[Shop-talk] homeowner/ shop guy cordless drill
eric at megageek.com
eric at megageek.com
Thu Aug 3 14:47:25 MDT 2023
OK, this has generated a ton of traffic, so I'll weigh in.
I'm a yellow and black guy. Dewalt is my go to for cordless. They are
solid and have tools you've never even heard of before.
They have adaptors so you can use the old 18v NiCd with the new 20 Li
batteries. So you can get the NOS tools for pennies on the dollar and they
will work with the new batteries.
I often found that I ended up with a few 'combo' kits that had duplicate
tools in them. But what is REALLY confusing about Dewalt, is that they
seem to change part numbers like the weather. I have about 4 circ saws,
all with different parts numbers and each one is slightly different. So
it's impossible to compare them to other brands, and even themselves. But
they have a 4", 6" and 9" (I think they may have a 12" one as well.) So
you can get the size(s) that you need.
The good news is, that you can get a 'heavy' drill driver and a 'light' or
'compact' drill driver and have both of them for not much money with
dewalt.
With that said, the only tool I will NOT recommend from Dewalt is their
electric chainsaw. It has 2 major design issues that they have yet to
address. (they constantly leak the bar oil and they have only a single
plastic screw to hold the bar and chain on with, and it's cam'ed so you
can't even tighten it much.
I wrote dewalt after i purchased the chainsaw and they never responded. So
I bought a Milwalkee Fuel one and it is 'streets ahead' of the Dewalt. I
also bought the pole chainsaw from them. So those are my only red tools.
But every other dewalt tool I have has been great.
Oh, except if you have to remove their chucks. A TERRIBLE design and if
you want to replace a chuck, you may not be able to remove the old one.
Moose
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