Unfiltered & Uncensored: testing FLEX Tools Outrageous claims

Flex is claiming -300% more battery Life- 200% more power,100% faster charging. I test some of their claims.

[Hardworkpays]

Got almost 2 years on my first flex set. They have performed flawlessly. No issues at all. I’ll keep buying them for sure.

[agcarmich]

DeWalt has stacked lithium batteries for a few months now. I love that the guy completely bypassed when you asked if anyone else has this.

[scorpio]

Very convincing. And you always keep them honest and ask all the right questions. I look forward to also seeing these tools and batteries reviewed by Kyle and Greg at RR Buildings, and the Perkins Brothers.

[jackbraddell]

Flex didn't take off when introduced due to immediate battery price gouging, they should have got customers vested in their tools first by offering battery deals at the beginning.

[williambeckman]

Clearly those guys are sales team because product engineers would have used terms like volts, amps, series circuit, parallel circuit and watts. Highway ramps and lanes is no way to describe battery technology.

[ericcrockett]

It's amazing how far battery tech has come in the 20 years. I remember the first battery drill I had was a black and Decker ⅜ drill that was 6volt. And the battery was made into the drill handle and it just had a little cord to charge it. It would drill like 4 holes before it was dead but it was great to not have to drag a cord to drill 1 hole. Now you still don't need a cord but can drill holes all day

[dennislamers]

I just wish I could try out every tool before buying it. I wouldn't even consider this tool (I love my milwaukee) but they put on a good show. New bits/blades make a big difference. As that guy was cutting with the Sawzall I keep saying to myself push that thing tight to the wood dude. Thanks Stan

[markrooney]

STAN, TELL THE FLEX GUYS THAT THE SHOE OF A RECRIP SAW IS THERE FOR A REASON, CUTS GO MUCH BETTER WHEN THE SHOE IS AGAINST THE MATERIAL TO BE CUT.

[Veritas-invenitur]

Their is a strong safety reason why most (nearly all) cordless tool manufacturers have chooses not to use pouch cells. It’s safety. Traditionally speaking, when pouch cells suffer a catastrophic failure, it’s explosive and violent. And when you stack them, the failure cascades. A stacked pouch battery with this type of capacity would traditionally be seen as a small explosive. Now, with that said. I doubt the engineers would have built this battery unless they found a new type of pouch cell on the market that is not susceptible to such a catastrophic failure.

[kevinj]

Nice work on the product demo Stan, I like your no BS reviews, especially on the light to midrange equipment.

[darylsmith]

Hello Stan,
I love the new Flex tools.
I have problems with hands and I think those Flex tools would be great for me because I can't hold on to power tools for a long period of time. Thanks for sharing.
Love the videos keep up the good work and stay safe.

[simplylearning]

After about 3 year of working for my girlfriends uncle building houses. I’ll tell you right now battery power is going to be on ever site running almost most tools if it isn’t already. I mean you can’t beat an air gun (pneumatic) doing stuff like decking. But a year in I bought the 60v dewalt circular saw. And it is now one of the most asked tools on jobs we do. I remember my girlfriends uncle thinking it wouldn’t rip an LVL beam. And his face at the end made me love the tool even more. He loves his corded makita but battery is the way to go. Now the battery is super heavy so you pay for that (drum roll) POWER STACK!!!! Have about a weeks worth of testing so far and my god…. They are all the hype. Let’s see how they hold up

[probuilder]

Good call Stan on calling out the benefit of holding the recip. saw guard against that 4x4 for less vibration; faster cut!

[rharnatkiewicz]

From flying racing drones I know lipo pouch cells can deliver massive amounts of power but they don't really hold up very well over alot of use. As much as power tool batteries cost I would rather a battery with a longer life over the highest performance.

[rothjoseph]

The pouches swell due to gas generation during high discharge and fast charging. Swelling pouches are a major fire hazard. The reason the other guys switched to cylinders is for safety and longevity of the battery pack.

[lcloon]

I like the way Flex design their portable LED light! Its so much different then other brands!

[RedeemedManOfGod]

Watching these guys who clearly don't do anything trade related miss use these tools and they STILL performed amazing is really remarkable. I'd be curious to know how durable they are over their life time as I know they're quite a bit more expensive than even milwaukee.

[john.h.richards]

Hey Stan, The drill was impressive however was it the tool or was it the bit that made the light work of the wood? I would like to see a comparison with the same tool different drill bit or different tool and the newer bit. Thinking the latter will be just as impressive. Hope I am wrong. Thanks Stan, God bless!

[HalfCutGarage]

Always enjoys these vids as I live in the sticks and never get to demo's like these!

[azarahwagner]

I am not completely sold because it takes time to see the life of the battery pack and it’s capacity to hold a charge .
Other batteries made huge claims too . Cylindrical batteries are rolled up where the block is just the same lithium sheet but folded flat on itself. Nothing really stands out other than that. And it also depends on the gearing ratios .
Only time will tell
Thank you for sharing this