Why buy a cordless vac? [member edit]

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In this one I take a quick look at the Makita 18v Brushless extractor, and go through my reasons for buying this smaller cordless vac that’s on a battery platform I don’t use; or do I?

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Table of Contents:

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00:00 Introduction

00:22 Travelling light

00:49 Why cordless?

01:24 The Festool option?

01:56 Alternatives...

02:44 Makita. Really?

03:21 Overview

03:58 Bathroom cleanup

04:30 Slow, and slower?

05:01 Brush-less

05:17 A few niggles

05:49 Old-school fix

06:22 L-Class, HEPA

06:57 3D printed accessories

07:20 all-in on cordless, outro

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