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Anybody got word on the street on when we get our tools?
Dewalt took your money and ran, theres no such thing as flex volt, its like the flux capacitor LOL
LOL Jimbo! Hugh, here in Canada sept. 1/ 1st week of sept is what I’ve seen floated for release dates.
Cpo is saying they ship out the 1st so we will see
JimboS1ice wrote:
1 hour ago, JimboS1ice said:Dewalt took your money and ran, theres no such thing as flex volt, its like the flux capacitor LOL
They’d be fools to mess with me, I’ve probably personally funded the entire R&D for flexvolt by now, lmao.
Thanks for the info gentlemen. I await my email from CPO.
They’re shown in stock at acme now
They’re showing limited stock in most Home Depots in Houston now with a few showing 2-4 units.
My HD has almost all of the tools in the line in stocks of 2 each right now. Variations not so much and they don’t have the new charger or radio.
I asked dewalt via email so hope we will get an official date soon. most retailers seemed inconsistent. some say one date others say other dates. Some even just say backordered.
2448jman wrote:
8 minutes ago, 2448jman said:I asked dewalt via email so hope we will get an official date soon. most retailers seemed inconsistent. some say one date others say other dates. Some even just say backordered.
Welcome to the forums Jeff!
RickyMcGrath wrote:
11 hours ago, RickyMcGrath said:They’re showing limited stock in most Home Depots in Houston now with a few showing 2-4 units.
This is great to hear as I’ve been pretty excited to get some hands on with the new tools.
Can’t wait does ups deliver on Saturdays
Not that I’m aware of
UPS does if the shipper pays extra
Atlas in Toronto now shows stock on the majority of FlexVolt. I would expect your stuff soon guys!
I got a reply from DeWalt. They said “I apologize if our new line of FlexVolt tools has been difficult to find. These tools have been released to the market. Pre-launch has been an overwhelming success. While a particular product may not be available immediately in your area, our factories are working extremely hard to meet demand and shipping to stores weekly.”
Best deal I can find for us poor Canadians is a second battery thrown in with the kits. Very tempting. Hmm. Buy more yellow or stick with red… trying to keep my tool brands organized by task lol, which really seems to mean buy duplicates of everything 😛
Does anyone know when cpo ships flexvolt I’m getting really agravated
Hugh Jass wrote:
On 8/30/2016 at 11:11 PM, Hugh Jass said:
They’d be fools to mess with me, I’ve probably personally funded the entire R&D for flexvolt by now, lmao.
Thanks for the info gentlemen. I await my email from CPO.
Have you heard anything from cpo
Ordered from CPO and Tanner…..no word yet. [emoji51][emoji51][emoji51][emoji51][emoji51][emoji35]
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Got a flyer in the mail from cpo about the fkexvolt, apparently their constant emails weren’t enough, now they’re reverting back to snail mail bc they know I will actually have to look at it when I go to my mailbox lol!!
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KnarlyCarl wrote:
8 hours ago, KnarlyCarl said:Got a flyer in the mail from cpo about the fkexvolt, apparently their constant emails weren’t enough, now they’re reverting back to snail mail bc they know I will actually have to look at it when I go to my mailbox lol!!
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What did the flyer say I’ve been on the phone I was told they are supposed to be getting some on the 6th for ppl that have had pre orders
A new ship date I saw listed november but not sure if its new orders or if it includes preorders
joemontague wrote:
22 hours ago, joemontague said:Have you heard anything from cpo
Not a peep.
This might be part of the problem. Huge issues with container shipping right now.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37241727DR99 wrote:
3 hours ago, DR99 said:This might be part of the problem. Huge issues with container shipping right now.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37241727
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I don’t know where the flex volt tools are assembled, but I imagine parts supplied from various countries
I’ll be very impressed if it isn’t China. Mexico would be alright in my books.
are flexvolt tools part of DeWalt’s made in United States line of tools?
2448jman wrote:
42 minutes ago, 2448jman said:are flexvolt tools part of DeWalt’s made in United States line of tools?
Lots of their stuff is “Assembled in the USA” (with components made in other countries). It is not perfect, but I am sure that DeWALT isn’t the only company affected by the bankruptcy of the shipping company. I bet their are thousands of containers involved.
A ton of Home Depots around me here in Canada have piles of FlexVolt in stock now.
I’m quickly losing my patience. I want my grinder.
Checked out the lineup at Home Depot today. Very impressed overall. The mitre will be mine. The grinder looks and feels nice, which makes the wait for it in the mail harder. The circ saw is quite nice, very similar to my 2731 Fuel which I’m a big fan of. Great time to be a Dewalt fan. They sadly didn’t have the stud/joist drill. The recip didn’t really impress me, however. Feels nice, somewhat reminiscent of the Fuel but it doesn’t have an adjustable shoe that I can see. Maybe I’m wrong, or maybe it’s another detail yellow has overlooked.
There’s three generations of badly designed/underpowered recipes from Dewalt that gave me plenty of indication they just don’t know how to make them. But that’s okay, every brand has something they just totally suck at, and this is one of Dewalt’s. The other is chargers, which they’re finally turning the corner with now that they produced the 60v-20v rapid charger, but they’re still producing a variety of crap ones so they still have a lot of room to improve with the next generation of tools for sure.
I WANT MY DAMN GRINDER CPO.
Bremon wrote:
7 hours ago, Bremon said:Checked out the lineup at Home Depot today. Very impressed overall. The mitre will be mine. The grinder looks and feels nice, which makes the wait for it in the mail harder. The circ saw is quite nice, very similar to my 2731 Fuel which I’m a big fan of. Great time to be a Dewalt fan. They sadly didn’t have the stud/joist drill. The recip didn’t really impress me, however. Feels nice, somewhat reminiscent of the Fuel but it doesn’t have an adjustable shoe that I can see. Maybe I’m wrong, or maybe it’s another detail yellow has overlooked.
I wonder if you put a 9.0 battery on your fuel circ saw it could perform as well as the fkexvolt circ, but for the price of the 9.0…….hmm
It doesn’t seem the recip has an adjustable shoe nor a rafter hook, both of which has become essential to have on my sawzall
I confirmed with Murray on IG that I’m not crazy and it doesn’t have the hook or the shoe. Big fail on that one. I’m confident my Fuel Sawzall will haul ass with the 9.0 and keep up with the FlexVolt. Milwaukee has a 2720-22HD kit with 9.0 coming out. The circ I don’t think will regardless. It just doesn’t have enough RPM. The 9.0 will help with voltage drop but won’t win a race against the FlexVolt. I wouldn’t be shocked if we see a new 2732 high rpm Fuel circ saw at the ’17 NPS.
How I’m going to get a 9.0 or 2 economically is my problem. No way in hell I’m spending $500 Canadian plus tax on two batteries. My prior plans were a pair of 9.0 and a pair of 6.0. Toss in a rapid charger and I’m within $100 of the FlexVolt mitre with adapter and 2 batteries. Screw that. Pair of 5.0 from a braking grinder kit is on my radar instead I think.
Just have to add blocks on front of the shoe instead lol
I WANT MY DAMN GRINDER CPO.
9/13/16 ship date from CPO was What I was told after I emailed them……[emoji57]
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77Ford wrote:
2 hours ago, 77Ford said:
I WANT MY DAMN GRINDER CPO.
9/13/16 ship date from CPO was What I was told after I emailed them……emoji57.png
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I can live with that, it’ll be here when I get back from vacation in Alaska.
that moment when the delivery guy leaves tool outside and it pours rain.
Good thing new tools generally come in plastic bags, should be a bit more waterproof than cardboard.
oh really? I did not know that. Should we say it hailed then?
I’d imagine things will work fine. The toolbag it comes in might be a bit wet, tools are likely ok. Could document opening it in case there’s damage. The plastic bags in talking about aren’t sealed, they’re open on one end but each tool and battery should be wrapped.
Dewalt tools are capable of working underwater, in sand, and dropped off of buildings…I doubt UPS is going to kill it.
Got an email from another tool house saying they have their first shipment of FlexVolt in.
Anyone heard anything from cpo
joemontague wrote:
27 minutes ago, joemontague said:Anyone heard anything from cpo
As a matter of fact, yes.
Silence.
And it’s deafening I bet.
Bremon wrote:
1 hour ago, Bremon said:And it’s deafening I bet.
Not quite as bad as my 11hr flight to Anchorage tomorrow.
I had a feeling you might be heading to Alaska… In fact, Inuit!
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