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Festool – New to KMS Tools

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Over the last couple weeks, there has been a huge buzz around KMS tools about our new line of woodworking related power tools.  Festool is a German made high-end professional tool manufacturer centered around woodworking.  The idea behind Festool’s “Faster, Easier, Smarter” slogan is selling you into a family, not just a tool.  Festool sports an industry leading 1+2 Year Warranty (first year they pay for all of the shipping, the following two, you pay for one way).  The Festool family revolves around four key pillars most tool companies overlook: Dust extraction, Multifunction Tables, Guide Rails & Systainers.

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Bosch introduces new Cordless Drill Family

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Today our Bosch rep came in with an armload of new Bosch 18V cordless tools packed into their L-Boxx Store Cases.  All of the new drills are much more compact than the last generation, as well as boasting industry leading specifications.

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DeWalt announces 18V/20V-Peak Slide-On Style Li-Ion Battery System

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At DeWALT’s annual Yellow Fusion event, they have unveiled a new 18V slide on Li-Ion battery system. For all of you guys already out there with their 18V system, they will not be dumping the current 18V Li-Ion and Ni-Cad XRP system. This is a very smart move for DeWALT in my opinion. Their current system was great as a stepping stone from their old XRP Ni-Cad system to Li-Ion and allowed customer to get all of the benefits of Li-Ion without having to replace the tools like other manufacturers have done. The down side to this is that their old pod style batteries suffered from contact problems due to the small size of the terminals they used. Going to a slide-style battery will fix this problem and provide even better ergonomics not available with a pod-style battery.

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Makita SH01 10.8V/12V 3-3/8″ Trim Saw

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A couple weeks ago we finally got the new Makita 12V Li-Ion trim saw in. Makita has been around in the 10.8V/12V Li-Ion category for a while now but they seem to really be treading lightly with this line. For the rest of this article, I’ll be calling it 12V as Makita has now switched over to the 12V stickers like everyone else.

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Milwaukee’s New Red Lithium Batteries

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Red Lithium is Milwaukee’s name for their new M12 (12V) Li-Ion batteries. Red Lithium means 40% longer run-time, 20% higher speed, 20% more torque, 50% more charge cycles per battery and much greater durability in cold weather.

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Milwaukee M12 ProPEX Plumbing Tool Kit (2432-22)

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The old saying, “time is money” rings true, especially in commercial plumbing.  If you could save yourself 10 seconds on every fitting in a three-hundred suite apartment building project with over 120,000 fittings, that would mean a savings of 333 hours of labour for every building which amounts to between $10,000 to $15,000 in wages.  Uponor, the creator of ProPEX has truly created a great product that saves a noticeable amount of money.

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DeWalt’s New 12V Max Li-Ion Tool System

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I had a chance recently to check out DeWalt’s new 12V Max line of Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) tools. DeWalt has been a bit gun shy in the 12V category for whatever reason but the long wait was definitely worth it. So far they have released seven tools and two combo kits. Here are a few attributes that all of the new 12V DeWalt tools share:

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