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i can vouch for the bosch bits, they make the standard and needlepoint bits. and both come in a kit of 6 bits. They are great, i use the needlepoints as they work well for melamine work.

dont get...

the cordless tools from makita are great. the new gear is pretty good, all of it runs really well off the batteries and i can say there isnt any of the current gear that runs whimpy off the 4.0ah...

yeah, its like the ugly stepchild, I will be upgrading to a TS55 this year. :rolleyes:

just a quick post, i finally got round to finishing my organization project.

including my labour, the cost came in probably 1/2 the cost of the festool unit. it looks good and works for me.

it...

one of the reasons why i now buy from Anthony was because the local festool dealer on the gold coast overcharged me on a systainer by $30.00. Considering i had dropped $1200.00 on a festool router, i...

I Need to "retire" the Makita tracksaw and get a Festool to sort out my OCD with the old classic systainer :U

I have an empty Sys 4 thas going to get the handtool caddy done to it so i can get rid...

Just a post showing my storage solutions using Festool Systainer systems.


It probably takes around 2 - 3 hours of work to do the foam inserts and laminated lables, but It saves me that time in...

I have placed a couple of orders of late thru Ideal Tools, The service is second to none, and Anthony has been very helpful.

Well worth checking out.

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because it only works with the newer LXT range, and not the older LXT range.

there are 3 metal tabs on the powertool now, that "talks" to the battery, where as before it didnt have this feature.
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So if the aftermarket copies can make them not "brick" themselves, why does Makita choose to have the circuit that "bricks" the battery?

is it a litigation issue? Makita dont want a potential...

same pack did it again this week, i had used it on the grinder to cut gpo's out of tiles, the battery needed charging and it wasnt overly hot.

put it on the charger [a new one at that, the old...

my makita LXPH01 has freeplay in the chuck too, one of the makita drills with the metal gearbox i saw at the local tool shop this week does not.

i dont worry about the freeplay as its mainly used...

SIKABOND polyurethane glue from bunnings. it foams up, and sticks to anything. great glue as it fills up gaps. use it sparingly, as it foams up.

masters are selling shopvac parts such as the hose $17.00 and the stepdown reducers for $7.00

i have converted alot of my tools over to dust extracted using various PVC fittings and heating them...

just a heads up, my charger was flashing the "bad battery" signal to one of my batteries yesterday, i was not happy, then it did the same to the rest of my batteries.

works out the charger dc18r...

new makita 71/4 dual 18v battery saw is back to the normal side.

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yep, and the LXT 18v planer is also from the UK and its a cracker too.

been using the makita professionally for the last 2 years, and it as been awesome. if it were to die, i would buy another without question.

the dust collection on it is great, it tilts over more...

yeah, the dust extraction is 2nd to none. and there are some really good features with the machine. But if you are dropping over a 1k on a router its got to be 100% great, not some of its features.
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i got caught up in the green koolaid and bought a of1400 after many internet searching and talking to the toolshop rep. I was after the 1/2 in collar, great dust extraction and could be used easily...

message me if you need further info, i can give you some detail drawings that i do on my personal jobs if you get stuck.

yeah, i tend to go thru the 3mm 4mm and 5mm bits pretty quick in white melamine, and i tend to drop them too. I need them sharp to avoid chipping the melamine.

the bosch needlepoint QR bits from bunnings are great. i get a set every month as they work very well with melamine.

i should have read the last post :D, Nicks work has been mentioned already

Nick Sonder Process 1 - Overview and clean line work - YouTube

check out Nick Sonders video, probably some of the best architectural drawings ever produced. Working in shopfitting of late, i am...

having used Autocad for 12 Years, Cabinetware for 10 years, Cabinetvision for a few months, I too now use Sketchup for my kitchen and joinery designs.

A lot of people have a stigma towards...

Oh, check with Biesse, as they have supposedly have a module that links Cabinetvision with Biesseworks. However i have been told by a Cabinetvision Reseller it isnt as refined or flexible as having...

the 20k option may seem steep at the time of commission, however, the time it saves with everyday use being integrated into cabinet vision will pay itself off in productivity time savings.
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the same thing happened again the other day, this time, the battery was on the handyvac for at least a month without charging and the wife had run it flat. i got the dreaded flashing lights on the...

Just bought two more NON Genuine batterys, this time, 4.0ah from Replacement Makita 18V 4.0Ah Lithium Ion Battery

and they are great. They last alot longer than the 3.5ah and seem to have alot...

i have done a lot of these, both in a commercial qty such as high rise apartment kitchens, and domestic kitchens, and have found using a router table with a 30° cutter the way to go if you dont have...

strange one.

i used the battery on wednesday with the LXT multi tool for a good part of the day, probably getting close to a full discharge.

Thursday i put the battery into the 13mm drill and...

well, this is a strange one.

went to charge the battery yesterday and the charger wouldnt allow it, got the flashing lights, even an hour later.

pretty much wrote it off, and put it in the...

yeah, considering they are advertising the fact they are higher quality cells in them. i at least got 3-4 years out of the genuine ones.

i am a "heavy user" that is, they get used every day, and i...

well thats one of the aftermarket batteries dead just after 13 months of use. And it was used and cared for with kid gloves, so looks like i am back to the original makita batteries now.

even with the makita and festool systems, the rubber strip is classed as a "consumable" and yes, they get trashed after a while.

Something to note, The strips are rendered useless one you have...

dont buy the of1400, the handle arrangement will drive you nuts. And now reading there is a problem with the off center copy ring, its really a sore point with me now. I think money best saved would...

i have posted in that renovation thread already, the franklin is great.

i have dropped a bit of money over the years, even went down the fatmax 300 line and had the exact same results as the other...

hi all,

Having bought a german router ,OF1400 or something, for a cool $1100.00 and have now had about 6 hours of use with it, i still cannot get my head round the stupid handle position and the...

makita tracksaw can be had pretty cheap, well, cheaper than the festool, and it works very very well.

makes life very easy when it comes to panels / and sitework with panels. I dont have a...

another original makita 1830 died today, and the same fate, being confined to house duties on the handy vac, so no daily cycling over like the other batteries.

down to 2 OME 3.5ah batts and one...

i am using 2 festool clamps [standard ones] as i couldnt get the makita ones from the LTS. i am buying the dewalt quick clamps soon off amazon as i hear they arok great and are cheaper then the...

got sucked into a high end German router from the local toolshop rep, and i wont be making that mistake again. should have bought the japanese version with all the bells and whistles and saved myself...

this post is purely for the search feature on this forum.

recently the local tool shop informed me that Dewalt were stopping the import of the 16 gauge angled C nails for the 618 nail gun.

this...

seems i am out to jinx myself every time i talk about gear on this forum.

somehow sliced the power cable on the belt sander today whilst prepping a curved bar back, now its at the tool repairer's...

The OME batteries are going strong, as is the other 2 original makita batteries.

I am making sure they are cycled thru the charger at least once a week.

Thanks, as for the festool, its more of getting used to the Strange handle arangement, it just feels strange when using it

i love the one tool ratchet chuck, and the dust extraction, which is why...

i have the makita, and its bulletproof.


i have had it for over 20 years now and have never had it serviced. Yet it still gets a flogging.

despite a lot of negative makita comments round here...

Big Movements as the Big Green Shed today, AEG, Ryobi, Bosch and Makita all there, redoing the powertool shelves, apparently big push on redoing the shelves with more "skins".

should be...

makita 185mm corded [ 15 years old]
makita 18v 160mm
makita corded tracksaw

the 185mm has been retired for now, it gets pulled out every now and then when i do some reno work round the house if...