Recent content by alexwang32

Clever thinking, did the original torx screws work for you or did you get longer screws? Beats me. I own a number of Dewalt tools and I get the impression that they don't pay much attention to detail, not realizing it's often the small designs that can greatly enhance user experience and...

I was ready to accept the fact that my saw is completely normal, and if there's anything wrong it's just how this model was tuned. But since you mention it I did another test, and I'll try to describe what I see: No oil leaking from below if stored with oil cap facing up Ran the saw freely for...

Getting the sense you use the saw(s) quite a lot, I take it that you got a wooded area on your land :-) Same here, I tend to switch over to another one whenever I get the chance, ideally before it reaches one bar, since shallow cycling helps extend the life of the battery. For me, being able to...

Yeah, I'd always reach for my 8Ah when doing long cuts with my circular saw, as smaller batteries simply can't handle the continuous load and will slow down quite a bit, sometimes even stopping in the middle of a cut. With this chainsaw though I don't sense a significant difference in power...

Thanks for the prompt reply Pexto. Not sure what sized batteries you're using, at the current rate of oil usage it makes sense for me to use a smaller battery pack, maybe a 4AH, that way by the time I sense a reduction in power it's also time to fill up the oil. I don't see excessive amounts of...

Just picked up a DCCS620 recently, have used it to clear dead and fallen trees for the past two days. Happens to be my first chainsaw, so far quite satisfied with its cutting performance, the low noise level was what really surprised me though, totally changed my impression of how loud chainsaws...

Keyless chucks tend to have the problem of not being tight enough, the electric brake exasperates this by loosening the chuck through inertia every time you start and stop the drill. I found that by letting go of the trigger slowly, thereby manually stopping the drill instead of letting the...

Yeah the battery definitely has juice in it, it can even still power my impact driver with no problem, though I'll refrain from using it until I can get it to recharge. It shows two bars, which according to DEWALT means it has more than 50% of it's capacity left, total voltage is now 18.2V. I...

Hi Geo, thanks for replying. Well my idea of testing out the voltage of individual cells is by measuring between the C1, C2, C3, C4 and B-. So in my case I have a 20V battery, the total voltage across B+ and B- is 18.5V, if the first measures 3.7V, second 7.4V, third 11.1V and so on, the cell...

Finally had one of my Dewalt batteries die on me, in the middle of a job. I wouldn't post this here without having tried everything I can think of and find on the net, which includes cleaning the contacts with alcohol, checking voltage, switching chargers etc. The charger would charge the...

I bought a 8' saw guide at HD, costs $120, it's a two piece. Had to return it because it's not 100% straight, practically useless for anything precise. I hope these connected tracks you guys speak of are reliably straight.

Consider making a tool restoration video, they usually gain a lot of views :D Also, I must have typed 'Rigid' hundreds of times before realizing the proper way to write it... darn it

Interesting, underinflated tires causes extra tire wear, overinflated tires causes uneven tire wear, neither scenario is good. Like you said the passenger door or owner manual's recommended psi should be followed when using oem tires and wheels. Rotating tires must also be a huge priority on...

Thanks for the info! I read many people asserting that you must at least use a full size 1 3/4 HP motor router for RO sheathing, guess a cordless 1/4 router will work too when performed properly. I'll have to do some research on which specific bit to buy, they say a larger diameter bit is...

I think I saw an article by some car magazine putting the common belief that higher PSI leads to better mileage to the test. The guys who did it endured what may be a very loud and bumpy ride but saw not much improvement in mileage, lesson learned. There's one thing I see being thrown on car...