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  1. DeWALT DCS571 circ. saw / DeWalt ATOMIC

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    Posted

    I’m not a big fan.

    It takes some getting used to, ergonomically.

    When I peel off old siding, I follow a piece horizontally, using it as a guide to rip the board in half. Oscillating tool finishes the cuts at the ends. Then I work downward, pulling boards off.

    Making the long rip was awkward. Even with the shoe riding the bottom of a course of siding, it wandered all over. Same thing when I ripped a fence board. Part of it is the handle all the way at the back. Another part is only 2 inches of blade makes for a small straight edge compared to 5” or so.

    It takes some getting used to, for sure.

    I don’t know that it will do anything the 6 1/2 circular saw won’t do.

    The belt hook is it’s best feature.

    It might be useful cutting in skylights or vents on a roof. Handy when sheeting a roof. It might be handy for retrofitting second story windows, cutting back T1-11 and aluminum nail fins.

    If you have to make a lot of cuts while on a ladder or a steep roof, this might be a good bet. If not, ....








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  2. DeWALT DCS571 circ. saw / DeWalt ATOMIC

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    I bought it to use on an LP siding job, two story house.

    I wanted it to trim the lap siding to length around windows and make butt cuts, and I wanted the belt hook feature.

    Pro-
    Plenty of power. Surprising amount of torque with a 20v battery. The ability to carry it on the belt is handy. Tough enough to fall off the scaffold. Blade left makes it easy to see what you are cutting.671a3f43176057e5ff8239bbc677335c.jpg

    Con-
    Because your hard is so far back, it’s a bit hard to control with one hand. Even using a level as a fence for a rip, the saw wandered to the right, away from the fence.

    I also used it on a fence, to cut boards down in height. It wasn’t much help there, as the 4 1/2” blade can only cut two boards at a time.

    In sum-

    A regular circular saw following a straight edge is better at cutting sheet goods. it offers more control.

    A fence/rip guide for your saw is certainly more affordable than the atomic. You could do wider rips, as the Atomic has a small shoe and rip guide.

    The Atomic has Plenty of power for cutting siding or trim boards on a roof, scaffold, or ladder.it could be handy there. It would be handy for cutting in vent holes on a roof.

    If you’re looking for a first cordless saw, go with a standard 6 1/2 or 7 1/4. Better capacity and control.




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  5. Power Tools for Beginning Tradesmen

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    Hello,
    Thanks for all the great advice. I already have a DeWALT circ saw, drill, and impact. I think that I will stick with that system for right now. I also have some of the toughsystem items. I have some experience with Festools and they are very nice tools. I plan on doing mostly rough framing but also some finer work as well. This is where I can see the Festools being good. Another thing that I forgot to mention was nailers. What would you say for those? Battery or Pneumatic? Let me know
    Nathan   



    Dewalt. Cordless nailers do everything I need. Home repair specialist. More akin to remodeling than new construction.

    21* framer, 30* framer, 15, 18, 18 stapler.

    Cordless framer is great in the trusses. Stapler is great in the crawlspace.

    Any of the big brands will offer nearly all of what you need.


    The convenience of one battery platform is nearly the same as the convenience of no cords or hoses.




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  7. Drilling a 120mm hole through brick

    in Milwaukee

    Posted

    SDS plus is way undersized for a 5” hole.

    You might get away with it if there is only one hole.

    Is there such thing as a 120mm in SDS+?

    You can certainly get the bit in SDS Max, it may be easiest to rent an SDS Max drill.

    Certainly cheaper to rent a Max with the holesaw than to buy a bit outright.


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  10. Dewalt 20V Max String Trimmer DCST920-Change the string?

    in Outdoor Power Equipment

    Posted

    I had the same issue with my 60 volt, I couldn’t figure out how to load it, so I looked it up on YouTube.


    They all looked different!

    Mine looks just like yours.



    I did figure out a way to load it:


    Align all the holes. You should see all the way through the head.

    Stick a three foot piece of string through the hole and center it .

    Rotate the head so the head retracts the string. Leave just a couple inches out.

    Start the trimmer and bump the head. If it works as it should, you have wound it correctly.(iDK if you can only wind it one way or if I got lucky, but I did it correctly the first time)


    Replace the small piece with a 10’ piece.


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  13. FlexVolt blower DCBL772

    in Dewalt

    Posted

    Just buy bare.........


    250 for a FV trimmer with a 3/9 battery

    180 for same bare tool.

    70 for a battery makes it a no brainer.

    Imagine it’s the same for the blower.



    Ya, I think the small charger is a non issue for many people but the price point makes it attractive to people just buying cordless OPE for their house.


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  14. FlexVolt blower DCBL772

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    ...so they throw in a 9ah, great... and then the junk charger?! Get it together Dewalt, ffs this is embarrassing. What's it take 8hrs to charge a 9 on those pieces of shit? [emoji849][emoji2357]



    Like the FV string trimmer. Big battery, small charger.

    Probably to keep the price down for the homeowner buying his first FV tool. The gateway tool.


    Anybody that uses FV for a living already has several fast chargers.


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  17. Fake Dewalt Batteries?

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    I think turds steal things from job sites and off the shelves of hardware stores.

    They return it, but without a receipt, stores only offer in store credit.

    With in store credit, they buy batteries or tools.

    They sell them at the flea market or on Craigslist for cash for whatever they can get.

    Legitimate tools. Illegitimate sellers.


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  18. What tools did you buy today?

    in Power Tools

    Posted

    Obviously without db read outs it's a subjective question. But also obviously I'm hoping that the jc10 is quite a bit less noise.. Lol.
    How long have you had the jc 10? Do you have any other rol-air compressors? How's your experience been with it (them) in general?
    Thanks for an input.

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    Plenty of free decibel meter apps for the smartphone.

    FWIW, the Flexvolt vacuum is 85 Db measured from a foot away.



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  19. Hilti SCW guide rail plate

    in Hilti

    Posted

    I have 2 Maki track saws. Swamped out arbor with the one from there 6.5" Lefty cordless. And fit regular 6.5" blades. No more ordering. Now have 6.5" , 7 1/4" blades only. No odd size's. No mail order....cut out a hassle out of my life and save a chunk of change in the process.

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    What would it take to swap out an arbor on the dewalt tracksaw, anybody?


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