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 Shipped promptly, item was as advertised November 16, 2008
RLM (Texas)
Item was shipped promptly, we received within estimated arrival. Item received was as advertised. Appreciate it!
18 v Dewalt Saw November 2, 2008
S. Kirby (Iowa)
Replaced a 14.4v Dewalt saw with this one. It's run time is much longer. We reach for it now when we used to grab a corded saw.
 Underpowered October 8, 2008
Marcus Aurelius (Detroit)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have experience with cordless circular saws. The ryobi 18 volt. I knew when I pressed the trigger that is was not going to make it through that 8' 3/4 plywood. I bought it two years ago and never had the opportunity to use it. The other tools that came in the combo worked great, but not the circular saw. Do not buy a combo pack with a circular saw, unless you already have a corded saw.
2 and a half weeks still not repaired yet. October 2, 2008
ttamnoswad
I got this saw as part of a six tool combo. It was defective within a couple weeks of very light use. I had to slap the side of the motor with the trigger pressed for it to start up. When it did start, it sounded like a blender with rocks for bearings. I called Dewalt to get it repaired, took it to the factory owned service center in Columbus Ohio. The guy said he would call me in 2 days. I have called three times and its been 2 and half weeks so far. They were still waiting on the parts. They could have sent a new tool from Mexico to Columbus in that time already. I asked if they could just swap out my tool for a reconditioned one (also from Mexico), He said they don't have any in stock. Well they don't have the parts to fix mine in stock either.
I am very disappointed with this saw. Yes the trigger safety is very poorly designed, and the seam where the plastic housing meets under your finger will dig into your hand too. AND it sounds horrible, not smooth at all.
I have the 15ga. nailer, which is great and rest of the combo is okay, except the Impact driver's bit holder sucks, but now that the blue and red companies are expanding the lithium line ups, I will seriously consider making the switch to a new system.
Milwaukee's new M18 system looks good, but if Bosch redoes the cordless miter saw and hand planer with a lion battery, well we'll see.
3 years and counting.... September 15, 2008
old but not dead (OLNEY, MD United States)
I thought i was just picking up a trim saw when i bought this 3 years ago.
Apparently i was wrong. I am a handyman/carpenter by trade and have used this thing to rip 1x and plywood, crosscut 2x anything...and it takes it. I keep 3 different blades and always try to use the appropriate one for the material i am cutting and of course, a fully charged battery.
The last framing job i did, i used this thing to cut over 250 2x4's for the walls. The corded Makita sat unused for two days.
For all the criticism of this saw, it does the job for me...for 3 years now of daily and sometimes abusive use.
But, as always, the Dewalt batteries suck so i keep 3-4 charged all day.
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