ChrisK1970 wrote:
Yeah John, that looks like a REALLY nice jigsaw. I’d really like to consider that but another battery platform….? Plus I’ve only got one Makita in my shop, my Magnesium Hypoid. Awesome, truly awesome saw. But alas no batteries.
haha what are you up to now.. like 10 battery platforms? whats another 😉 lol
NERemodeling wrote:
haha what are you up to now.. like 10 battery platforms? whats another 😉 lol
Hmmmmm. Let’s see, $250 for the saw, $150 for A battery and charger…..yowza!
Big things happening in the makita family today!!!! ooh boy, ill just say i was visited by the ups and fedex man today and boy were they good to me 🙂 now let me hide all this before my wife gets home and ill get some pics up over the weekend when i have some spare time
Ha! You go girlfriend! You gonna snap a shot?
John! John! Are you still alive, or did your wife find out? LOL
LOL!
Guys, I’m alive. Luckily. The doctor said I can come back to get the stitches out in about 7 days and not to operate heavy machinery for a few because of the concussion.. she walked in as I was carrying the last box to basement. That’s about the last thing I remember until I woke up in the hospital… she swears I “tripped”
Totally kidding just so that’s clear 🙂 she’s sleeping on the couch next to me now. I live to buy another tool!!!!!
Here’s a box pic. All I had time to manage. I also slipped in the box from the X2 rotary I posted about yesterday. This was my thursday/friday
Good to hear ur alive and well and wow those are some nice lookin tools John!!
NERemodeling wrote:
Guys, I’m alive. Luckily. The doctor said I can come back to get the stitches out in about 7 days and not to operate heavy machinery for a few because of the concussion.. she walked in as I was carrying the last box to basement. That’s about the last thing I remember until I woke up in the hospital… she swears I “tripped”
Totally kidding just so that’s clear 🙂 she’s sleeping on the couch next to me now. I live to buy another tool!!!!!
Here’s a box pic. All I had time to manage. I also slipped in the box from the X2 rotary I posted about yesterday. This was my thursday/friday
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That is more money spent on tools then I care to shake a stick at.
NERemodeling wrote:
Guys, I’m alive. Luckily. The doctor said I can come back to get the stitches out in about 7 days and not to operate heavy machinery for a few because of the concussion.. she walked in as I was carrying the last box to basement. That’s about the last thing I remember until I woke up in the hospital… she swears I “tripped”
Totally kidding just so that’s clear 🙂 she’s sleeping on the couch next to me now. I live to buy another tool!!!!!
Here’s a box pic. All I had time to manage. I also slipped in the box from the X2 rotary I posted about yesterday. This was my thursday/friday
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Hubba hubba hubba
That jig saw looks real slick
MikeyB wrote:
That jig saw looks real slick
Yeah, I’m pretty excited about it!! Can’t wait to put it to use
My goal is to do little videos about all these (or at least some) no promises yet, this would be my first stab at any sort of tool review video
Good for you John! It’s kind of fun but truthfully I don’t know what I’m doing. I’m working on a couple right now.
Very nice ! Go try em out and let us know 😀
ChrisK1970 wrote:
Good for you John! It’s kind of fun but truthfully I don’t know what I’m doing. I’m working on a couple right now.
Thanks man, you were my insparation!! 🙂
We’ll see what happens. I can’t think of when I’ll find the time but that’s probably just an excuse.. I gotta just go for it
definitly put some videos together guys
NERemodeling wrote:
Thanks man, you were my insparation!! 🙂
We’ll see what happens. I can’t think of when I’ll find the time but that’s probably just an excuse.. I gotta just go for it
Hey John, what is the link to the Canadian seller? I went on the page but forgot it!
ChrisK1970 wrote:
Hey John, what is the link to the Canadian seller? I went on the page but forgot it!
I actually ended up using. www.mississaugahardware.com. I checked several sites ant they were the only one that had all 3 items that I wanted. Also I emailed the company about shipping and the guy offered me free shipping.
I got it much faster than I expected about 1 1/2 weeks
If I remember correctly the search function on the website didn’t work great with the model numbers. Instead just search for things like brushless jigsaw or makita jigsaw or whatever else your looking for..
NER do you have the Makita cordless cut out tool and/or the cordless multi tool? If so what do you think of them? Looking to pick them up as bare tools one of these days. Thanks
MikeyB,
If you want me to make a small vid on the Multi tool or something let me know 🙂
Cut out tool i’ll have in store in the next 2 to 3 weeks somewhere i think 🙂
MikeyB wrote:
NER do you have the Makita cordless cut out tool and/or the cordless multi tool? If so what do you think of them? Looking to pick them up as bare tools one of these days. Thanks
i dont have the cut out tool.. i use makita 18v and milwaukee 12v i ended up going with the m12 rotary tool with a dremel attachment for my cutout tool. it was a serious contender but ultimately i use it more as a rotary tool and wanted small and light.. the makita lookes very competent from what research i did
I do have the makita cordless multitool but its the older one without tool free blade change.
im probably not the best person to talk to about it… with my model (this may have changed) you needed to use a blade adaptor to use fein or bosch blades which is 99% what i use. my adapter was poorly made and didn’t fit any blades very well so i just never ended up using the tool much..
for the little use i do have on it i have nothing bad to say. seemed like it had decent power and vibrations weren’t any worse than others
I always ended up using my fein until i got the m12 multitool.. now i mostly use that because its so convenient
i imagine that i will stick with the setup i have now until either makita 18v or milwaukee 12v does a total revamp of their multitool with a brushless motor etc….
I would be interested in knowing if the blade fitment issues i had have been addressed with the newer tool free blade change model
I stripped them of their boxes and grabbed a nude shot for you pervs hahaha 🙂
I should get a chance to put some of these to work tomorrow!!
Thats actually very werd ner. Makita had always use the OIS interface in their multitools. Which is the standard interface on Bosch multitools/ mukti tool accessoires.
Bosch does make fein compatible blades but bosch multi tools use the exact same connection as Makita.
I think you have been buying the bosch blades with fein interface 🙂
kornomaniac wrote:
MikeyB,
If you want me to make a small vid on the Multi tool or something let me know 🙂
Cut out tool i’ll have in store in the next 2 to 3 weeks somewhere i think 🙂
A video would be great man, when ever you get a chance, and thanks
NERemodeling wrote:
I stripped them of their boxes and grabbed a nude shot for you pervs hahaha 🙂
I should get a chance to put some of these to work tomorrow!!
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Those are some nice looking tools there NER, and thanks for the reply on the cutout tool and the multi…
kornomaniac wrote:
Thats actually very werd ner. Makita had always use the OIS interface in their multitools. Which is the standard interface on Bosch multitools/ mukti tool accessoires.
Bosch does make fein compatible blades but bosch multi tools use the exact same connection as Makita.
I think you have been buying the bosch blades with fein interface 🙂
I’ll be with the tool tomorrow and I’ll dig into it a little further.. it’s been a while since I messed with it.
I got the tool very very early on.. is it possible that it was a fist batch error or something they changed just after they were released…
NER let us know what you think of the cordless vac, my wife goes through a couple of the 12 volt ones every year or so, if it’s a good vac it will give me a good reason to invest in more batteries for the 18V line… Looks like a good vac for around the house.
MikeyB wrote:
A video would be great man, when ever you get a chance, and thanks
Will do !
MikeyB wrote:
NER let us know what you think of the cordless vac, my wife goes through a couple of the 12 volt ones every year or so, if it’s a good vac it will give me a good reason to invest in more batteries for the 18V line… Looks like a good vac for around the house.
they are excelent little vacs, i really like the improvements made to the model i just bought from canada (not avaliable here in the US)
ill try to put together a little review video of the two i have sooner than later but if you cant wait i would say go for it, you will be very happy with it.
here is a link to the new one i just bought https://www.mississaugahardware.com/product/DCL182Z-Cordless-Vacuum-Cleane
here is the one currently offered in the US http://www.makitatools.com/en-us/Modules/Tools/ToolDetails.aspx?Name=XLC02ZW
some of the main differences;
dust compartment;
old- you had to twist the whole body of the vac to open it, once while trying to remove the extension tube from the vac it twisted the dust compartment open and all the dirt and debris fell all over the floor i just cleaned. also the notches that are used for alignment and attaching the dust canister to the vac body can get a little rough to twist if they get debris in them
new- has a hinged door that opens, so far this seems to solve the two issues i had with the US version
Filter;
old- it has a 2 part cylinder shaped filter that sits inside the dust compartment, it does its job but is nothing fancy and i question the longevity of it not sure if replacements are easily available or not. shaking out the inner cloth filter can get a little dusty.. its a job for outside
new- uses either a reusable filter bag or disposable paper filter bags. it seems like this gives more room in the canister for debris and seems to be a more durable solution… if you want to cut down on the mess of emptying the canister you just use the disposable paper bags and toss them when they are full.. replacement bags are $1 each the vac comes with the reusable bag and 5 disposable
switch;
old- trigger style switch like on a drill.. no lock on, you have to continue to hold it.
new- it has a on button which can also toggle between high and ow suction and it has a seperate off button.. much more convenient for extended use.
kornomaniac wrote:
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Don’t mind my crappy english ok? =D
great video! dude, your english is perfect, i promise you its a hell of a lot better than my Dutch (french?) haha!!!
that tool is much improved from my old one without the tool free blade change. i didn’t remember to check my blade holder today but they one on yours seems to be different and a lot better than mine was.
looks like that’s a nice tool
Hahaha 🙂
Fine tool indeed 🙂 Fun addition to your existing makita LXt collection really 🙂
Mikey B:
Here’s the cutout tool: It arrived at my store yesterday and since i was filming for the Multitool anyway i took this one out of it’s case 2 :
kornomaniac wrote:
Mikey B:
Here’s the cutout tool: It arrived at my store yesterday and since i was filming for the Multitool anyway i took this one out of it’s case 2 :
Great job on the videos man, I really appreciate you taking the time to post the videos for us. I am definitly putting these on my Makita list of tools to buy
As wellNERemodeling wrote:
they are excelent little vacs, i really like the improvements made to the model i just bought from canada (not avaliable here in the US)
ill try to put together a little review video of the two i have sooner than later but if you cant wait i would say go for it, you will be very happy with it.
here is a link to the new one i just bought https://www.mississaugahardware.com/product/DCL182Z-Cordless-Vacuum-Cleane
here is the one currently offered in the US http://www.makitatools.com/en-us/Modules/Tools/ToolDetails.aspx?Name=XLC02ZW
Great review
some of the main differences;
dust compartment;
old- you had to twist the whole body of the vac to open it, once while trying to remove the extension tube from the vac it twisted the dust compartment open and all the dirt and debris fell all over the floor i just cleaned. also the notches that are used for alignment and attaching the dust canister to the vac body can get a little rough to twist if they get debris in them
new- has a hinged door that opens, so far this seems to solve the two issues i had with the US version
Filter;
old- it has a 2 part cylinder shaped filter that sits inside the dust compartment, it does its job but is nothing fancy and i question the longevity of it not sure if replacements are easily available or not. shaking out the inner cloth filter can get a little dusty.. its a job for outside
new- uses either a reusable filter bag or disposable paper filter bags. it seems like this gives more room in the canister for debris and seems to be a more durable solution… if you want to cut down on the mess of emptying the canister you just use the disposable paper bags and toss them when they are full.. replacement bags are $1 each the vac comes with the reusable bag and 5 disposable
switch;
old- trigger style switch like on a drill.. no lock on, you have to continue to hold it.
new- it has a on button which can also toggle between high and ow suction and it has a seperate off button.. much more convenient for extended use.
Great review John thanks for taking the time, I really like the vac you just got. Looking forward to your video
Nice video Korno looks like a nice multi tool for team Makita.
kornomaniac wrote:
Mikey B:
Here’s the cutout tool: It arrived at my store yesterday and since i was filming for the Multitool anyway i took this one out of it’s case 2 :
great vid korno – ya you def sound like a belgian 😛
Hahaha do we have a recognizable accent ? =D
No problem MikeyB 🙂
Happy to help ^^
And it’s easy enough for me to take the tool from the store and do a quick video 🙂
Same as we germans have an accent 😛
Hahaha 😀
Thanks again, I gotta get my hands on those tools, I really like the look of that cut out tool
i might have to consider that cutout tool as well if i continue doing any amount of drywall work.. i am using the m12 rotary tool with the dremel 565 cutout tool accessory.. after my second job and only about 15 holes it is already starting to make some funky noises and run weird.. maybe its just not intended to be used in all that drywall dust…. ceiling cutouts are especially bad because all the dust is falling on the tool and getting sucked into the motor… time will tell ill try to clean it out and see if that helps but i may have to get the right tool for the job
Is the cut out tool available here as a bare tool?
yup.. search XOC01Z on google, ebay, amazon… also if your going to end up getting that cordless vac from canada then you might want to purchase this tool there also.. maybe you can save some money
https://www.mississaugahardware.com/product/DCO180Z-Cordless-Drywall-Cut
same site as i bought my cordless vac the cutout tools is $100 cad which is only about $80usd thats at least $45 less than any US site!
Yeah NER when I went on that Cnadian site I forgot about the exchange rate. I priced out the cordless jig and was pleasantly surprised. Still have to get a charger and battery so still pricey but there is a definite saving by buying there! Except Festool. Holy smokes they hose the Canadians. WAY more expensive there!
ChrisK1970 wrote:
Yeah NER when I went on that Cnadian site I forgot about the exchange rate. I priced out the cordless jig and was pleasantly surprised. Still have to get a charger and battery so still pricey but there is a definite saving by buying there! Except Festool. Holy smokes they hose the Canadians. WAY more expensive there!
yup it’s a racket I tell you……
NERemodeling wrote:
yup.. search XOC01Z on google, ebay, amazon… also if your going to end up getting that cordless vac from canada then you might want to purchase this tool there also.. maybe you can save some money
https://www.mississaugahardware.com/product/DCO180Z-Cordless-Drywall-Cut
same site as i bought my cordless vac the cutout tools is $100 cad which is only about $80usd thats at least $45 less than any US site!
Thanks John, I gotta check this out
comp56 wrote:
yup it’s a racket I tell you……
I’m thinking your right Comp. That’s just stupid crazy. I want to get that Makita brushless jog that NER got and start expanding there but when you look at the saw, one battery and a charger I’m at close to $400! I can get the cordless Carvex for $350 and run it on my 15v batteries. But there is NO WAY IN THE BRIGHT SHADE OF HELL I’m buying a Festool in Canada. No.y smokes!
Festool is the type of company that wants x amount for each of their tools and they are going to get around the same amount no matter where they sell it.. i think once you reduce the Canadian prices by 20%, to account for US exchange rates you will see that they are actually very close to what we pay.
now, the problem lies in living and buying festool in Canada.. unless Canadians tend to make 20%+ more money than americans for similar jobs then they are actually paying a higher percent of their money on the tools…..
im assuming that festool sets their prices based off the euro and they convert it to the currency of the country they are selling in so they always make the same amount on each tool..
nice collection