. He is always happy to run old tools and does not care about the batteries as long as he can find some for cheap. I still have two or three that are not worth the cost of replacing, and will look at modifying them once the current batch of 3.0 batteries I have die.
I personally have rarely had any issues with Makita Lion batteries crapping out on me. I had to warranty one early on, shortly after they were introduced, but have only lost one recently due to old age here this last year. I am expecting the rest of the 3.0 units I have to follow suit in the near future, as the ones I have left are all near a decade or more old. The batteries that were always a problem for me were the NiCad type, but that was across the entire spectrum of brands I have owned over the years.
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Nothing like a hard shift in the weather to arrange ones priorities...
Ran short of time, and warm weather. At least it's capable of running at the moment. Spent the morning making sure it was functioning properly before starting work on the upper duct work.
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One more item that has not shown up on the US site yet...
WST06 saw stand
http://www.acmetools.com/shop/tools/makita-wst06
Another one of those items I would like to see in person before committing to purchase.
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This is a bit of an oddball item that has recently appeared on the US site.
https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/196469-5
This is an extension handle for the five inch chain saw, and it has been available outside of the US for years. I bought one from a Canadian supplier several years ago and find it to be somewhat awkward in actual use. It works well enough when at its shortest length, but when fully extended, the saw itself blocks your line of sight and you essentially end up cutting blind. This makes it difficult to use outside of it's shortest extension length.
Set-up is also somewhat cumbersome, and although there appears to have been quite a bit of thought in the design, the final implementation seems a bit short of the mark. You have to attach a plastic bar to the saw that holds the switch in the on position, and then slide the saw onto the battery mount on the end of the adapter and add retention screws to hold it in place. This is what allows you to use a battery on end of the adapter itself. No tech magic, just a simple mechanical switch. I might have been truly impressed if they had designed the tool and adapter with a separate circuit that allowed operation without all the extra bits and pieces and set-up time, but as it is, it smacks of a cobbled together science project gone array.
In the end, I am surprised that it was ever released here at all.
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Makita posted a new kit to the site today...
XRH06RBX
Only comment I could think of when I saw it was; It's not in a MakPac...
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With the current 10% off Stabila promo they have at Acme, that price is actually $198 for that kit...
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Tools Plus is running their annual tool sale atm... 10% off many of the brands they carry.
Coupon code: TOOLARAMA
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Hasn't shown up on the Makita site yet, but Acme Tools has a pre-order page up for the 9" cordless grinder (XAG13Z1)...
http://www.acmetools.com/shop/tools/makita-xag13z1
http://www.acmetools.com/shop/tools/makita-xag13pt1 <--- Kit.
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36v reciprocating saw
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@M80 Not all of the versions of that saw were toolless. Different countries received different configurations. The one I have is as the OP described, and requires a hex key to adjust the shoe. I have used mine to cut through four inch iron pipe without any issue, but do not have a single battery model to directly compare it too power wise. It is a heavy tool for what it does and I plan on picking up a compact recip in the near future for lighter workloads.