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Mordekyle

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  1. Now I will say that a lot of times, blades may not be dull, but a build up of sap can result from sappy wood and the blade only requires a good cleaning.

    As for sharpening a saw blade, I for one have never tried it, as most of the time I have ripped a few teeth off the blade and a new 7 1/4 general purpose blade is a cheap as 10.00 unless you need something fine tooth for finish work.

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    I’m currently using Diablo 7 1/4” blades in my 10” table saw to make long rips in Hardie plank. Disposable blades work good.


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  2. @midogrumpy That's crazy helpful, thanks man!
     
    The reason I ask about TSTAK is that when I do a search on homedepot.com, there are literally zero TSTAK SKUs in stock within a hundred miles of me. On Amazon, there are only a couple TSTAK products still listed and most of them are selling from third-party sellers at inflated prices, typical of the sort of thing that happens when a product is either discontinued or in short supply.
     
    Lowe's still has Versastack SKUs available, but the 3-piece "system tower" kits are no longer available anywhere.  This seems to align with the OP's observations back in December that Lowe's appears to be clearing these systems out.
     
    I have a couple cordless tools that came w/ TSTAK boxes and I don't really need the extra durability or waterproof capabilities that come with Toughsystem.  Versastack/TSTAK would be perfect but for some reason they're just hard to get in the US right now.

    Try acmetools






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  3. The Dewalt Flexvolt “worm style” is probably the strongest out of a handful of very large, excellent saws, but what do you plan to cut? All the most powerful saws are large and hefty, and we’re at a point now where most newer compact saws can cut through 3/4” plywood all day without fuss. If you’re just going to be cutting 2x4s or slicing through 3/4” stuff in your back yard, you may find all the biggest, baddest saws are overkill.



    Very true.

    I do this stuff for a living and my FV stays at home.

    61/2” with a FV battery does everything I need it to.


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  4. I couldn’t resist the value.

    9AH FV battery came with the trimmer.

    However, the head is not bump feeding correctly.



    My kids used the 20v version today. A bit less power.

    If you are edging a bit of grass, I wouldn’t upgrade, other than trying a FV battery on it.

    My 60v gets into some heavy brush. It does okay.

    Best upgrade is the string you use. Get the thickest that will fit.




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  5. I went with the 7-1/4" DeWalt. The portability and the fact I have the battery platform was the deciding factors. Saves space and makes all the cuts (slider) that my 10" did. 

    It will run better when you put a Flexvolt battery on it.

    It will cut better if you true/tune it up. Lots of YouTube videos about how to get it to cut straight


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  6. Use the Allen wrench in the side of the magazine.

    Undo the two bolts at the nose that hold the nose to the magazine.

    As soon as you release the tension, the driver should slide back.

    You may have a bent nail to pull out.


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  7. Hi!
    I'm an industrial design student and this semester we are designing a cordless belt sander for one of the biggest tool manufacturers in the world (can't say who). I've been doing alot of research on belt sanders but I need input from people who actually use them!
     
    Why have the big brands like Makita, Dewalt etc. not released cordless belt sanders yet? I know battery capacity is an issue.
    What features would you like to see on a cordless beltsander that the current offerings on the market (Ryobi and Rigid) don't have?
    Attaching a shopvac to a cordless beltsander seems a bit contradictory so can the dust bag be improved?
     
    Any help would be greatly appreciated!
     



    Dust collection not contradictory at all.

    I often use one of my cordless sanders while hooked up to my cordless dust collector. I think it is even more necessary with a belt sander which produces more sawdust.


    You working on a full size sander or a small one like the Makita?


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