Bremon Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Replace "electricians" with "most people". I'm going to see if I can find some NWS around me to check out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbfitter Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 34 minutes ago, HiltiWpg said: Electricians don't like to carry 2 tools to do one job. I have armored cutters that never get used. Cable cutters don't like BX very much. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Ive had good luck cutting BX with my cable cutters. Mind you, I use them rarely as Im not usually wiring things unless Im replacing a water heater or unit heater or something. Everyday use may be a different story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrich1 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 My grippers finally came in from their promo last month. Buy the regular gripper and get the upgrade kit for free. Max of two so of course I got two. Ordered direct from microjig so they just sent the upgraded ones instead of two standards with the upgrade kit. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 On November 11, 2016 at 6:18 PM, KnarlyCarl said: .. ,. I found this this site where they sell custom fit kaizen foam inserts for your organizers/tool boxes. i might try these out when I pick up another Milwaukee organizer http://kaizeninserts.com/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancing Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 6 hours ago, KnarlyCarl said: .. I have these hole saws for 1-1/2" and 2" PVC, should have just bought the whole kit then, but now I just had my boss buy me all this. From acme. Still waiting on the m18 compact blower, backordered. All the plumbers and electricians I run into swear by lenox, they say its the ease of removal compared to any other brand, that true? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 23 minutes ago, MikeyB said: I found this this site where they sell custom fit kaizen foam inserts for your organizers/tool boxes. i might try these out when I pick up another Milwaukee organizer http://kaizeninserts.com/ Yep, that's what those are, I see now by the ig post it's not exactly apparent that's what he's using but yes that's the website! 8 minutes ago, pancing said: All the plumbers and electricians I run into swear by lenox, they say its the ease of removal compared to any other brand, that true? So I should clarify, that milwauke arbor is pathetic, I use the lenox arbor in these hole saws, I used lenox hole saws for long time before these, these destroy the lenox for speed and ease of drilling and life span and being able to sharpen them. For metal, I say use the lenox if course these big hawg hole saws don't work in metal but they will cut through nails pretty easy. And there's only 3 teeth to resharpen. I'm done with the conventional style like lenox for drilling through wood as well as self feed "chipper" bits as I've said many times before, I'm sure most here are tired of hearing it by now lol!! Milwaukee does make an arbor like lenox now, too bad they didn't include it with this kit since I'm just going to throw this one away.... Now the next thing I want to check is the quick change arbor like Bosch and diablo use for their hole saws, I just recently learned you are able to use their arbor with the standard hole saws! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 17 minutes ago, pancing said: All the plumbers and electricians I run into swear by lenox, they say its the ease of removal compared to any other brand, that true? Also, disregarding the arbor situation, these Milwaukee hole saws and those similar to these are much easier to remove the plug from than the conventional ones, regardless of how easy you are used to the lenox, these are 10x quicker, the plug just falls out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmcmillan Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 10 minutes ago, KnarlyCarl said: Now the next thing I want to check is the quick change arbor like Bosch and diablo use for their hole saws, I just recently learned you are able to use their arbor with the standard hole saws! Yeah but the adapters are pretty expensive and you can't nest a set of hole saws so they take up a ton of space. Probably still worth if for someone who uses hole saws like you do though. Also, are these new? I don't recall seeing them before and mistook them for the new Diablo ones at first http://www.homedepot.com/s/milwaukee%20carbide%20tipped%20hole%20saw?NCNI-5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancing Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 16 minutes ago, KnarlyCarl said: Also, disregarding the arbor situation, these Milwaukee hole saws and those similar to these are much easier to remove the plug from than the conventional ones, regardless of how easy you are used to the lenox, these are 10x quicker, the plug just falls out. ah thanks for clarifying, i know nothing about hole saws tbh the closest thing I've come to using that's like a hole saw on a daily basis is a core bit for hilti core drills. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 From AMCE's 15% off sale this week. I have an old corded Milwaukee polisher that is a bit over ten years old, and I wanted to see how this one would compare. It looks like I will need to invest in some new polishing pads that will work with this one before I can answer that question. In the TIA video about this unit, Pat mentions how the placement of the speed control is a bit of an issue and could have been placed further up on the body of the tool, and I 100% agree. Outside of that, the fit and finish of the polisher gets top marks, with the possible exception of the battery mount. So far, the four M18 fuel tools I have purchased this year all have sloppy battery mounts, and in this day of CNC production and computer design, I wonder at the reason behind Milwaukee's decision to leave so much clearance between the battery and tool. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercorarius Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 2 minutes ago, JMG said: From AMCE's 15% off sale this week. I have an old corded Milwaukee polisher that is a bit over ten years old, and I wanted to see how this one would compare. It looks like I will need to invest in some new polishing pads that will work with this one before I can answer that question. In the TIA video about this unit, Pat mentions how the placement of the speed control is a bit of an issue and could have been placed further up on the body of the tool, and I 100% agree. Outside of that, the fit and finish of the polisher gets top marks, with the possible exception of the battery mount. So far, the four M18 fuel tools I have purchased this year all have sloppy battery mounts, and in this day of CNC production and computer design, I wonder at the reason behind Milwaukee's decision to leave so much clearance between the battery and tool. I've always wondered that. I've never used a Milwaukee tool that didn't have a loose battery. The only thing I can think of is that either they want the option of large tolerances to allow for minute variations in size between the tooling at each factory. It is either that, or it is so the battery goes on and off easier. I don't know if you already have Metabo stuff, but if you don't when you get them you will see that they are at the complete opposite side of the spectrum. They have ridiculously tight batteries. I love that about the tools, but you do kinda have to think about what you are doing when putting the battery on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 1 minute ago, Stercorarius said: I've always wondered that. I've never used a Milwaukee tool that didn't have a loose battery. The only thing I can think of is that either they want the option of large tolerances to allow for minute variations in size between the tooling at each factory. It is either that, or it is so the battery goes on and off easier. I don't know if you already have Metabo stuff, but if you don't when you get them you will see that they are at the complete opposite side of the spectrum. They have ridiculously tight batteries. I love that about the tools, but you do kinda have to think about what you are doing when putting the battery on. I just picked up my first Metabo cordless tool this week (scroll up), and while the battery is a solid mount, the fit and finish of the tool body is not what I generally expect from German manufacture. I was planning on starting a thread about it some time in the near future as there are a number of issues that jump out at me with the tool, but I am still gathering my thoughts on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joemontague Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I ordered the hitachi triple hammer going to see what all the hype is about 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I found a deal on an m18 drill kit with two 3.0 batteries for under $90 so of course I bought it. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 5 minutes ago, NicholasShetley said: I found a deal on an m18 drill kit with two 3.0 batteries for under $90 so of course I bought it. sweet deal for a hammer drill to boot nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Sweet deal Nicholas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancing Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 1 hour ago, joemontague said: I ordered the hitachi triple hammer going to see what all the hype is about let us know what you think! Its just another impact driver that's not as loud but sure is fast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foneguy Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Walked past this, couldn't leave without bringing it home...... it's a sweet little saw 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T75R Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Nice saw foneguy! How much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Amazon pricing on Wera has been out of hand lately in Canada. Some googling shows lee valley and kms have a good selection of NWS, Wera, and Knipex. I know where I'm headed today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiltiWpg Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Lee valley doesn't carry Wera anymore.Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildroamer Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 True dat. They do have some fine looking NWS tools I'd like to get my grubby mitts on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foneguy Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 31 minutes ago, T75R said: Nice saw foneguy! How much? $94 .... I figured under a hundred it was worth a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Walked past this, couldn't leave without bringing it home...... it's a sweet little saw It's really not a bad saw, few little quirks I got a screaming deal around Father's Day on mine for 75 bucksSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foneguy Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Nice score !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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