Update: DeWalt-16
By J.R. Bluett
My recent post of a new nailgun, with only the information that I’d received in my e-mail, drew the attention of the DeWalt-16’s creator David Wiggins. Dave graciously provided us with more pictures and the story behind his cool tool-themed M-16.
It started when Dave saw the picture below, back in 2003, and thought, “I can do better than that.”
Dave says, “I’d just picked up a new (to me) M-16 and was in the process of fixing it up a little. It needed new furniture anyway, so I sourced the safety yellow stock, guard, and grip. Then, I went down to the DeWalt factory service place a few miles from the house to get a sticker. There, I saw they had brand new battery casings, so I picked up one of those too. I got home, found a short magazine , and got to work.
“I traced an approximation of the size hole I’d need in the top of the plastic casing, and slowly dremeled away the plastic I didn’t need. Once done, I epoxied the magazine body into the hole and quickly assembled everything so that I could make sure it all looked right before the epoxy set up. Once the epoxy cured, I took the mag back apart, cleaned up some of the bigger resin boogers, and then masked the top of the mag and hit it w/ some mil-spec glossy black coating (aka Krylon).”
Dave included these pictures for our viewing enjoyment: the Dewalt-16 on the cleanest workbench ever; details on the slingmount; details on the selector; and a great shot of the battery/magazine.
Three Toolmonger cheers for Dave — we always love a high-powered, fully automatic, cordless tool, and the DIY spirit just cranks it up a notch!
July 14th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Nice.
July 14th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
That should be standard issue in the gun rack of every contractor’s truck. It would probably make those ‘punchlist’ meetings go alot faster.
July 14th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
With all the crack head stealing stuff out of peoples vans it should be standard issue haha
July 14th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
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July 14th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Milwaukee AR-15: http://www.barnabys.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/sawzallcamo.jpg
One of the gents at http://www.ar15.com is responsible for this, and many others…
Google “barbie-15″ sometime…
July 15th, 2008 at 6:31 am
Well if it’s like most dewalt cordless products, the battery will be dead after the first two rounds or the barrel will fall off!
July 15th, 2008 at 8:07 am
Let it be said… I’ve had the privilege of firing Mr. Wiggins’ finely crafted DeWalt-16. It is short enough, light enough, and well balanced enough to spend the whole day with it in your hands, working in tight quarters, just as one would expect from a real DeWalt tool. Furthermore, when necessary, the “Rock-n-Roll” fire selection will help you rip right thru the job, meeting deadlines swiftly and effectively when necessary.
July 15th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Scienkoptic = dont jump to conclusions I use a ton of dewalt gear and have no problems … and I DO NOT baby my tools .
But as for the post… AWSOME….. this is just plain cool.
Hats off and beers raised
July 15th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
That’s pretty badass. now if we could just get Mr. Wiggins to post a video of his DeWalt-16 in action….
July 15th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Yeah, that is just awesome. I want to know when we can all get them at Home Depot!
July 16th, 2008 at 4:43 am
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July 16th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Wow this guy played alot of quake
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July 16th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Man, I’d be worried about DeWalt asking you to take this post down for some from of trademark infringement, or otherwise brand confusion… Hopefully they have a sense of humor.
July 17th, 2008 at 7:59 am
There is video of the DeWalt-16 in action, but I’m not posting the link because I like my server to stay up and running
July 17th, 2008 at 9:03 am
So put it up on YouTube!
July 17th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Meh. That would require… you know… effort.
July 17th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Is this a real M-16 or just a cool AR-15?
July 18th, 2008 at 7:00 am
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July 20th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
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August 15th, 2008 at 3:59 am
If you are Dave Wiggins, or know him, please contact me immediately. There is something you should know regarding some ridiculous issues about your ‘DeWalt 16′. This is no joke.
If anyone knows him please have him contact me via my “shell” email at lolitabp122″at”hotmail.com. I must remain anon and I only have to pass on some info, not asking for anything.
Please no BS from anyone posing as him and indeed verify that you are genuine. That is unless you are already aware of the situation. At least let me know that you already know.
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[...] Found an article today showing a DIY M16 mod, the ending result…a real mans tool. Fortunately, I think it’s safe to assume that no one will ever confuse this for a nail gun and blow a series of bullet holes in their new porch. But you never know. DeWalt-16 By J.R. Bluett My recent post of a new nailgun, with only the information that I’d received in my e-mail, drew the attention of the DeWalt-16’s creator David Wiggins. Dave graciously provided us with more pictures and the story behind his cool tool-themed M-16. [...]