Odering Tools from the UK

[sae]

Anyone else pick up this saw?

[member=17356]MarcV[/member] any chance you can measure the height of this saw? I don't have a trailer so I'm trying to fit it underneath the bed cover in my truck, I know it's not totally secure, but it's better than travelling around like this:

 

[DB10]

[member=38144]sae[/member]      Is this what your looking for. 430mm high with dust bag, 330mm without.

 

[Kev]

Cripes - now I'm looking at a tool thinking "I should buy it because its cute" [embarassed] [eek]

To date I've managed to keep everything cordless Festool apart from a couple of peripherals. I fear a recent splurge on Stihl garden cordless tools has smashed my resolve ... and I've seriously been aching for a reason to buy some cordless Metabo gear.

Now I "NEED" a cordless recipro, a cordless (and lethal) 18V impact driver would be cool. So, being teased with a cute little slide compound 18V mitre saw may break the seal.

Sorry Festool, you seem to be late to the party far too often these days!

 

[sae]

[member=42735]DB10[/member] thanks! That's exactly what I need.

Cripes - now I'm looking at a tool thinking "I should buy it because its cute" [embarassed] [eek]

To date I've managed to keep everything cordless Festool apart from a couple of peripherals. I fear a recent splurge on Stihl garden cordless tools has smashed my resolve ... and I've seriously been aching for a reason to buy some cordless Metabo gear.

Now I "NEED" a cordless recipro, a cordless (and lethal) 18V impact driver would be cool. So, being teased with a cute little slide compound 18V mitre saw may break the seal.

Sorry Festool, you seem to be late to the party far too often these days!

[member=13058]Kev[/member]  To be honest, the Metabo recip saw isn't great. It works, my M18 Fuel was better though. I won't rebuy the Milwaukee though, just because I left that battery system and a recip saw isn't a make-or-break tool for me, as long as it's passable, I'm okay. It's one of their older tools, so I'm anxiously awaiting a refresh of the tool.

The impact driver is also a "good enough" tool for Metabo. It works, but isn't the one to beat (like their drills and grinders are), I consider the Makita much better. It's also one of their older tools that needs a refresh. They do, however, have a compact impact wrench which you could throw a 1/2" to 1/4" hex adapter on, and it'll be an incredible impact driver (400 Nm!), just a little larger (though no bigger than what the Ti15 was). It has 11 speed/torque settings too, which is great for flexibility.

The miter saw (especially w/ the new LiHD batteries) looks REALLY impressive.



I also have their 18v hedge trimmer, which is actually really good as well.

 

[Kev]

[member=42735]DB10[/member] thanks! That's exactly what I need.

Cripes - now I'm looking at a tool thinking "I should buy it because its cute" [embarassed] [eek]

To date I've managed to keep everything cordless Festool apart from a couple of peripherals. I fear a recent splurge on Stihl garden cordless tools has smashed my resolve ... and I've seriously been aching for a reason to buy some cordless Metabo gear.

Now I "NEED" a cordless recipro, a cordless (and lethal) 18V impact driver would be cool. So, being teased with a cute little slide compound 18V mitre saw may break the seal.

Sorry Festool, you seem to be late to the party far too often these days!

[member=13058]Kev[/member]  To be honest, the Metabo recip saw isn't great. It works, my M18 Fuel was better though. I won't rebuy the Milwaukee though, just because I left that battery system and a recip saw isn't a make-or-break tool for me, as long as it's passable, I'm okay. It's one of their older tools, so I'm anxiously awaiting a refresh of the tool.

The impact driver is also a "good enough" tool for Metabo. It works, but isn't the one to beat (like their drills and grinders are), I consider the Makita much better. It's also one of their older tools that needs a refresh. They do, however, have a compact impact wrench which you could throw a 1/2" to 1/4" hex adapter on, and it'll be an incredible impact driver (400 Nm!), just a little larger (though no bigger than what the Ti15 was). It has 11 speed/torque settings too, which is great for flexibility.

The miter saw (especially w/ the new LiHD batteries) looks REALLY impressive.



I also have their 18v hedge trimmer, which is actually really good as well.

I'm alright with the current Metabo recipro - I also like their mini recipro, though I don't think it'd get a lot of use unless you could find interesting blades for jobs like the flat cutoff of dowels and tenons, etc.

Really don't know what I'll use the 18V SCMS for [embarassed] choice of blades and the level of calibration accuracy would be a make or break.

Cordless grinders and die grinders are toys I deffo want and I really cannot see Festool touching that space for many years to come - if ever.

There's some great Metabo cordless bundles available right now in Oz - you always end up with at least one skin you don't want, but that's promo life.

 

[Wuffles]

[member=42735]DB10[/member] thanks! That's exactly what I need.

Cripes - now I'm looking at a tool thinking "I should buy it because its cute" [embarassed] [eek]

To date I've managed to keep everything cordless Festool apart from a couple of peripherals. I fear a recent splurge on Stihl garden cordless tools has smashed my resolve ... and I've seriously been aching for a reason to buy some cordless Metabo gear.

Now I "NEED" a cordless recipro, a cordless (and lethal) 18V impact driver would be cool. So, being teased with a cute little slide compound 18V mitre saw may break the seal.

Sorry Festool, you seem to be late to the party far too often these days!

[member=13058]Kev[/member]  To be honest, the Metabo recip saw isn't great. It works, my M18 Fuel was better though. I won't rebuy the Milwaukee though, just because I left that battery system and a recip saw isn't a make-or-break tool for me, as long as it's passable, I'm okay. It's one of their older tools, so I'm anxiously awaiting a refresh of the tool.

The impact driver is also a "good enough" tool for Metabo. It works, but isn't the one to beat (like their drills and grinders are), I consider the Makita much better. It's also one of their older tools that needs a refresh. They do, however, have a compact impact wrench which you could throw a 1/2" to 1/4" hex adapter on, and it'll be an incredible impact driver (400 Nm!), just a little larger (though no bigger than what the Ti15 was). It has 11 speed/torque settings too, which is great for flexibility.

The miter saw (especially w/ the new LiHD batteries) looks REALLY impressive.



I also have their 18v hedge trimmer, which is actually really good as well.

I'm alright with the current Metabo recipro - I also like their mini recipro, though I don't think it'd get a lot of use unless you could find interesting blades for jobs like the flat cutoff of dowels and tenons, etc.

Every time I see the mini recipro I bought on a whim in a "deal" I think to myself, I'll never use that. I've normally just put it back in its box after having used it though, you'd think I'd learn. It's normally the only tool that would fit in the area I am trying to either jam my Bosch corded recipro or my jigsaw though. It's the depth setting that's cool, goes down to around 1cm I think, pretty good for just missing that something vital that's in the wall when you cut out a hole.

 

[Kev]

Every time I see the mini recipro I bought on a whim in a "deal" I think to myself, I'll never use that. I've normally just put it back in its box after having used it though, you'd think I'd learn. It's normally the only tool that would fit in the area I am trying to either jam my Bosch corded recipro or my jigsaw though. It's the depth setting that's cool, goes down to around 1cm I think, pretty good for just missing that something vital that's in the wall when you cut out a hole.

Umm .. so .. I need one? [huh]

 

[Wuffles]

You need mine, at just the right moment. If you lived locally we could probably share it between 3 of us.