Free at last! We were recently sent the DeWalt 60v Chainsaw from their Brushless FlexVolt line to review. I thought it might be nice for cleaning up the yard, small pruning jobs and dismembering scarecrows. I was right about all that. There were some real surprises for me with this saw though. I’ll share them for you in this review. Check out the latest in our series of DeWalt FlexVolt tool reviews. Read More
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DeWalt Flexes Their Pecs with the new FlexVolt Sliding Compound Miter Saw
I had to flex my pecs to pick this mother up, too. And you’ll have to read carefully if you want to find much more criticism in this review. Honestly, the grunting and groaning possibly has more to do with advancing age and declining muscle mass than the actual weight of the saw. Still, at close to 56 pounds (tool only), the DeWalt FlexVolt Miter Saw is a hefty tool requiring some back muscles, and a good attitude, to move around. Just taking the two 9 amp/hour batteries off may save you from expensive surgery. It’s worth mentioning the corded version of the same saw is 44 lbs., just for comparison. On the other hand, just think how heavy it would be to carry around a small power generating plant. 18 amp hours is some fairly serious juice. Now that the girly-man whining is out of the way, let’s get to the manly-man masculine-type fawning etc. Read More
