JMG Posted October 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 This is a bit of an oddball item that has recently appeared on the US site. https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/196469-5 This is an extension handle for the five inch chain saw, and it has been available outside of the US for years. I bought one from a Canadian supplier several years ago and find it to be somewhat awkward in actual use. It works well enough when at its shortest length, but when fully extended, the saw itself blocks your line of sight and you essentially end up cutting blind. This makes it difficult to use outside of it's shortest extension length. Set-up is also somewhat cumbersome, and although there appears to have been quite a bit of thought in the design, the final implementation seems a bit short of the mark. You have to attach a plastic bar to the saw that holds the switch in the on position, and then slide the saw onto the battery mount on the end of the adapter and add retention screws to hold it in place. This is what allows you to use a battery on end of the adapter itself. No tech magic, just a simple mechanical switch. I might have been truly impressed if they had designed the tool and adapter with a separate circuit that allowed operation without all the extra bits and pieces and set-up time, but as it is, it smacks of a cobbled together science project gone array. In the end, I am surprised that it was ever released here at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 This thing is like almost 300 euros in Belgium :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 And a possible reason why it was released in the us now: Sometimes Makita Japan pushes old stock to their subsidiaries. 2018 will give us a new brushless 18v one hand chainsaw. If there is still ALOT of stock of this accessoire left then it gets distributed around the world to try and sell as much as possible before the new model hits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG Posted October 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 One more item that has not shown up on the US site yet... WST06 saw stand http://www.acmetools.com/shop/tools/makita-wst06 Another one of those items I would like to see in person before committing to purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddychip Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 I found a detailed video covering Makita's mitre stand on youtube yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrosBros82 Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 One more item that has not shown up on the US site yet... WST06 saw standhttp://www.acmetools.com/shop/tools/makita-wst06 Another one of those items I would like to see in person before committing to purchase.Looks awesome. Probably need to get an upgrade myself, as my Makita Miter stand is junk, in my opinion.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG Posted November 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 One more 12v max item posted to the site today. PC01R3 Multi-Cutter Well, no MakPac again, but hey, looks interesting. https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/PC01R3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG Posted December 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 Makita finally added the nine inch paddle switch grinder to the site, along with the kit version as well. Acme Tool has had the unit up for sale for awhile. Looks like a monster... XAG13Z1 https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XAG13Z1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framer joe Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 All those 36v (2/18v) Makita tools are at Home Depot in stock with an end of isle display...at least here MA...the 12v line is new to our HD... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG Posted December 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 Looks like we will be getting the SDS Max here soon... https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XRH07ZKU Really curious as to what price point this one is going to land at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M80 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 On 12/21/2017 at 3:01 PM, JMG said: Looks like we will be getting the SDS Max here soon... https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XRH07ZKU Really curious as to what price point this one is going to land at. Toolnut has it listed at $689.00 $599.00 for preorder. Ships Feb. 1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToolBane Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XSL04ZU I’m liking that they’re going ahead and adding the AWS feature to these tools that really are still relatively new. The plunge and miter saws are two of the bigger tools I still need to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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