midogrumpy Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Hi now confirmed; model numbers or pic not known yet (will post once avail.) there will be 2 new 18v brushless Jigsaws being released in October/November 2018 the Bow handled ("D handle" as per dcs331) model will be available as a kit and a bare unit the body grip ("barrel") model will only be available as a bare unit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Getting to see them in September in Belgium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Yeah baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiltiWpg Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Pretend I am a 3 year old. I have the current brushless variable speed and I love it.I don't understand the hate towards the load sense feature.Why is a barrel grip so important? (be kind, i am an electrician, not a carpenter!) Sent from my Chromebook 14 for work (CP5-471) using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khariV Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, HiltiWpg said: Pretend I am a 3 year old. I have the current brushless variable speed and I love it. I don't understand the hate towards the load sense feature. Why is a barrel grip so important? (be kind, i am an electrician, not a carpenter!) Sent from my Chromebook 14 for work (CP5-471) using Tapatalk Barrel grip moves your hand closer to the cutting plane so in theory it gives you better control. Also, the reduced vertical height makes it a LOT easier to get into tight places and odd angles (have you ever tried to make a vertical or upside down cut with a D handle jig saw?). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 2 hours ago, HiltiWpg said: Pretend I am a 3 year old. I have the current brushless variable speed and I love it. I don't understand the hate towards the load sense feature. Why is a barrel grip so important? (be kind, i am an electrician, not a carpenter!) Sent from my Chromebook 14 for work (CP5-471) using Tapatalk 1 hour ago, khariV said: Barrel grip moves your hand closer to the cutting plane so in theory it gives you better control. Also, the reduced vertical height makes it a LOT easier to get into tight places and odd angles (have you ever tried to make a vertical or upside down cut with a D handle jig saw?). Yeah what he said. For me, having my hand closer to the work piece makes me more confident with the cutting. Personally, I like load sense. Once it activates the machine gets right into the cut. The variable speed trigger is nice but having my hand pushing from such a height is not natural or comfortable for me. You can essentially grip the blade and motor housing in your hand and really get into a turn while keeping while keeping the gravity low so I am less likely to tip the saw. Really though, it is personal preference. I would add the scribing boot you can buy for a lot of these saws makes guys that do trim work professionally more efficient when joining two pieces of crown molding together. Not a feature I need yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattias Blomqvist Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Pretend I am a 3 year old. I have the current brushless variable speed and I love it.I don't understand the hate towards the load sense feature.Why is a barrel grip so important? (be kind, i am an electrician, not a carpenter!) Sent from my Chromebook 14 for work (CP5-471) using TapatalkCurrent brushless? What have I missed? [emoji848]Skickat från min SGP511 via Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babysaw Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 20 minutes ago, Mattias Blomqvist said: Current brushless? What have I missed? Skickat från min SGP511 via Tapatalk What he said. The current jig is brushed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Did some markets already have a brushless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddychip Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 8 hours ago, HiltiWpg said: I don't understand the hate towards the load sense feature. Like the "soft start" in Makita? It is an annoyance when coping. You only need couple of seconds to do a cut and soft start can end halfway or don't end at all. Of course, this depends on type of wood and speed dial but it is a feature I can do without. I want to set a speed, trigger it and see how fast the blade oscillate at the start or before a cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiltiWpg Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 What he said. The current jig is brushed Nope. Brushless.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiltiWpg Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 We have also had this one for awhile too.https://www.makita.ca/index2.php?event=tool&id=1902&catid=2Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 The Makitas are well known. Speaking about the “current brushless” in the Dewalt subforum is where the confusion comes from. I have the barrel Makita. Soft start sucks. Hopefully it doesn’t stick around 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 hour ago, HiltiWpg said: We have also had this one for awhile too.https://www.makita.ca/index2.php?event=tool&id=1902&catid=2 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I had that and sold it to a member here. Loved the saw, consolidating and want to get the Mafell. I miss that saw but it’ll be worth it down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToolBane Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 To me the load sensing...I can handle it fine but after however many years of being able to control output via the trigger...maybe it’s analogous to driving a manual transmission. The extra control is hard to let go of. I can adjust to losing it but even if the load-sensing power proves entirely superior I think it will take me many projects before I might come around and say I prefer the experience of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 Why not have the ability to turn soft start on/off? Brushless tools already have elctronic control it wouldn't be too hard to implement. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jswoger1986 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 On 7/12/2018 at 6:13 AM, midogrumpy said: Hi now confirmed; model numbers or pic not known yet (will post once avail.) there will be 2 new 18v brushless Jigsaws being released in October/November 2018 the Bow handled ("D handle" as per dcs331) model will be available as a kit and a bare unit the body grip ("barrel") model will only be available as a bare unit. Hopefully your talking about some sweet makita tools Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Hopefully your talking about so sweet sweet makita tools Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 22 hours ago, ToolBane said: To me the load sensing...I can handle it fine but after however many years of being able to control output via the trigger...maybe it’s analogous to driving a manual transmission. The extra control is hard to let go of. I can adjust to losing it but even if the load-sensing power proves entirely superior I think it will take me many projects before I might come around and say I prefer the experience of it. Hahaha....I guess once you hit over forty dropping the stick is easy 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framer joe Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midogrumpy Posted July 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 when will see some pictures of the two new jigsaws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToolBane Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 On 7/13/2018 at 4:13 PM, ChrisK said: Hahaha....I guess once you hit over forty dropping the stick is easy 😉 I’m 43 and a manual to me is still mandatory equipment for any legitimately sporty vehicle. More utilitarian vehicles of course and I relent especially in frequently congested traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midogrumpy Posted July 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 model numbers are out; (i can´t post the pics yet) dcs334 D-Grip dcs335 barrel grip obviously both BL motor, LED ...... enough for the weekend ! cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeDewalt Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Do the new models have the dust blower built in ? I’ve used jigsaws without this feature and it sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattias Blomqvist Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 model numbers are out; (i can´t post the pics yet) dcs334 D-Grip dcs335 barrel grip obviously both BL motor, LED ...... enough for the weekend ! cheersThanks a lot. Cheers!Skickat från min SGP511 via Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattias Blomqvist Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Any one finds some pictures you post it here immediately [emoji16]Skickat från min LG-H815 via Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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