RickyMcGrath Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 I am really stoked to get this. It'll be perfect for work out at the barn. This and the miter though I may still go with the 20v. My Kapex does ally the big stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted July 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 I find it interesting that the 60v tools still use the outer slots for 60v. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJr. Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 I just don't understand why they didn't do 120V for the table saw too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted July 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 I just don't understand why they didn't do 120V for the table saw too. Or at least a power adapter option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy MSG Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 21 minutes ago, RickyMcGrath said: Or at least a power adapter option. If they did you would have needed 2 different power supplies one for 60V and one for 120V.. I look at the two saws and they seem backward to me, at least the way I use a table saw versus a miter saw. When I use a miter saw I spin it up make a cut and let it stop, move board and do it again. 15-30 seconds of run time at a crack. On the table saw it seems like I am always using it to rip boards, it doesn't mater whether it is plywood or 1X or 2X, I always have it running for a couple of minutes at a crack, usually making all the cuts at a specific width, shut it down move the fence and make the cuts or dadoes at that setting. I think they would have been better served had they gone with a 10 inch blade and dual batteries on the table saw. Realistically though I probably would never buy one. One of the smaller cordless miter saws might be in the future should I need to do a big trim job and need to carry it from room to room. I already have a big sliding compound miter saw and cord or not I don't want to drag it around unless it is on a rolling stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJr. Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 22 minutes ago, Grumpy MSG said: If they did you would have needed 2 different power supplies one for 60V and one for 120V.. I look at the two saws and they seem backward to me, at least the way I use a table saw versus a miter saw. When I use a miter saw I spin it up make a cut and let it stop, move board and do it again. 15-30 seconds of run time at a crack. On the table saw it seems like I am always using it to rip boards, it doesn't mater whether it is plywood or 1X or 2X, I always have it running for a couple of minutes at a crack, usually making all the cuts at a specific width, shut it down move the fence and make the cuts or dadoes at that setting. I think they would have been better served had they gone with a 10 inch blade and dual batteries on the table saw. Realistically though I probably would never buy one. One of the smaller cordless miter saws might be in the future should I need to do a big trim job and need to carry it from room to room. I already have a big sliding compound miter saw and cord or not I don't want to drag it around unless it is on a rolling stand. True I always have my table saw running for longer periods of time. The first thing I said when I heard that the miter saw was 120V and table saw was 60V was, "They both should be 120V!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJr. Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 1 hour ago, RickyMcGrath said: Or at least a power adapter option. They should seriously consider that. I wouldn't be surprised if they have one come out when the new tools become available in the Fall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted July 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 They should seriously consider that. I wouldn't be surprised if they have one come out when the new tools become available in the Fall. The Miter saw "adapter" isn't what you think it is. It has a 110v plug built in to the module similar to a computer tower cord. The bulky plastic is merely to cover or protect the terminals on the saw because there aren't any batteries inserted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 2 steps forward, one step back is still a net gain though I suppose. Just a little more market research could have helped them hit it out of the park. Pumped to see these things in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Personally I'm okay with it. I would have been even more frustrated had they done the smaller blade with 120v because 10in is industry standard and the blades more readily available/universal with other tools already in possession. At least this way they can now produce a 120v model with a 10in blade in the future and benefit from both I guess. Personally I'm always pushing my table saw FAR harder than I ever push a miter saw. I wonder if heat buildup with 120v might have been part of the reason they held back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 With more cells to draw from heat would be less of a concern I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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