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I have been using them Dewalts for years, starting from the 9.6, then 14.4 then 18 volt --all Dewalts, not B & D. We used the saws, drills, flashlight, & sawzalls. I loved them untill my two sons and my brother, all seperate carpender or drywall contractors introduced me to the Craftsmans. I was pretty bullheaded because the Dewalts seemed to be better balanced. I kept the Dewalts and just bought a few Craftsmans. The crew guys all left my Dewalts sit and grabbed the Craftsmans, so I tried a few more Craftsmans, and now I would not think of looking back. I now have mostly all Craftsmans but (like the Dewalts) intend on replacment every year to eighteen Months, with the drills. The Dewalts did have a occasional bad chuck, switch, charger or battery, but they did pretty good. Now however, Dewalt can stick there high prices way way up there where the sun don't shine. I watch the Sears specials and will have a Craftsman drill, two batteries, and charger for the price of a Dewalt replacment battery plus around $20.00. A coworker (he furnishes a few basic tools on his own) and isn't the sharpest tool in the shed has to have Makita because he can't stand to throw away a working drill that just needs two batteries, and a new charger. Yea his head is way up his rear, these things are throw aways, you just can't marry them. He is the object of alot of crew jokes, but the guys are trying to help him manage his money without slaping him upside the head. I should mention we have had two Dewalts chargers catch fire, --probably overfused---so after the second one we always put all the chargers inside a military amo box, it holds all eight chargers at one time, so we did not worry about a project burning down. If you purchase a Dewalt with the stem on the battery, you can watch for Black and Decker 18V batteries in the bargin bins. All you have to do is cut off the 1/4" x 1/4" plastic keyway with a sharp utility knife and they will interchange. One is left side the other is dead center. The Dewalts did not do any better in our crews daily crash tests, the trigger spring is the hard part to find in the broken parts. We are very abusive with the drills, we work --up there-- most of the time and for the most part I do not care unless it is total carlessness or if the indavidual has had bad habits pointed out.
NE IA Dave
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