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Post by MrToolJunkie on Aug 18, 2015 22:38:09 GMT -5
OK...I want to buy the Quick version since that has the interchangeable chucks and the right angle attachment -- that is a huge thing for me as I use that all the time with my Festool drills. The impulse function looks pretty cool -- easier than feathering. Does anyone use the torque multiplier? What applications?
Thanks
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Post by holmz on Aug 19, 2015 5:49:19 GMT -5
OK...I want to buy the Quick version since that has the interchangeable chucks and the right angle attachment -- that is a huge thing for me as I use that all the time with my Festool drills. The impulse function looks pretty cool -- easier than feathering. Does anyone use the torque multiplier? What applications? Thanks The little A10m has a lot of torque. I cannot believe I would need a torque multiplier, unless there is a big handle on the side.
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Aug 19, 2015 6:05:24 GMT -5
The torque multiplier is really for putting in structural screws about 12mm thick without drilling a pilot hole
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Post by jm on Aug 19, 2015 12:39:05 GMT -5
OK...I want to buy the Quick version since that has the interchangeable chucks and the right angle attachment -- that is a huge thing for me as I use that all the time with my Festool drills. The impulse function looks pretty cool -- easier than feathering. Does anyone use the torque multiplier? What applications? Thanks The little A10m has a lot of torque. I cannot believe I would need a torque multiplier, unless there is a big handle on the side. I think we're in the A18 thread. I have the torque multiplier. I'm using it to mix concrete, as it lowers the paddle speed to reduce splatter, you can gear it back up to 650 rpm in 2nd gear if you want more speed. Maybe not the exactly what they had in mind, but if I actually needed high torque to drive long fasteners, I'd use the SSW18 LTX 400 BL impact wrench anyways. This saves me from having to own a full size paddle mixer, which are large and a pain in the ass to store.
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Post by MrToolJunkie on Aug 19, 2015 22:53:21 GMT -5
That is one of the reasons I want one of these -- mixing cement, mortar, stucco, thinset, etc...
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Post by holmz on Aug 20, 2015 8:18:25 GMT -5
The little A10m has a lot of torque. I cannot believe I would need a torque multiplier, unless there is a big handle on the side. I think we're in the A18 thread. I have the torque multiplier. I'm using it to mix concrete, as it lowers the paddle speed to reduce splatter, you can gear it back up to 650 rpm in 2nd gear if you want more speed. Maybe not the exactly what they had in mind, but if I actually needed high torque to drive long fasteners, I'd use the SSW18 LTX 400 BL impact wrench anyways. This saves me from having to own a full size paddle mixer, which are large and a pain in the ass to store. I know... The A18 must be 80% better than an A10, and the A10 has a bit of torque as it is. I bought an Eibenstock from a place in Ohio. I got it in 220v and put an Aussie plug on it. For concrete it is ideal, for drilling it would suck... Kind of the reverse of a drill. There is no way you can make a good drill into a good mixer. I do not know what you are mixing, but I find I like to have the pail on the ground between my feet. The two handed Eibenstock is like driving a school bus, and I do not have to worry about running out of power with a 1/2 mixed load. A drill is not as bad as it looks, but it seems a bit "third world" to use a drill and a torque multiplier, whereas the tools designed for this are already running at the proper RPM. If you are mixing concrete on a trail away from electricity then ignore the above, or buy a generator.
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Post by MrToolJunkie on Aug 20, 2015 18:54:38 GMT -5
I think we're in the A18 thread. I have the torque multiplier. I'm using it to mix concrete, as it lowers the paddle speed to reduce splatter, you can gear it back up to 650 rpm in 2nd gear if you want more speed. Maybe not the exactly what they had in mind, but if I actually needed high torque to drive long fasteners, I'd use the SSW18 LTX 400 BL impact wrench anyways. This saves me from having to own a full size paddle mixer, which are large and a pain in the ass to store. I know... The A18 must be 80% better than an A10, and the A10 has a bit of torque as it is. I bought an Eibenstock from a place in Ohio. I got it in 220v and put an Aussie plug on it. For concrete it is ideal, for drilling it would suck... Kind of the reverse of a drill. There is no way you can make a good drill into a good mixer. I do not know what you are mixing, but I find I like to have the pail on the ground between my feet. The two handed Eibenstock is like driving a school bus, and I do not have to worry about running out of power with a 1/2 mixed load. A drill is not as bad as it looks, but it seems a bit "third world" to use a drill and a torque multiplier, whereas the tools designed for this are already running at the proper RPM. If you are mixing concrete on a trail away from electricity then ignore the above, or buy a generator. Agreed if you are doing this all the time...but for smaller projects the drill and paddle works pretty good. Read more: mafell-users-forum.freeforums.net/thread/444/first-impressions-a18-bl?page=3#ixzz3jP1j1wxc
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Post by rizzoa13 on Aug 20, 2015 19:01:08 GMT -5
I've got to agree with Holmz I used to use a drill and there is really no way you can mix a bucket of Thinset to be thick enough for tiling. I like my Thinset THICK as it lets me stick something and be confident it's staying right where I put it. A real mixer is a game changer and will let you up your skills because you've finally got something capable of mixing it to the needed consistency.
I bought a corded Milwaukee hole hawg for mixing and I couldn't imagine needing anything more. I can snap myself in half with it if I tried and im not little by any means.
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Post by GhostFist on Sept 13, 2015 12:08:51 GMT -5
Just to check. Has anyone tried a metabo battery on the Mafell or mafell on metabo?
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Sept 25, 2015 13:23:35 GMT -5
Sent an email to mafell about the new type lihd batteries and asking if they will work. I got an email back saying that they have being tested and work with all the current 18v tools. They do plan to introduce them in the future just not sure on the time scale or when
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Post by GhostFist on Sept 25, 2015 13:46:35 GMT -5
That is good to know
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Post by sjur on Oct 2, 2015 13:09:07 GMT -5
I have the Metabo LTX, and it has this beeping when I pull the trigger. Quite annoying. When I push the button just a little, the spindle doesn't rotate, but there's this really loud beeping noise. When I get higher RPM's the beeping is still there, but the drill itself makes more noise than the beeping.
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Post by GhostFist on Oct 2, 2015 17:44:54 GMT -5
Sounds faulty
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Post by sjur on Oct 3, 2015 3:43:45 GMT -5
Yes, that was what I was thinking. However, it does what it's supposed to do, so it does work.
I guess I can take it to the store and ask them if they have a replacement/get it fixed.
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Oct 3, 2015 8:20:15 GMT -5
Just take it in
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