BOLTR: DeWalt Mo' Powah!

It's been a while since we had a teardown and demo of such a skookum choocher. High praise indeed.

You mentioned how the MFGs are making things cleaner on the inside lately. I think you have had a hand in that, guys like me are engineers nowadays and watched your channel in college and since then. Good teachers make positive change in the world!

I like to imagine the engineers that worked on this see this video and get all excited and happy lol

at 12:30, regarding the crimp-on wire termination... this permits just soldering that termination pin into the board, avoiding the issues with soldering the wires. A main reason to do this is that you don't have solder wicking up the strands, creating a stress riser where the solder stops. This would usually require strain relief to avoid wire fatigue and failure. There can be other advantages, such as being easier (potentially) to get all of the strands into the terminal. I've seen issues with a few strands not going through the hole in the board and sometimes shorting to adjacent wires. As an engineer, I've seen this pop up on one of my products with serious implications. No fun!

ahh yes, finally some justification for being gifted dewalt and sticking with it for years and years

The “flap” is a slot for an optional Bluetooth “ToolConnect” smart chip module that lets a foreman track tools, assign tools, disable/enable tools, and receive alerts when tools are taken. Some interlocking tool cases have a slot for it too. They make a battery interposer that can lock in to the battery slot to add the same functionality to their tools that don’t have the chip slot.

The part about 10 years ago tools being gross on the inside is wild. The fact they are making things better is something I never thought we would see. I mean they are making them cleaner better is arguable.
Anyways actually love that the guard is not welded to the machine like a lot of tools now and the reverse switch so you can shoot the sparks toward the oil bucket instead of your wool shirt is nice.

As someone who is committed to DeFault, not because of brand loyalty but the amount of money I have tied up in batteries, it pleases me that they’re capable of such fine craftsmanship and occasionally outperform other manufacturers

I know you’re a golden retriever guy. I had to put mine down after 12 great years yesterday. I always thought it was funny how the dogs are the only faces you see on this channel. Thanks for including them!

DeWalt seems to have really pulled out all the stops with their new equipment. This is some really quality made stuff, which is really nice to see when so many other companies are cutting costs and cutting corners.

"Mr Ave, would you like to cut the ambulical cord"
"Of course!"
Pulls out mini chainsaw

“Despite having a little bit of shipping damaged” made me literally laugh out loud 😂

Imagine the Indian guy who assembled this tool watching this video, in tears and happily smiling

The "Healing Bench" actually healed something, and lived up to its reputation on the other...🤣

I did some work for an elder gentleman last year who owned a company that sold farm implements. I was assisting him with clearing out the facility as he sold the building and company, or so I thought, but that's a different story. Anyway, he loved to do business with India. He said that once you form a relationship with them and you know they make quality product, it stays that way every time you buy from them. If you've ever done business with a Chinese supplier, you likely found that while they could make very high quality product, they weren't consistent, and without constant checking up on their quality, it would degrade over time. I've heard this from everyone I've talked to about doing business there from private label to generic cheapo stuff. Not sure what the difference is in culture between the two countries that makes the difference, but I'm not surprised to see "Made In India" on a very nicely made tool after having had his tutelage on the subject. I'm always a big fan of competition in the marketplace, and lord knows we here in North America aren't really in the conversation any more, nor are the Japanese or even Europe. Good to see others stepping up to the plate. Kind of scary when there's only one game in town.

It’s a guarantee the Dewalt tool engineers are throwing a good ol’ fashion hoedown after watching this video.

Made in India is a clue.

I have a small leather card wallet, says MADE IN INDIA.

Bought it in 2016....still carry it daily, and I do not work in an office..
Still with me, not a stitch out of place.

Love and hugs sent to all of the AvE family!
Capt. William Sikes Firefighter/Medic(Ret.)

A robust tool with a robust battery pack? Are the end times upon us?

The shipping damage looks suspiciously like a small nick from a chainsaw tooth.

We don’t need safety guards. We have safety squints!