Comments on: Black Friday At The Big Box http://toolmonger.com/2008/11/26/black-friday-at-the-big-box/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:11:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ricardo Furioso http://toolmonger.com/2008/11/26/black-friday-at-the-big-box/#comment-692626 Ricardo Furioso Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:22:34 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=16194#comment-692626 Holy moly. Talk about undead. Did you hear a horde of people actually trampled a guy who worked in a department store to death on black friday? Staggering. Holy moly. Talk about undead. Did you hear a horde of people actually trampled a guy who worked in a department store to death on black friday? Staggering.

]]> By: Barry http://toolmonger.com/2008/11/26/black-friday-at-the-big-box/#comment-684985 Barry Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:23:51 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=16194#comment-684985 The chick with the gray shirt is hot! The chick with the gray shirt is hot!

]]> By: KMR http://toolmonger.com/2008/11/26/black-friday-at-the-big-box/#comment-680462 KMR Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:42:53 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=16194#comment-680462 For Craftsman stuff... avoid the "Big" Sears stores. Your local Sears Hardware will have the same specials and will probably be dead empty. For Craftsman stuff… avoid the “Big” Sears stores. Your local Sears Hardware will have the same specials and will probably be dead empty.

]]> By: fred http://toolmonger.com/2008/11/26/black-friday-at-the-big-box/#comment-680426 fred Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:56:42 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=16194#comment-680426 We have a big very old Dewalt Radial Arm saw in our shop. Not many other Dewalt tools in our inventory. We have shied away from Dewalt drills recently in favor of Milwaukee, and Makita products which we have given us good service. We used to like Porter Cable drills – but I think that their acquisition by Black & Decker (just like Dewalt) has given them a bit of an identity crisis in the drill arena. We still use Porter Cable routers, sanders and power planes – many of which are old enough to bear the Rockwell name. We have a big very old Dewalt Radial Arm saw in our shop. Not many other Dewalt tools in our inventory. We have shied away from Dewalt drills recently in favor of Milwaukee, and Makita products which we have given us good service. We used to like Porter Cable drills – but I think that their acquisition by Black & Decker (just like Dewalt) has given them a bit of an identity crisis in the drill arena. We still use Porter Cable routers, sanders and power planes – many of which are old enough to bear the Rockwell name.

]]> By: BC http://toolmonger.com/2008/11/26/black-friday-at-the-big-box/#comment-680406 BC Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:25:18 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=16194#comment-680406 The DeWalt compact series is their cheaper of the two. Lighter weight and lighter in quality, but if you're going to be using it only occasionally, shouldn't be a problem. Honestly, when I worked at HD, we took more DeWalt back than we did Ryobi - and not because it was beat to crap. I'm not at all impressed by DeWalt's quality, especially the compact series. If your only two options are DeWalt compact series and Craftsman, get the DeWalt, if only because the batteries are much easier to come by, and they don't change every year. The DeWalt compact series is their cheaper of the two. Lighter weight and lighter in quality, but if you’re going to be using it only occasionally, shouldn’t be a problem. Honestly, when I worked at HD, we took more DeWalt back than we did Ryobi - and not because it was beat to crap. I’m not at all impressed by DeWalt’s quality, especially the compact series.

If your only two options are DeWalt compact series and Craftsman, get the DeWalt, if only because the batteries are much easier to come by, and they don’t change every year.

]]> By: John http://toolmonger.com/2008/11/26/black-friday-at-the-big-box/#comment-680329 John Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:39:44 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=16194#comment-680329 Does anyone know anything about the $97 Dewalt drill? Is it a good quality Dewalt, or is this a Black and Decker drill with Dewalt's name on it? Will I be happy with this drill? I'm also looking at a 18V Craftsman C3 Lithium Ion drill as well but for around $150. Which is the better deal? Thanks to anyone who can give me some advice!~ Does anyone know anything about the $97 Dewalt drill? Is it a good quality Dewalt, or is this a Black and Decker drill with Dewalt’s name on it?

Will I be happy with this drill?

I’m also looking at a 18V Craftsman C3 Lithium Ion drill as well but for around $150. Which is the better deal?

Thanks to anyone who can give me some advice!~

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