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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful: By This review is from: Delta CL180WWK 18 Volt Cordless Woodworkers Six Pack Kit (Tools & Home Improvement) As you may know I am a tool columnist for two boat-building magazines. I have now been using this excellent tool set for over three months reviewing it. It offers the widest selection of important tools of any cordless set I have ever seen. A person could buy this set of tools and with a few other necessary measuring tools completely build a boat. There are SS brads on the market so corrosion would not be a problem.The most exciting tool is the brad gun in this set. It can use brads from 5/8" of an inch on up to 1 ¼" and is very reliable shot after shot. The tools in this set form a natural progression to a finished product. They are well thought out and each tool works very well. I am no entry-level wood worker and I find this set to be remarkable. Delta has finally done something no other cordless tool manufacturer has thought of and this is their very first cordless set! BRAVO! The only way they could have topped this set is to include a small shop vacuum. Hopefully...Read more 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: By pmaster (albuquerque, NM yes in the USA darn it!) - See all my reviews This review is from: Delta CL180WWK 18 Volt Cordless Woodworkers Six Pack Kit (Tools & Home Improvement) Just picked this up (at a local store) as a back-up set for my Porter Cable kit which is running out of batteries and I'm not sure that I want to fork out the money for new 19.2v replacements! Anyway, I bought this set for less than 2 new PC batteries. Not expecting much, the quality of the Delta kit skocked me! The plastic is high grade, the blades mount easily (saws) with included hex wrenches, the drill is powerful and feels good, and overall I am quite impressed. I highly recommend this set to any home owner or light duty handyman. A couple of gripes: 1. you have to remove the battery from the drill to get it in the case (this is your most used tool folks) and 2. the kit should come with 3 batteries. I haven't seen extra batteries for sale yet so that might be an issue down the road. Overall very nice. 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful: By This review is from: Delta CL180WWK 18 Volt Cordless Woodworkers Six Pack Kit (Tools & Home Improvement) I picked this up at a closeout sale about a year ago and have been very satified with the quality and value of this set. I've dropped the drill/driver many times and it still functions beautifully. The batteries keep a good long charge, often last several days with medium usage and several weeks while not in use. I've used every tool in it numerous times on home improvement and woodworking projects. The batteries are heavy, as expected for 18V, but the tools are ballanced well with the batts attached. The sander is the best cordless I've ever used, including some fairly expensive ones. My only complaint is that the flashlight doesn't put out much light for 18V, and is very awkward if you're trying to carry it around. Really, though, the set would be more than worth it w/o the flashlight, so it's a pretty minor annoyance. |