We’ve put together the most notable tool deals of the day for 5/6/2024.
Home Depot has tool deals of the day, today only.
Here are some of the highlights:
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Dewalt Jobsite Table Saw with Folding Stand – $329
Milwaukee M12 & M18 FUEL Cordless Power Tool Deals – Lots of ’em
Milwaukee M18 Fuel Hammer Drill + Charger & 2 Batteries – $279 (or get the 2-tool combo for $349)
The hammer drill in a kit bundle by itself is notable as it’s rarely discounted or in promos by itself. If you want the 2-tool combo with impact driver, perhaps wait to see if there will be Father’s Day deals.
Milwaukee M18 Fuel Super Sawzall with Rear Handle Circular Saw and Starter Kit – $429
Acme Tools – Various Deals and Promos
The Bosch 10″ axial glide miter saw is $439 after coupon, with free shipping!
The 12″ was on sale for a few hours last week, for a few hours in the middle of the night. I’ll keep an eye out for it, but right now only the 10″ is eligible for coupon savings at Acme and Amazon.
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Generally speaking, 10″ blades deflect less, and 12″ blades offer increased capacity. If it’s a choice between $439 for the 10″ on sale vs $599 for the 12″, I’d go for the 12″.
KC TOOL Deal of the Day – NWS 11″ Plumbers Wrench – $79.99
Lowe’s has a Craftsman 22pc 3/4″ SAE Mechanics Tool Set – $235.95
eddiesky
Figures the 12″ was at night. I have a 12″ Hitachi (now under Metabo) that has been an issue. Its out of alignment, and I’ve watch various youtubers but none showed how to align the angle cut down. Putting a square to the blade isnt correct. I had magnetic inclinometer on the blade to see it out a few degrees. There is a 4mm hex screw that needs adjusting and I was able to get within .2 degrees (90 at base and 90.2 at UP). But I think this was out not from factory, but from it being shipped and damaged.
I recommend with miter saws, ESPECIALLY compound miters, to purchase in the store, and inspect the box for any damage prior to purchase.
Otherwise, who makes the best compound miter that is dead straight out of the box and every time? Would really like that Bosch…
(Oh and watch that Dean Doherty on youtube about DeWalt miter saws as junk!)
PS. I replaced the blade from an 80tooth to 60tooth because it needs to remove more material and not smoke. Doing that, caused it to be a degree out now. Sigh.
Stuart
A reader asked about the refurb deal https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/bosch-flexiclick-oscillating-multi-tool-bundle-deal/#comment-1543604%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
That was at 11pm EST.
I replied about having found the new 12″ Bosch axial glide saw for $449 after coupon. That was 12:07 EST.
The saw was ineligible for the discount by 9:09am EST a few hours later.
Bosch had both saws eligible for coupon savings for very tight windows during the November holiday season.
It’s eerie how short-lived the promos are. I can’t say if it’s intentional or a mistake.
Amazon didn’t have any coupon the 10″ the other day.
TomD
Short lived promos are sometimes a mistake, but depending on the wording on the coupon, it can also be Amazon price matching something somewhere (that they know about, but you may not).
If the short lived promo exists at multiple vendors, it’s usually a wording error in the promo itself that the manufacturer noticed and fixed when they woke up – like missing 10″ on circular saw or similar.
Josh Walters
That’s odd DWS 779 and 780 are regarded as 2 of the best saws on the market and able to calibrate to perfection. Insider Carpentry has a great video on miter saw calibration
John
I think you’re on the right track learning how to calibrate your saw. Unless you’re never going to move it, never change the blade, and maybe not even then, it won’t stay calibrated even if happened to be out of the box. So it’s better to just learn or since you’re buying a saw try to figure out which ones are easier to dial in. Usually the manuals are downloadable so you can see what the process is.
As far using a square against the blade it is one way to do it, and my skil miter saw suggest doing it that way.
Mike
Not familiar with that saw, but all saws should be able to be adjusted to cut square. Think about the jarring that happens traveling to, from and on a jobsite. The best saws will remain adjusted better, but as bushings, bearings, detents, springs, etc. wear, you will have to adjust any saw. Personally, I would just assume that all of these awesome saws built to a price point in China will rarely be perfectly adjusted from the factory. A trip halfway around the world or around the big box store might throw things out of alignment as well. I’m more concerned that the saw can be adjusted true by users and remain so for a reasonable time.
If your saw was cutting square before you swapped the blade, I would try another blade.