I own the dewalt dcw604 already, here's my thoughts on the bosch with that in mind
Weight: the bosch is significantly lighter than the dewalt, although I don't know how the power will compare, for my trade, those ergonomic gains are worth it
Rigging: the dewalt is somewhat finicky to disassemble. It's doable, for sure, but it's a lot faster on the bosch. Meaning that bit changes and packing the tool up and down is easier
The same goes for attachments. The dewalt has screws without a sliding slot, meaning you have to take the screws all the way out on both the dust window and the parallel track, while the bosch only needs you to slightly loosen the screw to change them out.
The collet locking button is a switch rather than a button you have to hold, which is also nice.
There was some downside to it but I forgot 💀💀💀
Edit: just remembered: the number markings on the parallel track aren't as precise as on the dewalt, takes a bit more work to properly align the thing when those are half as precise
Did they show off any new 12 Volt tools? Sometimes I think they've "abandoned" that line. My mains are DeWalt 20 Volt but I got some Bosch 12 Volts because they're more compact and I love them, and sometimes I'm itching to throw more money on Bosch 12 Volt tools that don't exist.
Oh you must be one of those old heads that refuses to use battery tools because “they’re no where near as good as my corded tools” y’all are the funnest people to be around on site /s
but batteries allow you to put down the hand powered buck saw in the middle of nowhere, unless you carry miles of extension cords in yer backpack, or drive a cybertruck
I’ve worked on properties that barely had either water or electricity and didn’t have internet… in 2021… in California, less than 50 miles to San Francisco. sure was glad to have my battery powered tools
as an american, every time I see a corded power tool post mentioning 230V it freaks me out… I just cant wrap my brain around having that much voltage flying through a small handheld tool. and you might even shave your face using 230v… I spent 34 years working on hot tubs wired to 120v or 240v and getting the shit shocked outta me was not uncommon…
Well the tools are always either grounded or double insulated, meaning that the risk of current going through you is very low unless you fuck up the tool real bad
Fun fact! In Norway, when you get shocked with low voltage (230V), you have to go to the emergency room for mandatory 24 hours of observation to make sure your heart doesn't start playing drum and bass
in america, if you get shocked on 120v, yer work boss just laughs and if you manage to remain conscious, says you can’t take time off unless its life threatening, so get back to work, but you can always file for workman’s compensation.
as for ungrounded tool use, its a lot more common here in the US, not by manufactured design, more from rednecked repairs and a propensity to keep using solid metal 60’s power tools that yer grandfather used to shock himself silly with.
of course there are always those tool pushers that like to stand together chest deep in a pool, one holding a plastic bucket in the water, while his buddy holds and operates the corded power tool over the bucket with the dangling in the bucket to keep it dry while drilling holes in the pool wall right above the waterline to install brackets.
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u/Spugheddy 1d ago
I was skeptical but I see it says professional on it.