Jronman

The 15 ah is likely going back to 18650 cells but including 30 of them. I heard the 21700 cells required to make a 15 cell battery at 15ah would have less power than the current 12ah.

Which do you expect will happen this year; Milwaukee going back to NPS in May/June or sticking with Pipeline for another year in the fall?

A guy I know was giving away a jointer for free. Now I own a 6 inch jointer. I didn’t check for the brand or year of manufacture but it seemed like it is likely an older unit. Maybe from the 90’s. It had a rolling wooden base with motor in the base. It seemed to cut well.

Did you edit my post? What is housener?

The Sears Hometown near me recenty changed locations but managed to stay open. I wonder how long it will stay open.

They make a blade right as well in 6-1/2

Thanks. I felt for my setup drawers made more sense. removing boxes to get at their contents inside was becoming a hassle especially in a small work space. I also don't have to use boxes on the job as much as I used to so keeping them stationary was no problem. I really only take the recip to do some light tree work and I left that in my modified DS130.

I wanted to get some more tough system 2 drawer units (gen 2 variant) so I bought 4 more.

Do we need to give FLEX a chance? I get the impression some users won't even give the brand a chance. They say things like FLEX beat my [insert your brand here] therefore the test was rigged or it was user error or it was because person xyz was doing the test or whatever the reason may be. I get it some of the tests FLEX did were questionable but others seemed genuine. If a company says their brand is intended to be professional grade then I would say treat the brand as if it is that way until we know one way or another. I think the long term reviews will be the deciding factor for many potential users. If we shouldn't give them a chance maybe explain below.

FLEX is only using 18650 cells at least for now. I don't know if Chervon has any 21700 celled products. One drawback of the line in my opinion. I think some of the tests during FLEX's video were genuine but others were not. In the coming weeks I expect we will see a more complete picture of the FLEX tools as reviewers create their own test that are unbiased towards FLEX. I think Lowes and Chervon are using a similar 3 brand tactic as TTI and HD. MIlwaukee/FLEX for the Professional, Ridgid/Kobalt for Prosumer, and Ryobi/Skil for homeowner.

The Lowes exclusivity is slightly misleading. They are treating the brand like Milwaukee. Available at one of the big 3 but also available at smaller retailers. FLEX will start at Lowes but eventually be available at smaller retailers.

@346 if all you have is a Makita charger then I don't see why you couldn't pick any brand. Makita does have some nice 6-1/2 circular saw options though. Many tool retailers have monthly specials which may include free items or price reductions.

I would go with Makita since you already know Makita. The new Makita 40v max stuff is good so I have heard and it includes an impact driver. You will get more power than 18v but with it being such a new offering you won't have as many tools to choose from. The newer 18v stuff is nice as well and you can sometimes find 18v x2 kits with 2 free batteries which is a great deal. The 18v impact I would get is the XDT171 or you could wait for the new model Japan just got to come out (I'm guessing it will be called XDT172 in the United States). I would try and find a 2 free battery deal for a makita x2 kit. Maybe get an x2 saw kit and a drill and impact combo kit and you would be set.

I have thousands of dollars worth of Ego products. I don't know of anyone else on this forum who uses their stuff as much as I do. Lawn care and snow removal are my main sources of income. While I have experienced problems with their products, I don't expect you will as long as it is homeowner use. My stuff gets more wear and tear than the average Ego user so I am already at an elevated risk of failure of a product. On this list I would recommend Ego over the others. Makita would be a close second.

I would contact Sears. This is technically Craftsman but under Sears. It is kinda confusing since SB&D sells products under the Craftsman name in addition to what is left of Sears selling their Craftsman products.

I ordered a Woodpeckers Clamping Square Plus Rack-It Kit. I wanted a nice set of clamping squares. I went with these because of the metal construction and the quality you get with a Woodpeckers product. More affordable options didn't appeal to me whether it be because of their build quality, feature set, or design. The set is expected to arrive in June.

@Jessex you mentioned dust collection. In my opinion if dust collection is something you want then I would go nothing less than a track saw. Even if you think the saw is overkill you will be thankful you had the saw with decent dust collection versus one that might have a dust port but poor dust collection. Also the fact you are cutting MDF is a huge incentive to go track saw since MDF is extremely dusty. Maybe you could find a nice deal on a used cordless track saw? In terms of Erics clamp method, any handheld circular saw should work. You just have to take into account the offset for the blade and shoe in your measurements. Each saw is likely to be different

We don't have the brush cutter in North America.Are you using the Brush Cutter from the commercial line or the residential line? On another note, I would like to see a standalone light. Maybe a single battery option and a 4 battery option. Single battery option could be a Rover style light. Basically something small and compact but still outputting a good amount of light. The light should also have optimal color accuracy Like you get with Festool and Milwaukee. Maybe it would offer something in the 10,000 lumen range. The 4 battery option could have a built in charger like the Nexus but lack the power ports. Maybe it would be more like the Rocket style of light and have similar lumen ratings. Maybe it could offer 30k lumens just to flex at Milwaukee's 27k lumens.

@Jon H I have used Bostitch nailers and from my experience they were prone to jamming. I haven't used brad nailers from DeWALT. The nailers I have used from DeWALT work ok. If I had to go with a pneumatic brad nailer I would go with Grex, Cadex, Senco, or Paslode and just order extra nails to have on supply.

I'm going to say the commercial but my memory is a bit rusty when comparing the 2 (I haven't done any string trimming since last fall). My preferred choice in most cases is the commercial. It feels nicer in the hand, the trigger is much better, and the carbon fiber shaft helps to balance out the machine quite nicely. It is more noticeable when a gas unit bogs down than the Ego's. They get tangled and keep on spinning with no noticeable change in motor sound.

The next generation Planex is coming to North America. This is the successor to the regular Planex and not the Planex Easy. This means you will retain some of the features the regular Planex had that the Easy removed like the ability to add extensions for extra reach. It has a supposedly improved connection system for the extensions. The sander now has a random orbit motion (at 4mm orbit) instead of a rotary motion. The sander has a light ring around the pad that can be turned on or off. The sander comes in the new XXL Systainer. The dust collection has been improved. I was watching Sedge demonstrate the sander and he was sanding near an exterior corner. He has at least half the sander off the wall and said the dust will not be an issue. The sander has its own suction control built in near the pad to regulate suction power to reduce user fatigue. Retails For around $1200. Other high end drywall sanders have a similar price tag.

I have the Ego version and it is ok. It has roughly 300 more watt hours than the Makita. They are reasonably close in charge capacity. It's not officially supported for the larger tools like the mowers and snowblowers. I don't know the price of the Makita but the Ego is not cheap ($1300 usd without charger or tool) but the runtime is great. You will probably go through close to 2 tanks or more of fuel with a gas string trimmer before the battery runs out on the Ego trimmer.

I bought a front mount Dethatcher from CMP Attachments

Even if you could find a way to clamp the attachments on you would still need to figure out how to made the drive shaft compatible. The drive shafts might not be compatible.

If I understand you correctly you want to add aws to a cordless vacuum using the adapter that brings aws to corded vacuums?