montreal_woodworks wrote:

wbembrid wrote:

montreal_woodworks wrote:
st $180 all in. Or I can get it from Japan for about $65 and it will only take an extra couple

Where do you buy your Tenryu blades from @montreal_woodworks ? As a fellow Canadian I am very interested in that price differential.

If you want to avoid using online translators,…

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wbembrid wrote:

montreal_woodworks wrote:
st $180 all in. Or I can get it from Japan for about $65 and it will only take an extra couple

Where do you buy your Tenryu blades from @montreal_woodworks ? As a fellow Canadian I am very interested in that price differential.

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DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

montreal_woodworks wrote:
Expect some malls to be demolished soon

That’s not happening here,, only building new malls.

Lots of tax credits in building new. They are still going to tear down the old ones because it’s advantageous to build new instead of update old.

Not everywhere, but in a lot of places. Places where the…[Read more]

Miamicuse wrote:I thought at the time buying Kmart was mainly to acquire Kmart’s real estate assets. Some of the Kmarts own it’s own land.

It was, and they did. They sold it all to the hedge fund a couple of years ago. They can bankrupt, lose everything, and still own the land free and clear. And since Sears and KMart often owned not only the…[Read more]

RonW wrote:

theamcguy wrote:

kurt@welkerhomes.com wrote:
Here is a good article about how sears was an innovator in its day. They were literally the Amazon of the early 1900’s. Everything came from the Sears Catalog including homes.

So true in the mid 90s they were at a cross road and instead of choosing to invest in their core business they c…

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DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

Warren6810 wrote:
I don not understand the strategy Sears is using. It is obviously inevitable, that they will eventually close all the doors. Not sure why the slow death.

Maybe they need to keep some open the deplete the warehouses inventory.

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DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

madman_us wrote:
the kit showed up on the website

https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/boschtools-ocs/palm-routers-gkf125cepk-119901-p/

It doesn’t look like it comes with the Core batteries.

Would you believe it is corded?

Doobie wrote:

montreal_woodworks wrote:

Doobie wrote:

madman_us wrote:
the kit showed up on the website

https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/boschtools-ocs/palm-routers-gkf125cepk-119901-p/

That’s a good start. But I can’t find that the PR111 Plunge Base is available to be bought seperately outside the kit.

I ordered one from Federated too…

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Doobie wrote:

madman_us wrote:
the kit showed up on the website

https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/boschtools-ocs/palm-routers-gkf125cepk-119901-p/

That’s a good start. But I can’t find that the PR111 Plunge Base is available to be bought seperately outside the kit.

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DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

montreal_woodworks wrote:

DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

MrToolJunkie wrote:
I think that the Bosch will use thin-kerf blades – 1.8mm thick vs. 2.2 on FT.

I wonder if the Bosch will use the standard 165-160X20 blade? I hope they don’t have a proprietary blade.

It’s a 165mm, same as the Makita. I know because I import my blade…

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DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

MrToolJunkie wrote:
I think that the Bosch will use thin-kerf blades – 1.8mm thick vs. 2.2 on FT.

I wonder if the Bosch will use the standard 165-160X20 blade? I hope they don’t have a proprietary blade.

It’s a 165mm, same as the Makita. I know because I import my blades from the UK for less money than one costs here, for m…[Read more]

theamcguy wrote:

Miamicuse wrote:
This is kind of why when I got the email about winning a freak I was not so excited. I am already on the Ridgid and Milwaukee 18V platforms

Tough to have so many different platforms on the job site.

On the bright side, the freak contest prize includes a core 6.3ah battery. Almost nobody will drain one of those…[Read more]

theamcguy wrote:The one thing that is throwing a crimp in the whole cordless revolution is DC. Just when cordless starting getting really good the emphasis on DC is dragging it back. Why have a cordless tool with a corded vac or a big vacuum hose hanging off it. Defeats the whole cut the cord thing.

For sure. That’s one place I have to give F…[Read more]

montreal_woodworks wrote:

DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

montreal_woodworks wrote:
Where? I love my Makita so much I would get a second one to keep a ripping blade on. It really is better than any other saw Ive tried

MM do you have the XPS01 or the XPS02? The 02 has the blueteeth for the vac turn off and on. I just got a great deal but it was the XPS01,…

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DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

montreal_woodworks wrote:
Where? I love my Makita so much I would get a second one to keep a ripping blade on. It really is better than any other saw Ive tried

MM do you have the XPS01 or the XPS02? The 02 has the blueteeth for the vac turn off and on. I just got a great deal but it was the XPS01, no blueteeth.

I have the…[Read more]

Doobie wrote:

theamcguy wrote:

Doobie wrote:
Yes. The $599 MSRP is a little steep compared to other alternatives out there

Yes it does. We’ll have to see how it is received when it comes out. Anyone here planning to get one?

I’m not decided yet. There’s a sweet deal on a cordless Makita track saw with two 5.0 Ah batteries and dual charg…

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redwood wrote:Ok Bosch, hear this. I’ve owned Festool, Makita and DeWalt track saws, who better to judge it’s value. Send me one now.

Good luck! I’ve used the corded and cordless Makita (owned both, sold the corded) as well as the three Festools. Never tried the dewalt

Doobie wrote:

whitehill wrote:
ToolNut has the Bosch GKT13-225L 6-1/2″ Track Saw With L-Boxx-4 Case for pre-order. US$599, ships October 31.
For US$499 the Makita XPS01PTJ Cordless Brushless 36V LXT 6-1/2″ Track Saw 5AH Kit is available now.
As mentioned, the Bosch is going to need very good reviews to have any sales success.

It doesn’t even…

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smallerstick wrote:

montreal_woodworks wrote:

theamcguy wrote:
I have some corded tools still but can’t remember when I used a corded tool.

My sanders, bigger routers, and Domino are all corded. I use them a lot. I also have a big bad corded jigsaw that puts my 18v one to shame. But it might be eventually replaced by something brushless as t…

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theamcguy wrote:I have some corded tools still but can’t remember when I used a corded tool.

My sanders, bigger routers, and Domino are all corded. I use them a lot. I also have a big bad corded jigsaw that puts my 18v one to shame. But it might be eventually replaced by something brushless as the tech improves.

My other corded tools like d…[Read more]