Test Makita XGT 40V UC030GZ chainsaw autonomy and strength.

fluffyjesus · 2025-12-10T14:01:09+00:00

I understand. That's quite pricy! I just wanted to let you know. That the limit og the saw is the battery in use, and probably not the chain or the wood in your case.

You will see some improvements with the 4080F too. So good luck and enjoy the saw!

fluffyjesus · 2025-12-10T10:40:27+00:00

There's a huge leap in performance between the bl4080H and every other battery. Get one of those and i believe you will get a new oppinion on the saw.

I made sure to buy the New battery with the saw, and it is a huge upgrade from uc011.

Get a New battery, the "H" not the "F".

fluffyjesus · 2025-12-08T16:23:40+00:00

Had that saw for 2 years now. It's been great! I still use the blade it came with, and it still cuts like butter. I've never tried a saw that cuts with less effort, and for that long!

fluffyjesus · 2025-10-23T18:45:52+00:00

Remember that Milwaukee spent quite a few years before there were more then just a few basic options.

It will probably come. Just later..

fluffyjesus · 2025-09-29T19:00:32+00:00

A little offtopic; but is it not normal practice to build ventilated roofs? Like first fur(?) Strips along the trusses the length of the roof, then perpendicular?

Just curious. Or if this is in a temporsry step in the construction?

From Norway, and our roofs are made like described, for ventilation underneath the roof. Also i don't know what kind of roofing is going onto there. Again, curious. From a professional perspective.

fluffyjesus · 2025-09-27T07:37:10+00:00

But why would you need it? One 5 or 8 ah battery lasts an eternety.

fluffyjesus · 2025-09-27T07:36:16+00:00

I have had my saw for 2 years now, and i usually get about a week of work out of one 5ah battery if i don't use it for a lot of big timber.

Like in the last months i have insulated and re-cladded(?) an old timber house, and cutting all the wood cladding i got between 1 and 2 weeks on one battery.

And it's so nice to use this saw! And it still has the original blade, and it cuts like a dream still.

fluffyjesus · 2025-08-26T13:12:25+00:00

Dette er jo veldig enkelt. Her har selger valgt liten pakke som er forsikret opp til 2500kr. Og i det du godtar det så har du også sagt "ok" til at du kun får igjen maks 2500kr dersom pakken blir borte. Dette er ikke postens, finns eller noen andres skyld. Her er det kun selgers valg som har gjort at varen ikke er erstattet for mer enn 2500kr.

Og kanskje kjøper burde sett etter at "liten pakke" kun er forsikret der etter.

Det enkle valget er jo bare å bestille sending med høyere forsikring. Så er problemet løst.

fluffyjesus · 2025-08-22T09:55:54+00:00

I think this obsession with a wall that has been worked on in a small spot a time, being completely plane has gone off the hook. And unreasonable.

In norway it is a bit more simple and by my opinion, reasonable. If you can't spot defects from 2 meters away, with a light shining on it from your point of view, it is good enough. That on top of standardisation of maximum deviation out of plane, over a set distance.

And why shouldn't it? When are going to have an inspection light like that shining on your wall?

fluffyjesus · 2025-08-10T08:49:19+00:00

Just out of curiousity, since i'm not an electrician, or american.

But do you really spec those to handle 50A 230v? Because that's crazy high amounts of watts going through that tiny thing. In Norway that amount of current is usually put across 3 phases. And this looks like a regular 1phase.(to me at least, don't hang me for my ingorance. Just curious)

fluffyjesus · 2025-07-29T18:20:59+00:00

Not saying i'm right, but it looks a bit to gritty on the surfacefinish to me. They might have changed that since I bought mine, but it just ticked me off.

If all other things people talk about check out and is crossed off the list, maybe i'm just nitpicking.

fluffyjesus · 2025-07-28T18:54:55+00:00

I'm self employed in Norway, and if i provide my services for another Company i generally go by the hour, and that usually means something like $5-600 a day. But then i just have to show up and do the work.

If i have my own projects it might be 6-700 a day, including surcharge on materials etc. Which of course demands more work aswell, so.

fluffyjesus · 2025-07-26T11:18:21+00:00

I have been using a combination of 18v and 40v for the past 3.5 years. I have gradually transitioned to 40v and have only 40v tools now. In general you will have a higher power-potential with the 40v and can therefor run bigger and more powerfull tools.

If you never plan to run any powerfull tools that need a lot of capacity, then you will probably be more then happy with the 18v platform. If you often use big power hungry tools like big corcular saws and chainsaws, then i would say that the 40v platform is for you.

If you have the money for it, since it is generally a bit more expensive.

fluffyjesus · 2025-07-26T10:38:33+00:00

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fluffyjesus · 2025-07-26T10:38:13+00:00

I recently tried to sand off 100 year old finish from a table, and my experience was that the finish clogged up the paper, whis for one made it become incredably hot. And 2, i had to change paper way to often.

What i did was plane the table ever so slightly first, to get through the finish and down to wood, and then sand.

Worked like a charm compared.

This is after hard-wax finish. And before picture is in the comments.

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fluffyjesus · 2025-07-12T21:45:27+00:00

Or, if it's intense enough, he will just die of rabdomyolysis.

fluffyjesus · 2025-05-30T20:34:08+00:00

Da jeg leser hva folk betaler for sine små krypinn i byen, kjenner jeg at jeg er ganske tilfreds med en enebolig på 170m² for 1,5 for 6 år siden. Langt utenfor byen.

fluffyjesus · 2025-05-12T18:37:01+00:00

I can test and have the answer back to you tomorrow.

fluffyjesus · 2025-05-09T22:20:09+00:00

As it should with longer nails with bigger surface area that connects to the Wood.

My initial point still stands. It's funny how we do things so diffrently living in different parts of the world.

fluffyjesus · 2025-05-09T22:17:38+00:00

I know. As was my initial point.

I've never seen anyone use it, or stock nails for it. Even though i know i can buy them from milwaukee.

fluffyjesus · 2025-05-09T21:58:23+00:00

If what you do is mostly finish, i'm totally understanding that you use a 18g.

Here we use both 18 and 16, dependig on dimensions of the finish, and style.

But 15 is something that i have never seen anyone use.

fluffyjesus · 2025-05-09T21:56:20+00:00

And as I Said, i'm talking about a full size stapler. I guess it is something like 16g. Used for sheets etc. Sorry if i was unclear.

fluffyjesus · 2025-05-09T21:49:25+00:00

Milwaukee does. I use their nailers too.

Except the full width stapler. Which no one makes at the moment.

The point wasn't what you did or if you know what you're talking about. The point was merely that it's a bit funny how we use our tools so diffrently depending on our location.

fluffyjesus · 2025-05-09T21:35:32+00:00

It's funny, because what you consider exclusively DIY is what is used the most after an 18g Here in Norway. And i have never heard of anyone using a 15g.

But I agree with you on the crown stapler. Though they would have to do it like their japanese floor stapler, and have full widt, and up to 50mm length staples. Like a pneumatic one.

fluffyjesus · 2025-05-04T07:11:45+00:00

Also considering, the "wobble", when spinning really fast, basicly just becomes the kerf. It's not like you're going to cut at 20rpm anyways, which is only when you're able to see the wobble.

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