New DeWalt 18v tools

[RalphVa]

Our (factory reconditioned) Porter Cable tools arrived today from Sears. Charged one battery and stuck it into all 4 tools to make sure they work. Used the light to put in our sink soap dispenser that arrived apparently in the same delivery truck.

Everything appears smaller and lighter except for the circular saw. it's pretty much the same as the DeWalt's.

Came with small and big Lithium Ion batteries.

My DeWalt tools are going to a good family that I gave a bunch of other tools to about a year ago.

After I ordered these factory rebuilt ones from Sears.com, my wife found them new on Lowes.com for $7 more but with a much longer guarantee. Another looking for same would be advised to go to the Lowes web site.

Ralph

 

[DFB]

RalphVa maybe you can tell us overall how happy are you with buying factory reconditioned? I have bought one recon tool...a Milwaukee cordless screwdriver. Looked pretty much brand new to me and the price was right! When delivered had no OEM packaging but did come with an operators manual.

A tools a tool and if their put to use they will pick up dings and scratches in short order anyhow.

 

[CHDinCT]

Also, a year or so ago they purchased Stanley. That is why you now see all the Stanley hand tools, such as tape measures, labeled as Dewalt.

Actually, it was the reverse - Stanley bought out B&D which owns DeWalt and Porter Cable.

Lucky me, I invested in some DeWalt 18 volt Lithium Ion tools about 2 years ago. I have a drill/driver, impact driver, cordless cir saw and pickup up an 18 volt caulk gun. Anyway, these use LiIon batteries but with the stem that inserts into the tool like the XRP NiCads. Love how long the batteries last but I'm having issues finding reasonably priced 18 volt LiIon's now that DeWalt has gone to the 20 volt max platform, which is actually still 18 volts. Apparently, they top out at 20 volts right after charging, but soon drop back to 18 volts, so the 20 volt rating is basically marketing. Anyway, I'm pretty sure I could use those new 20 volts if they would fit on my tools. It would be nice, but wishful thinking, if DeWalt came out with an adapter of some sort you push into the stem of the tool so you can hook up the new slide on batteries. I could buy XRP NiCads but I'm spoiled now having switched to Lithium Ion already.