02-13-2021, 10:16 PM
mattkime wrote:
battery powered circular saws are useless unless they're the only way to get the job done.
Rick-o wrote:
I haven't yet met a cordless circular saw that can keep up with a corded version. That said, there is a place for my cordless circular saws. They have saved the day on a few occasions.
Not any more. My DeWalt 7-1/4 inch flex volt cordless saw keeps up with my corded circular saw. I haven't used my corded circular saw since I got it. It cut thru wet, pressure treated 4x6's as easily as the corded saw did.
tenders wrote:
You will pry my Ingersoll-Rand pneumatic impact gun, pneumatic paint shaker, and pneumatic tire inflator out of my cold, dead hands. There are no battery-powered substitutes. Lesser tools are a pure waste of time.
There is a time and a place for battery-powered drills, saws, and grinders. I have both, use both, but if I had to pick one, I'd pick the 120V versions. Several marathon Sawzall sessions inform that preference.
Staple guns, I can see, might be great in battery flavor. Mine is pneumatic but I'm not attached to it. Plus, that would hurt.
I've got the DeWalt flex volt 1/2 inch impact. It's a beast. My neighbor compared it to his commercial grade impact and it performed as well. He's so impressed with it's capabilities, he's transitioning to his cordless tools to DeWalt.
The $100 saw or impact isn't going to compete with corded. If you step up to the higher end models, you might just be surprised what they are capable of.