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Don Monfils

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  1. Packout radio

    in Milwaukee

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    So ... I got the packout radio for my birthday, last month.

    I am very happy with it!

    It seems very well built, the fm reception is better than any jobsite radio I have owned, although I normally listen to Sirius or pandora through my phone.

    i have to admit the sound of my gen1 tough system is a little better. If you turn the volume up all the way (packout) , it gets a little distorted. I normally don’t turn it up to full volume anyway.

    The controls are way better,  you can easily open the storage door with one hand, the Bluetooth is awesome.

     

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  16. What tools did you buy today?

    in Power Tools

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    Does that jigsaw have a light on it?

    i’ve had 4 or 5  18 V Dewalt jigsaw‘s.

    I like them a lot , but I had to replace the blade holder on a couple of them and everyone I had... the variable speed trigger would malfunction, after  a while. I replaced a couple of the triggers,

     

    A couple years ago I bought the 20 V Dewalt jigsaw and that has been good so far, knock on wood.

    By having so many different jigsaw’s over the years ,I ended up with several of the plastic base covers. I ended gluing a 3/4” thick piece of flooring to one of the base plates.

    this would move the cut , down  the blade to a new spot ,that the teeth were still brand new.

    (hopefully that makes sense ).

    I always thought someone should make a jigsaw that has an adjustable base height, this would make the blade last much longer.

     

    I like the looks of the new fuel jig saw.

    ill probably pick one up soon.

    It’ll probably look much better in my pack out cases , than the yellow one  does 😜

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  19. What tools did you buy today?

    in Power Tools

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    I picked up the Dewalt Atomic cordless multi oscillating tool. I have a Fein multi master which I love. I use it mainly to undercut door casings, for when we install hard surface flooring.

    I wanted a cordless one for  convenience , when just doing a few doorways or the rare job where there is  no power.

    i have a bunch of Milwaukee tools but didn’t care for the feel of their m.o.t. or the blade lock.

    The Dewalt is great ...but  it would be awesome if it had a dial for the  variable speed instead of the v.s. trigger. It is impossible to keep the tool at a constant slower speed.

    On my Fein I keep the speed at #2 and the blade last so much longer. High speed kills  the blades.

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  21. Milwaukee fuel 18 volt tools, beware

    in Milwaukee

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    7 hours ago, reddawg60 said:

    Yea not heard very many good reviews of the gen 1 18g nailer either. So Don would you say it's a no brainer on the gen 2 nailer then?

    Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-T377A using Tapatalk
     

    Yes

     

    I was at a job yesterday where another contractor was using the DeWalt cordless brad gun.  It sounded like it had to wind up each time he pulled the trigger, and there was a delay between pulling the trigger and firing.

    I’m guessing this is what they call ramp up time)

    I thought it kinda sounded like a toy.

     

  25. Milwaukee Power Tool Deal Thread

    in Milwaukee

    Posted

    If anyone sees a deal on the fuel table saw with the 12 amp hour battery, please let me know.

     

    Home Depot has had a special of the day, twice now with in the last couple months for $499.

    At the time, I didn’t have the cash available (that day).

    I got the money set aside now.

    I don’t know if anyone will have a deal on it for Black Friday or not.

     

    i have been on the fence about the fuel or the corded dewalt with the big wheeled stand for about the same price.

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