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  1. Easier said than done, basically. Yes, a company could make a longer format 18xxx cell (85, 90mm). This would have very limited marketability though, as pretty much all industries that have standardized on a cylindrical Li-Ion battery have gone with the 18mm x 65mm cell. Some applications work fine with slightly larger dimensions, so the 20/21mm x 70mm are a reasonable upgrade, such as electric vehicle packs, or power tool slide packs. Beyond that, it would take a lot of engineering to work.
  2. I picked up the M12 bandsaw nearly 4 years ago now, for around the home project purposes. It took me a while to get around to using it much, but I love it every time I use it. I've used it for cutting down 3/8" bolts, EMT conduit, 14ga 1" steel tube for projects, aluminum angle...anything that'll fit in it. I even cut a 1" square cold rolled steel bar for one project. It took a while, but eventually made it through. I just wish it was a little bigger, because you can't quite fit 1.5" ID aluminum tube inside. It was sized to fit unistrut though, so like trying to haul drywall in a Civic, I can't really complain when it wasn't designed for that job.
  3. I realize I'm necroposting, so the 6.0Ah 48-11-1860 may not have been out at that time. I'm guessing you're referring to wanting a 3.0Ah slim pack, to compliment the currently available 6.0 XC pack. I say this because the original XC batteries are 3.0Ah, at twice the capacity (XC!) as the original slim 1.5Ah packs. I'd love to see the companies put out more packs based on 20700 or 21700 cells, and not just 2x and 3x packs like the Dewalt 6Ah 20V Max and 9Ah Flexvolt. We could have cooler running 3.0Ah slim packs that might hold their voltage up better under load. We'll never see 12V tools based on them unfortunately, not with the form factor so many went with for 18650 based tools (inside the handle).
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