What - non Festool - tool / workshop related gizmo/stuff did you buy today?

[onocoffee]

Needed a better plunge router than the 1990s-era Skil and decided on the DeWalt DCW620B.

Here’s a little tip: if you are looking to upgrade your tools, DeWalt has their TradeUp program where you can you can exchange your old tool (and it doesn’t have to be the same type) for a new DeWalt at a 40% discount off MSRP.

The DCW620 MSRP is $369, so with tax I got this for $250. Not a bad deal. However, I do note that I have seen the 620 at some retailers over the past several months at around $225 (without tax) on specials.

 

[Mike Goetzke]

Needed a better plunge router than the 1990s-era Skil and decided on the DeWalt DCW620B.

Here’s a little tip: if you are looking to upgrade your tools, DeWalt has their TradeUp program where you can you can exchange your old tool (and it doesn’t have to be the same type) for a new DeWalt at a 40% discount off MSRP.

The DCW620 MSRP is $369, so with tax I got this for $250. Not a bad deal. However, I do note that I have seen the 620 at some retailers over the past several months at around $225 (without tax) on specials.

Do you have a link to this tradeup program? - thanks

 

[rst]

Bought Milwaukee’s knock down tension pole laser stand. Extends to 12’, really solid, I have Fastcap poles but they only go 10’.

 

[onocoffee]

Do you have a link to this tradeup program? - thanks

Mike - I learned about it during a visit to the regional DeWalt Black & Decker Service Center in York, PA to pick up a part, noticed the sign and asked. Basically you bring in a used tool and get a discount off of MSRP on a new one. And it doesn't have to be the same type. I did tradeup an old drill for the new BEAST1007 drill.

Doing a Google search and the AI seems to say that it's a non-standard program run by certain area dealers. While my invoice is from Stanley Black & Decker, it also has a local company listed. So with the AI report, I don't know whether or not this is an official DeWalt program. Perhaps the best thing is to reach out to your local service center and see what they might have to offer.

Of course, if you happen to be near York, PA - give them a ring. For the 620, I called beforehand to make sure they had it in inventory as they don't always have everything in stock.

 

[rst]

Bought another 18v Milwaukee 12amp Forge to use with my mower. I only had one 12, although I had two 8 and two 6p forge. This will even out my use.

 

[onocoffee]

I can’t seem to help myself from searching Marketplace even when traveling. Was spying this for about a month before coming up to New England. Seller was asking $125, we agreed on $100 but when I tested it the tank wouldn’t hold pressure. Ended up doing it for $70 . Motor works fine, pump seems to be putting out air and it looks like one of the lines might need tightening. Figured it would be an acceptable risk.

Senco PC1010 in a T-Loc. Not as well put together as the Rolair but it will work!

 

[luvmytoolz]

@onocoffee $70 dude? Good score, what a bargain! Wouldn't see anything like that over here for anywhere near that!

 

[onocoffee]

@onocoffee $70 dude? Good score, what a bargain! Wouldn't see anything like that over here for anywhere near that!

I was looking through eBay at concluded auctions and most of the used PC1010 were sold between $70-$120. I wonder if it's a situation that Australia just doesn't have a large enough tool market? But then again, there are lots of sellers here thinking their 20 year old Festool in a Classic Systainer covered in dirt should get 90% of the current MSRP. There are great deals to be had but it takes a lot of time to find them - and patience. A number of times, I'll see a good deal but someone moves on it first.

Actually, right now there's a seller on Marketplace (somewhere around New York City, I think) with a RO150 that has a broken dust tube listed for $125. I'll probably be driving through his area on the way back next week but I can't imagine it will last that long. I'm surprised it hasn't been snapped up already.

And if anyone here wants to look it up and grab it before I can, there will be no hard feelings. Go get it!

 

[onocoffee]

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[luvmytoolz]

I wonder if it's a situation that Australia just doesn't have a large enough tool market?

We have a big tool market, but it's pretty much either cheap import stuff, or high end "pay through the nose" stuff like Mafell, Festool, etc. The basic Zeta tool on it's own for example is now $3k here! Same price as the bare DF700 funnily enough.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

We have a big tool market, but it's pretty much either cheap import stuff, or high end "pay through the nose" stuff like Mafell, Festool, etc. The basic Zeta tool on it's own for example is now $3k here! Same price as the bare DF700 funnily enough.

Wow, you guys really do "take it in the shorts" don't you. The P2, in the Systainer, with the diamond cutter, is $2175 here.

 

[onocoffee]

I've held off on getting a T-Square for some time because I wanted to really understand whether or not I needed one. Made quite a bit without it and it hasn't been much trouble. I know a lot of people choose Woodpeckers but Woodcraft only carries Imperial - which is a deal-breaker for me. If I'm going to spend some money, I'd like it to be dual scale - and I certainly don't want multiples in both metric and imperial.

But today was JessEm Day at Woodcraft so I stopped by what turned out to be Woodcraft's Legacy Store. This is the third iteration of their original store. Was hoping they might have some discontinued Festool gems but it was limited to a T18+3 Basic for $197. The JessEm Demo was a pretty good overview of the lineup by store manager Rob. Very welcoming guy. I had been curious about JessEm's new Sword T-Squares. Unlike the Woodpeckers, this t-square is both anodized aluminum for the blade guard (square) and stainless for the rest, so I presume it will be a bit more durable for the times I drop it on the concrete floor (unlike my aluminum HexRule). The Sword is dual scale with metric on one side and imperial on the other with scribe points all along the blade. A unique feature is the laser etching. Not just the numerals and scale but also in the center where they've etched a pattern that "grabs" onto the surface. This is similar to the etching on the tips of Wera screwdrivers with the sticky effect of the non-slip strips on a Festool Rail. Quality seemed very high and I was impressed with the t-square - and since it was 15% Off today, I got the 24"/600mm - what they call "The Claymore."

Sadly, I won't get the chance to use it for another week since I'm on the road.

 

[luvmytoolz]

Wow, you guys really do "take it in the shorts" don't you. The P2, in the Systainer, with the diamond cutter, is $2175 here.

Yep we get reamed! Luckily we can buy the cheap Asian knock-offs.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Yep we get reamed! Luckily we can buy the cheap Asian knock-offs.

That’s insane! = ~ $635 American dollars.

What accounts for the extreme price?

 

[smorgasbord]

DeWalt has their TradeUp program where you can you can exchange your old tool (and it doesn’t have to be the same type) for a new DeWalt at a 40% discount off MSRP.

How does one participate in such a program? I've seen the router at $275 best price and I have plenty of tools I don't use to exchange.

I was actually going to list a box of no-longer used tools in the classified section here for some FOG member to pickup free. Maybe I should still do that...

 

[luvmytoolz]

That’s insane! = ~ $635 American dollars.

What accounts for the extreme price?

Just because! ;-)

 

[onocoffee]

How does one participate in such a program? I've seen the router at $275 best price and I have plenty of tools I don't use to exchange.

I was actually going to list a box of no-longer used tools in the classified section here for some FOG member to pickup free. Maybe I should still do that...

The only details I know/have is reflected on that paper in the other post:

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Oct 7, 2025

Needed a better plunge router than the 1990s-era Skil and decided on the DeWalt DCW620B.

Here’s a little tip: if you are looking to upgrade your tools, DeWalt has their TradeUp program where you can you can exchange your old tool (and it doesn’t have to be the same type) for a new DeWalt at a 40% discount off MSRP.

The DCW620 MSRP is $369, so with tax I got this for $250. Not a bad deal. However, I do note that I have seen the 620 at some retailers over the past several months at around $225 (without tax) on specials.

• onocoffee

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Basically, you bring a tool and exchange it for around 40% Off MSRP - which is a pretty good deal. Though I did see the 620 on sale at PaulB Hardware earlier in the summer for $225, that seems to be an anomaly (and that's not their price today).

This is from the DeWalt Service Center in York, Pennsylvania. And while I've always presumed they were just owned by B&D/DeWalt, I'm not sure. The masthead of my invoice says "Black & Decker / DeWalt" but the sellers line lists a local company. So perhaps B&D uses local companies to operate service centers? I don't really know but I was surprised when I asked the crew there if DeWalt had moved HQ out of Baltimore and they didn't know - I would have thought that they would know that, but I didn't worry about it.

I think Ideally, they want you to exchange equivalent level tools. I tuned in my old late 90s era DW drill for the Top of the Line 1007, but for the 620, I brought in my old and diminuitive Dremel. One of the service people wanted to deny my tool, the other was open to it and took it to her manager who approved it. They told me before that it didn't have to be the same type of tool, but I guess it's to their discretion. I figure that DeWalt would want more people to use their tools so it wouldn't be a big deal and the manager agreed (I guess - but am grateful for the graciousness).

I found about this program earlier this year when I walked in to pick up a part, saw the sign and asked. They told me everything I have told here - for this is everything I know regarding the program. I don't know how well established DeWalt has service centers around the country but if there's one near you, it's worth at least asking about. The fine print on the paper does say that the official end date was I think sometime in 2024, so ymmv.

I hope you can find a service center in your area that will do the deal. Let us know how it goes! Good Hunting!

 

[Crazyraceguy]

That’s insane! = ~ $635 American dollars.

What accounts for the extreme price?

I would guess that part of it is just shipping. Weighing that against a lower total volume of sales, drives prices up.
A similar thing happens here. Nearly everything advertised here, in the lower 48 states, carries a disclaimer "higher in Alaska and Hawaii" for the same reasons.

 

[onocoffee]

Last year, I bought a used Cutech 6" benchtop jointer and while it's not a big, cast iron parallelogram jointer, it has served me very well for the past year or so. But I guess as with any 6" jointer, you'd like to go wider and I've been feeling that lately. Cutech makes both 10" and 12" benchtop jointers. A furniture maker I know has, uses and likes his 10" and that's been the one I've been thinking about getting.

However, as I've been trolling Marketplace in New England, I came across a guy selling an 8" Cutech for $200 (which is $50 less that I paid for the 6"). I couldn't resist. It's not as wide as I would like but I figured that, for the price, it will be a move in the right direction while waiting for the right 10" or 12" to pop up on Marketplace in my region. Met up with the seller who showed me the remnants of what looked to be a very nice basement shop. They've moving so he's been getting rid of most of the equipment. Nice guy and this jointer fits in the back of the Subaru.

I'm up in New England attending to my aunt where I've been piling up systainers and gear in the spare bedroom of her place!

 

[Packard]

Blum Eco drill that also looks like a shocked robot

I have that unit. It replaced the Kreg version that I had bought first. The cam clamp is surprisingly secure. It will allow for drilling for Blum screws or their nylon dowel inserts. I like the inserts. You get good screw pressure even in soft pine. I also have Blum’s inserter (“Knock-in tool”) for the inserts. Much better than tapping in with a hammer or mallet.