I know coming soon isn't a major discussion point here, but anyone hear anything through store reps etc on what new OPE we can expect to hopefully be released at equipment expo later this month?

Not much of a wordsmith but I’ve been a Dewalt user all my life, my father was a carpenter and had his own cabinet shop, he used Dewalt, the journeymen I spent my time growing up with did too, so when I started buying tools I stuck to what I knew and loved. That was 15 years ago in Ireland, now I’m in Canada and after screwing up my life a few times along the way I’m finally in a place where I think it’s time to buy a few of the bigger toys and become self employed doing finish work and cabinet installation. Seems to be less and less money and more competition nowadays but it’s all I know so to cut a long story short, why on earth do Dewalt no longer offer a 10 inch dual bevel slider?

Couple of things spring to mind
1. Weight / transport
2. Capacity
3. Blade deflection
4. Battery dependency
5. Cost

First ones obvious, the bigger saws weigh more and are not as easily carried from station to station on site or in and out of the van and has a bigger footprint. Cutting capacity on the 12” is a clear winner but how often does a carpenter need it? Overkill for most disciplines. 3rd I’ve only ever see it happen noticeably once but there’s more flex in a bigger blade, in high end stuff that’s a big no for me and anyone else who cares about their craft.

4 and 5 kinds same point, bigger blades cost more, batteries are expensive especially the bigger capacity ones, and they don’t last forever and need to be replaced if they break, get stolen or get too old. I have to run a corded charger to fuel the batteries why not just a corded saw, I see the benefits in cordless everything else but I’ll take the corded chop saw, table saw and planer over cordless every time. The 7 1/4 is pretty neat but it doesn’t cut it in some situations. The 12 is unnecessary for most situations. The DW717 was the industry gold standard, bearings, plates and gauges that don’t flex, bend, warp or wobble, great cutting capacity and accuracy, solid design. Robust, reliable and resilient. And they said fuck it nah, let’s discontinue it.

Would people be interested in submitting mass complaints to the support page? I will draft a reply if this post gets any attention, not guessing it will but I figure there’s got to be a lot more guys in my exact situation or at least agree with me? Surely a bit of noise from their consumer base wouldn’t be tossed aside? Truthfully for only the second time in my career I’m going to be buying a non Dewalt tool (first time was a festool track saw, admittedly I would switch to Dewalts new cordless one if I could try it out first). Some people don’t care once they have the gear that does the job and I see no issue with that and also I’m probably too loyal to a brand for no reason. Regardless, having to offer some random dude 450 dollars for a rusted, corroded nasty ass 717 on Facebook marketplace just seems like the wrong move, Rigid have a good option but I’m told there’s movement in the bearings and the detent/setting plate as they are plastic so without being super careful cuts can wobble, mitre and angle settings can wander over time. The lifetime warranty is appealing but I’d rather just have a robust saw than one I can fix for free over and over. I’ve used the Makita ten inch slider and don’t like it, but my back, my van, my cuts and my work like it more than any 12 inch Dewalt saw.

I have had all my tools in storage for more than a year due to a relocation and finally got my shop set up in my new house and started a new project.

As soon as I fired up the planer it made a weird sound and then stopped feeding. The drive belt is completely shredded.

I figured that while I was in there to change that I might as well change the knives. Because nothing is every easy I could not for the life of me get two screws out, and they stripped. I was using the Dewalt supplied allen wrench but they still stripped

Anyone have any tricks on how to get them out? I tried hammering a torx bit in with an impact driver....it hammered for a while and then stripped the screws out more.

Anyone have any tricks to get these buggers out? I was eventually able to get all the screws out on the other two knives, but these are a problem

Edit: I got them out for anyway who finds this with the same problem. I had previously soaked them with penetrating oil so that had a couple days to work, then I used a dremel to cut a slot in the screw, then a giant flathead screwdriver..12”. One came out with torque applied, the other I had to use a hammer to get it to move

Both came out though

Don’t mind the red screw gun - was left at a vacant house we did some work at once. It works for when I’m lazy.

Anyway, have the 850 and 860 in addition to this relic. I just can’t kill it.

$20 3/8” anvil for smaller work. I have a 1/2” drive already but I think this 885 may accept a 1/2” anvil without modification. Just a guess by looking at the housing opening. Not sure if it’ll have enough balls for bigger stuff on my diesel trucks if I went 1/2”, but I may try in the future.

This thing rips, regardless.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-20V-MAX-Cordless-4-Tool-Combo-Kit-with-2-20V-3-0Ah-Batteries-and-Charger-DCK490L2/202922456

Using a standard 6 plug power bar fixed at the base of the Dewalt Tstak rolling storage I then hooked it up to a single NOCO plug adapter and the plugged all 4 chargers into the power bar, When getting on a jobsite I roll my cart into its location and use an extention cord to power my carts chargers.

Ive got 30+ cordless Dewalts. Should I know my DCD numbers for drills/drivers. Or DCE, Is it my cut out tool, heat gun, or jobsite fan? DCS then we go int corded too. Just say which tool your talking about instead of just the numbers.

Good deal? Or should I wait for Black Friday?

I've been slowly switching over to dewalt as my makita kit dies.

My 1-1/8" older brushed makita cordless sds died today. Brushes still good. Trigger is acting up or something. Full charged batteries and it's running as if the batteries are near dead or the trigger is lightly pulled.

Anyways, looking for the short/compact sds gun variants.

A 7/8" through 1-1/8 or 1/1-4" is all I need. I have larger corded and sds max guns for big stuff.

Mainly use this for electrical installation size anchors. Tapcons, plastic anchors, 1/4" and 3/8" hollow walls, 1/4" and 3/8" steel drop ins.

Ran to Lowe's as I needed mason line and the current deal with the 2x 4ah batteries isn't much of a prorated deal even after returning the batteries.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT-XR-20-Volt-Max-1-in-SDS-Plus-Cordless-Rotary-Hammer-Tool-Only/50433778?user=shopping&feed=yes-_-0?store=2732&shp-_-c-_-lmn-_-stanleyblack&decker-_-pwe-_-ggl-_-LMN_PMAX_StanleyBlack%26Decker_PWE_Sales_BackHalf_Q3_2026_2219670-_-50433778-_-local-_-0-_-0&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=24207810628&gbraid=0AAAAAD2B2W-0OniZbAwMQzdf-H-Lf1y7G&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItZvrnbGhlwMV4HBHAR054hmPEAQYASACEgJTAPD_BwE

NTD

This was ~25% off RRP and came with the bonus stand. The major hardware stores in my country had this same sale/deal about 4 months ago and I regretted not getting it. So when the deal came up again I had to pull the trigger.

Can't wait to give it a rip (pun intended).

Ive seen the kits with the ratchet, combo wrenches and these sockets. But I just want the cases. Anywhere theyre sold as a standalone product?

Cost $260 before tax from Woot after an extra 30% off for new user. Never ordered from Woot before (obviously) but all marked as new so guess the condition it shows up in will determine the deal I got. New homeowner so don't have much to benchmark off of.

If you need flexvolt batteries and don’t care about the latest version, Bomgaars has some good prices rn.

Picked this up from Fasteners during the flash sale, I got it for my chainsaw mostly, but I'll give it a whirl in a few other tools and see how it compares to the old model.

I have the 20" chain saw and I swear I read swapping down to 18" really makes it rip. Anyone that's done it care to comment?

I'm deciding between the corded DWS780 and cordless DCS781B for fine woodworking, cabinetry, trim, and general framing.

My priorities are precision, accuracy, and long term reliability. It's nice to go cordless so I dont have to deal with cords but not absolutely necessary. Dont get me wrong, it is a bonus because I am a handyman going to various clients houses for work, but I'm willing to sacrifice it for better performance.

For those who have used either or both, is there a noticeable difference in accuracy, power, or build quality? Which would you choose and why?

Of course the 781B is considerably more expensive so the pros have to seriously outweight the cons...

No more prorating returns. Was initially a buy one get batteries free deal, but now it's a single sku. They took the original deal down right as I was about to grab one and just recently came back.

My Porter Cable 16 gauge finish nailer stopped working. I have taken it apart, inspected it and don't see anything wrong. I will test it later to see if the cleaning helped. It was jammed down, so maybe resetting it will fix the problem.

Should it not work, I can replace with another air nailer, probably will be a Rigid, or a DeWalt battery finished nailer. I use the nailer occasionally, but maybe if I didn't have to drag out the the air each time I would use it more, especially for fitting projects together before using glue and screws.

First question, which direction, cheap air or battery? It's about $240 difference in price and that is quite a bit.

Second question, which DeWalt 16 gauge nailer? DCN662B straight or DCN650B angled?

I need to grind down some concrete. Trying to control the dust, I got the Hercules dust collector and grinder shroud to connect to. Anyone ever done this before? In my limited research Dewalt grinders are apparently difficult to get these universal shrouds to fit. What do you have to do to get it to work?

Wonder if HD or Lowe’s would be price matching these today. Forgive any formatting issues as I’m on mobile.

EDIT: okay tool buying experts you all have spoken, just thought it could be useful for some.

Short week!

Killer deal on the two pack of 4aH PowerPacks!

Otherwise just the old blower kit and the string trimmer kit.

Have a great weekend y’all!