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Good to know. Still happy enough with my Titan corded track saw. Similarly doesn't clamp, but I've not had a problem with it sliding. Only time I wished it was cordless was ripping full sheets of ply and having to shuffle about "near" (within 10') of a socket. I suppose the dust extraction is actually a bit shit. Seems to fire the dust out the front even with a Henry fitted to the port. But it'll do for now.
The main thing I want first is a 2nd fix nailer. Then I would like to swap out my Bosch circ saw and jigsaw as they're shit. I could get a cordless multitool and get rid of the no name corded one I have. Then if I have flexvolt I can maybe get rid of the corded angle grinder.
I'd keep my Bosch drill as my dad bought me it, but I'm not attached to anything else.
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ferstive20 for 20% off b&q at the moment.
Looking at getting a drill
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You're about a thousand times more professional than I was about my house renovation, I was just bumbling along reading from the Collins yellow DIY book when I came to something new, and using the same corded SDS/corded mitre saw/corded circular saw/cordless drill/corded angle grinder (which I think was ~£11) for everything. Killed the drill ultimately, and I wish I'd known how much better a driver was for, erm, driving screws, but there you go.
I made a few rails out of two bits of ply screwed to one another and just clamped them to the material I wanted to cut a straight line down.
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The main thing I want first is a 2nd fix nailer
Go DeWalt. Since I bought mine I've never really used my paslode.
Pros.
- MUCH quieter than a gas powered one
- No maintenance
- Bump fire mode is good.
- No buying gas fuel cells so nails are cheaper (you can also pick up packs where the fuel cells have expired which is even cheaper)
- No keeping spare gas cannisters in your boxers in cold weather (possibly won't apply to you).
- Cheaper than equivalent paslode.
Cons
- Out of warranty they are pretty much unrepairable. I've had mine for 5 years and it's been abused no end, has fired millions of nails and shows no sign of stopping, so I doubt this is really an issue for a DIYer.
- Slightly heavier than a paslode or air powered unit.
Seriously if you are already looking at investing in DeWalt its a no brainer.
- MUCH quieter than a gas powered one
bobble
Dammit
Bobbo
I’ve got all DeWalt and it’s never let me down.
Only thing I wish I’d not gone DeWalt for was the track saw. Their tracks aren’t as useful / capable as others. You can’t clamp squares to the etc so it’s just a little harder to use.