Welp. The battery powered Domino is a real thing I guess.

bwehman said:
Seemed like they just did that with the HKC
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No? The HKC is cordless.

Cheese said:
I'd personally like to see them put the new tech in more corded tools. That's what Festool did when they released the ETS EC series sanders 10 years ago. And it could be argued that those sanders are still one of if not the best RO sander available...and it's corded. 🤔
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So when does the ligt come to the corded ETS?
 
Brushless battery powered tools are already cheaper to make, and do not require the annual electrical safety inspection that corded tools are required. Only the charger if corded requires the safety inspection. After talking to the rep at Sydney tools, he said that when existing stocks of corded tools are sold, their replacements will all be cordless. Some will have what they call duel fuel, being they are battery powered with a receptacle that connects to an extension cord. Like the new Milwaukee shopvac . The corded tools in stock, are all old stock items, and are reduced in price to appeal to those who still want corded tools. At Bunnings, the Only corded 1/2 router option is a Ryobi, all the other 1/2 routers are all battery only, Makita, DeWalt, AEG. Looks like, there is no new models of corded tools coming out. Only in cordless. Eventually Festool will go all cordless too, once they sell out of existing parts stock. Their next developments will also all be cordless. The biggest advantage in cordless, is that only the charger is country voltage specific.
 
Neil Lickfold said:
Brushless battery powered tools are already cheaper to make, and do not require the annual electrical safety inspection that corded tools are required. [...]
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Well... I posted that earlier;
Coen said:
And of course the insane regulations on corded tools for workplace use vs battery powered ones.
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And then I did some more research. Turns out... that is what everyone thinks, but the battery tools too have to be inspected. Not for electrical safety but the whole part about general safety and function still applies.
You can bet that now that mitre saws and other obviously more dangerous machines are common (compared to what untill recently was the more limited scope of battery tools) sooner or later someone is going to get seriously injured or dies on the job due to a defective tool and the employer will be held liable because he can't show he had it inspected.
 
Neil Lickfold said:
I have seen where people get a battery case, connect it to a power supply to get around the battery issue. Makes it a corded tool with max power. Surprising how much peak current some of these tools can draw too.
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Yeah... combining the worst of both. We have discussed that before and beyond a few low-drain applications this would require a very heavy and expensive power supply with a very fat cord.
 
As an American, what's this "tool inspection" thing?

Sure, I know there are OSHA visits to businesses that have had insider complaints or are in considered "high hazardous" industries (which would not include cabinet shops), but I've never heard of a jobsite contractor getting their tools inspected by some government agency, and, of course, never DIYers.
 
smorgasbord said:
As an American, what's this "tool inspection" thing?

Sure, I know there are OSHA visits to businesses that have had insider complaints or are in considered "high hazardous" industries (which would not include cabinet shops), but I've never heard of a jobsite contractor getting their tools inspected by some government agency, and, of course, never DIYers.
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Some countries require contractors to have their tools inspected periodically (even annually) for safety. Often times inspectors will visit job sites looking for proof of current inspection. I am pretty sure Australia is one of those countries.

Peter
 
peter halle said:
Some countries require contractors to have their tools inspected periodically (even annually) for safety. Often times inspectors will visit job sites looking for proof of current inspection. I am pretty sure Australia is one of those countries.

Peter
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It is mandatory here in OZ, although it's not enforced now as rigidly as when it was first introduced, some workplaces it's almost ignored now. Site laws also require things like the plug/socket at both ends of extension cords to be see through so it can be seen if they're damaged. The former company I worked for put me through the safety training for it, and it was a 3 day part time course, around 8-9 hours all up, effectively a one dayer.

A lot of companies made an awful lot of money in the early days when it was legislated!
 
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