BTW, which model you ada? And not bought locally eyh? I was originally aiming at the DWE7491RS with 32" rip, if not, the DWE748xx.

if the DWE7470 is way better than the Stanley, and slightly more expensive (~RM1300) than that is a package (+3Y warranty, WOW)

Tunggu some shop bawa and display where i'm at, then ill further comment.

And yea, the GTS10xx is the smaller, more portable version of the 4100 workhorse, with the sawstop patent issue.

waa, lagi murah.

Then seriously by all means, at that price point, its a good buy (3Y warranty). Why not?

But honestly, paying more for Dewalt rather than Stanley is a no brainer.

This week on Fun With Wood

last week potong the mix of Keruing and Kapur and woweeee first time jumpa such a troublesome wood.

It bogged my saws due to the resin still in the wood despite drying for months. The resin pushed out by static pressure of the saw, like squezzed lemon. Mcm my blade sudah bye bye.

Sorry, noob, first time jumpa resinous wood. Red balau even borneo ironwood no issue before.

dulu2 i use those tile/ceramic bits bila drill tile....

now i just use good SDS bit, hammer mode saja, 95% of the time, holes with 2-3mm surface crack around the rim of the hole. 1% major crack because org curi tulang pasang tile kosong. 4% kinda bad crack.

But since i drill too many holes in tile, i just dun care.

they dun use cordless or chuck driver/drill, impact or whatnot

semua pakai drill biasa, tarik extension wire torn here and there, no plug cucuk 2 wire in. Pasang signboard 4 storeys high pakai wire china drill, took the time to tarik wire and all.

Sometimes its the matter of cost, but the question is efficiency.

But ada hal any china tool also makes no difference la, but sometimes, it matters. Just more time.

mistake bro, now labor mahal, more expensive than tools investment. a work that could be done in a week, would take these ppl 3 weeks, sbb kerja 3-4 jam satu hari. that is additional 12 days x 3 ppl = 36 days of gaji ~ boleh beli tool.

Ya ya, this calculation cannot pakai, but im in the field and the more time it takes, it is more expensive collectively.

right on, experience from the field.

Time is gold. Currently ada project RM450k to transfer equipment from one building to one building. sounds so simple. By right, i can cut cost, get GW to pindah it, pocket 445k for other aspect of the project. But then, something rosak, kena repair, project time over, kena penalty up to 3% of contract cost per day. Not worth the risk ler.

Kawan, Bosch GBH180-Li cheap cheap now Rm450 ish solo. If you don't have battery, about time to invest laaaa.

Just like Seiko, they make low end watch, as wll as their super high end pedigree, Grand Seiko, Credor, but ppl always assume Seiko is cheap.

Just like Bosch, they make lower end, and their higher end. Ppl dun go their higher end sbb mahal. I have few Makita BL cordless, at the same price spectrum, Bosch EC is equivalent if not better. I got the Bosch GBH 18V-26, deciding against the Dewalt, Milwaukee and the Makita cordless ~1", the Bosch is the better quality (for the 1" cordless) even against the Milwaukee (IMHO, nanti milwaukee kaki marah) and the price/performance.

But generally, Milwaukee is the better quality if price is not an issue, that's the general understanding.

So to say, Bosch is Tier 2, even Dewalt as Tier 2. And Hilti and Milwaukee as TOP BUNCH is tidak berapa accurate. Hilti is just RARE in Malaysia, only contractor leasing/rental program itu machiem if im not mistaken. The other parts of the world, pick your weapon saja, and pay for it.

This post has been edited by ijan: Feb 23 2020, 05:51 PM

You know your shit. What I learn from bosch, the better range are almost always good, the more common range okay la for the price.

And network in Malaysia very good, semua shop jual bosch, semua tempat ada service centre.

Makita are never that good in value, apa lagi hilti milwaukee. Durability, my bosch semua tahan ler, I still have my father's 20 years old jigsaw. But, what is there to swap? Makita has the largest range of cordless if that is what you mean, like coffee maker

Makita is the worst in term of product offerings, im so confused when selecting something from their range. Drill/driver ada like 10+ units, dunno apa beza, impact ada another 10+ units. Bosch punya takde lel, tengok2 cordless punya sikit tu jer. But some are banyak, like their grinders pun banyak, beza deisgn sikit, slim, motor lebih sikit, got liek almost 10 models. Depends i guess, some range of a brand has more?

That day beli cordless brush cutter oso confuse, like 6 models, apa beza dunno, spec sama saja, rupa sama saja. eventually i told them come over my place, i want to cut grass, they datang bawa 3 models that i have shortlisted, so potong rumput i go (exercise). eventually...the one with the 6" longer, straight shaft was picked.

nanti i balik office i ambik gambar theri catalgoue

you explain in such a short sweet way....makita also confuse bila ckp, or me confuse when they talk. either way.

Say, i would like LXT impact, 200nm min, shortest body length to accomodate tight space. what would that be? And, a BL motor LXT driver/drill with quick-hex socket, also shortest body length, ~ torque 40nm should be okay?

12x12, almost 6 inch thick. Sudah beli, mesti pakai. The day before buat 5" dia exhaust for dryer.

Chisel sudah tumpul, then cannot use grinder to cut because the whole house dusty nanti. Still cannot find proper dust attachment for grinder.

cleaning aside, 30+ min. Could have been faster, but too many premise, hammer pun tak tahu mana. the only one i have is a small cross peen pin hammer...

cleaning kira..almost 2 hours.

mmng i want to do that, but that is my TV room...its going to be super messy. However, the ventilation fan covers all the crak anyways, so no extra work required, i considered that masa buat kerja too.


bosch dust extractor x mahal pun, rm150 ish ish, but i cant fit the slim grip bosch grinder i have.

Kalau 1 year drill less than 10 holes, dont buy cordless apa lagi rotary, tidak balik modal one.

The new GBH18-26 very gooding la comapred to my wired HR2470 and GBH 18V-LI. Sudah balik modal many fold liao I wonder how much would ppl charge to do these ooo.

Table saw pakai sekejap jer, satu project go through 6 pieces of 4x8 on pun x sampai 45 minutes kot. Tapi the sound makes me weary. So i do it at my biggest property, biggest land and with known neighbour tidak ada. No load noise pun sudah like Yamaha SS2 vrooooom!

Second would be the mitre saw, tp itu pakai lagi sekejap and lagi jarang.

More than 100dB SPL when cutting. My cordless circular is less than 100dB when cutting, noise level is more than double. My wired Makita pun not table saw noisy. But i see online some ppl are saying circular=table sound level.

But still, figuratively mcm x banyak, but i can cut using my circular without earplug. I cannot even switch on my table saw without one.

My bad, my cordless is 80dB (not 90dB) thus 100+dB vs 80dB, no brainer. the table saw punya noise, but 9dB=4 times noisier anyways. On the table amplifying I dunno, that is something new, cant google that. And, my table saw is universal motor anyways, bukan the big ass induction.

HOWEVER, once ada table saw...once ada table saw aaa, you would hate your circular saw, haha! Susah, inaccurate, troublesome - that coming from me with a cordless saw and kreg accu-cut jig

When i have to cut something my table saw cannot i would find a way to be able to use my table saw, paling cikai la my sliding mitre..kalau xdpt, ada sad sikit in my heart. Thus kena beli panel saw liao, but no place to keep. I pernah gila 4x8 18mm blockboard crosscut on table saw, no in/out feed, lone ranger buat.