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Original Comment I own several DeWalt electric hand tools: screw guns; saws, one plain miter, two compound beveling miter saws, a screamin' router that works all day; my Planer is a sweetheart; the new 18v reciprocating saw is great but some workers expect too much from it; they treat battery-powered saws as if it is corded. I like my DeWalt move-around table saw; it is very accurate. And I like my two air compressors, especially the movable (on wheels) big-air model D55146. bUT YOU GOT TO MAKE THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN LARGER TYPE so the workers can't miss knowing what to do to care for the tool. That was a smart move, buying Emglow.<br /> <br /> My favorite is My Model DC618 Finish Nailer: it worked flawlessly for a long time but then it developed problems that I resolved at the Anchorage DeWalt Service Center after a few trips. I don't mind having to take the tool to the service center because I am confident it will get fixed, if not the first time, it will the 2nd time, or the 3rd time. These tools can be complicated and sometimes require extra time to fix. I did not get any gripes from the service center about bringing a tool back for another examination and final repair. I placed the Nailer and its 18 v battery in its case about last year after I picked it up from the Center. Tonight (4/25/14) I had to use it. I opened the case, took out the Nailer, slapped in the battery, the light came on and the Nailer again worked like new, with a &quot;cling&quot;, chunking those 2.5&quot; nails through that heavy plywood into a 3/4&quot;x4&quot; fir slat. It is Serial No. 002625.<br /> Another favorite was my first DeWalt worm drive 7.5&quot; saw. When it came on, it always sounded like a powerful, but quiet, commercial sewing machine motor; it worked all day, slicing 2&quot; x 6&quot; studs; of course it got stolen. I bought another later model worm drive but the thumb hole doesn't like gloves. It also does work really great. I really like my 20 v and 36v screw guns so much I use them only for my personal projects. Otherwise, in the field, I use my 18v guns. I really liked the cordless jig saw but changing the blade was a drag; too many little things to push, pull, snap and twist. There is much to be said about a single (non-falling out) proprietary screw to lock the blade. Another Sweetheart is my 24v concrete cordless/corded drill motor that drilled a thousand holes in the concrete floor at the Sports Authority; it still looks and operates like new. My next DeWalt purchase will be the new Oscillating cutter. When that type of cutter is screaming, the customer knows you are working and he never complains.<br /> I never lay my tools in the dirt or on the grass. I always try to lay them on a piece of 2&quot; x 8&quot; wood and I tell the employees not to set the screw guns on the battery lest the gun tips over. &quot;Lay the gun flat on the wood.&quot; I say. I was taught to take good care of my tools.<br /> Thanks for the great tools that turn out great work.<br /> Tony Cozz

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