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The DeWALT rep said they are working on a tool actuated vac that works with cordless tools. Possibly via bluetooth or nfc and might be out by the end of the year. Also the vac shown is only an 18v vac. It is not a flexvolt vac but it does fit flexvolt batteries and can also be used as corded. It is confirmed once again that there is a 54v to corded adapter in the works specifically for the table saw. He did not specifically confirm it would work with other flexvolt tools but hinted it may be a possibility. Hopefully some of this stuff comes to the NA market in addition to the EU market. The bluetooth vac sounds interesting. Was a solution to the problem of cordless tools not being able to trigger vacs I never really thought about but seems like an ingenious idea. I wonder if there will be a tool connect adapter that fits flexvolt tools. Seems like the kind of tools one would want to use with a bluetooth vac. Also DeWALT will eventually include M class filters for handling dust for cutting mdf. I am unaware if OSHA requires them yet but it’s nice DeWALT will eventually include them.
Very nice! I’m glad to know there is potential for 110v adapters and wireless remote activation for vacuums.
RickyMcGrath wrote:
9 minutes ago, RickyMcGrath said:Very nice! I’m glad to know there is potential for 110v adapters and wireless remote activation for vacuums.
I could see wireless activation as something useful on corded tools as well because each tool could have their own outlet. Comp confirmed 60v adapter and Skill Builder confirmed 54v variant.
Hey look at that, something Bluetooth or NFC that makes sense. I could get behind that.
I wonder if it would work with One Key enabled tools? I doubt DeWALT would allow One Key to be compatible with Tool Connect.
That would be handy…..thanks for the info ..
Holy crap. Sign me up. Make this vac ToughSystem shaped and off we go ?
Finally! A cordless tracksaw makes sense if you have a tool enabled cordless vac. I wonder if Dewalt has any thought of making the cross cut guides like the Festool/Mafell saws.
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I wondered when someone would actually put the idea of cordless activation for the vacuum into reality!!
KnarlyCarl wrote:
53 minutes ago, KnarlyCarl said:I wondered when someone would actually put the idea of cordless activation for the vacuum into reality!!
I was stumped on how a cordless tool would activate the vac but when they said bluetooth it made total sense.
Check this out looks like some pretty cool stuff coming
Looks like the FlexVolt launch lineup plus SDS Max, no?
Looks like a brad nailer in there, why in the world would they do that?
That nailer might be a concrete nailer. I thought a heard a rumor about that awhile back.
Marcv76 wrote:
11 minutes ago, Marcv76 said:That nailer might be a concrete nailer. I thought a heard a rumor about that awhile back.
That would be awesome.
For the vac/tool activation they could do a separate nfc/bluetooth remote so you could use it with other tools as well.
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Marcv76 wrote:
3 hours ago, Marcv76 said:That nailer might be a concrete nailer. I thought a heard a rumor about that awhile back.
That’s true, I heard that as well. Good thinking!
Looked like he was not very familiar with the “Anti Kick back ” feature. It did not make much sense through. He showed the saw go back and forth on the track. He engaged the “anti kick back ” and showed how the saw would not move back, but he also did not show the saw go forward. Or am I missing something?
Looks like possibly a new impact wrench between the grinder and table saw? Not sure what to think of a flexvolt impact wrench, they already have the 20v 899. Which has gobs of power but is already so heavy that I wouldn’t use it unless I had too. But I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
Lol yeah my 2763 is an “only when absolutely necessary” tool. A more monstrous version would be bananas ?.
It could be more of a mid torque size like the new milwaukee or IR but I wouldn’t think you would want a flexvolt battery on it.
Biggie wrote:
2 hours ago, Biggie said:It could be more of a mid torque size like the new milwaukee or IR but I wouldn’t think you would want a flexvolt battery on it.
maybe it will be a 1″ impact wrench compete with the 1″ impact wrench market?
Jronman wrote:
13 minutes ago, Jronman said:maybe it will be a 1″ impact wrench compete with the 1″ impact wrench market?
That would need a side handle then lol
Although I’m sure there is that market, it’s not a market I’m interested in even if it would be really cool.
kentcatlett wrote:
On 2/24/2017 at 11:00 PM, kentcatlett said:Check this out looks like some pretty cool stuff coming
Left of the circ. saw looks like the drywall gun with attachment? Ideas?
right of the table saw- metal cutting saw or track saw?
By the blower there the tall shape that looks like handles and wheels tough system shaped vac or strangely shaped jackhammer on a trolley?
side note- I think I see the threaded rod cutter and planer. Why in the world would they go flexvolt???
I am really surprised at the direction they seems to be going- seems like duplication. I had much higher hopes for “worlds first” items. Cordless standup band saw, drill press, tile saw, 120v table saw, concrete saw, plate shears, air compressor, shoot even a microwave/refrigerator combo with attached lazy boy or something!? Not more blowers and drills and impacts. Who needs a 20 lb impact driver or wrench!?
Final rant item- under the recipe saw it looks like an impact driver (12v shape) with a really small battery or really large. SSE. Thoughts?
Yea there are a lot of interesting blacked out tools. Without knowing more details a lot of them don’t hardly make sense as a 54v/60v. Maybe they aren’t even flexvolt tools and just random blacked out tools to fill up space.
Honestly to me it just seemed like typical “compatible with over x amount of tools” type marketing, I didn’t get the impression initially that those are teasers of what’s to come lol. Much more exciting with that in mind though and certainly seems plausible.
Bremon wrote:
15 minutes ago, Bremon said:Honestly to me it just seemed like typical “compatible with over x amount of tools” type marketing, I didn’t get the impression initially that those are teasers of what’s to come lol. Much more exciting with that in mind though and certainly seems plausible.
I agree. The blackened tools to me at least seemed like they were just 20v tools with a flexvolt battery attached.
Man,hoping for new tools,different tools to expand both Flexvolt and 20v max…stuff like rigid is doing…10″ mitre..60v adapter..smaller batteries but more powerful…BIG wish list….
60v adapter is on the way. 10″ mitres to show Milwaukee what’s what would be awesome.
Bremon wrote:
60v adapter is on the way. 10″ mitres to show Milwaukee what’s what would be awesome.
I’ve heard it’s in the works
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I’m going to end up with so many mitre saws it’s just ridiculous ?
Hugh Jass wrote:
On 2/25/2017 at 7:21 AM, Hugh Jass said:Looks like a brad nailer in there, why in the world would they do that?
could be an upgraded framer…
or something with rapid fire for the zombie apocalypse
Like I said it’s not a market I’m in but how cool would something like this be with two 60v slapped on it and painted yellow.[External image (www.northerntool.com), not copied]
JimboS1ice wrote:
5 hours ago, JimboS1ice said:could be an upgraded framer…
or something with rapid fire for the zombie apocalypse
Yea I didn’t think of that but it could be for sure, though the updated 20v is rather new. I could see them just doing a 60v version with no internal changes though like they have a few other tools.
Could beef it up I suooose though; it’s certainly not universally loved.
Bremon wrote:
8 hours ago, Bremon said:Could beef it up I suooose though; it’s certainly not universally loved.
Every one seemed to love those nailers when they first came out. Do they not age well?
jkeating3 wrote:
Every one seemed to love those nailers when they first came out. Do they not age well?
I’ve heard some stories of larger nails not sinking, really a nailer like that could use all the power it could get
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Guess we possibly know one of the blacked out tools is a mid torque impact wrench.
Bremon wrote:
On 2/26/2017 at 11:08 PM, Bremon said:I’m going to end up with so many mitre saws it’s just ridiculous ?
I am going to stick with 2, the 7 1/4″ cordless slider and the 780. One is nice and portable, the other has all the power and capacity I could want short of a radial arm saw.
I guess we weren’t supposed to know about that mid torque impact wrench as the thread with the picture got deleted.
Hopefully the midtorque isn’t as weak compared to the Milwaukee as the compact is.