FINALLY a Milwaukee Welder? And MORE REASONS to switch to Makita's XGT platform! Power Tool S4E33

this week makita continues to fight itself todd pits japanese versus german hand tools and nate gives us a peek at a possible milwaukee future this is your power tool week in review [Music] today's episode is brought to you by ohio power tool pro tools pro service at the best prices at ohiopowertool.com and ego power beyond belief welcome back power tool fans i'm rob and man oh man what a week for power tool news thanks to ace hardware at home depot we got a peek at a now confirmed m18 mower and a still unconfirmed track saw and now our buddy nate at dorsum tool reviews dug up several fascinating insights at the patent office but before we get to all that we've got a ton of great tool reviews this week first up matabo hpt makes its very first appearance over on mancaver tools where dave breaks open a new mid-range hammer drill and impact driver kit both compatible with the popular multi-volt batteries but not being 36 volt tools they won't work with the ac adapter not that you're likely going to do that anyways being mid-range means both of these tools lack a lot of features we're used to seeing on top tier tools but they also lack the top tier tool pricing dave seems to be overall impressed with the set only complaining about the lack of a second handle on the hammer drill and while he liked the triple hammer impact he did note that the feature was likely holding back potential power of course this is just an introduction as far as mct videos go and you can all look forward to seeing both of these tools tested against several other brands in the near future moving on to makita this week over at tools and stuff they continue to dig deeper into the makita xgt platform this time giving us a detailed comparison between their new xgt rear handle circular saw and the lxt 18 volt x2 rear handle this is another one of those confusing matchups where makita seems to be making identical saws for two very different platforms i know makita gets a lot of crap for xgt most people that we talk to seem to think that the xgt tools are pretty great and makita should have just phased out lxt and you know moved us all onto xgt but boy is that easier said than done so instead we get these odd brothers who are almost identical in capacity and ergonomics but with the xgt being newer it has a better motor more power much higher rpm and so it wins every performance test and at only 39 more it's getting basically easier and easier to recommend that everybody just buys xgt there's a lot more to this story which you can get by watching the full video over at tools and stuff i don't know why the best makita content comes from the other side of the world but it does scott brown took a break from making the best on-the-job footage we've ever seen to talk about makita's xgt 40-volt cordless miter saw and by the end of his review it's obvious this guy is smitten he says he's been using the solve on the job site for about five months and between the five miter saws he has on hand the makita is now the one he grabs by default it's proven to be lightweight which is important when you're dragging it from your work van to the job site often but despite being powered by a battery it still has all the power scott needs to get the job done he goes into great detail on each feature separating the things he really likes like the cut capacity and the bluetooth compatibility with the makita bluetooth back and even a few things he doesn't like the tiny dust extraction tube that gets clogged rather often and a rather high price but of course when scott tells us which tool he chooses for everyday work we listen and we think you should too now we realize that not every job calls for a flagship tool or even a pro tool at that in that light the boys at torque test channel decided to gather a group of usual suspects in the sub 120 mid torque impact wrench category i didn't realize there were so many options in that category but they found a craftsman bower ryobi orange ridgid and heart from walmart the first things you're going to notice is how big these tools are compaction takes dollars guys but this lineup of entry-level tools appears to deliver enough power to get a lot of work done which one's best you'll have to head over to ttc to find out moving on to dewalt their new 20-volt max compact bandsaw found its way over to the sparky channel and i'll be honest anytime bill shows up in our power tool video feed we get excited to watch bill has a rare passion for power tools that makes every review an informative and entertaining event and this time was no different build naturally uses the new dewalt to cut steel conduit to size and found the 20 volt max to be more than up to the task bill also liked how easy it was to change the blades and points out every feature dewalt managed to pack into such a tiny package overall he found it to be lightweight powerful and consistently delivering very clean cuts is that enough if bill likes it and you're a sparky you owe it to yourself to take a look that wasn't dewalt's only stop this week as the new 12-volt extreme circular saw showed up at philly fixed this is the dewalt dcs-512 5-3 8-inch circular saw that carries the extreme label which typically promises lots of power itty-bitty package and while the saw appears to deliver on both fronts you have to remember that a low voltage battery on a small saw will still have its limits and jim does a good job of showing that to you while also highlighting its capabilities this saw isn't designed for every job so of course it can't do every job but for the work it aims at it appears to hit you can watch the full review over on phillyfixed there were an absolute ton of great tool review videos this week including todd over at project farm who puts a bunch of pliers through the test until they explode shop tool reviews took a look at the milwaukee gen 2 m18 fuel four and a half inch angle grinder mark thomas put the new milwaukee m18 abrasive saw to task and vince had a great interview with a mechanic who dumped snap-on tools for a milwaukee setup and the whole video is packed with useful insight and speaking of milwaukee the most exciting although unofficial unsubstantiated and completely theoretical news came from our buddy nate over at dorsum tool reviews who once again crawled into the patent office and came out with a ton of exciting insight into the possible future of big red this time around he found some absolutely fascinating things that will please a lot of pack out fans like a fold-out work surface a sawhorse and a wireless phone charger there's also a super cool m18 hoist pipe threader and a couple x2 style double battery tools that could mean a whole host of new possibilities in the future there's also a ton of mx tools including a freaking welder some lights and even a disposable shop vac of course these are just patents the vast majority never turn into tools but it's always fun to let these technical ideas fuel a bunch of fantasies in the comments highly recommend you go watch the video a couple days ago i was fortunate to participate in a local meetup at ohio power tool where i was able to reconnect with some old friends and meet a bunch of new ones i just wanted to thank vince clint dave and several others who showed up and of course ohio power tool for hosting it i'm looking forward to being a part of more of these as soon as kovid finishes its never-ending world tour oh and guess who comes back to the show next week you think you're happy about it the studio's way too quiet when i'm on my own so be sure to join us next friday when life returns to the belts and boxes studio last week we saw crazy news from milwaukee and makeda in dewalt's clothing which you can watch right here i want to thank ego and ohio power tool for sponsoring this episode guys we couldn't do it without you if you liked this episode give it a thumbs up and if you loved it we hope you subscribe now have a safe weekend and i'll see you next week

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Length: 7min 16sec (436 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 16 2021