New Tools from Metabo and Hikoki, My visit to see the latest kit
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ม.ค. 2023
- New tools from Metabo and Hikoki featured in a vlog of a recent trip that I had to Berlin, we where looking at The ranges of powertools and accessories from Metabo and Hikoki, There are so many types and varieties of tool available it is mind blowing!!!
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Just watched this with my husband. Yours is one of only a handful of building trade vids that I enjoy. I am so impressed by the way you have tutored Ed in the trade. He is a credit to your skills, not just as a builder, but as a teacher. Well done. Always a joy to watch your vids.
I think your husband might be hinting to you what he expects on his birthday... green, they come in various shapes and sizes and functions, and cost a fair penny... 😅🤔
Thanks Veronica!! It is easy to teach someone like Ed because he is disciplined and wants to learn fast!! Thank you for watching!!!
Well done Metabo for bringing out a universal adapter for the tool boxes! Someone finally did it! Good vid chaps.👍
I like how realistic they are in that they know most tradesman don't have just one brand, therefore not just one toolbox
100% agree. The battery platform integration is such a good idea
@@dougsaunders8109 also with their storage systems
In Germany they have trade unions for e.g. carpenters so they talk to each other.Nuff said ;-)
Most guys on site underestimate how good these two brands are.
My Metabo and Hikoki have taken years of abuse and still do me proud.
Man that Hikoki rail saw can't come out quickly enough! Can't wait to bin the Triton!
That new Hikoki track saw is an exciting edition. Thanks for sharing.
It really is!
I struggled to watch this, I wanted to jump in to the screen and grab all those beautiful tools.
Xmas time and birthdays all in one
Brilliant lads!
Those hikoki drills are superb
Love the Metabo gear!
Ed is the perfect foil for you. Long enjoyed your videos but recruiting Ed has really made your channel feel even more interactive.
Kid in a sweet shop!
Great video !! thanks
Quality video Robin. I miss you guys and Berlin, hopefully do some more bits in 2023 ❤
Yes Ryan, we need to get you on a job!!!!
What great video. Ed you are a lucky fella.
Battery platform integration such a good idea
I like that grinder on the rail system looks really decent quality
I’m a tool junkie. Glad I emptied my van over the festive period, ( I empty it every evening btw) didn’t stop some scrote causing thousands of pounds of damage for nothing.
Put a clip up on scum nailed to floor with the newest paslode. 😂
That Hikoki gear looks like serious business. Milwaukee must be shaking in their boots 🤣
Not sold at the big box stores,which is about volume sales,quality says a lot about a great tool investment.
Love going to Berlin lots of history and sights and a tool fair 😂👌🏻
¡¡¡¡ Increíble Robin saludos from Chile 🇨🇱 !!!!!!!
Why just have a plastic bag when you could pay £45 for a box to put it in 🤣 The connector 'lid' is a great idea
24:55 RD looking for the Milwaukee stand 😆
😂😂😂😂
Nice to see the ppe😯
I thought the same.. especially in Germany
Bought the metabo cordless plunge saw after robins review, I go to that more than my festool now
hi mate you lucky man your looking well all the best kev
I think its a big deal that toolmakers acknowledge the fact, that builders use more than one toolbrand
EU = cooperation for mutual gain innit? :-) Kinda thing Putin could never get his head 'round :-)
Great video and nice to see a "celebrity" - Andy Cam, with his catch phrase "easy this joinery, in-it!".
Glad you enjoyed it
The perks of being a celebrity Carpenter. I have both Metabo and Hikoki tools. Slowly going out of Metabo. They are not big here. Variety is limited.. Hikoki are a mixed bag. Drills and drivers average. Bought top of the range jigsaw. Broke first time I used it. Swapped for Bosch. Cordless nail guns. Have framer, 16 and 18 ga. Great bits of kit. I have at least 6 Brands to find tools that work best and feel right.
Loving the tool porn Robin !
Thanks for taking us with u.
loved metabo corded tools from the moment i used their top spec angle grinder. i'm glad they are expanding the range that way i change most of my cordless tools to metabo. if you are in a position to give feedback to metabo their cordless tools unfortunately mainly made in china don't last as long as a makita equivelant and the multi tool vibrates in the hand more too and ive managed to break a few through normal use way before they should have failed.: key improvements to cordless. : longevity, vibration . thanks, all the best
I agree.I'd been using a Fein wibbler (multitool) for a few years then got a cordless Metabo and it has mental vibration levels in comparison.Sometimes even removes the battery on its own!Don't get me wrong,I generally love Metabo gear (20+ years) but the wibbler sucks ass!
All my tools are metabo,and love them ❤️, but I wish we had bigger range in Australia 🇦🇺
The German metabo guy showing the box adapter with ed looks a lot like robin 😂😂😂
That box adapter is low key cool af.
I thought Ed was the Metabo sales manager at first. A natural in front of the camera..🙂
Hikoki has a lot of work to do with their customer service. My 1st fix gun has been in for repair for more weeks than it has worked and when they returned it to me they hadn’t even done any repairs to it .
They have a 5 year warranty but its actually pointless because they don’t honour it . Definitely stick to paslode !!!
Hi Robin. Happy new year. With the constant increase in power of portable tools could you ever see a use for a portable metal plate press (as in trussed rafter plates)? We do have them in the USA and Australia but they are pretty big and not so portable. Obviously with structures there is a design element so you would not use them there. But none structural wall panels and small frames there may be a market. What do people think?
Cannot wait for that hi Koki railsaw!! When does it come to the uk?
Hi Adam
As soon as it lands it will be on this channel!!
Thanks for the insight to what’s to come, very interesting as always. I’m in the market for a new 1st fix and like the idea of gas less, any one got any recommendations or input on them? Thanks
When is the double nail clip magazine out for the hikoki framing nailer?
Nooice!
Hkoki rail saw 👍🏼
Its nice!!!
Be awesome to get the full line-up in the States too :)
For real
It seems Hikoki got rebranded as Metabo in the States but still has the Hikoki battery platform.... correct me if I've got it wrong
@@09conrado specifically they are Metabo HPT here. Metabo also exists in our market, though not nearly as large.
Thanks for this vid Robin was looking forward to this! I'm a huge fan of HIKOKI tools and I am so exited to see what I can get this year however I must say I am quite frustrated that metabo and hikoki are just taking tools from each others platform and rebranding them as good as they all are I would much prefer to see what each one of them come up with. I talked to Nick from Hikoki UK in 2019 and he told me they were working on a cordless tracksaw I am very disappointed that 4 years later we just get a rebrand of the metabo I feel like no effort has been put in what so ever. Still a fan just a little annoyed. Great work as always. (if metabo and hikoki read this take notes.)
The Metabo track saw is arguably one of the best on the market, why reinvent the wheel. Same as for the Hikoki nailer, why would metabo invest a lot of money into R&D when they could just add a few tweeks to the Hikoki.
@@cyberdogg5 Yeah I get that I just feel like its lazy as Id want to see more not the same. But I understand your point.
Hopefully with the money and time spent we will see some real innovation coming through 👍
@@cyberdogg5 Yeah I also hope the hikoki uk put their game on this year as they hevent updated the website since 2019 and Ive been told by tool stores they havent been the same since they moved HQ to metabo uk
@@LluisTheWoodWorker I agree but after all it has the deep cut technology with 66mm depth of cut and the handle/rubber moldings look more comfortable than on the Metabo. I look forward to adding this track saw to the kit. I hope Hikoki eventually releases a drill/driver with add on chucks, much like the Metabo one. I have the Mafell A12 - based on the Metabo 12V - but it would be very nice to have the option of an 18V slim grip Hikoki with the same accessories.
Thanks for the report @robinclevett . The cross platform battery idea is great - commendable even - HOWEVER it seems that the major flaw is that it's overlooked by the major global players such as Makita, DeWalt, and Bosch. Fact is most people use the aforementioned three for the majority of their general work, and these companies NEED to sign up to this cross platform/brand battery concept to truly make a difference to the environment.
I agree and many others do too!! there will need to be some consolidation across tool brands in the future, The Cordless Alliance System has about 50 brands included now too so that is a great start
Bosch started their own battery cross platform last year called ampshare with about 25 other brands I think and with more brands to be added, I think DeWalt and Makita are too big a brand to share along with Milwaukee they have a huge chunk of the tool market.
Great video guys thanks.
But why is it so hard to find these METABO tools in the UK I can't find a stockist that sells much of the range.
I never bothered with metabo I’d say sort of looked down at it. But when I moved house I needed a new breaker so I got a metabo mh5 it was £200 cheaper than the makita equivalent and it’s so good it never fails
Thats great Mark!!
Welcome to Metabo. You have no idea how tough they are. Their grinders are one of the best in the world
bet ed is a wild goose on the beers
He is good fun!!
I think you only go for the beer lol
Damn! A Hikoki track saw?
when will the hikoki rear handle circularsaw come to europe?
Bought myself a makita track saw yesterday because hikoki don't do one now I see this 🤦 it will be the odd one out as all the other power tools I have are green 😂😕 the 18v Sander is next on the list
Hello, what companies make the boxes suitable for the metabox without an adapter?
Just a question what if I wanted the bottom tool?
10:00 When will this be arriving in the US? Please, Metabo HPT.
Hi robin, had all my DeWalt stolen from site and have started rebuilding with hikoki. Seems to be very similar to makita but with a little more power. Really struggle to get information on up and coming tools tho. Seems to be some brilliant kit but only available from japan. For example only a couple of tools link with their dust extraction system and not much in the way of basic extras with tools inc guides and dust adapters. Did you get the idea of anything improving? Cheers, Dan
What is the code of the 18 gauge nailer?
Robin how do I get a hold of one of those double length collated nail mags for my Hikoki framer? Great vid 👍
Any luck finding? Am looking for that as well
@@dylanwheaton2785 no luck☹️
@@edchristie4839 damn:/
No cordless trim router yet?
The metabo nailer looks just like hikoki. I think I've underestimated both Metabo and Hikoki as brands. Talking about nailers; I've compared both Paslode and Hikoki nailers with each other. The weight-difference is very small!
The milwaukee framing nailer is a joke. It weights a tonne.
@@2locoand it's a sealed unit. Try to replace parts down the line
I sold power tools retail for years. Hitachi, pro Bosch, Makita, Dewalt, Panasonic the lot. Rarely had a Hitachi back over the counter. Still have one of the first 18v combi sets with an impact driver which just won't die. Its great kit, just doesn't have fanboys like the yellow and red stuff
But the most important question of all.. why the two brands?
💙👊😎
Are Hikoki signing up to CAS?
Is the metabo nailer a rebrand of the hikoki? Looks very similar, and what with them being the same parent company it does make sense.
Looks quite like it, just as the recip saw shown, but nice still.
It looks like they do a lot of cross-development now. Which makes sense. That new Hikoki plunge saw looks exactly like the Metabo saw just with a different style of plastic housing.
@@Rompestromper Is the recip saw shown originally a Hikoki? Nothing wrong with that, it looks a beast and it is on the list!
@@harveysmith100 Not sure if it is the same but on the video, to me, it looked quite similar to the 36 volt Hikoki UVP recip saw. Which is one of the best imho
The only thing worth buying is sds with the self leveling every sds needs that fetcher make my life easier
any ideas when the new hikoki 18ga nailer is coming out in UK?
So, I understand Metabo presently is part of Hitachi Koki, the manufacturer of Hikoki. Are their batteries interchangeable or is CAS still different from Hikoki?
CAS and Hikoki are different battery systems.
Los gehts an der arbeit!
Ja, es ist Zeit!!!
The biggest problem with Matabo,in the UK,is finding someone that sells them, most tool stores have the usual DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee,
But don't have metabo,hikoki.
Try Folkestone Fixings
Robin, why do all these manufacturers miss the point with their carry systems. The boxes should be front opening drawers enabling easy access to tools instead of taking everything apart.
I think Milwaukee are doing it.
Have a word pal.
Geeat video by the way
It is the cost... maybe they should have an option for the drawer type box for an additional cost?
I must remember, “jealousy is rottenness to the bones.”
Can you ask metabo why there repair service are shody cowboys?
I thought i was watching Rogue traders 🤣🤣🤣
No metabo trimmers then...
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Funny how they have batteries in them cuz here in the States they wouldn't trust us ;)
OMG, duplex nailer is coming to Europe???? (It was in US since some time)
Yes mate it is on sale I believe!!
@@ukconstruction it is in fact, there is no info on official hikoki website in Poland but I found it already in two online shops 👍👍 Yey!!
@9:40 bloody hell Robin, calm down
Never turn down a blow!!!!
I run two battery brands- metabo and hikoki. CAS batteries are great, metabo batteries fit 30 brands, but not hikoki. WTF?
Only went to metabo 2 years ago as Hikoki didn't do a cordless tracksaw...
Hi Ross, did you see the new Hikoki track saw in the video?
@@ukconstruction Yes, I did. Thing is I asked the Hikoki guys at the ffx show in 2020 if there was any plan for a cordless tracksaw, and they said no. I had a corded TS55, but once you are mostly cordless...that one tool stops being so useful. Wasn't going to start on festool batteries though-that way lies madness
Then you did that film where you were repairing a garage door set, and seemed to be recommending the Metabo saw, so I bought it and the dx. No regrets at all, but the dx eats batteries. The Hikoki one looks to be the exact same machine, with a different battery connection, which makes sense. Is it 18v like the metabo, or 36v?
I think Metabo is missing a line of small precission tools, on the kind of proxxon, I am finding too a very very poor offer for hand trimmers and plunge trimmers, I will buy the kit of Makita for hand trimmer cordless, not because I want, but because it is the only decent price on the market, no other brand offer so much so good options as Makita, very very bad Metabo with this.
I think there is too much invest on strength and power, I mean, that comes for granted, but the day today, we need more useful features and more and more precission focused tools, even just for dy world, we already have more strength than what we can use wise...
Metabo is missing a lot in small precission tools. people takes these tools as toys, but that is what you need when a tool brakes, or for a ton of small reparations for maintenance, at home or the workshop or worksite, when some small piece fails in a sudden..
it may be stupid to think but a cool Metabo minilathe hhhmmmhhh that sounds like very yeah
5:28 that was so awkward lol
@@mmt8540 lmao yeah bro
@@mmt8540 eds laugh made me cringe so hard lol
3:49 pointless spend a lot of money on a bin that wont fit much , just take a proper plastic site bin to site they only £20 the metaBOX 340 Toolbox is £49
Metabox is worst tool box ever invented :-D