Vijay Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Has anyone every used one of these? Costco have them for £239.96 which from a quick search is £100 cheaper than elsewhere. Could be a very useful Christmas pressie to myself https://www.amazon.co.uk/DeWalt-DC618KB-18-Volt-Heavy-Duty-Cordless/dp/B000Y8U40Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMitchells Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I think we have one of these that the OH borrowed from work - I'll check and let you know. That seems a very good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexphd1 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Is that price inc vat? That's a very good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I have the De Walt DC692 and am very pleased with it, although it is slightly heavier than the Paslode type gas nailers. You need to think about what the gun will be used for. The one that you have linked to is a 'second-fix' nailer and only takes nails up to 63mm, so ideal for architrave, skirting etc. If you intend to do any serious framing, using 100mmx50mm for example, then you need the larger gun which will take upto 90mm nails. I would also look at the batteries supplied, my DC692 came with 2 Li-ion batteries, this appears to have NIMh batteries which are not as reliable, (and probably harder to replace in the future). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 27 minutes ago, Vijay said: Has anyone every used one of these? Costco have them for £239.96 which from a quick search is £100 cheaper than elsewhere. Could be a very useful Christmas pressie to myself https://www.amazon.co.uk/DeWalt-DC618KB-18-Volt-Heavy-Duty-Cordless/dp/B000Y8U40Y works well in 0 temperatures Far to heavy for roofs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 Yep, including VAT - £199.97+ VAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 The MBC boys have them and were second fixing skirts and architraves with them as fast as they could squeeze the trigger. The reason, as said, that these are cheap is because they're ( assume ) end of production models with ancient nimh batteries. You can get cheap copies into the future I'm sure, so I'd not let that put me off tbh. However, if your considering other tools then you REALLY should get new battery types and then naked tools. 1 charger, a couple or 3 batteries, and then just switch the same batteries between tools. If your in at the deep end, Price for gun only, then buy a cordless twin pack with combi-drill + impact + batteries + charger, but if you just want to do the lighter stuff and already have a tool kit then I'd grab it for sure, they're very handy tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 (edited) I splashed out; worth its weight in gold for my damaged hands. I'm never going to use it for more than a couple of days at a time. Annoyed about the Bosch second - fix nailer, it is (was) so bad that they withdrew it. So, buying DeWalt, now I need yet another charging system. Edited December 22, 2016 by Nickfromwales Typo, he's all fingers and thumbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMitchells Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Checked and we do have that one - OH agrees with above comments but found it great for light work, ie. fencing panels. It is big and unweldy compared to modern equivalent but ideal for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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