To mount the Makita charger to a wall I 3d printed some brackets with keymods that fit where the rubber feet go, so much better than double sided tape. Also one time in the late evening I was working on my car in the garage sitting on the ground when all of a sudden the electric heater tripped the fuse and everything went pitch black. I sat on the ground with no light, no phone, no flashlight, lots of stuff to trip over and an open pit, so I couldnt really find a safe way out... The only thing I could see was my little Makita impact wrench glowing in the dark sitting next to me, so I was able to grab it and make it out safely using its light. Seems like a useless feature but this one time it was a life saver...
I’m trying to decide on an 18v lineup, currently I have the Milwaukee 12v compact impact, my old hammer drill is at its end. Looks like the winner is MAKITA!
I just realized that in 4 months it will be 10 years since i bought my Maketa 1/2" LCT drill and 1/4" driver (they are actually LXT product line that comes with smaller battery, so they call them LCT for compact). Still going strong and even glows in the dark...
Loved my Makita XDT16 impact driver so much that I just ordered a TD001GZ from Japan (new 40v impact driver) for the extra power + made in Japan quality. Also got it in red lol.
Wow that glow is a neat feature! Here is a neat fact about the Makita for you. The rubber guard around Makita logo on the side of the drill and impacts, was my idea. Many years ago I spoke to a Makita representative at my local Home Depot(Canada).I told them that some contractor put down his beaten up Makita drill and slightly scratched my engineered flooring. I said it would be better if it had a rubber guard to keep the drill body off the floor. The rep said "I will address it with my research and development." Then they came out with that guard a year later.
unfortunately construction people are not the most delicate or dextrous, however im sure he knows the level of durability of that tool and that it wont break from that
I have one the older chargers that play music when done. I love it because it always gets your attention. Anyone around when it plays always stops and looks around and starts asking wth is that noise?lol any other charger you just have to go look and see if it’s done.
I'm pretty positive the new ones do as well, You have to take the battery out and put it in rapidly three times and it will make a tune saying you turned on the music.
Eli Wheeler I’ll have to check on that cause I recently bought a new 3.0 kit. I haven’t heard any music but I didn’t bothered looking at the manual yet. I actually prefer the music.
> "older chargers" My DC18RC from 2023 does this, and even has several different options, selectable by removing the battery and quickly reconnecting it. Mine is currently set to "long annoying beep".
Hey Vince, the makita chargers are mountable! Take off those rubber feet and look inside, they are actually rubber anchors! you just have to be able to screw in from the other side. Thanks for all you do!
I don’t mess with those app stuff. I had no idea about it glowing in the dark until I was in a crawl space and my light went out! Wtf I was surprised by it glowing right next to me. Awesome stuff Makita makes Good shit Vince
I love how you can just touch the trigger and the led lights for a few seconds. I don't know if other brands have caught up to this, but I hated Dewalt where you had to hold the trigger down for light - made a big difference installing electrical under a bartop.
I have a Japanese made Makita impact driver "TD172D", with that driver you can choose to have the lights stay on indefinitely if you wanted to do that. :)
For some impact drivers, like the sub compat you can even turn the light on permanently by pressing the button for like 5 seconds or so or turn it of permanently... It's handy
What I have done with Makita chargers to hang on the wall. I take the charger apart and find some empty spots to drill holes and put screws away from anything that will arc in the bottom plastic. I cover the screw heads with electrical tape. I use half inch plywood smaller than the charger and use a forstner bit to cut out some on one side. I mount the side I cut on the plastic with the holes facing the plastic. On the other side I use a smaller forstner bit just under the other holes on the back. I use a drill bit to make the slot for the screw to slide up and lock in place. Works just like the real thing. 👍🏻👍🏻
VCG Construction it definitely is pain and Makita should do something about it! I think the cooling fans in the Makita Chargers are the reason why Makita wants them to sit flat so the fans don’t fail prematurely. You can also replace the chargers case fasteners with longer fasteners and screw on a 1/4” piece of plywood that is 2” longer on the left and right then mount it to the wall with that extra plywood sticking out. Industrial strength Velcro works very well and you can still take it off the wall easily if you wanted to take it with you! But you still have to grind the plastic down to make it flat. No matter what you do, there is some type of no turning back modification. 👍🏻👍🏻
I saw a guy who used screws in the middle of those pads who keeps the charger from moving this expanded enough to grip so it could be mounted to some plywood and then mounted to the wall, just a tip there. Didnt look for the video but it is here on youtube:))
Well I am just getting into the platform. ...have the router kit ...sliding miter...and CXT drill and impact driver. ..so far...just recently picked up the Sub Compact Recip...(Vince Reminder)..loving it
@@VCGConstruction I'm sure you will. ..just breaking your shoes a bit ... watching the vids you put out is seriously an education for me so it's appreciated
@@LemonySnicket-EUC Interesting, I wonder who had them first, Makita introduced their first cordless drill in 1978, and it really did not change much until like 1990 as I recall. It was the late 80's when the first one came into our house.
@@michaelbronson7410you might want to check yourself about me being wrong about something. Get the facts straight about who said what. 🤙 And he said they made the first "commercially usable" versions. How commercially usable were the Black and Decker junk ?
Im getting the impression that makita tools are relatively new in the us? Here in the uk ive been using makita for over 20 years. Great tools in the process of replacing all mine to the newer brushless models....... awesome
Press the white release button in then press it in an out of the charger about 6 times then thensong will start keep pressing until u hear the song u like..
@@ericsalidbar1693 nope just slide it in an out about 5 or 6 times then the music starts. Keep going in an out till ya find the one I want. I go with the MLB wind up song i think that's the name there's a lil maybe Mozart that classical famous one usually play by violens. Not a lot of selection but the first time 🤯
Where does the xdt 14 fit in to this line up? A CO worker got one recently and from what I could find the 16 isn't available in kit form with hammer drill. I could be completely wrong.
Old post I know but can you still get the cases and do they cost more or less than an arm and/or leg? I like that better than the took bag I got with mine...
@@AntonioClaudioMichael Alright thanks man. I can probably fit the 1/2" drill and battery in my old case but not the charger. Oh well I will just make due with what I got!
I didn't know about the Makita case, but that's only because I don't own one. If I did, I would have immediately seen how the lid was strangely molded, and I would have explored further. :) And as soon as I bought my Makita drivers, I took them into the dark to see if they were glow in the dark, because the color of the ring looked suspicious.
Wow you are sooo so smart! I bet your iq is like.. at least 180 or something! I have never seen such a smart comment on UA-cam that left me speechless! :O
It’s a bit annoying that the charger has no easy way to be wall mounted, BUT...I use self adhesive Velcro tape. Holds it secure and you can still remove it when you need to.
As an avid user of Makita tools that is old news to most of us. The 18volt right angle impact driver has it as well. Welcome to added Makita knowledge. Just bustin your chops a bit Vince. I Enjoy your channel.
Review the TD171, just bought the red version and supposedly its a slight boost from the xdt16z. Also check out the new Td001 which u cant even buy 40v batteries for yet -.- like the idea but i hate the way the charger looks
I don't care what your disposition. Makita is a very old company. They have the longest line of tools at the presidents of battery operated tools. They were the forefront. Before DeWalt. And before Milwaukee
@@ericsweet9112 I have a Makita LCT200W 18-Volt Compact Lithium-Ion Cordless 2-Piece Combo Kit for 9 years and it has the glow in the dark on the impact driver.
Awesome video brotha keep rollin those cameras and doing what you do I just picked up the Makita drill+impact combo and no I didn't know the impact glows in the dark
@@codustv1465 I was wrong. I was mistaking the off-white bumper for a glow ring on my 550-in-lb. 90-degree impact and my 1200 in.-lb. impact (TD111D or DT04).
Just double click your battery into any makita charger and it will change it’s ring tone, there’s 4or 5 different sounds, I like the night at baseball tone myself😎
I set mine to have a more distinct charge complete sound, not one of the melodies though, they remind me of a daycare.. You just have to click the battery on and off a couple time, I forget exactly how. Awesome charger though. Dog got to mine, had to make some new connections but I still use it to this day.
Is that it? I knew that the day I got mine years ago, I was hoping you found a secret way of making trigger less aggressive and go from stop to full blast 99% of the time, or some secret creep or pulse mode for very slow rpm
You can skip the despicable jibberish until 7:45 where it's actually useful for about 10 seconds.
Now if only all the screws and nails I dropped would glow in the dark.
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Jonathan Estey amen brother
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Easy fix. Tape a Makita driver to each screw.
To mount the Makita charger to a wall I 3d printed some brackets with keymods that fit where the rubber feet go, so much better than double sided tape.
Also one time in the late evening I was working on my car in the garage sitting on the ground when all of a sudden the electric heater tripped the fuse and everything went pitch black. I sat on the ground with no light, no phone, no flashlight, lots of stuff to trip over and an open pit, so I couldnt really find a safe way out... The only thing I could see was my little Makita impact wrench glowing in the dark sitting next to me, so I was able to grab it and make it out safely using its light. Seems like a useless feature but this one time it was a life saver...
Do you sell those brackets?
Yeah man, why you being stingy, sell that sh*t
they have been glowing in the dark for a really long time now never need to use it yet but it is cool
Same! I've never really needed it, as I generally keep my impact clipped onto my belt 🤷♂️.
It distributes the light around your bit giving it less shadow. It doesnt really glow bright enough to use it for work. It serves its purpose for sure
If you’re a sparkie and leave it in a roof space it comes in handy!
When he opened the top of the box to show the added storage, my mind was blown. I've had these tools for years and never noticed that.
Wow, I honestly thought he was fkn joking when he said people didn't know of something so obvious I guess not
I’m trying to decide on an 18v lineup, currently I have the Milwaukee 12v compact impact, my old hammer drill is at its end. Looks like the winner is MAKITA!
I just realized that in 4 months it will be 10 years since i bought my Maketa 1/2" LCT drill and 1/4" driver (they are actually LXT product line that comes with smaller battery, so they call them LCT for compact). Still going strong and even glows in the dark...
Loved my Makita XDT16 impact driver so much that I just ordered a TD001GZ from Japan (new 40v impact driver) for the extra power + made in Japan quality. Also got it in red lol.
i want that purple one lol
Quickest easiest way.. Mate you really just exposed what kind of carpenter you are
Great video vince
Thank you Antonio!
This is the most charismatic man’s on the internet, and he ain’t even annoying. Big respect
Wow that glow is a neat feature!
Here is a neat fact about the Makita for you. The rubber guard around Makita logo on the side of the drill and impacts, was my idea. Many years ago I spoke to a Makita representative at my local Home Depot(Canada).I told them that some contractor put down his beaten up Makita drill and slightly scratched my engineered flooring.
I said it would be better if it had a rubber guard to keep the drill body off the floor. The rep said "I will address it with my research and development." Then they came out with that guard a year later.
I would not doubt that. Japanese companies tend to Listen! Ever hear of a man named WE Deming?
Did you really think you were the only one to complain about that? 😂
"address with my research and development" means "I don't care" in Rep language. I can't believe you think that was actually your idea! Lol
Hey Vinny your a Legend Mate loving the Vidios
Thanks cuz!
Does he need to smack the drills down that hard ffs
graham hamilton you treat tools a bit different when you don’t buy em hey haha
It’s,so annoying and why shout all the time
Damm I would cringe when he smack them like that. I wont say my I havent given my drills a bump or two but not deliberately like that.
unfortunately construction people are not the most delicate or dextrous, however im sure he knows the level of durability of that tool and that it wont break from that
I have to agree, theres no need to bash them about deliberately.
I have one the older chargers that play music when done. I love it because it always gets your attention. Anyone around when it plays always stops and looks around and starts asking wth is that noise?lol any other charger you just have to go look and see if it’s done.
I'm pretty positive the new ones do as well, You have to take the battery out and put it in rapidly three times and it will make a tune saying you turned on the music.
Eli Wheeler I’ll have to check on that cause I recently bought a new 3.0 kit. I haven’t heard any music but I didn’t bothered looking at the manual yet. I actually prefer the music.
A guy at my shop showed me when I bought the 1/4 in impact driver. I've never opened the manual either lol
The new ones do too, but only the rapid chargers, I know because I tried the ones in our shop today, 12v doesn't either.
> "older chargers"
My DC18RC from 2023 does this, and even has several different options, selectable by removing the battery and quickly reconnecting it. Mine is currently set to "long annoying beep".
Hey Vince, the makita chargers are mountable! Take off those rubber feet and look inside, they are actually rubber anchors! you just have to be able to screw in from the other side. Thanks for all you do!
Love your video every time!
Thanks Yates!
Great video and very interesting! I like the glow in the dark! Good job, Vin!🧰👍🧰
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Learning thank you for your video
I love all makita power tools ✔️✔️
Fantastic video, and I will see you guys tonight at 4:30pm central time
I love your videos you are so funny
That's nice to know another Plus for Makita and cheers with a beer
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Great video
Thank you so much
Blessings
Wow I did not know this, other manufacturers should step their game up. I bet it would be very useful. Thank Vince.
I don’t mess with those app stuff.
I had no idea about it glowing in the dark until I was in a crawl space and my light went out! Wtf I was surprised by it glowing right next to me. Awesome stuff Makita makes
Good shit Vince
"This is the best impact driver" while slammed into the counter.. Classic!
MAKITA!!! That Starsky and Hutch type music. 🤣👍Thanks Vince and God bless! SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON!!! 😁👍✌
makita ? never heard of it 🤔 😂
@@kingofthecrease30 🤣 what's a RIDGID thing a ma jiggy?? 🤣
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Nice never knew tgat
So does it do it without the battery too or what?
Awesome I didnt Know they Glow👍👍👍
I love how you can just touch the trigger and the led lights for a few seconds. I don't know if other brands have caught up to this, but I hated Dewalt where you had to hold the trigger down for light - made a big difference installing electrical under a bartop.
Dude, that light is way underated I've done entire jobs with just that trigger light!
I have a Japanese made Makita impact driver "TD172D", with that driver you can choose to have the lights stay on indefinitely if you wanted to do that. :)
For some impact drivers, like the sub compat you can even turn the light on permanently by pressing the button for like 5 seconds or so
or turn it of permanently... It's handy
@Molnár Áron Hey, thanks for that info, brotha - I'm gonna try it out - I'm guessing at least one of my impacts will do it. 👍
@@nvlvdave my dtd155 can do it so yeah
Very cool review I really like that glow in the dark feature
you guys are the reason i bought into the makita brand! love the tools now that i have a few!
Just got the xdt16 today. Nice tool.
Holy crap Vince.... I never even thought of GLIW IN THE DARK. I have a makita impact and I HAVE TO TRY THAT NSOW!!!
What I have done with Makita chargers to hang on the wall. I take the charger apart and find some empty spots to drill holes and put screws away from anything that will arc in the bottom plastic. I cover the screw heads with electrical tape. I use half inch plywood smaller than the charger and use a forstner bit to cut out some on one side. I mount the side I cut on the plastic with the holes facing the plastic. On the other side I use a smaller forstner bit just under the other holes on the back. I use a drill bit to make the slot for the screw to slide up and lock in place. Works just like the real thing. 👍🏻👍🏻
It’s bizarre that you need to go through all that!
VCG Construction it definitely is pain and Makita should do something about it!
I think the cooling fans in the Makita Chargers are the reason why Makita wants them to sit flat so the fans don’t fail prematurely.
You can also replace the chargers case fasteners with longer fasteners and screw on a 1/4” piece of plywood that is 2” longer on the left and right then mount it to the wall with that extra plywood sticking out.
Industrial strength Velcro works very well and you can still take it off the wall easily if you wanted to take it with you! But you still have to grind the plastic down to make it flat. No matter what you do, there is some type of no turning back modification.
👍🏻👍🏻
I saw a guy who used screws in the middle of those pads who keeps the charger from moving this expanded enough to grip so it could be mounted to some plywood and then mounted to the wall, just a tip there. Didnt look for the video but it is here on youtube:))
Well I am just getting into the platform. ...have the router kit ...sliding miter...and CXT drill and impact driver. ..so far...just recently picked up the Sub Compact Recip...(Vince Reminder)..loving it
I’m gonna remember!!
@@VCGConstruction I'm sure you will. ..just breaking your shoes a bit ... watching the vids you put out is seriously an education for me so it's appreciated
Thanks Rick!
The music sounds like Sonic on Genesis, and I love it!!!!
Edit: ....and you said "Tower of Power", how appropriate for Genesis! Lol.
I believe that Makita was really the company that made the first commercially usable cordless tools; they started it!
I had Panasonic's way before my Makitas.... I Love my Makitas but man , Panasonic was ahead of their time.
@@LemonySnicket-EUC Interesting, I wonder who had them first, Makita introduced their first cordless drill in 1978, and it really did not change much until like 1990 as I recall. It was the late 80's when the first one came into our house.
@@LemonySnicket-EUC actually you are both wrong. Apparently it was black & decker who came out with the first cordless drill in 1961. Thanks Google ;)
@@michaelbronson7410you might want to check yourself about me being wrong about something. Get the facts straight about who said what. 🤙 And he said they made the first "commercially usable" versions. How commercially usable were the Black and Decker junk ?
I have to try this out nowww
Omg I did know any of this. Thanks
Ty for the video
Wooooow i had not seen dea the top and of the case opened like that TY!
Me and my glow in the dark Makitas are a big hit at the raves. Woo woo!
Very nice super charging tower with all the different brand chargers
Does Makita's XWT11Z Impact Wrench glow too? 🤔 I noticed it has a similar design to the front of the XDT12 & XDT16
Good question
Yes it does! :)
In summary, the charger sings a tune when charged but you've no idea how to do it. Very useful 9 min video
WOW-WEE!!! THERE SHALL BE LIGHT!!! Now if only Ridgid did the same-PERHAPS! Did you hear that Ridgid???!!! Thanks Vinny! 👍😉
Wow that’s cool
Yup my Makita Btd 140 and 142 impacts have been glowing since way back when.
Hey Man, It is annoying that their chargers are not made to hang but having said that, zip ties work great!!!
@VCG Construction if you insert the battery in and out of the rapid charge while plugged it. The toon the charger makes will change .
I didn't have that on mine, but I did gut mine out to fit the Hammer Drill/Impact/and Charger.
You keep make me want to go. To my local tool shop and buy makitas that are on sale cureently. ya are realy temping me vince.
Nice. 👍🏽
9 minutes to discuss the backside of a case having storage space and a glow ring on some drivers. Keep em coming! Lol
Im getting the impression that makita tools are relatively new in the us? Here in the uk ive been using makita for over 20 years. Great tools in the process of replacing all mine to the newer brushless models....... awesome
Not at all. I've been using them for a few decades by now...
Press the white release button in then press it in an out of the charger about 6 times then thensong will start keep pressing until u hear the song u like..
This has to be a joke right?
@@ericsalidbar1693 nope just slide it in an out about 5 or 6 times then the music starts. Keep going in an out till ya find the one I want. I go with the MLB wind up song i think that's the name there's a lil maybe Mozart that classical famous one usually play by violens. Not a lot of selection but the first time 🤯
@@ericsalidbar1693 but hold the release in on battery. So it don't lock in. That part gets annoying
Very cool they glow in the dark didnt know that
Where does the xdt 14 fit in to this line up? A CO worker got one recently and from what I could find the 16 isn't available in kit form with hammer drill. I could be completely wrong.
What?? I never knew about that storage on that case, I have for two years😂. Thanks.lol
Same here! Never knew! 🤦🏻♂️
Love the makita box with the old school makita color
Old post I know but can you still get the cases and do they cost more or less than an arm and/or leg? I like that better than the took bag I got with mine...
@@janus4002 you can still buy the cases they are pricey though I don't remeber if there still manufactured or not
@@AntonioClaudioMichael Alright thanks man. I can probably fit the 1/2" drill and battery in my old case but not the charger. Oh well I will just make due with what I got!
I didn't know about the Makita case, but that's only because I don't own one. If I did, I would have immediately seen how the lid was strangely molded, and I would have explored further. :) And as soon as I bought my Makita drivers, I took them into the dark to see if they were glow in the dark, because the color of the ring looked suspicious.
Wow you are sooo so smart! I bet your iq is like.. at least 180 or something! I have never seen such a smart comment on UA-cam that left me speechless! :O
This is true, mind have never had that feature
@@michaelbronson7410shove it.
Don't worry Rocco, Michael probably just stupidly found that storage compartment after having his makita case for years hahaha.
@@kegs2065 LOL Maybe. No worries. Damn me for sharing ;-)
Makita is my favorite tool company overall.
men i thougth that rubber strip on my old white makita impact was just to protect it but it actually glows in the dark!
Makita make the best tools love them Toyota make the bast cars
Love my Toyotas!!!
So impressed. so subscribed.
It’s a bit annoying that the charger has no easy way to be wall mounted, BUT...I use self adhesive Velcro tape. Holds it secure and you can still remove it when you need to.
As an avid user of Makita tools that is old news to most of us. The 18volt right angle impact driver has it as well. Welcome to added Makita knowledge. Just bustin your chops a bit Vince. I Enjoy your channel.
Gonna go test mine now! Yay!
Review the TD171, just bought the red version and supposedly its a slight boost from the xdt16z. Also check out the new Td001 which u cant even buy 40v batteries for yet -.- like the idea but i hate the way the charger looks
I don't care what your disposition. Makita is a very old company. They have the longest line of tools at the presidents of battery operated tools. They were the forefront. Before DeWalt. And before Milwaukee
Makita is the way uppp!
Awesome
Makita has great tools that I’ve used for years with no problems
Have had makita impact/drill cases for many years. Never had the storage compartment.
Amazon has several mounting options for Makita chargers. The rubber feet holes are used.
WOW!!!! just WOW. Sir you are awesome with the explanations.
I knew about it, thanks for the video 👍
That is awesome, I had no clue
Glow in the dark has been on these impact drivers for 15 years .... just saying 👍
freddieNZ68 Well then where’s your video buddy?🤔
haha... yeh I know . I just assumed that every makita fan knew about these so called hidden features. 👍
@@ericsweet9112 UA-cam wasn't around back then
@@LemonySnicket-EUC 👍👍😉
@@ericsweet9112 I have a Makita LCT200W 18-Volt Compact Lithium-Ion Cordless 2-Piece Combo Kit for 9 years and it has the glow in the dark on the impact driver.
CONGRATS TO VCG ON 166,000 SUBSCRIBERS !!! 👍👍
Thanks KOTC!
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Makita! 😁
433 now !
i had no idea! i just looked at mine freaking glowing
Awesome video brotha keep rollin those cameras and doing what you do I just picked up the Makita drill+impact combo and no I didn't know the impact glows in the dark
Thanks Mato!
I wish Makita would go back to the cases for all their impacts
The glow feature is found on some of their CXT range of 12 volt tools, too.
what cxt has a glow ring?
@@codustv1465 I was wrong. I was mistaking the off-white bumper for a glow ring on my 550-in-lb. 90-degree impact and my 1200 in.-lb. impact (TD111D or DT04).
How many takes did it take to show you open the extra storage in one try?
I did know about the glowing ring! And it is handy.
Well done mate!!!!
I literally found out that they glow in the dark, IN THE DARK!!! 🤣🤣🔨🔨💯💯
Just double click your battery into any makita charger and it will change it’s ring tone, there’s 4or 5 different sounds, I like the night at baseball tone myself😎
Sweet video guys, I never knew that Makita made a glow-in-the-dark impact driver.
Love my Makita but have had two impact drivers jam their bits to a point you can not remove them.
Damnnnn I’ve had this thing forever, and never knew the storage or the glow up!
I set mine to have a more distinct charge complete sound, not one of the melodies though, they remind me of a daycare.. You just have to click the battery on and off a couple time, I forget exactly how.
Awesome charger though. Dog got to mine, had to make some new connections but I still use it to this day.
Flipping amazing. Cheers!
Had to sub with that ending lol. Honestly, I did not realize I wasn't subscribed to your awesome channel.
That’s great didn’t know they glowed in the dark! Love the charging station!
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Is that it? I knew that the day I got mine years ago, I was hoping you found a secret way of making trigger less aggressive and go from stop to full blast 99% of the time, or some secret creep or pulse mode for very slow rpm
Reason i carry round a small cordless drill (for furniture and rawlplug work)
That’s pretty Milwaukee should do something like that