It will be interesting to see how longevity plays in – several reviews have pointed to quality issues – the base not being flat, the shoe wearing quickly, the scales being useless, flex in the base, etc… Not sure if this is just extreme use-case and not an issue or if it is real stuff to be aware of. Glad to see more choices hitting the market,…[Read more]

Yeah – it is spendy. Makita is the better value for sure. I have only seen these at Tool Nut so far, but maybe they will show up in more stores in the coming months. That is the same price as the Festool. It is not the same class as Mafell, but that will set you back even more as already noted.

So far my favorite track saw is the cordless…[Read more]

Looks like Tool Nut has these in stock now…anyone going to be buying one?

I am glad all the redemptions seem to be working for folks. I seem to always need just a few more points to get the item I want and I have been so busy with work that I do not have much time to spend on forums these days. But, I have slowly been adding points – if only a few here and there.

I hope everyone has been doing well.

Great news. I am glad to hear that some information is forthcoming. I hope everyone has a very happy Thanksgiving!

Glad the points thing has been sorted. Now we can all focus on posting threads on woodworking, construction and tools!

The email address does not seem to work – is there another email or way to redeem? Points@bethepro.com is not delivered.

That is good news that boxes seem to be rolling again. My last request got bounced as undelivered. Maybe the email is working again.

theamcguy wrote:

DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:
I wonder if Bosch has put any of the track saws and tracks into the US tradesmens hands so they can have reviews ready for the release of the tools?

I have not seen any reviews yet. Hopefully they will pop up soon. They will need all the buzz possible with their high price.

There are a few older You Tube…[Read more]

I would love to get a demo unit- I use track saws all the time and it is my main means of cutting these days – sheet goods, hardwood, you name it. I build furniture and cabinets mostly and would give one a good workout and I could provide some detailed comparisons to the FT model. I am most curious to see if a riving knife (or lack thereof in the…[Read more]

Love the toys. That is a great thing to do for kids, especially with holidays coming up soon.

I also followed up today and someone is going to poke around to see what is going on – I will post what I find out. Sounds like someone new is taking over managing the site and maybe this is all in transition. I am not all that worried about things one way or the other and hopefully we can get back to posting good content and discussions.

I have…[Read more]

I think that someone at Bosch monitors this site – the @bethepro was active 16 days ago. So someone is monitoring things from time to time.

madman_us wrote:

madman_us wrote:

Doobie wrote:
Fair enough. I already bought it, but as you know, I just wanna know if pursuing getting an 8mm collet is feasible. Thanks.

OK I just send out the question…should get the answer today if he’s in the office

@doobie
yes the 8mm collet fits from europe
And the plunge base PR111 will be released in…

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Yes – I agree the demographics have indeed changed. But, searching for certain Bosch tools would often point to this site on Google. So, even though it started one way, tool discussions resulted. I suppose anytime free things are offered for posts there will be those who try and game the system and that leads to a decline in quality. Although…[Read more]

I think I am going to try and request the 12volt jigsaw – I am almost there…and having a little cordless saw would be handy – especially at the lumber yard sizing stock closer to length for a project than having the lumber yard cutting all boards quickly at the radial.

I love the Flexi – the attachment heads are great and real problem solvers. I really like the offset – screwing next to a wall or cabinet side without dinging the wall or chuck is awesome. Highly recommend that drill set. I put mine in an L-Box with the light and batteries. Perfect little set IMHO.

It is unfortunate, but I do enjoy reading posts and contributing. I have had changes at work that take most of my time these days and I have not had time to post much. But, I still try to contribute. I have not redeemed anything for awhile – my last redemption was for the Flexi drill when it came out.

I remember the early days of the boxes…[Read more]

New thread here:

https://bethepro.com/forums/topic/what-are-you-saving-up-for-version-18/

Since this one will break soon.