MikeInCtown

I have a Bosch with the handle grip. As I've used it over the years I've realized that one is better for a specific cut. (at least to me) the top handle is great for cuts that move around a bunch. So if you are making a bunch of curves and working at a height where the surface is below your waist, the top handle works great. I think the barrel grip though would be better if your bench is a bit higher or you make cuts that are typically somewhat straighter. The barrel grip allows for a more natural grip on the saw and a less awkward arm position. On mine, I can lock a specific speed in once I start the saw, and I also have the ability to switch between the orbital or straight action. I do not know if the barrel grip has the same features. As far as the cord, it does get in the way sometimes, though the bosch jigsaw is considered the one ot go to. Blade changes for me over a DeWalt I once had easily make any cord hassle worth the trade off. Perhaps times have changed as my saw is easily now 10-15 years old and still going strong. With a jigsaw purchase i would definately want to handle them in store and see how each one feels.

So the question still remains, will the tools connect to someone else's phone that isn't a Droid Turbo? At the very least you should be making sure that they do connect like they are supposed to and that they aren't just DOA.

I have zero issues with my one key tools with either my Samsung Galaxy Tab S and my my Samsung Galaxy S4. Heck, I just logged on to the one key app on my phone and it is showing which of the One Key tools I own have the battery installed in them. (and they are showing on the map where the tools are as well.) I have to believe it is an issue with your phone. I'd suggest asking someone with a different brand phone to see if your tools will connect easily for them. (BTW) You call it junk when the problem may not be their stuff at all.

I'm sure we've all heard the term "I'd hit that" when talking about or at the strip club. Well someone took it literally. I was taking a few shots from a bridge today looking across the river in the flats in downtown Cleveland. I am selling a couple lenses and wanted some representative test shots. Anyway, I start snapping away and notice the strip club had some damage. As I zoomed in I realized that it looks like one of the freighters the frequently comes down the river may have actually taken out part of the dock and hit the strip club. LOL Canon70-200WExtender-8102 by mikeinctown, on Flickr Canon100-400-8147 by mikeinctown, on Flickr Could you imagine sitting in that chair smoking a cigarette??? LMAO Canon100-400C-8127 by mikeinctown, on Flickr

Thats freaking awesome!!!!

That guy is a trip with his videos. I'm also not sure if he may have gotten a defective driver or not as the new Ridgid unit I had could easily undo a lug nut torqued to 140 foot pounds. Anyway, if the LSA is applicable then you will get an email asking to send the receipt in for registration. This has happened to a LOT of people since the beginning of the year, including me. I returned almost all the Ridgid stuff I bought and went with Milwaukee, but did save a 4.0 battery and charger kit so I'll have a lifetime battery and I can pick up a bare tool here or there if the price is right. BTW, you did buy the tool at Home Depot, correct? That is the only way you will be able to qualify for LSA status.

First, the way he presents his material is that it is fact. Second, I have seen two of his videos that have been linked on the forum here. One was a Ryobi nail gun that he broke by taking it apart, couldn't put it back together right, then basically called it junk. The other was this video. So my proof is his own words on video. He tore the thing apart, then made assumptions based on previous experience even though he has zero knowledge of the exact material used, nor does he have knowledge of the exact liquid used. IIRC he based his entire "THIS WILL HAPPEN" theory on what he has experienced with a diesel engine or equipment. Now, what he claimed will happen may or may not happen with the tool, but we don't know that and neither does he, even though he said it would. And a review may be opinion or it may be factual. (or both) It really depends on how it is presented. If I say here are the specs and this is what you get, then it is 100% fact. If I say I think something feels one way or another then it is opinion. If I show a drill drilling 100 holes and I say it can drill 100 holes then it is not an opinion. But since his relevance to you is minimal, do I need to go on?

No, there is no sheet with the settings that you mention. I was talking about trying to put together a sort of resource page that could be added to so that people could get a baseline to start for their settings.

Shit I'm sorry. Had I seen this thread earlier I could have told you that your stuff would not fit. The cases are made specifically for those tools that are marked on the side. The only thing other than the regular 1200 inch pound drill and 1800 inch pound impact driver that will fit is the one key versions of the same tools. I absolutely hate those damn cases. They look amazing but that is where it ends. There is zero room for any accessories in them where the contractor bags have room for other stuff. Heck, I carry all my Milwaukee tools in a 10 year old Ridgid canvas bag because the case sucks that much.

Please post when the items ship and you get them. I was looking at the deal last week but didn't realize the deals could stack. I'd gladly order two and sell one with a battery for $140 just to have the bag and an extra small battery.

I saw that too until I looked at what you get and realized that the stuff isn't their latest generation brushless stuff. When you look up the specs for the stuff you get, the deal doesn't seem all that great, despitetheir almost half off claim.

My new one key impact driver has the side to side play as did the new fuel impact driver that I returned. The drills do not have the side to side play. It gets annoying because the battery does shake a little as the tool is impacting and you get more feedback than you should.

Easy explanation. You control speed and torque of both the high and low (1 and 2) settings on the drill. the drills have 3-4 modes. Youhave drill mode, drive mode which utilizes the adjustable clutch, Hammer drill mode if so equipped, and the the One Key mode. Rather than the adjustable clutch, the one key mode allows use of a sort of electronic clutch. There is also a feature where you can have the drill cut off if it twists fast enough. Say a fastener grabs and twists the drill really fast in tyour hands, the drill would cut off rather than rip it out of your hands. I think the feature is best served on the drill for hole saws and other large bits where you may have a maximum given RPM. So for example you are on a job making 1" holes for electrical wiring, and the bit calls for a max speed of 1500, but the drill in mode 2 can do 1900, you can dial in a max rpm of 1500 and never worry about exceeding the max suggested RPM. Your bits will last longer and you have less chance of damaging the drill or your wrists.

Batteries are expensive now because the manufacturers pay a fee on every battery made for furture shipping and recycling costs. this ensures tht the batteries get recycled and kept out of landfills when they go bad. They are also expensive because it is a consumable, much like printer ink. The manufacturers and retailers can charge more of a markup on batteries because the alternative is a $200-$400+ sale of an entire kit.

Very interesting and I'm a little surprised at the title of this post given how the review raved about every single aspect of the tool except the power to go very fast at 2mm cut.

Who cares about the tools. That sticker is priceless.

Exactly. Even now the 5.0 battery that comes with the impact driver actually seems and feels too big. I think it weighs as much as the tool and is as big as the top of the driver too. (actually bigger) The battery helps with the 1800 inch pound torque rating but you don't always need that much. I'm looking at getting a compact battery just so the driver seems easier to handle.

Ok, well not sure what to make sense of this. I pulled out the new impact I got and the new impact driver. Both of the 5.0 batteries have 5 slots with connections inside. The tools themselves have 4 phyisical tabs to connect to the batteries and do not use the middle tab. The charger however uses the first 4 tabs in the charge process but not the 5th tab to one side. So I'm thinking that the middle tab may be a secondary power tap? (for more power or faster charging) And that the newer tools have 5 tabs in the bottom and can take advantage of that middle battery tab.

But wouldn't those tools already out have to already have the provisions for that extra tab? if they do I haven't seen mention of it anywhere. More than likely, my thinking is the tools that they consider high capacity or heavy duty have heavier gauge wiring and electronics in them (and possibly motors as well) to take advantage of the higher current pack capability. My other thought is that they are just labeling them that way so what when they are selling the tool as a kit, they only will put the 9.0 batteries in certain kits labeled heavy duty, rather than try to explain why they aren't including the 9.0 batteries in all kits or more kits.

That would mean that they would need to come out with an entire new charger, which would make people even less likely to adapt to the new batteries. If some tools can connect to current and the new batteries, then it would also mean the new batteries don't have anything new in them so that they would be compatible. Most likely they figured the weight would make them less likely to be used. I know with the circular saw, you can only have a battery of a cetain height, otherwise the battery would either hit the shoe or hang lower than the shoe, which just won't work. I can say with 100% certainty though that new Fuel and One Key impact driver/hammer drill kits have cases that will fit tools with batteries far bigger than the 5.0 they currently come with.

Well then mine must be 5x better.

I don't know if it counts as a tool or not, but I bought the $5 Husky bucket organizer from Home depot today. I'm tired of having to take 16 things out of my bucket to find the one driver that fell over and got lost under all the tools. Now they will all have their own home.

My truck is 2WD and I use only General Grabber AWS. (I think) I know they are General Grabber in any event. I pay $130 per tire installed at my shop. Because the truck is 2WD I still put a lot of weight in the back for winter but I've been able to drive through a foot of snow without issue.

It is purely government taxes. Camera equipment is the same way. (among everythng else) A friend who lives over there found that for a specific lens he wanted to get that it was cheaper to buy a plane ticket to New York City, buy the lens and then fly back.

Only if you are a professional pumpkin carver.