There are 5 high-powered cordless power tools that I am pretty sure Dewalt is working on right now. Well, tools that I am pretty convinced they should be working on right now.
For the sake of this discussion, let’s say that there are 2 types of tools. Problem solvers and brand growers.
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Dewalt’s new licensed wet/dry vacuums? They’re more brand growers. They’re not exactly problem solvers, but they offer competitive Dewalt-branded solutions. More options can be good.
Many Dewalt FlexVolt cordless power tools, on the other hand, are what I would consider problem-solvers. Tools that satisfy a need.
Their 120V Max 12″ sliding miter saw? It’s the first tool of its kind on the market. Their 60V Max cordless table saw? It too is the first of its kind. There are other tools that similarly address user needs.
So what other kinds of tools must Dewalt be thinking about adding to the FlexVolt cordless power tool lineup?
120V Max FlexVolt 10″ Table Saw
Why would someone want a cordless 10″ table saw? Such a saw would likely be as large as Dewalt’s rolling table saws. It’d be big, bulky, and heavy. That’s counterintuitive for cordless power tools.
A lot of contractors have a single table saw. They set it up, and go back and forth to it. They might not want their regular 10″ saw and a smaller cordless saw.
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I can understand why brands like Dewalt and Milwaukee focused on 8-1/2″ table saws first. They’re small, portable, and as both brands will tell you, they can handle many of not most users’ needs.
A 120V Max FlexVolt table saw makes sense. And it could potentially replace all of their current corded portable jobsite table saws.
The tools could be designed to perform as well as today’s corded saws, when paired with a 120V Max AC to DC adapter. They have already developed this technology for their 120V Max miter saws.
So, such tools can be corded stand-ins, or with the AC adapter removed they can be powered off of (2) FlexVolt battery packs for on-par or even better performance.
The technology is there, so why haven’t we seen such tools yet?
60V Max FlexVolt 10″ Miter Saws
Americans like bigger tools, even when they don’t need ultra-high cutting capacity. 10″ saws offer greater cutting capacity compared to 7-1/4″ saws, while being lighter and smaller than 12″ saws.
Dewalt already makes 8.5″ and 10″ FlexVolt miter saws overseas.
Why haven’t we seen a 10″ saw here yet? I suppose Dewalt looked at their 10″ miter saw sales compared to 12″ sales and determined that there’s too small of a market for a FlexVolt 10″ saw here.
FlexVolt Dust Extractor or Wet/Dry Vac
Look at what Ryobi can power with a single 18V battery. There’s also their Devourer sweeper. Technically it’s just the Devour. But Devourer sounds better.
Dewalt has come out with some nice 20V Max cordless vacuums. So why not a FlexVolt version yet?
Why Haven’t We Seen These Tools Yet?
It probably comes down to a business or marketing decision. Maybe Dewalt is holding off on releasing new table saws until SawStop’s patent protection runs out and they can launch all new corded, cordless, or hybrid portable table saws at once.
Maybe their research has shown that a 10″ FlexVolt miter saw won’t be anywhere near as popular as the 12″ saws.
Maybe their market research has shown that a FlexVolt vac wouldn’t run as long as readers would expect?
What’s on Your FlexVolt Wishlist?
What do you think that Dewalt should be working on right now, as part of a hypothetical FlexVolt expansion?
This could be tools that Dewalt ought to be working on right now, or tools that you expect that they might be working on right now.
Will
Not necessarily Flexvolt, but I’ve been waiting patiently for a battery powered Pin nailer, or 23 gauge. I have both the 16 and 18 gauge nailers, would love to add to the collection.
I have the 120v Max 12″ miter saw and absolutely love it, couldn’t have sided a recent barn with no power without it.
Tim
Ryobi and Makita both have 23ga pinners. Not Dewalt though.
It would be just super cool if every line had every tool, different performance and fit and finish points are fine, but that way everyone could get the tool they want on their line. As a DIYer, it doesn’t matter as much to me I guess, I have most of the major platforms, usually for just one or two tools from each line that isn’t my main one. Buying them in kits on sale for those one off tools gives me a battery or two for each and you don’t need a ton of batteries for those “random” tools usually anyway. But it would still be nice to consolidate everything to one battery platform.
fred
The first Makita 23ga. pinner (XTP01Z) we had was a very poor performer – inconsistent in sinking pins. They came out with a newer model (XTP02Z) that I would hope is better – but it gets some pretty mixed (tending to poor) reviews.
I’ll stick with my Grex 23ga. and my Cadex 21ga. (my go to tool) pneumatics in my home shop. But I have heard good things about the Ryobi Airstrike tools.
JMG
The lack of a reliable cordless pinner was one of the reasons for purchasing a flexvolt compressor. It was one more step towards not having to carry around extra extension cords.
It could be that they have not been able to engineer a pinner in a small enough format, that works on a consistent basis, to make it both acceptable and worthwhile. The Makita pinners certainly have failed to meet the bar.
Paul
Check out he Hitachi NP18DSAL. Have heard a lot of great things about this tool. In fact all their cordless nailers are great.
fred
Its not even so much the extension cord – but more the hose.
Before there were battery cordless nailers – we bought Paslode Impulse guns – including their brad nailer. Doing small trim like rope moldings and narrow scotia moldings in tight spaces – you really appreciate not having that air hose attached. Even if you use a short flexible whip hose and some swivel connectors the air hose can be a real PITA.
Lenny Bradley
Flex volt Belt Sander.
Cases for DeWalt box levels.
Jim Premo
You might be strong as a bull and be able to heft that 80lb saw around but I am not. I am a Dewalt miter saw fan big time but I use Milwaukee 10 inch cordless for my portable saw. I know its flaws intimately, but it weighs 45lbs and is small enough to be portable. If Dewalt made a 50lb pound 10 inch Flexvolt miter saw , I would eat the cost of the Milwaukee and buy it in a second!!!!
Tee
yes you could have, you could have used a generator, but I get what you mean, I’ve got one too!
Doresoom
I thought about the cordless table saw blade choice of both Milwaukee and DeWalt, and I think they both just decided it meets 95-100% of the needs of their primary user base looking to go cordless (as you mention above). My perspective is different as I use my 10″ table saw primarily for woodworking – absolutely no need to go cordless there, especially since it’s a 250 lb saw.
JohnD
A compact & quiet 120V Flexvolt cyclone backpack vacuum with a low/high switch. bonus points if it works with either one or two batteries (60V/120V).
Travis
Yes please
Altan
Definitely, that is fantastic, I always say that, It should be definitely 120v because cordless vacuum cleaner normally would work for short time, but if it is 120v like 120v flexvolt mitre saw you can use the adapter to use it as corded vacuum cleaner, I had a DeWALT cordless vacuum cleaner and it was working max 10 min with full charge battery, was extremely noisy as well, body was strong and I used it for collecting water also which was a great option, I can imagine myself using a 120v flexvolt vacuum cleaner with two 12Ah/4Ah batteries that DeWALT is going to release. I would die for a vacuum cleaner like that!
MCW
Definitely a 60 V vac. Something powerful enough to suck like a corded version, but portable enough to get in and out of small residential jobs. Since I have a 60/V setup I am waiting…….. Makita has what looks like a great 40V two battery vac . I’m
tempted to go that way if Dewalt doesn’t get one out soon.
Renaissance Man
YES!!!! This is the only tool Milwaukee came out with that I would consider buying. So, please DeWalt. Do what Red China does to you and copy this and put it out for production!!!!!
Tee
You understand that Dewalt only assembles in the U.S. and also has it’s parts made in China? [redacted]
Stephen Yandell
Why is the above comment not flagged?! Come on man…
Stuart
Sorry, I missed that part. I edited it as far as I can without deleting entire comments.
Kevin
Pressure washer.!!!
Stephen Yandell
Yes! Flex volt pressure washer!
Tim
I second the backpack vacuum idea. Something with comparable suction to a corded proteam model would be nice.
I don’t see the benefit of a cordless dust extractor unless it could somehow power my festool rotex and do its job.
I also think their is a market for a full sized full featured cordless router and a quality high powered sander like a belt sander or a rotex equivalent.
Tim
Actually. Cancel that thought.
If Dewalt had a cordless extractor that actually had good suction it would be one less cord I had to tote around with my floor sanding stuff so I’m down.
David Zeller
I’ve got a galley-style workshop: narrow with machines on both sides. I’ve only got one 15 amp circuit on each side and use a shopvac for dust extraction. It has to be plugged into the opposite wall… ugh. Cordless with solid suck-strength would be great. One day I’ll run two more circuits.
David
Eric
I use the portable power station both to make my 10″ table saw “cordless” around the property as an extra circuit in the basement when needed. I have used it to run a DW735 planer when I made cuts that tripped circuits with no issues. I fully understand how gas generators work, along with traditional battery UPS systems, and I still feel the power station is a game-changer that is frequently overlooked. The power station is not FlexVolt proper, but it sure hums along with four of the 9ah batteries. When they go on sale 12ah batteries will be in my future.
Personally, I would like to see a FlexVolt attachment-capable head with a pole saw and edger, and a bigger lawnmower with a self-propelling option. I cannot believe how much I like using the FlexVolt trimmer and chainsaw, and the blower works well enough.
Raoul
I would like a higher powered blower. Something in the 5-600 cfm range.
Travis
Hilti has had a cordless dual battery vac/dust extractor that runs off 14v, 22v, or 36v batteries and has full suction of around 130 cfm. The kicker is that its corded as well and charges the batteries when plugged in! Now that is thinking.
Been out since 2013.
neil
Never even thought about Hilti as a cordless tool option (to be honest), looked at the vacuum just now, does it ever look sweet. Charging feature really got my attention, I can see the appeal. But holy crap are rest of the tools on the ugly side, (not getting into performance at all, didn’t dive in that deep yet), just from aesthetic stand point.
Not to hate on Hilti if that’s your brand, just an observation.
Altan
1/2″ 60v router would be amazing, and sander as well, I am with you about this, but the sander should be designed in a way that can be connected to a vacuum cleaner, I have a corded sand machine from DeWALT which does not give you that option, it has a small bag behind the tool to collect the dust, but it does not work well, I have seen some 1/3″ and 1/2″ sheet sand machine from DeWALT which can be connected to vacuum cleaner, are very well made, partially metal body and are made in Germany which is rare thing to see nowadays, would be nice to have them in cordless, same design and quality, when we ask DeWALT to make new tools for us we don’t mean that the quality should be reduced.
Renaissance Man
They are making an orbital sander and router.
Reggie
Still not here, and I’m still waiting. But Metabo HPT managed it.
fred
I would think that they’d want a cordless router.
To compete with TTI – they might also be looking at Milwaukee’s offerings for the plumbing trades like the M18 drain cleaning switch pack.
Paul
I agree with your wish list above.
I don’t know if it would be FlexVolt but I still have a cordless trim router and ROS on my wish list. A hot glue gun is also there. That tool, more than any other, has a cord that gets in the way, keeps it from sitting upright on the bench, and knocks all of my little electronic parts on the floor. A refresh of some of the hand tools to have better dust management in general would be welcomed while I am in the shop (I am thinking of the jigsaw and circular saw). I would love a work light that is placed somewhere in between the DCL061 and DCL070. I think you could see some of the big beam saws like the Sawsquach and Super SawSquach in the flexvolt line. Make them compatible with the TrackSaw Track while we’re at it.
fred
While I disliked the idea of having an extra battery platform – I bought my wife a Ryobi cordless hot melt glue gun. She really likes it. The ability to take it to the work – rather than do most things on the bench – is great.
pete
On the ryobi glue gun- I love that there is no cord to trip on or cord for the kids to pull down. That alone is worth the price.
Matthew
I picked this one up and it’s great. No cord, stands up straight, no worries about the hot tip falling over and burning something. And it was $25 when I got it (already had the battery and charger from a hedge trimmer I’d picked up. But $60 for a battery and charger isn’t bad.)
Jared
Just FYI, there is a cordless glue gun powered by Dewalt batteries – made by “ELIM A DENT”. The price was too high for me to justify going cordless for the rare times I use a glue gun. If I were using a glue gun regularly, I’d be tempted.
John804
$175! I’d have to use a glue gun all day every day to justify that price.
fred
We used 3M glue guns that were in that price range or more for templating countertops and the like. It used 8 inch long sticks – and there was no downtime between one stick and the next. It had something like a 5 pound per hour dispensing rate spec.
John804
Yes! A cordless trim router and a hot glue gun would be great.
A W
When do you predict the sawstop patents will expire?
It’s interesting that they went big with the miter saw but not the table saw. I suppose that makes sense, as cut capability is more critical in a miter saw, where as linear feet of cutting capability is more critical in a table saw. I do agree that they should come out with a ten inch table saw with a larger footprint (for a wider capability with the rip fence). They already have the technology, and they already have great corded saws, just put them together.
A router, and a dust extractor would both be great.
fred
I agree with your assessment about why a Miter Saw needs to have a 10 inch blade to be convenient for cutting baseboard and crown molding. My choice is actually 12 inches – but that comes with bigger blades – more spinning momentum – and generally a bigger heavier saw as the tradeoff.
For a jobsite table saw – its not so much that a 10 inch blade is needed for cut depth – as we are often ripping trim or cutting plywood. While the extra cutting capacity would be nice – I think its really about how much power the cordless motor/battery combination can deliver and for how long. If they can work their way up to spinning a 10 inch blade with good power delivery and cutting time in both pine and hardwood – then that might also mean that the saw was capable of decent performance with a dado stack. Doing built-ins we’d often be using our jobsite saws to create rabbets and dados – and you could tell that our corded Bosch 4100’s were really underpowered (not exactly a surprise) compared to a cabinet saw. I think that I read that one or more of the new cordless table saws can accommodate a dado stack. Maybe a 6 inch one like the Freud SD206 and Infinity’s SBD-600, that we used with our corded saws, would work on them
Stuart
For me, a larger table saw brings with it a larger working surface, which can make longer cuts more stable, and also much greater blade selection and compatibility.
There’s also greater accessory potential, such as miter gauges and sleds.
fred
Table size is indeed an issue with jobsite table saws. In an effort to make them easily transportable, the manufacturers had to compromise. Aluminum (rather than cast iron) table with less distance all around the blade became a design element. The lack of outfeed and side dimensions can be compensated for with things like extension wings (as on our Bosch 4100 saws) or roller stands. But the lack of infeed space and infeed miter gauge slots are much more difficult to make up for. Some folks who want to make a jobsite saw into a larger stationary-type tool will often build them into a cabinet or bench. They gain capability in this way – but still don’t equal a good cabinet saw.
Paul
Good point about work surfaces. It would be nice if they had a way to expand the top surface with something portable that could lock in. They have that new collapsible work table. What would stop them from designing something like that to be able to lock in as an outfeed table that could still be used as a standalone unit if needed?
fred
BTW – more power also means that you can more easily rip thicker hardwood stock and use a blade made out of thicker plate (thicker kerf). While quality manufacturers like Forrest and Freud have come a long way in producing great thin kerf blades – there are times when the stability afforded by using a thicker blade – like in ripping thick tough stock – may produce a better initial cut (so called glue line). Lot of folks sell blade stabilizer disks for thin kerf blades – but I’m not sure that they really work.
My Bosch 4100 is fine for ripping trim – but I’d use the Unisaw for things like 7/4 maple
Tim E.
I remember reading in the NPS18 coverage that Milwaukee said their table saw could take a dado stack, but I can’t find that post now to confirm or see what size it said…
Stuart
That is correct, but I don’t recall the size either.
Doug
6″ diameter dado, max cut either 3/4″ wide by 1/2″ deep, or the reverse: 1/2″ wide by 3/4″ deep.
Doresoom
The rep confirmed with me at the show it was a 6″ dado stack, with total material removal 1/2″ x 3/4″ in either orientation. He told me it actually bogs down less with the dado than when ripping lumber at full height with a regular blade – I guess it makes sense, since there’s less of a radius for torque to be applied with a 6″ dado instead of an 8-1/4″ blade.
A W
I definitely agree on the 12″ miter saw vs 10″. That’s what I meant by DeWalt going big: they have the 12″ option but not the smaller 10″.
Great point on the dado stack. Probably not often that you’re ripping bevels in 2x material, but for a variety of reasons, it makes sense to have “full size” jobsite table saw.
Tim E.
I think the 120V table saw is a huge need for them. I bought the flexvolt miter saw even though Milwaukee is my main line because it can run corded, 12” wasn’t really a deciding factor. When the flexvolt platform eventually gets replaced or obsolete, my saw will still be usable since I can just plug it in. For larger tools like miter or table saws, particularly for a primarily DIYer like me, I hope to keep them longer than I keep their batteries (forever being the hope…). That’s why even though I need a table saw, I’m holding off until a corded version comes along, though the Milwaukee is mighty tempting.
That said, like a smaller lighter 60V miter saw targeting a slightly different audience, they can do the same with the table saw. Most brands have a smaller, lighter portable table saw (like the Bosch GTS1031 or Dewalt dwe7480), then also a slightly larger “job site” saw (Bosch 4100). Dewalt has the smaller lighter side covered, so they could make the 10” one based on a larger form factor. People can decide whether they need portability or the larger blade at a size and weight cost.
Having the 12” miter, I continually debate getting the Milwaukee 7.5” miter when there’s a sale on, because it would be much easier for carrying around to friend’s houses, or just lighter in general for getting out and setting up when I need to do a project. A lot of what I cut is little tiny stuff on the same order as trim, or 90 degree cuts in 2x4s, which that saw can also handle. Plus it’s on my main battery platform so I don’t have to take flexvolt batteries and chargers with me if I take it somewhere. With increasing battery sizes and weights, I think we’re getting into a category of seeing more “stationary” cordless tools. As was talked about in other posts, I don’t think anyone wants to carry around a drill with a 12Ah hanging off it. The chainsaw is okay since you might put it down a lot (and it’s normally a weighty tool anyway). The miter saws, table saws, vacuums, compressors and the like are more sit on the ground stationary tools, so the weight doesn’t matter as much. They work with bigger and bigger batteries without as many drawbacks. Putting a 12Ah on a string trimmer or hedge trimmer seems a little questionable on the weight as well.
Why do we need cordless larger tools? Wouldn’t you set them up near an outlet and then they just stay there? Typically yes, but there are a surprising number of use cases for cordless tools like miter and table saws, compressors and etc. Obviously job sites without power yet are the big one. I’m not a contractor in that situation, I’m a DIYer, so how does it appeal to me? I live in an apartment with poorly thought out wiring. If I plug in my miter saw today, 98% of the time I blow a breaker or GFCI, because every circuit seems to have something else on it I can’t do without. Even in a house, I’d usually use a garage circuit that I know doesn’t have anything else on it to run a bigger tool normally. That means extension cords if I want to take the saw up to the second floor, or trial and error finding an outlet in the room I’m working in, or finding an adjacent room. I also go over to friends places to help with projects, and usually bring my tools for whatever they don’t have. Same issue, I’d have to deal with finding plugs in their house, rather than just set up wherever we need, and go. The detached garage in my apartment doesn’t even have plugs, other than the already-loaded one for the opener which blows a breaker if you open two garages at the same time. In my case, the lighter portability is almost more important, so I’d almost go for the 60V versions if they were significantly lighter, but extreme long-term tool usability win out for me, particularly for tools on a different battery line.
Bertil
Talking to a dewalt rep, they said the 12ah batteries are the same size and weight as the 9ah batteries, which would be pretty damn amazing if true
Cody
Dewalt does have flexvolt vacuum model DCV584L
Corse46
I have that vacuum, it takes a Flexvolt battery but it doesn’t run at 60v. It’s a 20v vacuum, I do love it though. Plenty of power for when I don’t feel like dragging out my 16gal, but I don’t run it with less than a 5Ah 20v or 6Ah 60v
Corse46
A smaller 60v miter saw might be nice, I have the 120v Flexvolt 12” slider. It is a monster to move around especially with dual 9Ah’s. But am I the only one who would rather an updated, brushless 7-1/4” 20v miter saw? One of those with a 5 or 6Ah 20v, or even a single 6Ah 60v would likely be a beast for any smaller tasks. And probably smaller, lighter, and cheaper than any 60v 10”. That type of saw wouldn’t be enough for me to buy to fill the smaller/lighter void I have now. But an updated brushless 7-1/4” would.
John fal
Ryobi has the best small light weight cordless battery miter saw at this time, It runs on two 18v batteries, making it 36v and it has good reviews. I’ve thought about actually getting one since the Flexvolt one I wanted is not available in the USA.
Whiskey and Wood
A cordless version of their 611 router!
Gene
What I really hope to see is a Flexvolt power washer and a flexvolt lawn edger. Even a 40V lawn edger would be great.
John fal
Great idea . I could use a good 4 wheel Flexvolt edger myself and I would be sold on a portable Flexvolt power washer too. I’ve seen where ryobi has a 40v pressure washer with a bladder, but seems it’s not in the USA yet ;-(
fred
There seem to be a few cordless pressure washers from brands like Sun Joe and Yard Force. I don’t recall seeing ay that get up pressures approaching what the engine-drive machines produce. Worx also makes what I’d call a booster wand with a garden hose inlet and a battery powered booster pump built into the wand. I think they claim something like 300psi nozzle pressure.
I would opine that the issue with making a cordless pressure washer to replace an engine-driven tool is doing so while providing enough run time at something like 3000psi or more. I’ve used a pressure washer in nearly continuous duty – running the gas tank out – refilling and starting up again – repeating the cycle over again for perhaps 2 hours before taking a break. I don’t run my table saw or most other tools quite that way. A cordless pressure washer – would nonetheless probably be a nice option.
David Funk
I could see a Tile Saw being a possibility this year. I could see a router pinner and a 5 inch sander, maybe a belt sander. I would not be supersized to see a 10 inch table saw. I would like a tough case vac/extractor with 150 plus cfm.
Adam
Title saw would be good can’t wait
Altan
Cordless tile saw they made it with Porter Cable , not DeWALT unfortunately, it is a very good design though, I loved the stainless steel platform on it, they can make one similar to that with Flexvolt batteries, I don’t know if 60v would be enough to cut porcelain tiles, they can check it when they design it, They should do a special design with the water container that can filter the ground tile dust to not splash it again on the next tiles are going to be cut, the bottom of the water container should not be flat, should have some angle towards the middle and in the middle a filter can collect the ground tile batter in which can be cleaned regularly. This is a very important point they should consider for a new wet tile cutter because if I need to mark a line on my tile I should be able to see it also. Another thing is that nowadays mostly people go for bigger tiles, almost all the tiles I have used in the recent years were longer than 60cm which is almost 2 feet (I hope I am not wrong about converting metric sizes), so the platform can be a bit bigger to make it easy to handle. It should be cordless/corded also as cutting tiles can empty the batteries quickly and you may not have enough time to recharge another battery by that time.
Mr. Creek
Brand growers. They need toys. Actual toys: RC cars, droans, paint ball guns, heated jackets for kids, powered wheel barrel, and a Jr. Size one that is functional, to work along with daddy in the yard. If dad can go to a big box store and buy himself a drill to put under the Christmas trees, and an RC truck is there for $75, guess what? An 11 year old kid just got brand loyalty for life because his battery platform for the RC truck runs on the same 20v battery daddy takes to work. Now let’s say jr. Has 5 awesome toys that run on the same battery (i.e. has 5 batteries,) graduated college then buys a house. What tool is he going to buy, to start fixing that house? Something made by TTI, or the brand name he/she already has 5 professional grade batteries for. So they buy the cordless chop saw. And now have 6 batteries a cordless chop saw and 5 cool toys they can play with in the garage when the wife isn’t looking. Now jr. All grown up in a house and needs a second tool like a hedge trimmer. Are they going to spend $85 on the big box stores house brand. Nope they will spend $110 on the professional grade tool they already have 6 batteries for. Dewalt hope you’re listening.
Mattd
I agree with this soo much. There are soo many cool toys that run on batteries. I really dont understand why they have not partnered with power tool companies. I mean even powered skate boards or “hover boards” I know makita makes an electric bicycle. I need more of these types of items.
Nathan
There are a number of things that I’ve looked at lately where I just shrug and say if I had a 3d printer I’d have already started making a battery adapter plate for this.
Kiddo’s swing using 4 D Batteries – nope rig that joint to run on one dewalt 20V – it would go for a long time. (yes I’d have stepped down the voltage so as to fling the kid next door)
Etc etc.
Household stuff too – wifey likes her dyson cordless stick vac – I hate it because dyson marketing fluff. Would be epically better if it took a replaceable cordless tool battery. It’s even shaped the right way for one.
Cordless blender for camping. (I know I know use the power station thing but still)
John fal
I like that handle design on that saw in your picture and wished they had that saw here in the USA with all size blade choices. The only Flexvolt tools that have really impressed me in the USA is their table saw, compressor and their worm drive type saw. i was excited about Dewalts yard tools but I still like ryobi’s better. Can’t put my attachments on Dewalts weed wacker and the blower seems average and dewalts chainsaw needs a better way to tighten the bar up. With that said, I still love the Flexvolt battery and hope they keep on making cool stuff for them. I can’t wait to see what they make next.
PS: Hey Dewalt I need a good cordless pressure washer! Like one with a water tank.
Chris
Flexvolt bandsaw would be cool.
Dillon Corr
+1
Matthew
I’d like to see them make an AC adapter for their single battery Flexvolt tools (i.e. table saw and compressor) similar to the miter saw. As Tim E. said above, that’s the ultimate flexibility as you know you can still use the tool even if/when the batteries die or go obsolete.
A fully featured trim router kit similar to the Makita XTR01T7 would be awesome.
Tim E.
I’d be okay also with 120V versions of those tools, a step down transformer adds a lot of bulk and cost over simply rectifying the AC. Make the single-battery 60V tools positioned for cordless portability with no need or intention of running corded, and 120V versions for less portability and can be corded when needed. A 6 gallon 120V flexvolt compressor would be great, or even a larger cart-style unit at like 20 gallons. Likewise, I think a 120V table saw is an inevitability.
A pressure washer would be great at 120V, and I wonder if it being cordless would reduce shock hazards from a wall-plug unit…
I’d love to see any tool manufacturer expand their vacuum selections to include more home care type appliances. A 120V flexvolt canister vacuum (or even a 60V) with powered brush head that can compete in vacuuming carpets would be awesome. Maybe a floor washer or portable carpet washer. Both would help with better cleanup in homes after construction work as well. Ryobi kind of took on dyson with the strut stick vac, makita has their canister vac, take the next step and make a real regular house vacuum that uses my power tool batteries, It can be done! Likewise with a higher powered full size shop vac, 120V so it’s hybrid, and 12 gallons plus.
Matthew
I like your analysis. The idea of having the line split as 60V only cordless and 120V cordless/AC capable is probably too straight forward to become reality.
John fal
I too would like to see some more powerful Dewalt cordless vacuums. I would love to have a powerful Flexvolt stick vac and small powerful shop vac. I’d take power over run time any day! Dewalt needs more variety and I want to see Flexvolt at my local lowes store!
Altan
Thanks, AC adapter for one single 60v Flexvolt battery is an amazing idea, never thought about it!
Todd
I consider myself I “pro” DIY’er. Remodeled a whole house top to bottom. Switched to Dewalt from Ryobi and wish I had earlier, but the dewalt lineup is missing some of the “home owner” style tools that Ryobi offers. Power washer and a floor vac for cleaning up messes. Like a stick style vac? Or robot vac? A sander or two?
Also:
10in 60v double bevel miter saw. I have the 7.25in saw and wish I had a 10in when I built stairs.
Trim router.
John S
Speaking of dust collection. With the whole OSHA and everyone on about releasing dust management systems, it still amazes me how much of a mess the Dewalt “quick connect” dust extraction system was rolled out and being handled. What I’d like to see them do is make some publicly available compatibility chart at least. Not to mention none of these adapters are available in the big box stores and you need a map just to figure out what part number $20 adapter might work with your sander and vacuum.
For example the latest orbital sander DWE6423K requires two adapters: DWV9000 and DWV9190 just to connect to a craftsman shop vac.
At least Milwaukee includes the adapters with the tools.
fred
Or you can try on of those “Christmas tree shaped” – so called universal adapters:
http://www.rockler.com/universal-dust-adapter
Or try cobbling something together out of PVC and/or no-hub plumbing fittings.
I’ve had the same issue trying to figure out what Bosch VAC part fits what hose and what tool.
Patrick
Would definitely like to see a 10″ 60V flexvolt sliding miter saw. For DIY/homeowners this is a popular size choice due to the fact that it is not too small and not too large. Milwaukee, Makita and Ryobi all have 10″ sliding miter saws now.
H
Cordless coffee maker. If makita can do it…
Ben
Cordless Keurig!!!
Raoul
Yes please. I would have mentioned this had someone else not. Bring a jug of water and a pack of k cups to the job site for coffee breaks, uhh, I mean to keep everyone juiced up and working.
Jared
Yes, yes, yes! If only because it’s awesome. Since we’ve got 60 volts on tap, surely Dewalt can come out with a full-on espresso maker.
alex
Buy an aeropress instead. Work great 🙂
Altan
What else?! Do you want a DeWALT Flexvolt food maker as well?! :))))
KENT hanson
It blew my mind when they came out with the flexvolt and had the mitre saw with the battery pack plug in but not the table saw. I know they were running on different batteries but it just blew my mind.
JoeM
I still stand by the opinion that DeWALT “Hasn’t Done X Yet” because they’re rotating through their different tool lines, instead of all-at-once across the board. They’re releasing FlexVOLT tools and advancements, then going to Corded, then Hand Tools, and so on, and so forth, ticking off boxes on a list of install bases they serve. It’s more for appearance than anything. Proof that they’re doing this just goes down the list of DeWALT stories we see here on ToolGuyd. It rotates among the categories, and it seems to be that way so that DeWALT can’t be accused of leaving any one group of users behind in favour of only one product line.
Any FURTHER Opinion I have would just copy the wants of all the rest of you here. I just want… MORE… That’s all I can say, really. Widening the range of Nailers, Widening the range of Table Saws, Widening the range of Stationary Saws turned Cordless… MORE… Bigger, AND Smaller. Because not everyone works the same.
Plus, and this one is finally possible with the 120 Volt Adapter/FlexVOLT line, how about a STANDING Bandsaw, instead of a hand-held one? Make it part of a line of “Portable Workshop” class of tools, including the 12″ Miter Saws, Air Compressors, and the eventual addition of the Shop Vac for use as a Dust Collection system running cordless?
More. I want MORE. What else can one say other than that?
Stuart
They have multiple teams – cordless, lawn and garden, hand tools, storage, and probably others not coming to me immediately.
If the cordless team isn’t working on new FlexVolt tools, what are they working on?
Perhaps Craftsman tools?
There are reasons for everything, but in these cases, I don’t think there are technological limitations. The roadmap at this point might be marketing or business decision driven. Or there might be other factors that I simply cannot predict.
JoeM
My theory assumes they are already working on, or have prototypes for, the next release announcement at the time they are announcing things from a different team. The FlexVOLT Team is working constantly, like every team, and they show the marketing people the entire lineup they have ready, and marketing picks a few out for the announcement date. It doesn’t mean they don’t HAVE the prototypes, or they were rejected, simply put later in the release schedule.
It frankly pisses us all off this way, but they’re such a wide ranging company now that it is easy for them to overwhelm the market with a single line of products, allowing others that have been developed by other teams to be forgotten in the glare of the spotlight. With this rotating schedule I’ve seen, it is like they’re actively forcing us to actually give every development team’s offerings a chance before they announce the next batch of stars from the development teams.
So we get, say… 4 FlexVOLT tools released at a time… that doesn’t mean the FlexVOLT team ONLY developed 4 tools in the time between announcements. They probably produced 15 prototypes, got them through testing, and the marketing guys said “These 4 are enough for this quarter. We’ll be back for those 5 or 6 over there next time. Keep up the good work!” Since FlexVOLT was released, very few actual tools have been made. More KITS, yes. More BATTERIES, yes. But it really looks like they’re slowly feeding us a few FlexVOLT tools at a time, until we are suddenly faced with the reality that we have bought or can buy dozens of them in the line. Kinda like what they did with the 20 Volt/XR tools.
Steve S
+1 on the 10″ Flexvolt miter saw, and agree with the many comments that some sort of router or trim router (20v max or Flexvolt) would be welcome competitive additions to the Dewalt line.
D
Metabo have a 10″ cordless table saw.
https://www.metabo.com/com/en/tools/battery-pack-systems/18-volt-class/cordless-table-saw/
fred
Stuart had posted about this saw
https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/metabo-cordless-table-saw/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Luke Keller
DeWalt needs to be working on a 60V Dyson style cordless vacuum with powerhead and hose excessories. I do a lot of home owner repairs and warranty work for a new home builder and something compact but powerful would be perfect. I don’t have to worry about banging into a wall or furniture but I don’t have to worry about leaving a mess behind either.
It would also be cool if it could come with a ToughSystem tool box that doubled as an oversized dust and dirt containment for those really big jobs
The plus is I could use it at home too and not have to buy an overpriced glamour vacuum that is more status than performer and can only be used in the home.
Altan
I like the ToughSystem tool box idea in vacuum cleaners.
Luke Keller
I would love to see a 60V air compressor built into the ToughSystem tool box so I could attach it to my ToughSystem cart…plus the ToughSystem layout keeps my truck so much more organized and the boxes don’t rattle around and tip over in the bed.
I would also love to see the 60V trimmer expanded to interchangeable heads like the Stihl professional trimmer.
Living here in Alberta we get really light fluffy snow and the paddle wheel head on the Stihl trimmer is perfect.
Working on an active residential job site. In the summer we clean the sidewalks of dust and mud and in winter our site crew has to provide safe access to all the houses for trades and keep the site looking good for home owners who have moved in. A paddle wheel trimmer combo is perfect for keeping a neat and tidy site, plus it’s not so loud that it will irritate the home owners.
If your worried about long run times, a transformer to cord accessory would be good too…until the batteries recharge.
Ed
Maybe they could work on the fact that I’ve had to take my 12″ miter saw back to have the motor replaced 2 times in less than a year?
Luke Keller
A 60V handheld Belt Sander that comes with a stand and a rail so that it can be used portably and stationary for hand shaping pieces.
Great for the DIY’er and construction professional.
Altan
60v Belt sander is an amazing idea, I hope I will have one soon.
Luke Keller
With DeWalts battery improvements over the last few years I would like to see them make a really high quality multi tool on par with the likes of Fein and a barrel grip jigsaw. The strobe light feature and balance of the festool jigsaw is wonderful, and the power, durability and ability to stay cool of the Fein multi tool is wicked.
Altan
60v Jigsaw and multi tool would be amazing, what is missed in DeWALT 20v multi tool and jigsaw is speed option, I had Makita cordless multi tool and had speed option one to six I think, I switched to DeWALT which does not have that option, My corded DeWALT jigsaw has the speed option but not my cordless DeWALT jigsaw!
Altan
The quality of their multi tool blades is a bit less than Bosch and Makita also, especially when it comes to BIM blades the Makita blades are welded much much cleaner than DeWALT ones and the teeth are completely symmetric on both ends. DeWALT should work on it also.
John S
Its really surprising that Ryobi is the only maker of a battery chemical sprayer. Seems like this would be a very simple product add to Dewalt and they could make many tweaks to make a better product
I was not enthused about getting a new battery line just for the sprayer but what ultimately gave me pause from getting it was that the Ryobi one runs continuously and doesn’t stop when the pressure is met or turn off when trigger is released. This means the pump is having excessive running and ultimately going to burn out sooner than necessary. It also means a huge waste in battery power having it run all the time. That alone would be a simple tweak that Dewalt could make in theirs.
fred
Maybe its not a big market. We have 4 tank sprayers for different chemicals.
They all work on compressed air – the tank being pressurized by some hand pumping.
https://www.homedepot.com/s/tank%2520sprayer?NCNI-5
The last 3 that we bought together cost less than the Ryobi
Altan
I think Makita does one cordless sprayer but it may not be available in US, you can google it.
Altan
Makita BVF154RF Cordless Garden Sprayer
Tug
I have had both Makita 23ga cordless pinners. The first model was lacking although since it was used almot every day I was able to work with its flaws. The second midel is a vast improvement. I like having to push the pinner down against a spring like most other nailers and not have the second lever safety. It works very well and I use it daily.
Nathan
I still say they need to make the bigger jobsite saw that is X2 flexvolt and corded as the next iteration of the tool. But I suspect they will want significant dollars for that is it probably prices it “out of market” when you can get the corded one.
Would have liked to see them move the OPE stuff to flexvolt batteries but I know why they didn’t. They also made up my mind for me about using someone else’s OPE. I chose Echo 58V cordless and haven’t looked back.
+1 on the sander of some form. and maybe even a jig saw. I know they can do the 20V jig saw so I don’t know what a flexvolt jig would bring to the table. 6″ Random Orbit sander/buffer flexvolt product would be nice. I’d buy one.
Vac – yes. Either one of their other shopvacs tricked out to be X2 flexvolt and corded. I’d look really hard at it. same with a 6gal X2 compressor.
Pressure washer – maybe a Dewalt flavor of the WORX device. lower pressure so say 500 psi, and one flexvolt battery . . . . . I’d give it a solid look it would solve a number of my pressure washer uses. That said my pressure washer is electric anyway so I’m not looking for much.
Maybe Impact wrench, crimper, die grinder (thought they had one),
Wayne
+1 on the Worx Hydroshot style flexvolt light duty power washer, if Worx can do 450psi with their 40v I’d love to see a 600psi 60v from Dewalt
Tool Of The Trade
Mag drill, belt sander, wet/dry vacs, pin nailer, router, heat gun, soldering gun or iron, glue gun, airless paint sprayer, die grinder, and whatever else is logical to have a cordless version within practical and affordable means.
fred
The Graco airless paint sprayer uses Dewalt batteries
fred
Forgot the link
https://www.amazon.com/Graco-Cordless-Airless-Handheld-17M363/dp/B071CW2SV2
Nathan
it’s expensive but it does work. I tested one at the local Sherwin williams store and almost bought it for a paint job I was going to do. Too much for the gain – but I almost did it anyway.
Altan
Heat gun would not be a good idea, because heating systems consume a lot of energy and the tool would run out of the battery quickly, unless they make 20Ah batteries, but cordless soldering machine for copper pipes would work very well, I have seen a corded one made by Antex and it is quite nice, I don’t like gas fuelled soldering tools like the Rothenberger ones as if it is used in tight places it can leave burnt marks on the cabinets or on the wall.
Graco paint sprayer works with DeWALT batteries.
Altan
They have a cordless die grinder.
Tool Of The Trade
And everything should have the 120v adapter for corded use as well.
JoeM
I’m just going to modify this request a little and say a VERSION should be 120v and have the Cord Adapter as an option. Not every single tool in the line needs it, but there are a lot that should have larger versions capable of this. The Drills and Circular Saws would just be hindered by the adapter and the cord, even if there was a 60 Volt Step-Down adapter. They’re better off on the FlexVOLT Batteries.
But, to be precise as possible… Hell Yes we need more 120V Corded/Cordless-Capable tools! If it Rolls, Stands on the ground, or requires/commonly uses a Dust Extractor? I want to see a bigger version that is 120V Corded/Cordless-Capable. There are a LOT of tools still to come in this line!
Jim
I’m waiting for DeWalt to announce a FlexVolt orbital sander. Ryobi and others have one but they seem heavy and clunky. Hopefully DeWalt can dream up a lightweight ergonomic orbital sander….soon!
Altan
Any type of cordless sander would be amazing, we move a lot while we sand the walls especially and cord is a headache.
Austin
They really need to make their framing nailer 60v so it can drive 3/3-1/2″ nails. Hopefully that’s on the books, framing was/is already hard enough as it is, anything to make that trade a little less brawn would be a plus.
I would have already bought the 20v if there wasn’t so many bad reviews of it, and although I do light framing I want something that can preform.
fred
I guess that making a decent cordless nail gun – to compete with a good pneumatic is tricky. Mixed and/or bad reviews abound for many of the offerings from different brands. As you say the Dewalt 20V framer gets some poor reviews.
If I were buying a one-off tool – I might look at the Hitachi NR1890DR – but luckily there is no framing in my retirement future – so yet another battery platform isn’t needed for me. When I retired – our remodeling/general contracting business had two Paslode Impulse framing guns – OK – but not a replacement for our pneumatics.
Nathan
I tried out the Dewalt framing nailer and I thought it did a great job for what it CAN do. Runtime I think is the bigger issue. Yes it pop’s em in – and you will need to trade batteries. It takes a good bit of power to keep that up. And guys that are framing pros – probably want to go faster than it is capable of. I can’t but I could see where a guy that does it day in and out is probably a good bit faster than I am. He would probably get frustrated with it not keeping up. I think it’s best use is probably for those refurb or repair work bits where you’re inside a house or other building and need short runs and quick setup and take down.
Trying to frame a house with it on site no can do. It would work but it would probably slow people down. Now if they could fix that with flexvolt it would be interesting.
Tool Of The Trade
I own the cordless Dewalt framing and finish nailer and I’ve
Tool Of The Trade
I own the cordless Dewalt framing and finish nailer and I’ve put a lot of nails through them and they rock. Especially the framer. I’ve done a lot of indoor and outdoor framing with it and the thing that slowed me down was the amount of nails it holds and the weight. But you have to remember that pneumatic nailers are meant for production which is why they hold 65 nails and only weigh 8lbs. Whereas cordless are made more for the convenience. Cordless can’t cycle the next shot as quickly as pneumatic nailers because they don’t have to charge up every time they fire a nail. But I don’t plan on going back to using my pneumatic nailers at all.
JohnD
I developed a dislike for the cordless framing nailers due to the fact that they kick like mules. Paslodes may smell bad at times, but they are light and smooth firing in comparison.
JoeM
My own curiosity here… Have you tried those same nailers with the heavier FlexVOLT batteries since then?
The shape and balance of the nailers seem very top-heavy in the images (I want to buy them, but can’t afford it, so I am going off the images here) and you say they “Kick like mules” as the are. As it stands, the nailers came out before FlexVOLT did (some of them anyways) and and were shipping with the lighter 20 Volt batteries, either the 2Ah or 4Ah batteries. Since then, the batteries are much heavier for the system, the XR 6Ah, 9Ah, and FlexVOLT batteries are all heavier than the 2Ah and 4Ah XR batteries. Off the top of my head, I don’t know the number, but I think the FlexVOLT batteries are a full pound or pound and a half in weight.
I’m curious if that much counterweight at the bottom of the tool might lessen the “Kick” of the nailers a bit? Maybe make them kick more like a toddler, rather than a mule? I’m not trying to advise you, or change your mind. You just seem to be in a position to answer this curiosity of mine, if you don’t mind?
fred
This is why I love discussions about tools. Two very different opinions – neither one right or wrong.
I used to have discussions with the crews – especially after we bought a a new tool to try out. We’d be trying to ascertain whether we should buy more.
I would often think that if I had assembled 20 guys into a room I’d get at least 21 opinions.
Altan
DeWALT 8.5″ and 10″ mitre saws are made in Italy, but 12″ one I think is made in Taiwan or China, I don’t like that plastic cover on the blade which 12″ one has, the smaller versions have it in metal!
Altan
Thanks Stuart for bringing this discussion up, I have emailed you about needs for new DeWALT tools, this was amazing, would be nice to discuss about DeWALT new 8v and 12v cordless tools we expect DeWALT to make. We all can see that the first thing people were asking for was a proper cordless vacuum cleaner which seems 120v Flexvolt vacuum cleaner is the solution, I hope DeWALT does hear us and does not annoy us with delays in making it :))
Regards
Stuart
Thanks! Sorry, I saw your email, flagged it for response, along with many others. I’ve been so very behind on emails.
I think that 8V Max was a concept that didn’t quite pan out for them. 12V Max? I’m sure they regularly look at 20V Max sales, then 12V Max, and decide that 12V Max expansion is a lower priority. It’s a shame.
MatthMatthewew
I emailed you and DeWalt asking about their 12V line. They gave me the same answer as what you said above. I tried Milwaukee and didn’t like the feel so went with Makita. Shame because I liked the idea of being able to use one charger for 12 and 20 volt tools. That’s OK though, the Makita live in my truck anyways.
Altan
I do understand that, but I can see Makita is quite quick in developing 12V platform compare to DeWALT, the thing is when a person uses a lot of different tools and wants to have all power tools cordless, it becomes annoying to buy some of them with one brand and others with other brands, you will have to have a lot of different batteries and chargers, I would not care about the price really, it is about the time and space for storing them, I wish DeWALT comes up with a new multi tool better than Fein one, then I would forget about Fein brand, Festool has a very good multi tool but it is not cordless, with a lot of specialised accessories, I am absolutely happy with DeWALT SDS+ hammer drills, caulking gun, metal circular saw, circular saws, cordless lights, reciprocating saws and some others that I don’t look/wish for another brand, but about cordless jigsaw, cordless multi tool, cordless vacuum cleaner, 9″ cordless grinder, cordless tile cutter they should work. My friend does maintenance in different places and always has to carry things around so for him a tile saw like Makita 12v cordless tile saw is good because it is easy to carry, but for me a tile cutter like Porter Cable 20v cordless tile cutter is good because I use it to tile two or three bathroom or shower room in a project and I don’t move too much from one work place to another, we both use and like DeWALT cordless platforms, and we would buy both these tile cutters if DeWALT makes them, I know other people who would buy also. I have some Makita 20v cordless tools also, but I replaced them with DeWALT ones when DeWALT came up with one, like multi tool, planer, adhesive gun, I still have Makita’s cordless sander and biscuit join(t)er. DeWALT has 8v torch and a few type of 8v screwdrivers, just one more tool in that platform would be nice and that is rotary tool like the one Dremel and Bosch have, it would not go with 12v batteries as they are flat and the tool needs to be small as much as possible to be able to use it for detailed work.
Greg
I agree with sentiments above about the table saw. I wanted to buy the Flexvolt table saw that is currently on the market but have held off. I even had a chance to score one on clearance at the local HD for $200 but I didn’t buy it (instead buying the 20v 7 1/4 miter saw to compliment the top of the line 12″ dual bevel Flexvolt miter saw / rolling stand combo I bought last summer).
I think Dewalt would be smart in making the big tools 120v so it could use flexvolt batteries and have the 120v wall option. I’d even love to see them engineer the power source solution so you could run 240v if you wanted as it wouldn’t be that much of a change. This is why I held off on the current table saw. At some point the flexvolt battery system will be passed on by I’m sure (I don’t think Dewalt has made any public commitment saying this is indefinitely the future like Milwaukee has said with the 18v platform). When this happens I’d still like to be able to use my tools since the 120v plug is not going away in my lifetime. I feel like these bigger Dewalt Flexvolt tools are rugged enough to be lifetime. I mean my corded 12″ dual bevel Dewalt from like 10 years ago shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon so I’d expect the same out of my Flexvolt rig.
Now as far as tools I’d like to see? I’m not a carpenter beyond messing around in the wood shop meaning I don’t build houses or cabinets full time. It would be nice to see a Flexvolt belt or disc sander of some type, it would be pretty neat. A Flexvolt bench planer would be nice too. Same with a large size Flexvolt router for those big bits and projects.
Where my interest is more in is to do with metal working / automotive / maintenance type tools. So there’s my list below:
– Flexvolt bench grinder (even if it’s small) would be awesome. My usage would be on the moveable tool cart / bench I have that I use outdoors in the summer. Instead of having to deal with cords and running to the shop when I need to sharpen things etc I could just have that with me all the time. I don’t think this too far off considering the power the Flexvolt Angle Grinder has.
– Flexvolt da and non da polishers for automotive detailing
– If it’s even possible a Flexvolt 120v Dry Cut Saw for metal working. Not an abrasive disc type the one using carbide tipped miter blades.
– Flexvolt impact wrenches (1/2″ 3/4″ 1″)
– Flexvolt modular ratchet. My vision for this would be an engineered tool where you have a battery pack / control unit tethered via a long cable to a very small impact type ratchet. This would be handy when you’re down in the bowels of an engine bay trying to get nuts / bolts off. I mean think of it if you’re using an air one you still have a line going where ever the tool is and in a lot of cases I’ve found the air hose causes issues for clearance. What if instead it’s battery powered by using a much thinner cable. Also it would be cool if you had reverse / forward / speed control on both the ratchet body itself and the battery pack sitting out of the way. This would be in the cases when your clearance is so tight you can toggle the reverse / forward modes and wouldn’t be that costly to implement. It’s happened to me before on an air ratchet. Modular in my mind would mean interchangeable drive head sizes (1/4 3/8 1/2).
– Flexvolt toilet auger
– Flexvolt powered hydraulic porta power (4 ton would be good in my mind to start with)
– Portable Flexvolt powered light duty trolly crane. One immediate use I can think of is when you go hunting and are trying to lift a deer up to skin it. Just something that doesn’t require a vehicle running, 12v automotive battery, etc
I’ll stop here as I could probably list off another 20 tools I’d buy in Flexvolt if they were made but I’ll probably annoy everyone with my thread length.
Raoul
I’ll second that I did not buy a Flexvolt table saw because I’m holding out on a 10″ 2 x 60v version. It boggles my mind why they didn’t do that to begin with. It makes the most sense out of just about any tool they could come up with.
Raoul
There are so many goid tools mentioned here I would buy in a heartbeat. I hope Dewalt is monitoring this site.
One tool I would like to mention that I would like to see is a Fexvolt biscuit joiner. I had one of the 18v ones years ago and loved it although it was quite a bit underpowered. Flexvolt would make that tool work as cordless.
Altan
I wish DeWALT would make ToughSystem tool boxes in Yellow colour as well and maybe in some other colours also.
inoqus
I would like 60v tools from Dewalt.
1. Wet dry vac, brushless, need to triple the suction.
2. 60v pole saw.
3. 120v. lawn mower, that is self powered, two blades for mulching.
4. Then ADD robotics to the the mower (as an add on feature) so it watchs me mow once the first time, and it does it all the time afterward; wihtout all that wires and limitations.
Jeff
DeWalt needs a 10in sliding compound miter saw with a single battery here in the US I also think they should discontinue all of their 20 volt batteries and make all of their batteries flexvolt batteries that way it is one tool One battery
Dennis
What i would like to see would be some of there flexvolt tools capable of having a 120v power cable to use when electric is available. I do alot of wood cutting and batteries tend to die out quicker than i can charge them, but some jobs i can get them to last the day. It would make it easier to have one Miter Saw than to bring both cordless and corded.
Adam
The FlexVolt miter saw does have a 120V AC adapter available. I’d really like to see a 10” version of the tablesaw with that option, though.
LarryS
Dewalt tools.
I would like Dewalt to redesign several tools to work to do several functions.
This recommendation/example is about a tool that moves air and other debris. Separate the process into three parts.
The middle section, is the power suction and blower. Think fan, leaf shredder, motor, battery, switches and handles or backpack. 60v min and 120v for the back pack. This is the heavy part, to set on ground, hold if you need to, hang on something while moving to new areas of the project, or as a backpack.
The operational part is light easy to handle, put in small and awkward places. Suck up water, leaves and shred them, dust, reach up to gutters without lifting the entire device. Extend the operation tool with longer hose. Use as a blower for cleaning yards and driveways.
The end part. Why buy a 16 gallon, or a two gallon container? Why buy wheels or dolly? Why buy one for each vac you have? Make the tool dump into standard size trash cans so the customer can use all the tools they have for disposal of trash. Or straight to a disposable bag.
Let the user buy tubes to extend what they want to do, but put it on either side of the power section based on the project they are engaged in. There are no standard conditions. There are limitations of tool design to do those variety of things. The goal is achieved if there is no need for eight shop vacs.
Greg
60 volt Flexvolt pole saw.
Chris R
3/4 inch impact.
A lever on impact tools to run down fasteners with the impact locked out.
Corded/cordless built in for stationary tools, with a 2 second soft start to reduce blowing breakers, or a switch to limit ac current and draw on battery for the heaviest loads.
Jim Him
100% would buy a 10″ dual flexvolt table saw right now. My dual flexvolt 12″ mitre saw with cord adapter is the perfect combination and a great tool. I was disappointed that there was no similar table saw option. I held off buying a cordless table saw because I hoped one would be coming, but we are days away from 2021 now and still nothing.