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[Chris In Milwaukee]

Good viewpoint. I’ve got a bit of Milwaukee, a bit of Dewalt, a bit of Ryobi, and now my first Makita. No denying the value in Ryobi. There’s a tool outlet a bit up the road that has all the Ryobi and Ridgid stuff at a fair discount.

 

[Chris In Milwaukee]

… because Big Red doesn't have a track saw or 10-1/4 circ saw…

Still waiting…

 

[Stairgod]

I have always made some interesting and functional work tables for my miter saws.
The new Evo chop saw needed the same treatment. But the fence moves to angle the work and it would move the work off of the support wing.
So a heavy duty lazy Susan and some tinkering and voila!

 

[Arcticelf]

I have always made some interesting and functional work tables for my miter saws.
The new Evo chop saw needed the same treatment. But the fence moves to angle the work and it would move the work off of the support wing.
So a heavy duty lazy Susan and some tinkering and voila!View attachment 74046View attachment 74047View attachment 74048

I managed to kill a blade on mine, after cutting piles of DOM. The last piece of 5/8 I tried to cut was a little short and the saw sucked it out of the vice, and broke some teeth. Which sucks, because the blade was otherwise fine.

 

[Chris In Milwaukee]

I managed to kill a blade on mine, after cutting piles of DOM. The last piece of 5/8 I tried to cut was a little short and the saw sucked it out of the vice, and broke some teeth. Which sucks, because the blade was otherwise fine.

As long as it was saw blade teeth and not your own A piece of metal that got away from me actually bent the fence on my saw. TORK-YOOO

 

[Arcticelf]

As long as it was saw blade teeth and not your own A piece of metal that got away from me actually bent the fence on my saw. TORK-YOOO

Yeah, teeth on the saw blade. I'd have shared a picture if it was my face.

 

[Stairgod]

So Ryobi has a track saw coming out now. Even has a fucking riving knife a la Festool/Mafell.
Idk what the hell TTI is thinking. We have been screaming for a Milwaukee track saw for a VERY long time.

 

[Chris In Milwaukee]

So Ryobi has a track saw coming out now. Even has a fucking riving knife a la Festool/Mafell.
Idk what the hell TTI is thinking. We have been screaming for a Milwaukee track saw for a VERY long time.

I just "saw" that. Fuckers. Well, I have my Makita now, so I'm on that path I think. They had their chance.

Maybe, just maybe, they're feeling the waters with this one since Ryobi, MKE, and Ridgid come from the same factory?

 

[Stairgod]

I just "saw" that. Fuckers. Well, I have my Makita now, so I'm on that path I think. They had their chance.

Maybe, just maybe, they're feeling the waters with this one since Ryobi, MKE, and Ridgid come from the same factory?

Wouldn't be the first time that TTI has debuted a tool with Ryobi and then come out with an improved Milwaukee version.
I already ordered my XGT track saw so fuck em.
And as far as I am concerned Makita's AWS system won't be replicated by anyone soon.

 

[Chris In Milwaukee]

Still don't know if I want to stay with the Makita platform. Some of the cordless tools I want to add to my collection don't have a form factor that I care for. The oscillating multitool is a bit clunky and the blade attach mechanism seems a bit kludgy. I reckon the drills and other devices are fine enough. Plenty of people swear by them, that's for sure. Bosch has some pretty cool safety features. Case in point, I've nearly sprained a wrist or got knocked off a ladder while using a big drill and it binds (talking to you, half-inch monster drill). Bosch have accelerometers in their latest gear that detects a flyaway tool and shuts it off.

 

[Stairgod]

Still don't know if I want to stay with the Makita platform. Some of the cordless tools I want to add to my collection don't have a form factor that I care for. The oscillating multitool is a bit clunky and the blade attach mechanism seems a bit kludgy. I reckon the drills and other devices are fine enough. Plenty of people swear by them, that's for sure. Bosch has some pretty cool safety features. Case in point, I've nearly sprained a wrist or got knocked off a ladder while using a big drill and it binds (talking to you, half-inch monster drill). Bosch have accelerometers in their latest gear that detects a flyaway tool and shuts it off.

I have historically had a majority of tools from one manufacturer and then a smattering of tools from others based on either exclusivity or just the best tool for it's usage.
As cordless tools have come to dominate the market it seems that I tend to stick with a single platform more because of the huge investment in batteries. As things continue to change, I actually see myself branching out into 3 or possibly 4 platforms. So be it. I want the best tools to make my work easier and better.

 

[Itaro]

… you guys ever try things like this:
FirstPower Battery Adapter for Makita 18V Lithium-ion Power Tools,Convert Milwaukee 18V or Dewalt 20V Lithium-ion Battery to Makita 18V Lithium-ion Battery https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MF2VJMT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_51G8DZ8KC8G8E71MW6G8

I wouldn’t use/have a bunch of them but one or two could make life a little easier

 

[Chris In Milwaukee]

… you guys ever try things like this:
FirstPower Battery Adapter for Makita 18V Lithium-ion Power Tools,Convert Milwaukee 18V or Dewalt 20V Lithium-ion Battery to Makita 18V Lithium-ion Battery https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MF2VJMT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_51G8DZ8KC8G8E71MW6G8

I wouldn’t use/have a bunch of them but one or two could make life a little easier

Well how about that. Ive never seen those before. I’ll have to take a closer look.

 

[Itaro]

Well how about that. Ive never seen those before. I’ll have to take a closer look.

You see boomer, there’s these people called chineses who make all sorts of neat gizmos. Once in a while they make a real stinker but but the rest of the time it’s cheap and some dude names bezos hooks us up

 

[Stairgod]

… you guys ever try things like this:
FirstPower Battery Adapter for Makita 18V Lithium-ion Power Tools,Convert Milwaukee 18V or Dewalt 20V Lithium-ion Battery to Makita 18V Lithium-ion Battery https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MF2VJMT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_51G8DZ8KC8G8E71MW6G8

I wouldn’t use/have a bunch of them but one or two could make life a little easier

I have an adapter for my Milwaukee battery to old style DeWalt 18 volt.
It works.

 

[Chris In Milwaukee]

You see boomer, there’s these people called chineses who make all sorts of neat gizmos. Once in a while they make a real stinker but but the rest of the time it’s cheap and some dude names bezos hooks us up

Well isn’t that just the bee’s knees.

I did rely on those chineses to provide a more budget oriented version of a cabinet pull jig this week. Thought I’d give this a shot before dropping $200 on the real deal.

 

[Stairgod]

Well isn’t that just the bee’s knees.

I did rely on those chineses to provide a more budget oriented version of a cabinet pull jig this week. Thought I’d give this a shot before dropping $200 on the real deal.

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I have installed a few dozen kitchens and I still end up making templates for each job.
One of the days I might actually buy a damn jig

 

[Chris In Milwaukee]

Wouldn't be the first time that TTI has debuted a tool with Ryobi and then come out with an improved Milwaukee version.
I already ordered my XGT track saw so fuck em.
And as far as I am concerned Makita's AWS system won't be replicated by anyone soon.

Haven’t seen my buddy from Milwaukee Tools all winter and finally ran into him today. Gave him shit about Ryobi coming out with a saw and his division hasn’t. He told me I was killing him and rubbing salt in the wounds. Then told me the MKE M18 track saw is going into mass production next month. That figures. I’m invested now, though. Told him he lost his chance.

 

[Chris In Milwaukee]

I figured since it didn’t make sense to replace my table saw since I only use it for straight cuts most of the time that I’d give it some love. Cleaned up the table top, cleaned the nasty blade, aligned it best I could (don’t have a runout dial), and made some zero clearance inserts for it. Just need to fashion a splitter of some sort now for the inserts. Feels better than spending several hundred big ones on a new saw (for now). Blade has a lot of hours on it cutting other than the sheet goods it was designed for, so may invest in a couple of good blades, too.

Edit: And yes, I should be working on my truck and finding things to drive over instead of making sawdust.

 

[Stairgod]

I figured since it didn’t make sense to replace my table saw since I only use it for straight cuts most of the time that I’d give it some love. Cleaned up the table top, cleaned the nasty blade, aligned it best I could (don’t have a runout dial), and made some zero clearance inserts for it. Just need to fashion a splitter of some sort now for the inserts. Feels better than spending several hundred big ones on a new saw (for now). Blade has a lot of hours on it cutting other than the sheet goods it was designed for, so may invest in a couple of good blades, too.

Edit: And yes, I should be working on my truck and finding things to drive over instead of making sawdust.

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