October 19, 20178 yr I would not have thought about a cordless circular saw but I got one in a kit with my cordless drill. I carry it with me when I buy moulding. The lumber yard I buy trim at only sells it in 16' lengths which is too long for me to carry home. Usually there is someone to help load it and they will cut it to a shorter length for me. A few times they were quite busy so I just selected my pieces, cut them to length with my cordless. Not an everyday occurance but quite handy when needed. When I first got it I thought it might work to break down plywood sheets, but it doesn't have enough battery to do those cuts. Both of my batteries are close to needing replacement. Cal
October 19, 20178 yr I got one. I wanted to do something and my heavy 89-thousand pound Skill worm drive just felt too heavy. So I ordered the milwaukee saw with an extra battery and a charger. That little sucker is fabulous. It's unstoppable. I take it all sorts of places where otherwise I'd be running scads of power cord.
October 19, 20178 yr Have both battery powered and me powered tools. Have a corded Recip. saw, and a cordless one. Have a Megamouse sander, and a corded sander...Have a few cordless drills, not all of which need a battery, or cord. Have two vintage, all metal circular saws, a cordless saw, and about 25 non-battery Cordless saws... Planer? all of mine are cord and battery free...
November 9, 20178 yr Author Well, I may have seen it all. Running through Costco this evening and swung by the tool aisle (now mostly LED lights). There was a "power-supply" This did not appear to be a generator, but a battery-powered device that put out 120V AC power. About the size of a breadbox. Now wait for it. $999.99 ! Geez
December 14, 20178 yr Author Well, I didn't see it all. Was at the repair shop (also a big seller of Makita in town) and they had a cordless Makita K-cup coffee maker. The lady at the counter said they were very popular. I guess my thermos is out of date. https://www.amazon.com/Makita-DCM500Z-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Coffee/dp/B010FZDG82
December 14, 20178 yr 47 minutes ago, kmealy said: Well, I didn't see it all. Was at the repair shop (also a big seller of Makita in town) and they had a cordless Makita K-cup coffee maker. The lady at the counter said they were very popular. I guess my thermos is out of date. https://www.amazon.com/Makita-DCM500Z-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Coffee/dp/B010FZDG82 Now that's over the top. Do you sit on your tool box while you drink it or take your table and chairs with you too?
December 14, 20178 yr 1 hour ago, kmealy said: Well, I didn't see it all. Was at the repair shop (also a big seller of Makita in town) and they had a cordless Makita K-cup coffee maker. The lady at the counter said they were very popular. I guess my thermos is out of date. https://www.amazon.com/Makita-DCM500Z-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Coffee/dp/B010FZDG82 I can see the need/advantages of that...
December 14, 20178 yr A 5 oz. cup????? in 7 minutes????? Let me know when you see one that brews a GALLON in SEVEN SECONDS!!!!!! John Think it could be turbocharged?
December 14, 20178 yr 1 hour ago, kmealy said: Mine's from 1973 and still working fine and it knows when to keep hot, hot and cold, cold...
December 14, 20178 yr Bought this one in Okinawa in 2010. Haven't had to change batteries yet. It'll keep 68oz. Of coffee very hot for 8+ hrs. Fill it 3/4 full of ice and it keeps iced tea cold for 2-3 days. I know cuz I left in the shop over the weekend and there was plenty of ice left on Monday.
December 15, 20178 yr 3 hours ago, kmealy said: Mine's from 1973 and still working fine Wow, you've got one of the newer ones with the handle on it...
December 15, 20178 yr 4 hours ago, Stick486 said: and it knows when to keep hot, hot and cold, cold... Yeah, but as the old joke goes: But how does it know?
December 18, 20178 yr Author On 12/14/2017 at 7:41 PM, schnewj said: Wow, you've got one of the newer ones with the handle on it... Well, that's the only photo I could find. Mine does not have a handle, but I added one with some pipe clamps. Mine is now a backup, as we use my wife's in the kitchen and car. Mine is for the RV.
December 26, 20178 yr Author OK, now GPS on power tools : "PT Phone Home" https://www.protoolreviews.com/tools/technology/bosch-gps-tracking-power-tools-coming/34918/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gps_tool_tracking_plus_the_latest_news_and_reviews_for_pros&utm_term=2017-12-26 I suppose if you are a general contractor and your tools tend to "go walking" (or maybe just a really messy shop?)
December 27, 20178 yr Might be great for contractors and the expensive stuff like that Brute hammer...but it sounds to me like something else that can break. My stuff gets lost, but it's almost always in the same room. The Festool guys might like it (a lot). Edited December 27, 20178 yr by Fred W. Hargis Jr
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