Prime Day is coming to a close, and there are still a lot of exciting tool deals and bargains we haven’t talked about yet.
Following are a bunch of tools for Pros – or demanding DIYers and creators – that I’d jump on and wanted to point out. Acme’s 15% off $149+ offer (coupon code ACMEDAYS) makes them great deals in my opinion. If you disagree, let me know why in the comments.
Some are price-fixed promos, some are discounted to a good price with Acme’s coupon offer, and a couple are what I’d call “double deals” – tools that are already promo-priced AND eligible for an added discount with the coupon offer.
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Also, what do you think about this type of deal post format? The holiday promo season is coming up fast, and if you like roundups and reminders like this, I might make it a regular feature.
Note: The max discount for the coupon offer is $150 per order. Deal ends at 11:59pm CST 10/9/24.
Also, keep in mind that the coupon requires a minimum order of $149 of eligible tools.
Dewalt ToughSystem 2-Drawer Tool Box – $84.15 – double deal!
I bought a couple at $99 each last year. Acme has them for the same price again, and they’re eligible for extra savings. They’re not perfect – they wobble a little when stacked, and there’s no built-in dividers – but the value helps make up for that.
Dewalt Table Saw with Rolling Stand – $466.65 – double deal!
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I tested Dewalt’s rolling table saw a while back and it delivered great performance and precision. If I were looking to buy a mobile table saw today, this would be the one. The price seems great.
Makita LS1219L 12″ Sliding Miter Saw with Laser – Save $128.85 (better than Amazon’s deal)
A reader wasn’t happy about Amazon’s Prime Day deal on this miter saw. Maybe you’ll like Acme’s price after coupon better – it’s quite a bit lower.
Bosch 18V Brushless Router Kit – Save $59.85
Bosch used to be the king of routers, at least in my opinion. They just came out with a cordless model, and it looks appealing. This is why I like Acme’s coupon offers – they work on a lot of preorders, just like this one.
(The tool-only router is also eligible for the coupon.)
Milwaukee USA-Made Linemans Pliers – Save $6.75
What’s better than FANTASTIC pliers that are made in the USA with 100% USA-sourced materials? Getting them for less money.
Dewalt ToughSystem DXL 5pc Storage Combo – Save $150
I have been testing the new Dewalt ToughSystem DXL drawer-based tool box system, and they’re really something special. Are they for DIYers? No. Casual garage storage? No. Demanding users who need a high quality mobile workstation? Yes.
Dewalt ToughSystem DXL 4pc Tool Storage Combo – Save $134.25
You can connect Dewalt ToughSystem tool boxes – such as the 2-drawer too boxes mentioned above – in pairs. Or, order the 4pc combo and another tool box separately to maximize your savings.
As mentioned, I’ve been testing a 5pc combo, and feel it’s the perfect height. I’d add 2 of the 2-or 3-drawer tool boxes to this one to raise the working height.
Dewalt 20V Max Hydraulic Impact Driver Kit – Save $44.85
Is your impact driver too noisy? Try Dewalt’s new oil mechanism model. It’s not out yet, and so I haven’t tested it yet.
Dewalt 20V Max Grabo Lifting Tool Kit – Save $52.35
Grabo makes several vacuum-based material handling tools. This new model from Dewalt works with 20V Max batteries. It’s launching soon.
Milwaukee M18 Dual Bay Super Charger with FORGE 6Ah Battery – $254.15 – double deal!
This is the most sophisticated cordless power tool battery charger I have ever seen, and not just in Milwaukee’s M18 lineup. The bundle is reasonably priced special buy at $299, and even better with the coupon code discount.
Milwaukee M18 FORGE 6Ah Battery 2-Pack – $299 (special buy)
You won’t get stacking savings here, but you will get a pair of high performance batteries with pouch-style Li-ion cells.
Stabila 6pc Level Set with Case – Save $84
Ever since my post about the special edition levels, I’ve been wondering if it’s time for me to upgrade to Stabila. Stabila is usually excluded from coupon codes and similar promos, but not this time!
Reekon Tomahawk T1 Digital Tape Measure – Save $39
The Reekon Tomahawk is a very useful tool. It’s well-made and works exactly as intended. I’m not surprised about how polished of a user experience it delivers – the company posted regular updates that chronicled its thoughtful development.
It’s not for everyone, but it’s a spectacular tool that 100% delivers on its promises.
Dewalt Construction Jack – Save $17.85
I’ve been testing this, and only have one major complaint so far – I wish Dewalt had sent me two.
Milwaukee Made in USA 6pc Screwdriver Set – Save $8.25
Your screwdrivers look a bit cringe – you’re due for an upgrade. I bought a set* – this exact one – and received a couple of samples for review consideration. They’re excellent.
*Correction – I bought two sets.
Milwaukee 16ft Electricians Magnetic Tape Measure – $18.67
Milwaukee has an entire new line of tape measures, and it looks like they’re all eligible for this coupon offer.
As a reminder, the code is ACMEDAYS, and it requires a $149+ minimum purchase of eligible items.
There are many more worthwhile deals, but time’s running out on the coupon offer. If you find any other HOT prices, chime in – I’ll keep those in mind when scouting out Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals.
Scott K
Who is the target market for the DXL system? It looks really nice, but the price seems exorbitant even compared to other modular systems. It seems like it would be really handy for mechanic’s tools that need to be easily moved around a large space, but doesn’t the price seem tough to justify?
Stuart
Commercial, industrial, MRO, similar.
Some of the product images also show the boxes side by side in a pickup truck bed.
Bawmbah
I needed a mobile system that could handle a lot of tools and expendables on shelves. My current setup, a bunch of Rigid toolboxes, is as tall as I am and completely unstable/a bear to move. And I still have buckets filled with tools that aren’t in boxes.
The alternative was basically 2 Packout stacks, which would also be expensive, or Rigid 2.0, but I don’t trust them after all the issues I’ve have with the Gen 1s.
Ryan
This is the most appealing system to me but Acme has the weight at 220 pounds assembled. I would never want to lift it unloaded never mind loaded with tools in it
Bawmbah
Someone on YouTube weight it, and it’s not quite that much. It’s still definitely a stack where you lift one at a time, or with a buddy
fred
I took another look a few minutes ago that Timberwolf Tools. The $189.90 off on Mafell tools appears to still be going on. This is not a high % off sale – but considering that Mafell hardly ever is discounted – this makes their price point a bit easier.
Stuart
Every time you mention that promo I take a look and then have to talk myself down from the cross-cutting or track saws.
I’m trying really hard to not buy anything bigger than can fit into my pocket until I reclaim shop and storage space.
fred
I can relate to the dilemma. When I started building and populating my basement shop – I thought that I’d never run out of space. With almost 2400 feet of space (minus a small utility room (HVAC and Hot water) – I should have been OK. But then the first overflow was for a baghouse dust collection system. Then I realized that a big IR air compressor really needed a separate space for noise mitigation. Then ingress/egress seemed to be an issue – so, a new entranceway got added on. Then I reasoned that some tools (for exterior projects) would be better stored in the garage. Later I thought why carry some items back and forth to the rear of the property when you could build a small out-building for tools, potting and greenhouse? Then later in life it was the children’s houses that were my focus – so more of a 3-car garage got appropriated for travelling tools like a jobsite saw and miter saw. It’s all a corollary of Parkinson’s Law – Your Tools Expand to Fill the Space That You Have to Store Them.
Rich
Just put together an ACME order forgot my password, used reset link and, it WIPED OUT MY CART! CART GONE.
But going back for;
Dewalt table saw which is $466 ($90 less than Amazon!)
Milwaukee replacement trimmer head.
Milwaukee Quik-Lok brush cutter attachment
Milwaukee M18 LED Lantern/Flood Light (Bare Tool)
“You Saved 24% Off your order”
Al
Pulled the trigger on the Makita miter saw.
Saw the discount also applied to the Bosch glide arm. Tempted. It does look pretty cool. Then realized that I’m not that cool.
Thanks for the heads-up!
Jared McBeth
I bought some stuff this “Prime Day” season – but not much from Amazon (just some cubitron sanding belts).
It’s interesting how other retailers have responded with deals at the same time though. I wonder if the idea is to steal Amazon’s business – or if it’s just a presumption that people have their wallets open to do some online shopping and will spend money elsewhere too?
E.g. is the retail shopping pie bigger, or are other retailers just trying to get a slice?
I picked up a Victorinox Venture knife from a sporting goods store for example. They had a 20% off all regular-priced items sale for those two days. Victorinox doesn’t usually go on sale. I’m excited to try it for my next camping trip.
Stuart
October Prime Day is like holiday season pregaming. I think that it dilutes holiday season spending at least a little bit.
There was a Gi Joe figure set I wanted to buy for my son, but not at full price. It went on sale for Prime Day, which means I don’t have to wait for a Black Friday discount or similar.
If I wanted say a new sander, a good Prime Day deal might earn my purchase ahead of the the winter holidays. That’s going to be a purchase opportunity, and one that other retailers will want a chance to earn.
If money is being spent, whether on impulse items or well-researched durable good, retailers have to throw themselves into consideration, or they’re going to miss out.
In MY experience, the holiday season expanded. There were always deals starting around Halloween – that’s when the special buys season started.
With Prime Day, Target Circle Week, and similar, the big spending season really now starts with Prime Day.
Money is being spent, and enough of it that major retailers want a piece of the action.
Robert
Stuart, where you ask:
“Also, what do you think about this type of deal post format? The holiday promo season is coming up fast, and if you like roundups and reminders like this, I might make it a regular feature.”
The only difference I see in this format versus the usual deal alert format is this one is lacking the up front list of all the deals, and instead plunges in right to the one on one item coverage. I like the upfront list, particularly in later days of the buying period, so I can quickly see if anything is new. I do realize that’s more work, and do appreciate that effort on your part.
Stuart
I’ll still have lists as well, posts like this would be in addition to that.
Both types take a lot of work.
Everything you see above are tool deals I didn’t have time for a dedicated post for. Rather than simply update one of the lists posts with these deals in another list, I thought image + price + blurb + link format might have been somewhere in between.
It still takes a lot of work, maybe 80% of the work for each tool/deal that would go into its own separate post, but saves some clutter on the home page and newsletter.
I’ve done kind of the same before, e.g. https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/best-black-friday-deals-amazon-home-depot-lowes-2023/%3C/a%3E , and https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/misc-new-tool-deals-h2021/%3C/a%3E and am trying to see what approach to take this year to ensure many good deals don’t fall through the cracks.
Every year, lots of deal mentions are never published or discussed due to time constraints or the front page being over-saturated.
I love deep-analyzing deals, but really want to reserve that for more tools that really need it.
For something like the Dewalt table saw, regular readers might need a “hey, this is a great price!” mention while new visitors and less experienced tool users might need “this is a great buy, here’s why…” followed by 250 words.
Lists posts are great for reference, and standalone posts are great for deeper discussions. Is this approach suitable for in-between mentions? If I can’t say more, is less still helpful?
Josephus
Not related to any of the deals here, but, Lowe’s has the Flex Stack Pack rolling tool box (FLEX STACK PACK Rolling Tool Box 22-in model FS1101) marked down to $60.00 out the door for MyLowes members. Looking at the prices of the *rest of* the stuff, that’s a considerable markdown. I did buy one myself.
Stuart
Thanks! $59 is abnormally low.
Wayne R.
Been seeing some apparently AI generated images of things that sorta look like power tools, usually with Dewalt in there somewhere, and a lot of sharp, scary looking protusions. A moment’s glance and it’s easy to realize they’re just a computerized hallucination.
I get the same initial wtf moment with that Reekon Tomahawk image.
J . Newell
It’s possible that I’m missing your point, but the Tomahawk is an actual product that’s on shelves and ready to ship. My first reaction was that I must be looking at some sort of mock-up (real or virtual), but you could actually buy and use one today if you had a local vendor who stocked these.
Christian Reed (REEKON)
A 100% real image! Just a cool looking tool
J . Newell
Reekon – do you have any hands-on real-world experience with the Tomahawk or any of their other current products? There’s a Kickstarter program running right now for a simplified version of the Tomahawk with a few significantly discounted pledge “rewards” still available.
The tech they’re deploying in their products is really cool, but much of it is far beyond anything that I think most DIY users could ever take advantage of (I might be wrong about that…). The current pending project seems much more realistic for non-professional, non-production uses, but I still wonder how much it does that can’t be done just as well and almost as efficiently as a good tape measure. I’m just thinking out loud, not trying to suggest conclusions. 🙂
Stuart
Yep! I have the Tomahawk T1 next to me. I think the new slimmed-down models will be more accessible for DIYers and other such users. The core tech and engineering is impressive and – from what I’ve experienced thus far – well designed. While not a must-have, there are definitely benefits to the tools’ functionality and approach.