Right on

Well said! 👍

I'd have Makita anything over Milwaukee.

@@interman7715 well on all the tests Milwaukee outperforms.

@@JohnSmith-xq6cv oh really? which Milwaukee tool out performs this saw?

Our pleasure!

I think you have to see it next to another saw to show the power. IMHO, the 80 volt will be the power monster.

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My boss (company) is exactly the same . Runs 4 crews all on flex volt, well dewalt more specifically because all saws are 60v but not all tools are 60…. I think you’re right for the most part about dewalt being on top especially for framing, but that’s IF you’re going to be consistent with 1 platform. Really though, I think that all comes down to the saw because that and the angle grinder are the only tools a league above. The rest of the tools fall anywhere between worst and best. Dewalt Sawzall is good, flex is better, drill is really good flex is better, the impacts suck and all brands are better, battery nailer is straight shit, ;metabo is light years better, and the chainsaw is the best, blower also the best. Although I’d be interested to them against ego but I have no personal experience. I own and use those flex tools along side the dewalt equivalent on the daily just incase you think I’m spewing bs found in reviews and not actually out there banging it out every day. Today me and two others finished facia and sheeted the roof, I rolled trusses and built and sheeted the lower roof for whatever that’s worth; figured you’d like to know that we’re on the same page since a lot of guys “frame” but not In the same sense as us framers who do new construction. You can get away with Milwaukee if you’re framing in a new kitchen for an old remodel or whatever, but that’s shits not going to fly when knee deep in snow and out of breath from rolling 20ft beam only to find out your saw can’t make the cut because a tiny bit of pressure on the blade. Tgat being said I just picked this 40v saw up last Friday after my dewalt got jacked a couple weeks ago. And it is for sure on par and just as capable the dewalt. There MIGHT be just a little less power and that’s s big might because I’m basing that off things like sound and vibration rather than performance. Like the makita does sound like it Boggs down easier in stressful situations than the dewalt however it can bog down much lower. You start bogging down the dewalt and you’re about 90% there to it cutting out unless you ease up. You bog down the makita and you’re about 70%. Take a common bind situation like stack cutting a bowed bunk of sheets. It might sound like the dewalt handled it a little bit easier but the performance and outcome would be the same. If I didn’t have to adjust for the bind to make the cut with the dewalt the makita wouldn’t needed adjustment either and time would have been same, if not in favor of the makita because that thing cuts noticeably better. On the flip, let’s say I’m using my square as a guide just straight slamming into stacked joists cutting blocks the DeWalt MIGHT go through just a cunty hair faster, but that might be in my head. It’s like a max superframer vs an nr83 A2-5. I’ve got both an a5 and max and can’t pick a favorite. boss provides metabos, but a few others run their max as well. Some guys will say the hitachi is built better?and it’s like… is it? Maybe sometimes……. But kinda not really though. Maybe feels like it but Ill smash them into a wall equally as hard. The metabo mighgt sink nails just a little bit deeper doing super high toenails through lvl rolling rim, but I can maybe shoot a wall down faster with the max , however neither of those situations influence which gun I’m grabbing for the day or picking up for the task. I’m picking based on how bored I am with one or the other. Long story short the 40v is every bit as capable neither better or worse. The Milwaukee sucks really really bad

Just about everyone I know and even everyone I don't know but work around use only Milwaukee. That includes framers, roofers, remodelers, plumbers, electricians, and HVAC. The only person I know professionally that's doesn't use Milwaukee is me. I think it's kinda home turf sort of thing around here.

On their cordless saws, they'll have ones that lock on the front and back and ones that lock only in the front. The latter always has play. I imported the 165mm and 125mm saws and thankfully they're both as rock solid as Mafell and Festool. My 7-1/4" sidewinder is not the Festool/Makita guide rail version and so it does the same thing as the rear handle, unfortunately.

Dewalt led the way with higher voltage Flexvolt batteries and backwards compatibility to 18/20 XR line .I think Makita blew it by not making 40 volt battery compatible to 18 volt line and may alienate customers. Milwaukee will have to up their game ,their 18 volt line is overworked on high draw tools imo.

@@interman7715 I’d argue that it’s all relative. I know from experience that you got to buy new batteries or ones you don’t want to use on all of your tools anyway with most of the brands. Hitachi, you still need to buy new batteries (it’s nice that those new batteries work across the line, though). Additionally, a lot of their kits still come with 18v batteries, so those typical gateway products aren’t gateways at all. I’ve ended up with some 36v HiTabo HPV because the 36v kits are cheaper than piecemeal and my nailers shipped with a crappier charger and a 1 crappy single row pack each. Milwaukee, Bosch and Metabo all have released incremental available current increases to their battery lineups and plenty of their products don’t perform at their best unless you upgrade. I’ve been there with Bosch and Metabo, replacing my 18v batteries because the new whatever needs 20700 and then 21700. My friend is there with Milwaukee. A different 18v battery for every 18v tool I reckon. Dewalt, the Flexvolt may work on your 18v tools. But if there’s no advantage (other than run time), most people are not going to be putting it on smaller tools. A lot of people on LXT are bitching about XGT and I just don’t get it. If they’re so in tune with Makita, they’d see me waiting forever for Makita to drip feed XGT while they just dump shitloads of new LXT tools on the market. That’s my complaint. Coming from LXT where everything is on the same battery. The small 12v stuff to 36v via x2. It all runs on the same 18650 battery packs. The catalog is deeeep. It got me spoiled quick and XGT is: drip drip drip. Which means I can’t have everything in one battery anymore. Because the depth of LXT just isn’t available in 40v. The LXT folk who haven’t bought into XGT have nothing to complain about. Don’t take me for a Makita fanboy, however. I’m just detailing my experience. I like the breadth of the Milwaukee lineup (18v and 12v combined), I like that you don’t have to switch brands to get good nailers, I appreciate all of the additional plumbing, electrical and utilities tools they have in their stable…etcetera.

I'm waiting for one that can rip a 6x6. But a recip works for now

I have both saws and mine do not cut all the through rafters on max bevel. Irritating

I liked the 36-volt also! Mine does not have the play in the rear pin like the new model.

@@WorkshopAddict cool. I’ll check mine … I agree; doesn’t make much difference.

From experience with them, I believe they would once, but not over and over.

Mate I have the Flexvolt 575 blade right saw and it is unbelievably powerful.

Better balanced in my opinion

It will make great kindling while camping. LOL

I am a bit frustrated with the BS marketing skilsaw and flex do.

Not yet

@@WorkshopAddict it is great

I need to gather lumber and make the time. Hope soon.

@@WorkshopAddict i got some lumber for you

Yes, and no. So the norm for the 36 volt saw was two 5 amp hour batteries. This has better cells, so you have 36 volts at 4Ah rather than 36 volts at 5Ah. Not much difference there.

@@WorkshopAddict yes but if it was an 18 volt, that same battery would be 8 amp hours. Are you really getting twice as much power? That's my issue.

@@tooltipswithtommy 100% get that, but... I do not think you will get the same performance with the 2x18. I will see if I can come up with something to show that.

I have the bosch 7 1/4 profactor saw, I'm going to see how it performs on a stack of osb. I'll use an 18 volt, 8 amp hour battery, Fair comparison.

I just wish osb wasn't so damn expensive. 🙂🙂

They need to start making more tools tho

@@brettwalkom948 absolutely. Take a page from Makita. Where is the kick ass 60v impact wrench?

I chose Dewalt cordless tools a few years ago and couldn't be happier , Flexvolt ,strongest saws imo and lightweight and I can inter change Flexvolt batteries onto my XR gear, win win .

@@dmacl123 yeah they have so much potential but they seem to have kinda given up on making new stuff

@@brettwalkom948 the difference between dewalt and Milwaukee is that Dewalt puts much more R and D into tools, before releasing them. Flexvolt tools still lead all others and they’ve been out 5 yrs and the batteries work on 20v tools.. Milwaukee releases new tools every year and the next year is gen 2 then gen 3 and many of the tools aren’t good until gen 2 or 3… Dewalt does it right the first time.

Que sierras tienen allá?

makita is more balanced than Dewalt, Dewalts pulls

That's the point.

Totally agree. I have the Milwaukee sidewinder M18 7-1/4 and also this Makita saw. The Milwaukee sounds like the blade is dragging on the brake. Is that normal? The Makita saw sounds glorious, in contrast.