Why are DEWALT chopsaws and slidesaws so expensive? are they that much better?

Answer 1

Dewalt is black and deckers contractor line of heavy duty tools...other good brands are porter cable, milwaukee, makita....there are many others that are quality tools but you need to know whether they are contractor grade tools or for home use only tools...

Answer 2

My father has had first hand experience with Dewalt tools - his first 9.6 volt battery drill motor lasted around 10 years on the first set of batteries, and another 5 on the second set before the motor winding finally wore out. The first test after buying it was building a huge deck - it outlasted his friends Makita 12 volt drill motor ( also brand new) on charges and power. Dewalt tools are well worth the money - i have a few Dewalt power tools as well , my grinder works great - having it only a year , i bot at a garage sale a highly used 12volt Dewalt drill motor, charger, one battery and the flashlight attachment for $30 - i bot another new battery for $40- its still works great as well.
The brands i would trust are : Dewalt, Milwaukee, Craftsman for electric tools - Stihil for chainsaws and weedwackers ( pop has had a Stihl chainsaw for years- it hacked up a 6' diameter Oak tree with no problems).
Kidd

Answer 3

See your other answer: these have steel bearings, are like a contractors models and some have clutches so you don't get "kick back" unless you've had a 2X4 shoved into your gut, you haven't lived.

You get what you pay for.

I have a 1/2 horse De Walt drill I'll give away, I almost got killed by it several times. I bought it on sale at a whim and it has a Kick-back that can kill you if your not expecting it. I torn my wrist joint out once on it and had to have surgery. Another time it twisted doing a door key hole when it hit a nail and it tore my shoulder joint out, I had to have surgery again. Once was on a ladder and it grabbed and tossed me off the ladder on a landing and into a wall.

It sits on a shelf, it probably is one of the most dangerous drills I have and, I don't use it anymore, it scares me.