New Bosch 10.8volt Multimaster!!!
JulianTracy
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This might just be one heck of a scoop – or at least I didn’t know about it….
Also looks like they are coming out with a little drill with a clutch and chuck.
These were found here:
http://www.carl-ras.dk/public/dokumenter/Aarhus/Avis/messeavis_Arhus2008.pdf
I gotta tell you – I wish we had stores like that over here.
JT
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How much is that in real money?>G<
At todays exchange rate:
Live rates at 2008.08.21 21:16:03 UTC Multimaster
1,399.00 DKK
=
279.588 USD
Denmark Kroner
United States Dollars
1 DKK = 0.199848 USD
1 USD = 5.00379 DKK
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Drill 1,099.00 DKK
=
219.639 USD
Combo Kit 999.00 DKK
=
199.681 USDDang! We are getting totally boned on those prices here! One more thing to do on my list while in Denmark... Buy Bosch tools for cheap!
Rebuilding my home in Cypress, CA
Also a CRX fanatic!
Save the Whales! and Guns!
Edited 8/23/2008 10:19 pm by xxPaulCPxx
Edited 8/23/2008 10:20 pm by xxPaulCPxx
"How much is that in real money?"You mean in Euros? About 187.
BruceT
Woohoo! I was worried that my recent investment in the Bosch 10.8 line was folly when I started to see everyone and their brother with 10.8 tools... But that MM looks great, let's hope it works well.
Z
"I gotta tell you - I wish we had stores like that over here."
That's a trade show, not a store. "Messe Pris" means show price.
WOW THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP I LOVE BOSCH PRODUCTS ANY IDEA ON HOW MUCH IT IS ???
The MM type bosch has been posted about on a few boards. I think the price is around $200 and there is suppose to be a corded version too. The blades are suppose to be MUCH less than MM and will fit the older MM not the newer one although someone said they can with a little modification.
You can use the conversion price as a ballpark price but most of the time it's lower than that. I think it has to do with the large size of the us market and the competition.
any idea when it will be available??
It's great to see some competition, but I have to wonder how useful a 10.8v MultiMaster would be.
I have one of the new MultiMasters, and it's the only one I've ever used. I noticed when I bought it that one of the improvements was a more powerful motor. I wouldn't have thought that would be a very significant improvement, but the contractor who has been helping me with my remodel has one of the older MultiMasters that he's been using for years. He told me he plans to sell his and buy one of the new ones solely for the more powerful motor. While he also likes the quick-release, he says the motor alone is prompting him to buy a new one.
That leaves me wondering how effective 10.8v will be. Don't get me wrong; I'd like to have a cordless one, too.
I know blade price has always been a drawback with the MultiMaster. But now you can buy 10 and 25 packs online and end up with a pretty good price (I split the blades and cost with my contractor friend).
I've had my Multimaster for 8 years or so - in all that time, I don't think I've ever thought of it as anywhere near under-powered.Besides, for some simple tasks as cutting jambs flush, plunging into drywall, and doing some basic trimming or sanding - I could see a cordless model being pretty darn handy.JT
The new battery technology in the lithium ion allows effective cordless tools. They can get the power level at the same or very close to the corded versions. You could never have a cordless circ that ran a regular 7 1/4" blade like the dewalt 36v does. The lithium allows for such power in a smaller package. My guess is that you will have the same power as the MM in the 10.8v
I've got an array of lithium cordless tools with voltages up to 24v. They are better than earlier cordless tools. But there is simply no way that a 10.8v cordless MultiMaster is going to perform anywhere near as well as a corded MultiMaster.
+1. Not gonna happen.