Jronman

I prefer cordless regardless of if I have power or not. If I have hundreds of outlets in front of me in a shop with plenty of power I will pick cordless tools every time. Cords are accidents waiting to happen. If you got multiple tools plugged in your bound to trip on a cord eventually, get them tangled, or a cord is going to snag on a corner then you gotta fuss with adjusting the cord. I foresee in the next 10 to 20 years that if nothing game changing comes from smaller corded tools that they will be a thing of the past.

Largest lineup of cordless nailers seems like. Hard to complain with that except when other tools are becoming needing of an update/long in the tooth.

I get it "BLOWN AWAY" haha cause they released a Flexvolt blower haha.

routers may be metric but I think they may include imperial collets. I could be mistaken though.

I'd like a gen 2 Dewalt/Porter Cable release mechanism that works with closed ended starlock.

I'm looking into getting a cordless handheld light. I currently only have DeWALT and EGO batteries. EGO doesn't offer any lights or seem practical so what would be the best DeWALT 20v option for a starter light? I might as well get the giant monster of a tool connect area light. It fits in tight spaces and is really light haha we were only kidding. I was thinking of waiting for the June event to pass just incase we get a new addition to the DeWALT light lineup. I've heard mixed reviews on the dcl043 spot light but it does have good brightness and the dcl050 handheld area light seems like a decent option. I'm kinda surprised no one at work has a cordless light. Our Milwaukee guy doesn't even have any.

Anyone ever used a router to true/square up a board? Maybe you glued together a large hardwood top and didn't want to use a hand plane. Did the jig work well? If I ever decide on a router do I try out a jig? or do I get planes? I have never used a hand plane in my life that I can remember. Do I attempt to try planes even though I know nothing about them? or do I use what I know with routers in conjunction with a jig? or do I try both? I like my large oak tops. I have built 3 fairly large tops back when I had access to wide belt sanders at school of multiple feet in length and width and plan to make more for future projects. Wide belts were all I had ever known for how to get large tops all nice. I haven't done much woodworking outside school yet.

I heard the new starlock stuff puts my DeWALT OMT to shame. The vibration is supposedly minimal.

I'm guessing would.

@marsh942 I was unaware of the new Makita x2 tracksaw having bluetooth. I thought it was only the new miter that has bluetooth. The way things are heading is cordless tracksaws will be used in conjunction with cordless bluetooth vacs. I feel like a hose would be easier to manage than a power cord. @BK13 Heres what my take is on your options. Hopefully I didn't miss any saws. Mafel is a good unit but pricey. The blade change seems like it is one of the best. I would guess the Mafel has the best dust collection since the blade is completely enclosed from the side. Mafel is available in the states but I didn't find many places to buy it. I don't know for sure but I think the Mafels are metric only. I havent heard of any being converted to imperial units. One unit you may consider but I would not recommend is the Grizzly. Mark from the woodwhisperer tested the unit. The saw does not provide finish quality cuts which may be something to consider. Areas in which it is not as good as other units is the cut quality, dust collection, safety release for plunging, and wobble on the track. Another thing to note is the saw does not work properly with Festool track. For the price you pay it is much better than a traditional circular saw. I am not sure what accessories are available but Mark indicated there were some available. Mark also tested the DeWALT corded track saw. I would guess the flexvolt would have similar results. This is my top pick for your situation. The price is not as much as the Festool but quality is very close. In Mark's tests he said the DeWALT had better keeper piece cut quality (which surprised me) than the Festool but the offcut piece had more tearout than the Festool. Dust collection is good as well. An added bonus is it fits Festool track. One cool feature it has is the active kickback protection. If I understood this feature correctly, it prevents the saw from traveling backwards from kickback but only if you enable the feature. I do not know much about the Makita unit but from what I have heard it doesn't have a riving knife. This may not be a huge issue but if safety is a concern then it may be something to consider. Like the DeWALTs, Makita's fit Festool track. From what others say I feel like I could recommend this unit or the x2 unit. The Makita corded and the DeWALT corded are within the same price range. I would guess when the x2 comes out in a few months it will be priced similar to the flexvolt. The corded units are only a $20ish price difference according to Home Depot which isn't enough to choose one over the other going by price alone in my opinion. I don't know much about the Triton unit. Triton tends to have midrange tools sometimes with neat features. They aren't homeowner quality but not pro quality either. I'd say just below pro quality. It is in a similar price range as the Grizzly unit. The Bosch from what I have heard is a good unit but is not available in North America. I wouldn't recommend this unit for this reason unless you really want to get one from overseas and convert it to work here. It's hard to go wrong with a Festool. Just about everything is great. Good features, lots of accessories, and great build quality. The only thing is the price is premium and some units may still only be available in metric which for us in the states may take some getting used to. DeWALT, Festool, and Triton offer an accessory to use a router with the track. If this is something you desire in the future then these may be options to consider. Festool has many other track accessories and I would guess other Festool tools may be able to work with the track as well. I know the most about the DeWALT and Festool units because I have done the most research on them and they would be my top 2 picks but if I would have to pick a number 3 I would choose Makita

I know I'm wrong now just at the time I thought there was the corded version then another version that was both x2 and corded.

If I'm not mistaken according to Makita the new x2 miter is corded as well. Thought I seen it somewhere. I checked where I thought I seen it and don't see corded on the x2. I think I misread something.

I do not recommend craftsman vacs. From experience using the craftsman vacs vs the shopvac brand and ridgid vacs I found all our craftsman have higher hp but the Ridgid and shopvac vacs all noticably more powerful than the craftsman. IN terms of on paper cfm I have found, shopvac makes the highest cfm shop vac I could find. If you go with a ridgid or a shopvac I suggest getting some kind of dust deputy or something with a similar purpose as to keep the filter cleaner. If you were to go with a self cleaning unit like a Bosch, Dewalt, Festool, or any other I havent mentioned, you may not feel the need to get a dust deputy. I would say do not skimp on power. Spending a little extra money on a higher quality and more powerful unit can result in much better results and will prove to be worth the money.

I use Minwax fruitwood oil on personal stuff. I have done a fair bit of staining at work with oak and I don't remember using dark walnut. I have used Jacobean which is fairly dark. Jacobean plus amber shelac equals aged 70's dark cabinet look.

We have a Ridgid vac at work. The hp is less than all our craftsman vacs and yet it manages to outperform all of them. We also have a shop vac brand vac and it outperforms the the craftsman as well. Hard to go wrong with a Ridgid vac. MORE POWA tm. registered trademark of @Framer joe

A few kits have been confirmed. bare tool as expected. t1 kit which is the saw, charger, 2.0/6.0 battery, and tstak. Finally the st1 kit which is the t1 kits but also includes a 59 in rail. I'd like to see a t2 kit or even kits with more rails or accessories. I also heard the release is 2 weeks out.

ah ok

I know people who have tried a dual battery Milwaukee Miter saw. It is coming. Unless they mistaken it for the single battery miter saw. We asked multiple times to make sure and they specifically said it was from Milwaukee and it had 2 batteries.

NPS 2017 has been officially confirmed for June 7th.

Isn't the 790 is dual bevel?

I dont see a need for a 10 in but what do I know. It's only 2 less inches right?

2 battery Milwaukee miter saw is actually a thing. Supposedly a couple guys at work tried one out. I thought I remember hearing something about Milwaukee venturing into more woodworking and general carpentry tools like a table saw and track saw. Another thing I heard was Milwaukees may try new motors that are smaller yet provide more power.

@KnarlyCarl this is the one subcompact tool that is noticeably smaller than the bigger versions.

MORE POWA!! tm registered trademark of Framer Joe

can't find pictures of the subcompact rotary hammer.