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I am a woman who builds alot of stuff and works in the woods alot. I loathe handling a substantial ol' chainsaw and this unpleasant boy helps to lop down branches and trees up to 5in diameter for me when working on an outdoor project with no electricity available!! WOW!
This tool is quite grand and last a long time on a single battery. This was portion of the DC6KITA. I have tested each tool and have reviewed some. This one is not exception. On a recent battery and with the supplied blade I continually lop 2x4's until my hand was sore from holding on. The power is nice. It did not seem too bog when pushed hard through the wood. Battery life suprised me by never giving up. On a pudgy demo job where cutting throught various materials is important it might display it's weakness in longevity.
Having purchased a 1/2 rebar to test the DC410 cut-off tool, I proceeded to test the DC385 with a 18tpi metal blade. It worked quite well. The power was level-headed there. No bogging. Of course pressure was needed to encourage the teeth bite, but that is to be expected.
Also the adjustable shoe is a unusual feature. It does not have noteworthy range of motion but at least it is there.
For most all home projects this is going to be a extraordinary tool. In owning many XRP batteries and having several chargers, I don't forsee buying a corded saw. This would be a solid 5 star tool, but there is only one thing that slightly bothers me. The blade is not centered in the shoe becuase of the 4 diagram blade clamp. Now I gave it the 5 because I would rather have the 4 diagram clamp than have it centered.
DeWalt has another cordless winner here. Plenty of power. I have a corded Mikita saw that I have stale for years and its spacious for the gigantic, intensive utilize jobs. I wanted something for the smaller jobs that was cordless and not have to slip around an extension cord... expeditiously out; hasty to achieve away. I have a mix of corded power tool brands but settled on DeWalt for my cordless needs. I have half-dozen 18v XRP's and a couple of chargers through past purchases.
If you are in a similar set with extra batteries and chargers...
Maxtools.com sells the 'BARE TOOL' at a kindly brand (no batteries/charger are included) . Amazon should stock the bare tools. The saw was $99 and comes with a 6" combo blade so that you can test the saw.
Be warned, my saw took almost 3 weeks to reach, but, hey, the heed is apt for a DeWalt and the saw arrived without harm. However there was no owners manual which I view was an weird oversight. But a few minutes fiddling with the front raze and the blade change was figured out... buy the tab on the front apt side of the saw all the blueprint up and remove/install a blade. The button at the left front allows the 'shoe' at the front of the saw to extend/retract and lock in several positions. (If you are wondering about the moveable 'shoe', it allows for some depth-of-cut control vis-a-vis the length of your saw blade when needed for determined applications.) As for the rest, I don't need a manual to reveal me how to pull a trigger or change a battery. I am a colossal fan of the 4-way blade clamp situation up. There is a vertical and horizontal blade clamp incorporated into one head. Blade change is a snap and you can region the blade teeth to point up, down, factual or left. The versatility of this feature is expansive! Gone are the days of contortions to nick sideways.
