excellent as always - definitely way of the future - as is starlock .Waiting for excuse to replace my multi and my grinder.Looking forward also to a brushless cordless track saw from bosch. Having used Makita all my life I have become a bosch fanboy of late - now have a collection strictly for home use , not site work getting trashed as do my makitas - as everyone will have experienced , coworkers grab the nearest tool.Love the reviews fellas , keep them coming.

I have multiple grinders that I use with a flap disk, cutoff wheel, and grinding disk. While I will stay with that setup at the shop, this would be a great option when going mobile. That's 2 less tools to pack out. The brake is a big bonus. No more waiting for it to coast to a stop. Good stuff!

In the metalworking area it is common to have multiple grinders. One with a cut-off, one with a wire brush, flapdisk.. because it's faster and less annoying to change disks than tools. This kinda changes it, changing the disk is faster than changing between grinders. And you only have to handle one grinder/one cable. And it's probably cheaper than 2-4 grinders

X lock would make running flap discs down to the fibre even easier

Got the Makita x-Lock, just cos I’m on their 18v platform. Really neat innovation from Bosch, the days of the regular grinder discs are numbered!

Bosch is one of my favorite brands amongst makita which makita has just realised it on fb

Your right about the mental annoyance when you get your grinder out and it has the wrong blade on it you tend to roll your eyes and say f#*k sake 😂

Great idea.

Not that im going to rush out and buy a new grinder but this is great. I often run 2 grinders if im going between cutting and grinding a bunch to save changing disks. Also whenever i grab my big 18x2 9" makita and put a disk on it i always have to double and tripple check to make sure i got all the flanges right and all that. Plus the safety aspect. my dad years ago was changing to a wire wheel on a grinder and flicked it on, the grinder wound itself up in his jumper and stalled. In the end it was the little overload button that popped on the power board that shut the grinder off. I was a bit angry he was changing disks with it plugged in still but im guilty of that aswell. Or leaving the battery on on a cordless one. Overall, cant wait to see more brands come onboard with that.

That's the best thing since sliced bread

Good stuff here! I hope it gets adopted sooner. Out of topic. Is there any chance we'll see a video comparison that'll include the AEG Fusion brushless heavy duty drill against the others like the Dewalt DCD 996? I thought I saw the video for that drill but it came after the comparison video went live. Any chance we'll see that?

All my tools are BOSCH....I love it

2 years later, never heard of it! Flixtec is good enough!

Bosch owns Freud Diablo, so I'd expect them to put premium x-lock wheels on the market.

Good review guys. From EU 🇪🇺🇬🇧.

Great video! Is the release disc button(red) made of what? Cheers

Great video, great info! Hopefully it will become standard soon. Convenient, fast, super safe and smart! Bosch nailed it again. Just a matter of time, other brands...I mean accessories (discs/wheels) manufacturers will start making them. When X-Lock is it going to be available in Australia? Cheers guys

Makita is it a pound to brand power tools

Hey guys, how would this work with the threaded spin on Walter flap discs

Haven't found an answer to this, but... Can conventional discs be adapted somehow to a X-Lock grinder?

Идею у Fein спёрли?

X-LOCK SUITS FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS WITH ONE ANGLE GRINDER

do you need bosch disk for it or not?

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2yrs on & the starlock has not gone onto other platforms or appliances

Makita is actually release new grinder with X-Lock :)

You mean I dont need 4 different grinders for different disks now ? :P

I'm not convinced this justify the extra cost in cutting discs. Diamond cup wheels are expensive enough.

toolcraze.net/makita-joins-x-lock-with-new-18v-brushless-angle-grinder-dga519zx1-dga519rtj1/ This is Makita with x-lock. I think x-lock is promising, but I already have a grinder. I'm not interested in getting rid of it for the sake of x-lock. I would really love to see x-lock on 9" as the nut tightens up more than on 5" grinders. Most of the time you can get by without tool as long as you don't put a ton of pressure onto the wheel as you're cutting. I have tried the GWX15 grinder with x-lock. It feels a lot more powerful than the one I have which is said to be 1000 (don't believe in that). All of these things are adding weight onto the tool. Some battery tools are really a lot heavier than corded, still not with an edge in performance. There's still some ways to go in terms of getting more power with less weight. I would love to see for example battery-carrying belts to help reduce fatigue.

Is this really a big issue though it takes 2 seconds to change it with the nuts

Had this demonstrated in our workshop. Nice feature if your use your grinder lightly in good access areas. The clip system seemed fragile. And we jam our grinders inside tight areas constantly hitting the lock nut. Even the salesman agreed that it was a nice feature for electricians etc. But might not be a long term solution for a metal workshop. I have seen a lot of videos on youtube etc where the demonstraters, workers etc use the spanner really jamming the nut. Totally unecessary. A good hand twist an your up and running. It is counteractive and will tighten itself when used. Only time youl probably need the spanner on a 5" grinder is if you have jammed the blade and really tightened it, and a good handgrip wont loosen the disc. We just hold the brake and hit it against something. Or use a slag hammer, a piece of metal. Anything you can hit the bastard with. Your changing the disc anyway. Doesnt matter if you brake the disc then. So to sum it up. X-lock is a nice amateur feature, and not necessary at all if you know what your doing. Probably it will cause issues with the lock sooner than later for a pro user.

Stanley dewalt and more .....copying

Acting like changing wheels on a grinder is some monumental accomplishment is disingenuous and reminds me of those info commercials that portrays everyone as idiotic and can't handle the most menial of tasks.