satchmodog Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 I've had the Bosch 1587 for almost 20 years and aside from replacing a few parts it's held up well as a job site saw. Now I'm thinking about getting a new saw and keeping the Bosch at home. Sadly I know that none of the brushless tools or tools with MOSFET controllers will last as long as the Milwaukee, Porter cable and Makita tools I bought in the mid 90s when I started my business. That said, do I go Makita, Bosch, Milwaukee or Festool for a new jigsaw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 When it comes to Jigs, I am a huge fan of Bosch, but only for the same reason as you. I have an old one and it has been a champ. When mine goes, I am going back with Bosch. All great tools but just seems like Bosch holds up over the time and especially with their jigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 The ambidextrous switch on the Festool Carvex barrel grip is a handy feature. I recently got another Tool Crate and my Shaper Origin, Shaper Workstation, and Woodpeckers Slab Flattening Mill Pro arrived. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Great buy. How do you like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 hopefully next year we will get the gen 4 impact driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 It's a nice tool but I don't know why I bought it other than I have an addiction haha. I already have the m12 stubby 1/2" and to be honest I just don't use it except for specific situations. For my everyday work the slimmer gen2 compact impact wrench just work better for getting into tight corners and flanges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nailer Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 I'm going to buy one BOSTITCH frame nailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 6 hours ago, nailer said: I'm going to buy one BOSTITCH frame nailer. Let us know how you like it. Heard it was good but haven't tried it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyDeck Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Milwaukee wet/dry vacuum. 6mah battery’s on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 I love that vacuum. In fact I like it so much, i bought two. One for the remodel and the other for around the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattV Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Picked the drill up as a kit with 2 1.5 AH batteries and charger. Looking forward to seeing how the 9.0AH does on my impact and the new grinder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Sweet buy, let us know what you think of the 9Ah battery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 On 11/23/2020 at 4:56 AM, nailer said: I'm going to buy one BOSTITCH frame nailer. I don’t want to talk bad about a brand but it seemed like the BOSTITCH nailers myself or others around me have used were prone to jamming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 I got quite a bit this past week. I ordered some Epoxy to try out. I wanted to go with Black Forest Epoxy but their stock in the smaller amounts was gone so I went with a 1 gallon kit from TotalBoat. I also got a multipack of Black Diamond pigments which came with something like 100 different colors in 5 gram packs. I also ordered an ego ADB1000 so I can plug in my commercial battery into my residential stuff. I expect it will be good for the blower when I do leaf cleanups. I also got a replacement 10in chain for my ego pole saw and an AWH1500 wall mount to hang my commercial battery and charger. I also will be getting a replacement 650 cfm blower under warranty. I also got a DJI OM4 to step up my phone camera game. From Shaper I got 2 rolls of double sided tape and 2 Shaper branded sys1 systainers with foam insert. The plan is to cut out custom inserts for all the Shaper Origin and Workstation accessories/parts. Finally I got a stainless 18" woodworking square with case from Woodpeckers. I wanted something more accurate than my el cheapo framing and rafter squares. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrod2004 Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 Bought a few more tools. Got all the batteries and chargers for free on many of deals at Home Depot. Lowes had a "Buy a Kit and Choose a Free Tool". Took advantage of that too. Wife now wants to learn how to use them...and has even said buy some more when I find more good deals (for the tools that we use). Probably will be some woodworking tools in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattV Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 Picked up the impact driver and sawzall on black Friday deals, aaand I think I'm done spending money on toola for a bit. Kind of lucked out, as I have pretty much everything I wanted for work, and managed to get everything on a good sale except for the 3/4" impact. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 10:00 AM, Jronman said: I got quite a bit this past week. I ordered some Epoxy to try out. I wanted to go with Black Forest Epoxy but their stock in the smaller amounts was gone so I went with a 1 gallon kit from TotalBoat. I also got a multipack of Black Diamond pigments which came with something like 100 different colors in 5 gram packs. I also ordered an ego ADB1000 so I can plug in my commercial battery into my residential stuff. I expect it will be good for the blower when I do leaf cleanups. I also got a replacement 10in chain for my ego pole saw and an AWH1500 wall mount to hang my commercial battery and charger. I also will be getting a replacement 650 cfm blower under warranty. I also got a DJI OM4 to step up my phone camera game. From Shaper I got 2 rolls of double sided tape and 2 Shaper branded sys1 systainers with foam insert. The plan is to cut out custom inserts for all the Shaper Origin and Workstation accessories/parts. Finally I got a stainless 18" woodworking square with case from Woodpeckers. I wanted something more accurate than my el cheapo framing and rafter squares. What are you doing with the Epoxy? Looks like you got some nice stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 12:45 PM, jrrod2004 said: Bought a few more tools. Got all the batteries and chargers for free on many of deals at Home Depot. Lowes had a "Buy a Kit and Choose a Free Tool". Took advantage of that too. Wife now wants to learn how to use them...and has even said buy some more when I find more good deals (for the tools that we use). Probably will be some woodworking tools in the future. That is a crazy amount of tools. I am jealous. I think you have a bigger stock of Dewalt than Home Depot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aessu Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Got myself a Makita DCS552(XSC03) metal cutting circ saw, mainly for steel stud interior walls and standing seam steel roof work, neither of which could have justified the purchase alone, but when im doing little bit of both every now and then, its worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Eric - TIA said: What are you doing with the Epoxy? Looks like you got some nice stuff. Going to start with projects I cut out with my cnc then the goal is once I have some experience with epoxy transitioning to large scale projects like tables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/27/2020 at 12:45 PM, jrrod2004 said: Bought a few more tools. Got all the batteries and chargers for free on many of deals at Home Depot. Lowes had a "Buy a Kit and Choose a Free Tool". Took advantage of that too. Wife now wants to learn how to use them...and has even said buy some more when I find more good deals (for the tools that we use). Probably will be some woodworking tools in the future. Wow the wife said buy MORE tools? Must be an awesome wife to encourage tool buying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 37 minutes ago, Jronman said: Going to start with projects I cut out with my cnc then the goal is once I have some experience with epoxy transitioning to large scale projects like tables. That's awesome. I have seen some really cool things done with Epoxy. Hopefully I can get some time to do the same. Keep me up to date, always like seeing that stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fm2176 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 11/28/2020 at 6:57 PM, MattV said: Picked up the impact driver and sawzall on black Friday deals, aaand I think I'm done spending money on toola for a bit. Kind of lucked out, as I have pretty much everything I wanted for work, and managed to get everything on a good sale except for the 3/4" impact. Don't curse yourself, especially with the post-holiday deals coming up. Home Depot will often have their holiday specials marked down 25-75%; I picked up my two M18 brushless compact drills for $54 apiece (Special Buy price was $99, marked down to $60 with add'l 10% discount) mostly for the compact batteries. I started out simple five years ago, deciding to go DeWalt all the way. Deals, TIA reviews/recommendations, and necessity now sees me with DeWalt, Milwaukee, Ridgid, and Ryobi, in different voltages and with everything from archaic brushed tools to M18 Fuel One Key. I can't remember how many times I've told myself I'm done buying tools only to find another deal or discover I needed something I didn't have or couldn't find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattV Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 7 hours ago, fm2176 said: Don't curse yourself, especially with the post-holiday deals coming up. Home Depot will often have their holiday specials marked down 25-75%; I picked up my two M18 brushless compact drills for $54 apiece (Special Buy price was $99, marked down to $60 with add'l 10% discount) mostly for the compact batteries. I started out simple five years ago, deciding to go DeWalt all the way. Deals, TIA reviews/recommendations, and necessity now sees me with DeWalt, Milwaukee, Ridgid, and Ryobi, in different voltages and with everything from archaic brushed tools to M18 Fuel One Key. I can't remember how many times I've told myself I'm done buying tools only to find another deal or discover I needed something I didn't have or couldn't find. I fully expect to buy more eventually, but my budget is spent for the time being 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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