@boschmanbrian
I misread your email and thought you were asking if you could use 18V batteries with 36V products. I then we into a 5 paragraph description as to why not, then re-read your question. Deleted all that and let me start again…

In looking at the 18V green line products, here is a picture of the green line…[Read more]

We (Bosch) actually did that on our sidewinders and worm drive saws, 10 or so years ago. You would plug in an extension cord and then there was a special loop geometry that would hold the cord in place and not be pulled out. We had plans to extend it to other products, but the market didn’t like it. It lasted a couple years or so and we eventually…[Read more]

You are all welcome. I pulled that drawing right out of the system and deleted a lot of the info. I can’t be sending out confidential stuff, I do value my job.

Those numbers are pretty solid, as they are the dimension at the bottom of the case and the case tapers up. Also remember that there is the notches that stick our from the latches at the…[Read more]

Because I am clearly a slacker in this conversation, I did some quick research and made this…

Rough numbers.

Oops, sorry I missed this. I don’t know why I didn’t get an email notification.

Now that I am here, is the question already answered?

I’m not going anywhere, here for the long haul.

cmeyer25 wrote:cmeyer25

Hey @cmeyer25,

Just curious, where did you take it? I am speaking from no knowledge on the subject, but 2 weeks seems like a very long time. Not saying I can work miracles, but I want to understand the situation and see why the long time.

Thanks.

The article pretty much sums it up. I wasn’t involved in the project so….

Strange duplicate post….

This is a long drawn out story and I will skip the nasty details.

At one time, the yellow guys had a patent on a radio charger, many different versions. The patent wasn’t exactly for a radio charger, but the way in which they accomplished the task.

I (we) did out best to design completely different system than what was used by the yellow guys…[Read more]

As your friendly neighborhood Bosch dude, I can help out.

Tell me what info you want and I will dig up what I can. You just want to know the sizes internally of the L-Boxxs?

” Maybe it’s been subbed out the china like everything else??

This could be or India. We have some jobs sent to China. I know one of the products we use at work got packaged and shipped from the USA. Now it comes from India.”

No, no, no, did I say no?

All control and what not is here in Mount Prospect. At the moment there is not a dedicated h…[Read more]

@Boschmanbrian

*Takes off Bosch hat*

So, I would go with the table saw for the following reasons:
– There are plenty of plans out there to build your own router table. You can buy some parts and accessories and make your own that fits your size needs. All the mounting plates and tracks are available, so shouldn’t be a problem.

– A router can be…[Read more]

Wow, I really should pay attention. I just now looked at the patent and that is my co-worker who I have lunch with everyday.

That being said, I still have no clue because he passed along the idea to the powers that be.

RonW wrote:

DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:
It says on it “filed on Jul 29, 2016

Wonder why such a difference in time 7/29/16 till 2/1/18? Surely it doesn’t take that long to get a patent?

Don’t even get me started. Patents can take years and years. I have had some take 5 years, maybe more. Our US patent office is broken, completely broken. I have pat…[Read more]

Doobie wrote:

theamcguy wrote:

Austin wrote:
I came across a patent that was filed last month for a multi bay charger. Hopefully we see it soon

Hopefully, it would be nice. I am hoping it is a parallel and not a series charger, in that it can charge all of the batteries at once.

Steve @dadgineer was asking about what folks would prefer if…

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Hey all, in my never ending engineering mind, I attempt to apply improvements to everything. Was there ever a mini template to follow for intros? Could be fun to have like 5 basic questions for you to answer when you intro yourself. For example: (I am making this up as I go along, comment away).

1. Name and location
2. Current Trade
3. Previous…[Read more]

Soap box time. I hope I have earned enough respect to be able to ramble a little and you all know it comes from a good place.

This whole thread is all over the place. I wish I could just lay it all out as to why things are progressing like they are. Believe it or not there is logic behind all of this. Yes, certain products are late to the US,…[Read more]

Hey @bosch, welcome. Glad to see another person from corporate so I can have help fighting off the sharks! haha. Fun group here who love tools and love the inside scoop. I share what I can with them and tease them with what I can’t! They are also full of useful information that I have used in the past. Our biggest concern is the customer, so this…[Read more]

@Boschmanbrian

“I wonder how the vacuum would do with fiber glass dust”

It would probably “suck”.

I am sorry, I will show myself out now….

Hello all, still lurking, just haven’t commented in a while. Thought I would throw some random things out there….

This is all based on my opinions, I still nerd out about power tools after 20+ years.

brushless bluetooth-ready 18V angle grinder – very cool tool. Just starting out with the connectivity ideas, this tool shows how awesome the…[Read more]