HA! That Milwaukee is a beast. Someone in the 60s big pimpin with a tired arm. It's not so bad, I checked it. Looks like a comfortable form factor, just a normal sized battery that clips to the belt. But picture walking away forgetting it's clipped to you... it's going to be dropped a lot.Hmmm, a 40 V sander...I wonder if it is lighter than my 36 V Stihl lawn mower? But wait, it's also corded at the same time...so it has the mobility of a Milwaukee "battery powered" drill released circa 1960...ya I'll purchase a couple off those nifty Makita items...
My box store orbital died. I have old hands. May I pick your brains about Festool?
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Yeah, it's totally weird to think that such things have come full circle.Hmmm, a 40 V sander...I wonder if it is lighter than my 36 V Stihl lawn mower? But wait, it's also corded at the same time...so it has the mobility of a Milwaukee "battery powered" drill released circa 1960...ya I'll purchase a couple off those nifty Makita items...
But, removing the battery removes a heavy component, so the sander itself is much lighter and better balanced than any other battery powered sander. Whether it's lighter than a corded model could be looked up.
Since I'm a workshop woodworker and sanders create lots of dust, I'm tethered to a dust collection hose anyway, so there's no advantage to me, but for people on job sites or standing on ladders and such, there could be advantage. I know with my leaf blower, having to stop to swap batteries is a good thing so my hand/arm don't get too vibration-ny.
And yeah, I suspect lots of people will/have walked away from a put-down corded battery sander only to have the battery tether cord knock it off and onto a hard floor.
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