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Post by yetihunter on Jan 3, 2018 4:30:06 GMT -5
TBH, if you played "rock, paper, scissors" with the Metabo jigsaw I had vs just about anything, the Metabo would stand victorious amongst a heap of murder victims. I'd say it was built like a tank, alas, the tank would probably lose if the two were to collide.
I replaced an SXE 400 with an R090. ππ
aas, just move to the US. Your tools won't get stolen unless they say Milwaukee or Ryobi on them.
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Post by huntsgemein on Jan 3, 2018 6:00:12 GMT -5
TBH, if you played "rock, paper, scissors" with the Metabo jigsaw I had vs just about anything, the Metabo would stand victorious amongst a heap of murder victims. I'd say it was built like a tank, alas, the tank would probably lose if the two were to collide. I replaced an SXE 400 with an R090. ππ aas, just move to the US. Your tools won't get stolen unless they say Milwaukee or Ryobi on them. So what's your take on the RO90? I hated mine, but of course I probably have different expectations & tasks that I used it for. To be fair, I hardly ever used it as a Delta, as I have a couple of dedicated small deltas already: Festo & Bosch. Where it just didn't rate for me was as a Random orbit sander. It was (for me anyway) just too rough & "jumpy", too rough on delicate work. For me, that is where the little SXE 400s shine. So smooth, so easily controlled, if a bit slow in comparison. As far as speed is concerned, the biggest RO150 just shits all over its 2 smaller brethren of course, but there's something about that big, wide pad that seems to make it more easily handled than the little "beast" ever was. My RO90 is gone but not at all missed.
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Post by yetihunter on Jan 7, 2018 21:00:34 GMT -5
When I first got the R090, I was utterly disappointed and shared your sentiment (although it is a much nicer build/finish/expensive feeling). It collected dust for a few months until I really needed it. Not sure what changed, but I had a change of heart and have loved the tool, ever since. The SXE 400 is definitely lighter handed, though. I believe that it's 200 watts to the RO90's 400. It's like an ets 125 in that regard. The reason you prefer the Metabo is the same reason I prefer the Festool. I wanted a small sander for curves, you wanted a small sander for delicate stuff.
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Post by yetihunter on Jan 7, 2018 21:18:01 GMT -5
Ooooo, I forgot the most important part: I live in the USA.
By luck, one of my local dealers sells the sxe400, and they had some sandpaper to support it. Currently, across three stores, they have three grits....about two or three 10 packs of each. They won't be receiving amymore.
Meanwhile, over at their massive Festool sections, which competes, with their competitors' Festool sections....,
Kind of like how I can get that awesome Starmix vac as a Metabo (mailorder), but I'm SOL if run out of bags. Festool bags are a 5 minute drive. That, and with HEPA filters...the Festool is cheaper! π€
It wasn't until after Timberwolf moved into my hood that I decided to finally take the Mafell plunge, knowimasayin?
I'm not going to lie, half of my anti-metabo mentality has to do with shopping at a store that has tried to support the brand for ages, and the brand has done all it can in that time to not to be on said store's shelves. After the KKR purchase of Hitachi, I almost pooped my pants when they a.) sent in a rep and b.) provided a display!
Unless you're ordering multimasters and multimaster blades, expect the same from Fein in the US.
Now that Chervon moved it's headquarters to my backyard, I've finally seen something with a Flex logo with my own eyes.....granted, it was just a billboard. π€£
People who live out in the boonies can't relate, just trust me, if your brand isn't fully represented at the brick and mortars I have access to, you're not bothering to fully represent your brand in the usa.
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Post by huntsgemein on Jan 31, 2018 21:49:24 GMT -5
New Metabo catalogue out: www.metabo.com/t3/fileadmin/metabo/uk/070_news/00_specials/201802_Metabo_Specials1_pound.pdfThere's a few new additions, most notable of which are an extremely long-overdue brushless impact driver, & their much discussed cordless vac. Regarding the SSD 18 LTX 200 BL impact driver, there's nothing much to say really other than "at last". I'm guessing it will be just about as good or bad as most everybody else's EC (brushless) equivalent, with the probable exception of Makita's who (still) arguably make the very best currently available. As for the AS 18 L PC vac, there's a few things of note. Firstly, it's cordless (only); 18v in fact. It could've/would've/should've been 2 x 18v (36v) & AC/DC instead, but oh well.... Secondly, it's 27mm x 3.0m hose appears non-a/s; a pity. Thirdly, it misses out on the auto/manual vibration sensing/hose-end button switching that was displayed @ the trade fairs, which is in my own not-so-humble opinion a gross mistake, especially given the competition's own developments in this regard: Bluetooth, RF switching etc. So, not so good so far. To at least partially redeem themselves, Metabo have nevertheless added some extremely useful features. Firstly, it's fully Metaloc compatible. Top & (locking) bottom. It has manually switched pressurised air backflow filter cleaning (better than nowt I suppose). It has onboard storage for hose, tools & an extra SPARE battery. Finally, a double-whammy of usefulness: it has a pretty reasonable (for what it is) 7.5l dust capacity, and an accessory trolley base. The icing on the cake is that it's available for a measly GBP 200 currently, with that rolling base, making it less than half the price (& doubly as useful [except for that shitty lack of auto switching]) as Festo/ol's puny CTL SYS. Addendum: Thinking about it some more I've just realised that as it's DC only; there's no earth of course, obviously!! Ergo, it simply CAN'T be Anti-Static! There's no means of dissipating any accumulated static charge. Sorry about that Metabo. Just goes to show that even your "fanboys" are idiots too. Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa!
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Post by kraftt on Feb 1, 2018 20:23:46 GMT -5
That's interesting that they didn't chose a/s since it will be used so much in environments with with bare dirt or concrete floors etc. and if they had used a/s materials perhaps it would have simply dissipated any build up to earth.
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Post by huntsgemein on Feb 1, 2018 20:28:28 GMT -5
No different to 99.997% of vacuum cleaners ever made....
Vacs are generally double insulated; i.e. unearthed.
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Post by kraftt on Feb 2, 2018 12:11:24 GMT -5
I was thinking if the hose would better dissipate to the ground it's dragging around on if it were an a/s hose.
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Post by yetihunter on Apr 18, 2018 3:48:45 GMT -5
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Post by thehandyman on Apr 18, 2018 9:54:17 GMT -5
Technically not available yet, being released next month. They put things up on their website a decent amount before being available.
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