Dewalt and Ryobi Cordless
Posted: September 14th, 2019, 2:56 pm
The world of power tools expands, seemingly infintely.
Many years ago I simultaneously found my self wanting a new cordless circularand a reciprocating saw. I bought a DeWalt multi-kit-in-a-bag with both, plus a jigsaw to boot. Massively impressed I have since bought a battery adaptor (as they changed the design) and have recently replaced my old Bosch cordless drill with a new, shiny DeWalt one, with which I am delighted. I buy all my batteries, blades and drills in the US as they are very much cheaper - which brings me to my problem
I'm in the US at the moment and was tempted with a nailgun (I've always wanted one and now have found the job that "needs" one *)
However the DeWalt DCN681 (£335 from Amazon.co.uk) is still a fairly whopping $270 (incl tax) from Amazon.com
The Ryobi P320 however is "only" $124 and it generally compares well in the reviews - this is on its way to me as we speak.
This leaves me with the problem of batteries. Do I buy a Ryobi battery and a charger here (I have a 240V/120V voltage adaptor already in the UK), or do I buy the UK equivalent or do I buy an ugly-but-effective adaptor for my existing DeWalt batteries? Is there any reason (other than aesthetics) to buy the Ryobi-badged battery?
Regards
Pheid
* - The job is to fix some 1/4" galvanised netting https://www.homedepot.com/p/Fencer-Wire ... /306743893 that I've also bought in the US - Ridiculously cheaper here than in the UK
Many years ago I simultaneously found my self wanting a new cordless circularand a reciprocating saw. I bought a DeWalt multi-kit-in-a-bag with both, plus a jigsaw to boot. Massively impressed I have since bought a battery adaptor (as they changed the design) and have recently replaced my old Bosch cordless drill with a new, shiny DeWalt one, with which I am delighted. I buy all my batteries, blades and drills in the US as they are very much cheaper - which brings me to my problem
I'm in the US at the moment and was tempted with a nailgun (I've always wanted one and now have found the job that "needs" one *)
However the DeWalt DCN681 (£335 from Amazon.co.uk) is still a fairly whopping $270 (incl tax) from Amazon.com
The Ryobi P320 however is "only" $124 and it generally compares well in the reviews - this is on its way to me as we speak.
This leaves me with the problem of batteries. Do I buy a Ryobi battery and a charger here (I have a 240V/120V voltage adaptor already in the UK), or do I buy the UK equivalent or do I buy an ugly-but-effective adaptor for my existing DeWalt batteries? Is there any reason (other than aesthetics) to buy the Ryobi-badged battery?
Regards
Pheid
* - The job is to fix some 1/4" galvanised netting https://www.homedepot.com/p/Fencer-Wire ... /306743893 that I've also bought in the US - Ridiculously cheaper here than in the UK