Just got one. Awesome piece of kit. I’m a Dewalt nut and have a lot of Dewalt tools, and I mean a lot. This is my favourite of the lot. Smacks of quality. Its small size and oodles of power make it a very versatile and useful tool. My angle grinders will be left on the shelf more often than not from now on.
I bought one a couple of weeks ago. I was surprised at how well this works, even thought I read several reviews saying that it worked well. It’s quieter than I expected. I would have to say that the only thing I would prefer is having a shoe for metal cutting so that I could cut against a straight edge when cutting metal. But I’ve used it to cut several feet of 0.050” stainless and using the multi blade it cut like butter. I used the blade in reverse for that. It does leave a fair size burr on the bottom, but my grinders can easily remove it. I usually mill the edges anyway. It’s got plenty of power. The high speed, with a 3” blade, which it maintains pretty well during the cut, really gives fast cutting. Just remember guys, you MUST remove the plastic guard when cutting metal. The Torque Test Channel shows it developing two thirds of a horse power with the 5 amp flat stack battery, or the regular 6 amp. That’s a lot more than the Milwaukee.
Just picked one up today for my home shop. Great little tool ! I’m heavily into cordless. Both Dewalt and Milwaukee. I’ll tell you this…I work in a welding shop and most of our tools are corded and air. I spend ten hours a day jerking around with cords and air hoses. There are situations that require special corded tools. But I’m sold on the thecordlees platform 👍
Right. I think this tool fits in the same category for all of us. It's one that'd be nice to have, but is not a necessity. We all have grinders. We all scoff when we first see this, because we can make all of these cuts with our grinders (and some even with our multi tools). But from that first scoff...a seed is planted. Then we start thinking of all the precision cuts that this would make easier. The longer we wait, the more we torture ourselves. haha, which is why we all buy it, sooner or later. I held out for a year, but finally ordered mine today.
I picked this up too a couple months ago, its nice and works well. It does really drain the battery quick though if your cutting something thick and its loud enough to be annoying.
Haha ya I've used mine a few times and it's been super handy. I guess I didn't pay much attention to the battery I was just doing the rest of my exhaust and then I used it to cut the parking brake flex sheathing and a few other things so nothing to big or thick. But it's worked well
Will order today from Amazon. Looking forward to getting the tool and trying it out. I do want to thank you for the clear closeup video and steady clear volume. Thanks
Good video mate, I’ve got all Milwaukee 12 V and 18 V I bought this 20 V DeWalt cut-off tool the other week And rather than having to get their battery platform. I went onto flea Bay and bought an adapter for 20 bucks so I run the 18 V Milwaukee battery to the 20 V DeWalt tool via an adapter its not a bad set up. At least Im guessing it would be a better setup than the 12 V Milwaukee cut-off tool All the best from Melbourne Australia
Very nice!! I agree. I'm glad I went with this over the milwaukee 12v version. Glad you found an adapter too. That keeps it simple for you. Thank you for watching
what exactly does it that a angle grinder could not - i wonder whether it would make sense to add to my tools, but i have an 54V angle grinder from dewalt
Just got this with the special Home Depot is running. The tool and a 4 AH & 6 AH battery and charger for under $200. Looking forward to seeing what it can do.
Good review . I am getting away from cordless and going back to air and corded, batteries too costly and always having to recharge and replace. Keep the videos coming
Dewalt is a safe investment. S&B is huge and wont be slacking again on dewalt i dont think. Not their xr top shelf stuff. Their recent impacts looks great number wise. The longevity is what i i am waiting for.
@@nonamefounder haha ya I know what you mean. I sold my old one so I'm in the market for one. Haha or atleast that's what I tell myself to justify buying it haha
@@TonyTheTechnician dude i get it. Dewalt crushed it with these. And i respect dewalt for employing americans. Whether its assembled here or made here mostly.
I waited till the Christmas sale and got it free after purchasing 2 batteries for 199. Very nice. I've seen someone modify the Milwaukee version by putting a wood blade on it converting it to a mini circular saw. Wonder if it's possible with this
Don’t put a toothed blade on these things. First of all, it’s VERY rare that a toothed blade is rated for 20,000 rpm. Usually they are for 11,000 or lower. Very dangerous. They can easily throw teeth at those high speeds. DeWalt not only states to not use them, but says that they can jam in the cut and give a lot of kickback. Believe it!
You have to press and hold the button on the side near the blade guard which will lock it so you can tighten or loosen it. Make sure you don't have a battery in the tool either. You don't want it to start while changing the blade.
Have you installed the yellow metal blade that came with the kit labeled "Multi-Material?" The other two blades in the kit fit fine, but the hole in this one is too small.
Can this cut thick granite for kitchen counter tops? If yes, how thick is the maximum and can we have a demonstration? I've looked at many reviews but couldn't find a video of cutting granite countertops.
You should purchase the Milwaukee 12 V band file when it comes out from the Depot. Although I would wait till Father’s Day when it should drop down from $250 to $230, m my and then I would go to the big Orange Depot. Or you could just go to your local mechanic shop and pay around $240.
The wait is well worth it. Another great investment. I have a Milwaukee M18 power wratchet and it was not powerful. So i stop buying them and just stick with the dewalt brand as the better investment for high quality and powerful tool that have exceeded all of my checkbox.
I've had the Milwaukee M12 3" cutoff saw and honestly it's a disappointment. It's noticeably underpowered. I was working with some aluminum sheet earlier this week and it was painfully slow. Blade changes also are more cumbersome than the Dewalt. I have a good supply of Dewalt 20v batteries and I think I'm going to replace the M12 saw. The only lick on the DCS438 is the propriety Dewalt connection on the vac/extractor port. Sometimes, as you say, being first to market comes at a price.
For one learn how to type and two the video has a date genius, look at it. It's not hard to figure out. I didn't realize you needed such a specific date to buy a tool.
Just got one. Awesome piece of kit. I’m a Dewalt nut and have a lot of Dewalt tools, and I mean a lot. This is my favourite of the lot. Smacks of quality. Its small size and oodles of power make it a very versatile and useful tool. My angle grinders will be left on the shelf more often than not from now on.
Just bought mine today. Another great XR brushless addition to all my other dewalt collection. Powerful little hulk beast.
Thanks for the shout out. I never thought of using them for exhaust work, genius idea.
No problem at all. Thanks for watching. 👍 looking forward to your next video.
I bought one a couple of weeks ago. I was surprised at how well this works, even thought I read several reviews saying that it worked well. It’s quieter than I expected. I would have to say that the only thing I would prefer is having a shoe for metal cutting so that I could cut against a straight edge when cutting metal. But I’ve used it to cut several feet of 0.050” stainless and using the multi blade it cut like butter. I used the blade in reverse for that. It does leave a fair size burr on the bottom, but my grinders can easily remove it. I usually mill the edges anyway.
It’s got plenty of power. The high speed, with a 3” blade, which it maintains pretty well during the cut, really gives fast cutting. Just remember guys, you MUST remove the plastic guard when cutting metal. The Torque Test Channel shows it developing two thirds of a horse power with the 5 amp flat stack battery, or the regular 6 amp. That’s a lot more than the Milwaukee.
Just picked one up today for my home shop. Great little tool ! I’m heavily into cordless. Both Dewalt and Milwaukee. I’ll tell you this…I work in a welding shop and most of our tools are corded and air. I spend ten hours a day jerking around with cords and air hoses. There are situations that require special corded tools. But I’m sold on the thecordlees platform 👍
Absolutely agree with you. Man I wish you were close by. I need my exhaust welded now lol.
I own the Milwaukee because I couldn't get the dewalt at the time its awesome tool. I really wanted the dewalt only just got one today
Got the 12 volt Milwaukee, saw the Tool Guy video. Took it back to get this one!
Very nice. Hope you enjoy!!
Right. I think this tool fits in the same category for all of us. It's one that'd be nice to have, but is not a necessity. We all have grinders. We all scoff when we first see this, because we can make all of these cuts with our grinders (and some even with our multi tools). But from that first scoff...a seed is planted. Then we start thinking of all the precision cuts that this would make easier. The longer we wait, the more we torture ourselves.
haha, which is why we all buy it, sooner or later. I held out for a year, but finally ordered mine today.
Hahahahah exactly.
F/R keeps the sparks away from you too !
Glad to see your still around. Making good vids.
I'm always here haha. Thank you 👍
I picked this up too a couple months ago, its nice and works well. It does really drain the battery quick though if your cutting something thick and its loud enough to be annoying.
Haha ya I've used mine a few times and it's been super handy. I guess I didn't pay much attention to the battery I was just doing the rest of my exhaust and then I used it to cut the parking brake flex sheathing and a few other things so nothing to big or thick. But it's worked well
Will order today from Amazon. Looking forward to getting the tool and trying it out. I do want to thank you for the clear closeup video and steady clear volume. Thanks
No problem at all. Glad you enjoyed. Ya this thing has been great for me.
I learned a couple of things about this. Thanks for sharing.
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hello i just got mine at home depot $179 no battery yesterday in store in San Antonio Tx and love it
Very nice. Good find 👍
dang this is 120 bucks now with a free battery. love it so much tho
Great channel, solid review. I have it and use it daily framing homes , retired the m12
Very nice. Thanks for the input. Glad to hear it.
I like mine. One quibble is the direction arrows are wrong but it's not a show stopper.
Good video mate, I’ve got all Milwaukee 12 V and 18 V
I bought this 20 V DeWalt cut-off tool the other week
And rather than having to get their battery platform. I went onto flea Bay and bought an adapter for 20 bucks
so I run the 18 V Milwaukee battery to the 20 V DeWalt tool via an adapter its not a bad set up.
At least Im guessing it would be a better setup than the 12 V Milwaukee cut-off tool
All the best from Melbourne Australia
Very nice!! I agree. I'm glad I went with this over the milwaukee 12v version. Glad you found an adapter too. That keeps it simple for you. Thank you for watching
Perfect for cutting cat converters now
what exactly does it that a angle grinder could not - i wonder whether it would make sense to add to my tools, but i have an 54V angle grinder from
dewalt
Just got this with the special Home Depot is running. The tool and a 4 AH & 6 AH battery and charger for under $200. Looking forward to seeing what it can do.
Great deal!!
Good review . I am getting away from cordless and going back to air and corded, batteries too costly and always having to recharge and replace. Keep the videos coming
Thank you. Will do
Excellent video!
I waited for the HD deal today, tool, 6ah, 4ah batteries and charger for 199$$!!????
Heck ya that's a great deal!!!
Dewalt is a safe investment. S&B is huge and wont be slacking again on dewalt i dont think. Not their xr top shelf stuff. Their recent impacts looks great number wise. The longevity is what i i am waiting for.
Ya I agree. I have been very pleased so far. I want to get the new mid range impact as well
@@TonyTheTechnician im scoping out that midrange too. But i have enough impacts haha. But i still want the newest. Its hard to fight it off bro lol
@@nonamefounder haha ya I know what you mean. I sold my old one so I'm in the market for one. Haha or atleast that's what I tell myself to justify buying it haha
@@TonyTheTechnician dude i get it. Dewalt crushed it with these. And i respect dewalt for employing americans. Whether its assembled here or made here mostly.
I waited till the Christmas sale and got it free after purchasing 2 batteries for 199. Very nice. I've seen someone modify the Milwaukee version by putting a wood blade on it converting it to a mini circular saw. Wonder if it's possible with this
Ya I wish I would have bought mine that way as well. That's an amazing deal.
Don’t put a toothed blade on these things. First of all, it’s VERY rare that a toothed blade is rated for 20,000 rpm. Usually they are for 11,000 or lower. Very dangerous. They can easily throw teeth at those high speeds. DeWalt not only states to not use them, but says that they can jam in the cut and give a lot of kickback. Believe it!
@@melgross I believe that. Won't be trying it.
What do you do if the blade is loose and will not come off?
When I try to loosen or tighten it just spins.
You have to press and hold the button on the side near the blade guard which will lock it so you can tighten or loosen it. Make sure you don't have a battery in the tool either. You don't want it to start while changing the blade.
can you cut concrete with this ? thank you
Have you installed the yellow metal blade that came with the kit labeled "Multi-Material?" The other two blades in the kit fit fine, but the hole in this one is too small.
I have this (one of the dozen Dewalt tools I have). Should I get an oscillating tool as well or does this tool cover that need? Thanks!!
Can this cut thick granite for kitchen counter tops? If yes, how thick is the maximum and can we have a demonstration? I've looked at many reviews but couldn't find a video of cutting granite countertops.
How thick of metal can this cut through?
can i fit larger discs on it like 4" 5" ?
do they make a 5" or 6" version of this tool?
You should purchase the Milwaukee 12 V band file when it comes out from the Depot. Although I would wait till Father’s Day when it should drop down from $250 to $230, m my and then I would go to the big Orange Depot. Or you could just go to your local mechanic shop and pay around $240.
I bought one just because. I have no reason to have it… YET! 😂
Lol I'm sure you will find uses for it. This thing is pretty sweet
Me 2
Greetings from germany, good review👌
Is there some kind of a trick to use it with the track like the DWS 5021?
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Dose it have a variable speed trigger or is it like the m12 with basically a on/off trigger?
Not variable speed. I think the Ryobi is.
The wait is well worth it. Another great investment. I have a Milwaukee M18 power wratchet and it was not powerful. So i stop buying them and just stick with the dewalt brand as the better investment for high quality and powerful tool that have exceeded all of my checkbox.
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And @Joe the tool guy was shared
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@@TonyTheTechnician I did. Thank you.
@@PFab glad to hear it. Thank you
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Thank you 👍
I've had the Milwaukee M12 3" cutoff saw and honestly it's a disappointment. It's noticeably underpowered. I was working with some aluminum sheet earlier this week and it was painfully slow. Blade changes also are more cumbersome than the Dewalt. I have a good supply of Dewalt 20v batteries and I think I'm going to replace the M12 saw. The only lick on the DCS438 is the propriety Dewalt connection on the vac/extractor port. Sometimes, as you say, being first to market comes at a price.
Agreed and thanks for sharing that info and your thoughts
I just dont have a need for these. My die grinder or angle grinder should get it done. But i know where these would have their place.
damn g! i got this tool for $140 on amazon
HD has this when you buy there battery sale a 4ah & 6ah, charger and bag and you can get this free. all for $199.00
Ya I have a video coming out on Monday about all of those deals
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Craftsman and Porter Cable have one too
last year this year supos to be this year!!! DONT BE STUPIT TELL EXCECLTY YEAR!!! now im watching and dont know wich year you talking about!!!
For one learn how to type and two the video has a date genius, look at it. It's not hard to figure out. I didn't realize you needed such a specific date to buy a tool.