Comments on: DeWalt’s New 9-Tool Cordless Combo Kits http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/13/dewalts-new-9-tool-cordless-combo-kits/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:55:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Eric http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/13/dewalts-new-9-tool-cordless-combo-kits/#comment-219409 Eric Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:19:27 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/13/dewalts-new-9-tool-cordless-combo-kits/#comment-219409 <strong>Eric</strong> Thanks for sharing. I agree and would add that th Eric

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]]> By: l_bilyk http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/13/dewalts-new-9-tool-cordless-combo-kits/#comment-52695 l_bilyk Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:55:41 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/13/dewalts-new-9-tool-cordless-combo-kits/#comment-52695 Just got the first set with the impact driver. Quality is a bit hit or miss. Fit and finish left some things to be desired. Very powerful drill though. Reciprocating saw is nice. Just got the first set with the impact driver. Quality is a bit hit or miss. Fit and finish left some things to be desired. Very powerful drill though. Reciprocating saw is nice.

]]> By: Myself http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/13/dewalts-new-9-tool-cordless-combo-kits/#comment-1208 Myself Sun, 17 Sep 2006 07:05:28 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/13/dewalts-new-9-tool-cordless-combo-kits/#comment-1208 So it appears that the difference between the DW056 impact driver and the DW059 impact wrench is the chuck and the torque. I can see using the wrench with some 1/2" impact sockets, but the driver with its 1/4" hex collet just doesn't strike me as a big deal. I'd gladly trade the driver for the right-angle drill, but trading the wrench seems like a bad idea. Poor kit design. That being said, I have no concerns about the 18v XRP batteries. They're NiCd, which performs extremely well in the high-drain powertool applications, and usually exhibits longer cycle life than lithium-ion batteries. They're also more tolerant of temperature extremes, something to consider if you ever leave your tools in the truck during winter. It looks like they make quite a variety of tools in the XRP line, including a fluorescent worklight that beats the crap out of the incandescent floodlight above, and a wet/dry vacuum looks like it'd eat your Dustbuster for breakfast. Unfortunately, no weedwacker, hedge trimmer, or leaf blower. I'd really like to settle into a single heavy-duty battery standard for everything portable. (With maybe a Skil ixo2 as a derringer...) So it appears that the difference between the DW056 impact driver and the DW059 impact wrench is the chuck and the torque. I can see using the wrench with some 1/2″ impact sockets, but the driver with its 1/4″ hex collet just doesn’t strike me as a big deal. I’d gladly trade the driver for the right-angle drill, but trading the wrench seems like a bad idea. Poor kit design.

That being said, I have no concerns about the 18v XRP batteries. They’re NiCd, which performs extremely well in the high-drain powertool applications, and usually exhibits longer cycle life than lithium-ion batteries. They’re also more tolerant of temperature extremes, something to consider if you ever leave your tools in the truck during winter.

It looks like they make quite a variety of tools in the XRP line, including a fluorescent worklight that beats the crap out of the incandescent floodlight above, and a wet/dry vacuum looks like it’d eat your Dustbuster for breakfast. Unfortunately, no weedwacker, hedge trimmer, or leaf blower. I’d really like to settle into a single heavy-duty battery standard for everything portable. (With maybe a Skil ixo2 as a derringer…)

]]> By: Jeff StJohn http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/13/dewalts-new-9-tool-cordless-combo-kits/#comment-516 Jeff StJohn Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:45:43 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/13/dewalts-new-9-tool-cordless-combo-kits/#comment-516 DeWalt makes great tools and the 18v XRP are among the best. This kit is a bit larger and pricier then I would pay personally but it does have a majority of the tools I would need for most jobs. Interesting comments on the LIon batteries. Is DeWalt trying to dump their old XRP products in favor Iion? DeWalt makes great tools and the 18v XRP are among the best. This kit is a bit larger and pricier then I would pay personally but it does have a majority of the tools I would need for most jobs. Interesting comments on the LIon batteries. Is DeWalt trying to dump their old XRP products in favor Iion?

]]> By: PeterP http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/13/dewalts-new-9-tool-cordless-combo-kits/#comment-506 PeterP Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:49:09 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/13/dewalts-new-9-tool-cordless-combo-kits/#comment-506 Does Dewalt make retrofit Lion battery packs for this line? Seems like a good compromise... Does Dewalt make retrofit Lion battery packs for this line? Seems like a good compromise…

]]> By: Andy http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/13/dewalts-new-9-tool-cordless-combo-kits/#comment-501 Andy Mon, 14 Aug 2006 02:49:28 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/13/dewalts-new-9-tool-cordless-combo-kits/#comment-501 I wonder about the lifetime of the new Lion batterys. Remember the iPod? It has Lion, but after ~100 charges, the batteries go flat. I think that they have a shorter lifetime then NiCad or NiMh I wonder about the lifetime of the new Lion batterys. Remember the iPod? It has Lion, but after ~100 charges, the batteries go flat. I think that they have a shorter lifetime then NiCad or NiMh

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