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  6. Upcoming: DCCS690 40V Max cordless chainsaw

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    I've been running a Stihl 034 hard for awhile now. Just broke the pawl on it too, which is a cheap fix but I'm already invested in Dewalt 40V... Maybe I'll just end up with both! I can see a necessary update for the Type 2 already though. Those 'claws' at the base of the blade on the Stihl make a huge difference when you're going through a particularly thick stick.

    Now... When is the lawn mower coming out?

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  8. 20v versus 36v runtime?

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    Dewalt 36V is being discontinued at the end of the year, just a heads up in case anyone missed it.

    Glad that I started investing in the new 40V line then. And now I've got all those extra batteries with rebates from the garden tools.

  13. DeWalt DCF620 20V Brushless Drywall Screwguns

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    Yes indeed. A slide style switch, either on the base or on top of the tool so you don't accidentally hit it.

    I didn't think that this would be such an issue but it really is. Holding the top sheet against the wall while fumbling for a screw is not the time to discover that you're also in reverse. A slide switch needs to be incorporated in the Type 2.

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  15. DCL050 Price Match

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    The DCL050 LED area light retails for $69 and is sold in stores at Lowes, who price matches plus 10%. Home Depot sells the DCL050 for $60.97 online only. Thus, price match at Lowes and get an area light for $54. That's only $5 more than the flashlight for a far brighter light.

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  16. Dewalt chisels

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    What are you using them for? Woodworking? Cleaning out mortises and shaping tenons? Then get a set of chisels meant for the craftsman like Stanley Sweethearts or Blue Chips. If you just need to beat up on the occasional door jamb and you're not sharpening with water stones, then the Dewalt set is fine.

  17. 20V cordless tools I'm waiting for

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    Maybe a little random for most folks, but I'm pulling for a cordless power planer. Now hear me out. The only time I see a need for a powered hand plane is when the stock is too large to fit in a stationary planer and when you're hogging off too much material to use a manual hand plane. That means beams and timbers, which for me means timber framing. Squaring timbers happens commonly happens on-site without a power source available. So a cordless power planer would be good times.

  22. 40v Thoughts

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    Update on the blower. I should have mentioned the condition of the lawn in my first post; It hasn't been raked or blown in at least a year and is surrounded by large white oak and sweet gum trees. The detritus on the ground was heavy, wet, rotting and choking out the grass. So this initial effort was definitely not just maintaining the lawn, hence the multiple batteries and multiple days required. I was also blowing the entire lawn from one end to another because there's a tree line at one end where I piled all of the leaves. It would have been much quicker if I had sectioned up the yard and created small piles to be bagged.

    I had (2) 4ah batteries that I tested for run time over several days. The temperature was approximately 85 degrees F every day. The batteries were only used after the charger indicated a full charge. The blower was left running on max output from start to finish. Each battery on each day ran for 15:20-15:28 (mm:ss), which I consider to be a consistent result. This is the only blower that I've ever used so I don't know how 15 and a half minutes of run time suits people.

  24. 40v Thoughts

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    Initial impressions were that the string trimmer does the job well. I was only trimming the fence lines so I didn't really have enough work to test out the run time. I also wasn't mowing down an overgrown lawn with it, which makes me wonder if the 20V application would be more suitable for me. I tried edging with it briefly and it did okay but an edging attachment or guide rail would have been nice.

    The blower... I have several things to say about this one. First off, I've never owned a blower before and now can't understand why that was so! I do far prefer the style of the 20V blower to the centrifugal design of the 40V both for the aesthetics and the engineering. The 40V blower is just heavy enough that it's desirable to switch hands after a moderate amount of time, which places the air intake against your thigh. That being said, run time is an issue even with the 40V (4ah) that I can't see the 20V blower good for more than clearing off the driveway and shop floor. BTW, the property that I'm clearing is only about 10,000 sqft (~1/3 acre). I haven't quantified the actual run time that I'm getting from my 4ah batteries but I am a little dissappointed; I needed several batteries to finish blowing the back yard. I will probably return the 4ah model and order the 6ah. If only I had seen that extra battery rebate last month...!

    The blower really is a great tool - I'm just nitpicking here. The balance is great and the volume of air is huge. Hopefully multiple 6ah batteries do the job.

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