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[Bad Billy]

I was going to connect my wet/dry vac to it, but I like to listen to the radio while I work which would of made it hard unless I use my wife's silent vacuum which wouldn't have worked out too pleasant for me when she rocked up home and seen me destroying it

edit: I noticed yesterday that the Makita one was the only one they had that cuts 45's both ways.

 

[south of heaven]

I was going to connect my wet/dry vac to it, but I like to listen to the radio while I work which would of made it hard unless I use my wife's silent vacuum which wouldn't have worked out too pleasant for me when she rocked up home and seen me destroying it

edit: I noticed yesterday that the Makita one was the only one they had that cuts 45's both ways.

I gots makita vac with the auto plug only turns on when your cutting

 

[south of heaven]

All gaps crack out after time parfix is cheap but seems to go ok

 

[Lil Ms Fabulous]

Just gave the downstairs area a makeover. Courtesy of Kmart (can't even keep out of their homewares section at the moment)

 

[Bad Billy]

Just gave the downstairs area a makeover. Courtesy of Kmart (can't even keep out of their homewares section at the moment)

You and my missus would get on. She does the same thing.

 

[south of heaven]

Milwaukee are bringing out the big guns holy shit

 

[El_Magic]

Milwaukee are bringing out the big guns holy shit
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Lol I saw that the other day. Fuck me, that would have to be heavy ay.

 

[south of heaven]

Lol I saw that the other day. Fuck me, that would have to be heavy ay.

1.1 kg light enough but slinging the **** around all day above your head i reakon you would feel it

 

[El_Magic]

1.1 kg light enough but slinging the **** around all day above your head i reakon you would feel it

For sure. I just done see the need for it. Mine are only 4.0 but they last me all day

 

[south of heaven]

For sure. I just done see the need for it. Mine are only 4.0 but they last me all day

I run a few 4.0 need a charge or 2 when im belting the recipro

 

[El_Magic]

I run a few 4.0 need a charge or 2 when im belting the recipro

Yea understandable. But i was talking to an installer today who is planning on buying them for his drills. Seems like a waste to me for just drills

 

[south of heaven]

Yea understandable. But i was talking to an installer today who is planning on buying them for his drills. Seems like a waste to me for just drills

Yeah unless you are screwing off into hard wood all day or drilling lumps of coal , ill just stick to a few 4s laying around

 

[Trendsetter]

Yeah unless you are screwing off into hard wood all day or drilling lumps of coal , ill just stick to a few 4s laying around

Using the impact drill on hardwood is a massive battery killer.
Ideally that battery would be good for blowers, since they chew through power like its nothing and hammer drills.

 

[south of heaven]

Using the impact drill on hardwood is a massive battery killer.
Ideally that battery would be good for blowers, since they chew through power like its nothing and hammer drills.

We make all our jams windows ect from cedar nice and easy to work with

 

[Bad Billy]

Milwaukee are bringing out the big guns holy shit
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Fukn hell 9Ah !!?
Probably a bit pointless though.
Like, who doesn't take a couple of batteries and a charger, if they're gonna be out on site all day.
All a 9Ah battery is going to do is give your average joe (who buys tools he doesn't need) a drill he only charges once a year.

 

[Bad Billy]

Using the impact drill on hardwood is a massive battery killer.
Ideally that battery would be good for blowers, since they chew through power like its nothing and hammer drills.

I refuse to use cordless rotary hammer drills.
People reckon they're the ducks guts, but I just see a tool that's not as good as it's corded counterpart at doing anything.
Show me a cordless rotary hammer that can core a 75mm hole through a 200mm steel reinforced slab.

 

[Trendsetter]

I refuse to use cordless rotary hammer drills.
People reckon they're the ducks guts, but I just see a tool that's not as good as it's corded counterpart at doing anything.
Show me a cordless rotary hammer that can core a 75mm hole through a 200mm steel reinforced slab.

This is true, but they do come in handy when your in tight spaces with limited access to power and just need to drill a few holes in brick/concrete, I guess the biggest bit I'd use on a cordless is around a 10mm, anything over that and I'd want the power of my corded beast.
I used my corded one to drill a few holes yesterday with a 6.5 bit into brick, it just seemed so excessive for such a small drill bit.