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Post by chippiegary on Jul 26, 2018 3:46:28 GMT -5
Just heard on another forum that kss60 is being discontinued and new model is out in sept anyone know about this ? It’s my next potential purchase so any info appreciated ,it could be a vicious rumour though ? Update -apparently the new version has a light like the kss50 Nathan at nma “uk importer doesn’t know of any other changes
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Jul 28, 2018 7:38:07 GMT -5
Post by henrun on Jul 28, 2018 7:38:07 GMT -5
I would be surprised if they changed it too much, it is a great saw.
The light has proven to be handy on the KSS50 (18V) so a "silent upgrade" on the KSS 60 is welcome.
Just finished a whole raised decking and stairs job with only the KSS 50 on site, no mitre saw.
Well, I did bring the KSS 40 for a few chops so I would not have to walk to far between the cuts in the heat.
Managed to stall the KSS 50 for a longer cut, would not have happened with a corded I think. Apart from that it did really well.
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Jul 28, 2018 7:53:58 GMT -5
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Post by chippiegary on Jul 28, 2018 7:53:58 GMT -5
I’m still happy with my kss50 although I think I will definately go corded with the kss60 thanks henrun
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Post by chippiegary on Sept 21, 2018 4:22:28 GMT -5
Hi all just heard on another forum that the new kss60 is single 18v Metabo/Mafell battery , has a light and is brushless , I’m going to try one at an upcoming show “try before buy“ I’ll report back .
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Post by aas on Sept 21, 2018 12:16:00 GMT -5
Be interested to see if you have pics
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Post by chippiegary on Sept 21, 2018 13:13:09 GMT -5
Show is in a couple of weeks I’ll post pics then , I’ve ordered one hopefully be man enough ,my kss50 struggles a bit at times when framing I did think they may have gone twin 18v ,” well we will see ? Like I mentioned before if I think it’s lacking in power I will go corded .
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Post by aas on Sept 22, 2018 15:01:57 GMT -5
The KSS40 is pretty torquey, thanks to it's small blade. If the KKS50 is struggling, and can't see a KSS60 being better...
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Post by henrun on Sept 22, 2018 15:57:14 GMT -5
Part of me thinks it will work but I can't see how they can achieve improved performance over the KSS 50 - other than draining the batteries really fast. With the 7Ah and 8Ah batteries they might feel like it is possible to go bigger and better with runtime taking a toll.
The KSS50 struggles at times, a little less so than the Festool HKC55. Both "do the job" but if I was ripping a lot I would want something more powerful.
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Post by thehandyman on Sept 23, 2018 0:22:39 GMT -5
After using the Makita X2 36v track saw, they really should go dual battery. Man I love that Makita tracksaw. It has tons of power. People even fit 7 1/4" blades on it for extra depth of cut when needed.
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Post by kraftt on Sept 23, 2018 6:26:29 GMT -5
That saw is so inexpensive when on sale. Makita will make almost anything so with the popularity of their cordless track saw it wouldn’t surprise if they try a KSS style. I know I would bite it they made a version of the kss40.
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Post by henrun on Sept 23, 2018 6:51:17 GMT -5
That would be a treat though the rails would be Festool-style instead of Boschy. Same with Hitachi though.
After seeing the Hitachi brushless wonders - the 125mm blade 18V and the "deep cut" 6 1/2" bigger sibling I would very much like to see them offered as track saws. Especially the small one. It does studs and the larger does studs at a 45 degree bevel which is best in class for its size.
The plunge function is not the best but that could easily be improved as well. HiKoki claims they will release a string of new products in the Multivolt range (36V and fully compatible with the 18V range for batteries downstream) but I am not sure they have their roadmap along the path we want.
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Post by chippiegary on Sept 23, 2018 10:34:01 GMT -5
Agree with that I have the Makita dhs 710 twin 18v saw if they could make that as a kss type saw I’d definitely get one , I use it for framing and it has loads of power puts the kss50 to shame really “ the kss50 much more useful though and expensive 😁 ,I must agree on the times I’ve used the Makita cordless track plunge saw “my fellow work mates “ I’ve been really impressed and you are right at the moment in the uk it’s half the price of the cordless mt55 . “Henrun “ my friend recently bought a Festool hk55 corded they were doing a £100 off deal , unlike the cordless version very underpowered as you’ve said ,the corded has really surprised me ,loving the plunge and the bit I like the best is you can dial in the slop on the cross cut and regular rails , don’t know why mafell don’t have that on their kss range ? It’s actually a question I’m going to ask the mafell engineers because there is definitely movement on all my kss saws , probably not enough to worry too much about but hey at the prices we want perfection don’t we ?
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Post by thehandyman on Sept 25, 2018 15:04:16 GMT -5
Some photos of the new KSS 60 18Mbl. Not great quality as they were sent to me.   |
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Post by GhostFist on Oct 10, 2018 15:34:19 GMT -5
I think I'm the only person in the world who hates Makita tools. Especially their batteries
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Post by kraftt on Oct 10, 2018 17:19:49 GMT -5
I think I'm the only person in the world who hates Makita tools. Especially their batteries No. It's just natural to hate Makita tools. The teal blue certainly doesn't help either. It's taken me a loooong time to come around, the track saw, though cheap feeling, and newer impact drivers helped with that. ( I have a thing against DeWalt but I've never owned any of their tools - lol ) |
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