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Does anyone know whether Dewalt is going to follow suit with the rest of the world and give us some higher capacity 12v max batteries? Some 2.0 amp hour batteries would really be nice!

Every company has a defective unit every now and then, for whatever reason, and no one is totally immune. I have a cousin who bought a brand new BMW M3 a few years ago and the engine threw a rod within the first year. Even though it was covered under warranty, he still had to wait a month or more for them to replace the engine! That's approximately a 70k dollar car from one of the premiere car manufacturers in the world. I have had one defective Dewalt drill over the years. It was model #925, which wasn't around very long, but just like yours it was promptly replaced with little inconvenience. Can you imagine paying 70k for a new car then having to wait a month for a new engine?

I too would be interested in a 20v leaf blower. As you stated, it would make cleanup of small jobs a snap, like blowing sawdust off of customer's driveways, and even my own driveway after projects at home. Great idea.

Hey, thanks for the input. I think I would still rather have a 12v version but it's good to know that the 20v will work for flush level cutting(the pictures I've seen make it look like it wouldn't). I have been using milwaukee's 12v oscillating tool for over a year now and I really like the weight for small jobs, especially working on windows off an extension ladder. This little Milwaukee tool has been pretty decent, but I think being able to control the tool speed with the trigger would be nice, so I'll hold out for a while longer in hopes that dewalt produces a 12v max version. I totally understand why someone without an oscillating tool would rather have a 20v one but I have a Fein corded tool for the big stuff, so I really just want a small cordless tool for the small jobs when going cordless makes more sense. A 12v max version of this tool with slightly higher capacity 2.0AH batteries would be perfect.

Does anyone know whether Dewalt plans on producing a 12v max oscillating tool? I like the design of the 20v but for most of my jobs a smaller 12v version would be perfect. It also seems like the battery on the 20v model sticks down too far. For instance, if you are trying to cut a door jamb level with an existing floor, it looks like the battery would prevent you from being able to have the blade perfectly flat against the floor?

I seriously can't believe the low response to this topic? Either we just don't have many members here or not many carpenters? I'm fairly new here so I don't know. I guess the other possibility is that not many people purchased the original 18 volt 16 gauge angled trim nailer? I just can't believe that very many guys are lugging around a compressor and cord for average trim/remodeling jobs? Well, if you didn't purchase one then I guess you have no idea what you've been missing! But just think about it for a minute, a 16 gauge angled trim nailer that doesn't require a compressor, hose, or extention cord, nor does it require gas cartridges like some other cordless trim nailers; has regular fire mode and bump fire mode, uses a battery that will interchange with the rest of your Dewalt tools(at least it used to before I changed to Dewalt's 20 volt line), will fire 2000 nails on a single charge, and simply doesn't break down. The only drawback is that it's a little heavy and at least initially a bit pricey.

Seriously, nobody else thinks this is a good idea? I'll take two!!

This is a really good idea. I love my dewalt headlamp but dont use it nearly as often as i would if it used my 12v max batteries. The runtime would probably be awesome!

I would consider this product as well...especially if it charged batteries!

I will second the original poster on this subject...all of my Dewalt cordless tools are now 20 volt, all except for my trim nailer that is! I still have to tote my 18 volt 16 gauge trim nailer around with it's different charger, because Dewalt hasn't come out with one that works with their "not so new anymore" 20 volt line. If my battery dies there's no grabbing one off another tool; I just have to plug up the charger and wait. I'm quite sure the 20 volt line up is 2 years old now, and it just seems like that would be plenty of time to redesign the old nailer!! Of course I would like for the new one to be lighter and more compact, but not at the cost of having to wait another _ more years. The 18 volt nailer has been so reliable that I wish they had just retrofitted the 20 volt batteries to it and brought it to market alot sooner. That would have made a very good product a little lighter, with longer run time, and the convenience of being able to use batteries from my other tools.