I Ordered DeWalt Tools From China

[Industrial Toys]

A friend uses grinders all the time. Probably goes through a few a year and likes Makita. He kind of laughed at me when I asked where the wrench was, and he just grabbed the grinder, arrested the spindle, and used the disk to back the nut off and put it back on. I guess it wouldn't work if worn down to nothing, you couldn't hold onto, but I did feel a little dumb. I have a bunch of wrenches and never seem to pick the right one for various grinders.

 

[RobertN]

I like the can I can reach out hold the saw with one hand, for hard to reach limbs.

I also have a little older Husky 335xpt top handle saw made so you can one had if necessary.

The DeWalt cordless recip saw is nice for stuff I don't want to use the chainsaw on. I don't mind damaging a an easily and cheaply replaced blade compared to damage to more expensive bar and chain.

My new saw really does saw thru the limbs. I have sawed up to 6 inche limbs and it goes right through them. On small limbs the saw will bounce a bit but not so much on bigger ones.

The pruning blades?youæ±*e right. I have some diablos, and some Porter Cable and all are pretty much standing up to the job.

 

[Motorboatin]

something I have never figured out,

it takes the same amount of effort or nearly to make a poor quality , as to make a high quality unit,

I realize that a plastic gear, is less money and easier to make than a steel gear, but with CNC machines "how much cheaper", can not be much, but if they can sell a "grinder for $5", so if they can sell it for for $5 bucks, say parts are $ 2.50 and assembly is $2.50, and so my guess is a quality grinder that sells for say $100 cost $3. for assembly, and what for parts, even if it was $ 8 times more than the poor quality, that would still be $20 for parts, so the cost should be $23.

so my guess is that it does not cost 8 times the parts cost to make the quality grinder,

then are we paying for a name or what, and for the under dog company why not put a bit more in to the low end tools to build a name, and reputation.

may be I just do not under stand things,

Pennies matter to the bean counters

GM didn't upgrade their faulty ignition switch due to costs for more than a decade. That 57 cent part costs them more than 300 million in the end....and 13 people died

 

[the old grind]

My new saw really does saw thru the limbs. I have sawed up to 6 inche limbs and it goes right through them. On small limbs the saw will bounce a bit but not so much on bigger ones.

The pruning blades?you羆*e right. I have some diablos, and some Porter Cable and all are pretty much standing up to the job.

When stumping out a biggie this is the way to cut roots vs beating up chains and bars. "Smoother, quicker, cheaper" as I was pitched once, and roots don't wobble nearly as much as spindly limbs. btw, I haven't found an extra-long 'pruning' blade for my puny 6.5a corded 'recip' saw that wasn't a winner for the bucks, IMO proving the pudding on HS's plan above. And this is the one tool I'd most appreciate in a 'cordless' version.

Back to topic, I'd been concerned that OP might have ordered from a 'fake' site, but recent discovery of such s__ and past experience with particular 'tooling' suggests that if he knew the stuff came from China it wasn't bought on one of the WalMart-looking CC scammer sites. btw, I found another of those today with oddly skeletal company info and at 'check out' for a pair of shoes they were ready for my CC info or bitcoin, but ... I'd never been able to select a size. We got onto that folly recently with the 'laser rust removal tool' attention. Here are some of that very sort of thieves: List of 4+ Facebook Ad Scams | NoScams Scam Advisor!

My point, anyway: If this is like my experience with some resin-bonded grinding wheels, the OP can expect slow shipping in sound if unsightly packaging but likely as not the good deal for dollar we're really hoping he gets. I agree with others .. "pay-pal" or 'no deal' if ever in doubt.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I think it's not the penny saving on one part that matters, but total saving on many of the parts. I saw some video of a guy using an AEG drill, which looked similar to Ridged. But it struck me how they have added all this stupid bling to the tools. I don't need fancy graphics and multi colored plastics on my drill, just like i don't need sneakers that are twelve colors! But that's what stupid consumers are attracted to I guess. Or like the utterly retarded auto darkening welding helmets. I'd be embarrassed to wear one!

Every new version of a Ridged Hammer drill I have got, is made cheaper than the one before it! Lighter and with less metal. At least they have the lifetime warranty, including batteries, which is the only reason I bought the stuff.

 

[HillStreet]

I haven’t heard anything yet so I think it’s time to tell PayPal about it. Still, I’ll let everybody know the outcome. I remember seeing somewhere in the ordering process that it could take 10 days before being processed.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I ordered a hydraulic 16 ton electrical crimper from China today off E-Bay. Estimated delivery mid March. Oh, for 16 bucks! FREE Shipping.

 

[the old grind]

There's a lot of cross-branding and made-to-spec by 'competitors' in hand-held power tools as well as car/truck batteries and tires. Only the 'polymer' color/vents of my Milwaukee ~8a hammer drill differs from it apparent Bosch 'twin'. I don't think this has ever been the case with DeWalt like it's been with Sears/Ryobi too. (Bob Vila tours Ryobi plant where every other tool on the assembly line is labelled 'Craftsman', and IMO they're both :thumbsup: for the $$)

I've serviced/rebuilt (from spares) quite a few DeWalt tools, and I'm a true believer in the brand. Sad that thieves love 'em too.

 

[Industrial Toys]

My first Dewalt Cordless drill crapped out a week after purchase (back in the 90s) and I was done with that brand. Except a recip saw someone gave me, that was quite impressive actually. Cutting seized backhoe pins off!

 

[Jstpssng]

I guess that I'm retarded, as I love my auto darkening helmet. You can weld, chip,, and weld again without taking it off. I also change the setting so that I can use it when grinding or running my torches. I am and always will be a novice; and it helps to be able to see where I will be starting the bead before striking an arc.