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OMG why don’t I have this?……you know how long I have been wanting a table light……..on a side note did you see how easy it was ripping though that 1/8″ particle board?
Saw this a few months ago. For small homeowner projects it can’t be beat for the value.
that’s actually pretty clever. it looks incredibly flimsy and poorly made, but still clever if you lack the space to store tools or need this level of portability.
the fact that it seems to only be sold by Hammacher Schlemmer for $600 tells me something else about the product though….
I agree the concept is actually interesting, kinda like that Ryobi box they had years ago with a bunch of tools in it. The conversion of the circular saw and drill into table saw and drill press respectively is actually a great idea, I’ve always wondered why they didn’t make things modular like that. That being said it looks really low on quality and not exactly that cheap either, $600 can get you pretty nice combo kit from Dewalt, Rigid or Milwaukee. I think the video is funny and awkward, like it was put together and performed by people who don’t actually use tools regularly. I particularly liked near the end where the guy is using the table saw top while nailing two pieces of wood together and the flimsy table is bouncing around, I don’t see too many DIYers or contractors using their table saw tops to pound nails into pieces of wood 😛ankur wrote:
that’s actually pretty clever. it looks incredibly flimsy and poorly made, but still clever if you lack the space to store tools or need this level of portability.
the fact that it seems to only be sold by Hammacher Schlemmer for $600 tells me something else about the product though….
The only good thing about that product and infomercial was the sweet techno music they played.
I guess we all feel pretty stupid right now buying these Milwaukee, Dewalt, Bosch, and other brand names.
It’s a fantastic concept. I’m sure it’s not geared for people like us. But for a small time homeowner, or even someone who lives in a condo or apartment. It’s probably fantastic.
This “tool” is actually branded under several different brand names, I think this is the 3rd different video I seen, all with different brand names. I think this would be good for the hobby person, that lives in an apartment that does small household type stuff, like knick-nac shelves. I could be wrong thought, has I am not much a multi-tasker tool type tool person. Interested in hearing what the crew has to say about this product.
-Steven
I just read an old review of the model from 2010 and it just seems flimsy and cheap. the circ/table saw couldn’t even cut 2x and when it was a table saw the blade would wobble back and forth so accuracy would be crap. Don’t get me wrong the concept is great but I just don’t think that it was implemented very well at the time. Maybe they made some massive improvements but the kit looked like garbage, oh and it was $330 back then.
I wonder how that company is doing. Like I said above the concept is decent, although having the trigger handle integrated with the battery is a flaw which limits the form factor of any tools attached hence the oscillating tool needing to be a separate thing entirely. That was also funny how the Dragons looked at the oscillating tool like it was magic. That one tool did look like higher quality than the Power8 thing but I’m afraid if you’re trying to build a tool line in this mature market you need some kind of decent quality to start considering even the bargain brands these days like Ryobi put out stuff that even pros can abuse for really good prices.
A less expensive, good quality box like that to use with existing tools would be great, but this is junk even compared to homemade versions.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jigsaw+to+scroll+saw
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=circular+saw+to+table+saw
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=homemade+drill+press
And for good measure…
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=portable+bandsaw+stand
They have transformer tools now, Whats next?
Coming soon to the dollar store and Secret Santas for 2015.
They lost me when the woman said, “Actually it’s pretty light” That just screams poor quality right there.
once the video sounded like a infomercial which was like the first 10 seconds i turned it off. stuff like this is almost always made cheap, feel like crap and break. looking at what you guys found out, that’s about right.
hmm, when first saw that vid I thought it looked great, but if I were a homeowner I would still buy name brand tools… cheap tools don’t last….
The Dragons Den sounds like a place you go to buy heroin or crack!Jasonc wrote:
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Classic infomercial ZOMG I’M TANGLED IN THESE STUPID ANTIQUATED EXTENSION CORDSSS!!1!
“I used to Spend hours searching through my garage to find the tools I needed…”
Um. Clean/organize your garage?
*SMASH CUT*
**ring ring**
“Chad Milwaukee here”
-“Chad, this is Chad Makita. Turn on your innertubes…”
“What. What is it?!”
-“JUST DOOOO IT!!1!”
“Oh. My. God.”
-“INORITE?!”
“This. Changes. EVERYTHING!!1!”
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Allllrighty then.
kruton wrote:
The Dragons Den sounds like a place you go to buy heroin or crack!
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*NSFW*
Hilarious! That is the exact scene I was thinking of when I posted that.n00b wrote:
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I dunno…this could give LUMU tools a run for their money…
That first informercial would not have been complete, without a guy in a Dale Earnhardt Jr hat. LOL – also, when they state all these tools exceed $600, I was thinking sure, or just one Festool extension cord LOL
what a great idea!!
n00b wrote:
Those CEL’s look like Hitachi 12v’s, wonder if Hitachi owns em.
Im a little confused tho when i go to do a project around the house it takes me 5 mins to get all my tools i will need and roll out the extension cord and that being said you seen how easy she pulled out the extension cord when it was time for charging?? Lol just saying but ya you cant take awat the cleverness its actually something i could see ryobi makeing or on a higher end note festool but that could just be because the colors lol
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