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The W7150-KL2 is around $300 for a bare tool $425 for the kit.

The Irwin doesn't stand a chance against a professional tool like one from Marshalltown. Why buy Chinese when you can buy an American tool and keep our people working, especially when we have a better product. And if you NEED to get a cheap one Harry Epsteins has an American made Great Neck drywall saw for less than $3

There has been some speculation that the change Dewalt has been up to is moving production from Mexico to China.... New production facility = new tools.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Wheel Clamp Man - who frees entrapped motorists with an angle grinder (and fake moustache) Makita to the rescue, LOL

So, you going to pick one up and report back?

For the money they want for one, I'm going to wait until I can examine one, rather than purchase it sight unseen. I do have my Milwaukee 28v wrench. It will not loosen nuts tightened by an pneumatic wrench though.

Funny Bosch commercial. http://youtu.be/cm3DPkU35fc

They are claiming it as an equal to pneumatic wrenches.

If I was only doing a few smaller rooms and wasn't planning on doing any others, I would definitely consider renting, especially with a dedicated tool like a flooring nailer. They go for around $100 a week around here and would be worth that for a few rooms if you could get it done in that time frame. Most Rental companies will let you have a long week as well, pick it up Friday evening and return it the next Monday. this can also be a learning experience, to try out a tool to see if you really want to purchase one. You may be able to try a few different brands if you have a few rental yards in your area. Probably a lot better idea than shelling out $500 on a tool you'll use on only one job.

Since we are talking electrical gadgets, this worklight has come in really handy for commercial work on more than one occasion. Really handy when all the outlets down at floor level have battery chargers plugged into them. Here is another one that can save your butt. Not OSHA approved though

When you install flooring the first thing you have to decide is whether your going with nails or staples From there you can decide if you want a manual (they are cordless ) or pneumatic. Me, I like nails(or cleats as they like to call them in the flooring biz) they seem to hold a lot better, at least when you end up having to take out a floor they seem to. My usual flooring nailer would be the Bostich, I really like the Powernails 445 better though. They have a really nice manual nailer as well, the 45 As for nailers for doing you trim work I have nothing but praise for my Hitachi NT65, it is one of my go to nailers. I don't really use 16 gauge nailers enough for a worthy recommendation, but the Bostich FN1664K I prefer oiless trim nailers in the smaller sizes as there is even less chance of any contamination to make finishing more of a challenge. For my brad nailer I really like my Milwaukee 7150 it has been as reliable as a rock. I can't seem to find it on Milwaukees website,so here is a link from Amazon. I don't think you will need it but a pinner can be handy as well, especially if you are doing any fine work. I like the Nikle 2340. I can't really recommend going cordless if your working someplace with power. the hassle of waiting on charging batteries and the extra weight of the cordless tool negate any benefit of losing the leash. Cordless nailers are nowhere near as fast as pneumatics either. With the gas powered nailers the cost is what will get you in the end. Cordless nailers aren't really meant for the constant use of a bigger job.

I would not expect a lot from this tool, 18v is really not sufficient for accomplish much work with a power hungry tool like a chainsaw, and Black & Decker is at the low end of the quality scale. It should handle hardwood OK but I would not expect to cut a lot of it, or on having this tool work well for long if it is used often. Overstock.com has it for $76.59

Might be everyone buying the saw with the digital fence making the optional digital fence a slow seller that the retailers are discounting to try and sell, or it could be that it is not a popular option.

Any word on battery life?

I have a bunch of Woods Industries 5 outlet adapter for using when 1 plug on the end of my extension cord is not enough. I like the fact that they work with wall warts and they have a way to lock them to the end of a cord so they don't come loose. They can even be daisy chained for even more outlets.

I could imagine it. I could also imagine it only being able to do a few fasteners before the battery died, and having it break down pretty quickly to boot. That's what makes me nervous about throwing down some cash.

Well the car guys are bragging on them so there is something to them, shop work is different than work on the jobsite though, so I'm still wondering if they are worthy. They are kind of pricey so it does deserve some research.

1900 in-lbs = 160 ft-lbs. Ingersol-Rand are claiming 1100 Ft-Lbs. vs Milwaukees M28 325 Ft-Lbs.

There is a lot of buzz on the car/garage forums about the Ingersoll-Rand-W7150-KL2. Have any of you all run across this tool and is it worthy of use for the building trades? How does it compare to the Milwakee 0779-22 and the Dewalt DC800KL? The specs seem to to point to the IR being about twice the tool of the others but we all know how specs often translate into real life tools, I'm really wondering how a 20v tool can best a 28v or 36v tool.

Taking that one last step of man... That moon landing was one of mans greatest achievements, I wish we still had that much enthusiasm for such pioneering space exploration. Was definitely one of the highlights of my younger years, I remember watching the whole process with great admiration as he, Buzz and Michael made their way to the moon and back.

B&D sold the rights to a couple of investors who formed Lancaster Machinery Company, who then proceeded to go bankrupt, the Original Saw Company then acquired the rights to the radial arm saw. The Original Saw Company moved production to Britt Indiana. The Northfield Uni-point saw was originally manufactured by the American Saw Mill Machinery Company as the Monarch Uni-point. Northfield Foundry and Machine Company bought the rights and began reproducing the saw in the early 60s, after Monarch went out of business. AMF bought the rights to Monarchs jointer that was marketed as a Dewalt for a while. Ray Dewalt was the inventor of the radial arm saw and founder of Dewalt Products Company, which became Dewalt Inc. AMF bought out Dewalt Inc in the late 40s and eventually sold Dewalt to Black & Decker in the early 60s. Dewalt stopped producing radial arm saws in 1989.

Hilti as their fleet program, as long as the tool is leased for you will have good batteries and they are one of the few manufacturers that I have ever heard of rebuilding Lith-Ion batteries.

If you were given the choice over having quick charging batteries or batteries that have a long service life which would you choose? An example, Charges in 30 minutes, battery lasts one year Charges in 2 hours, lasts 3 years

Take a look through the rest of Northfields offerings, all they make is is classic woodworking machinery. The Original Saw Companies saw is really the more traditional radial arm saw though.