What Did You Buy Today?

tonydi said:
Did they burn you on freight? The smaller set is $25 frt to CA and the larger set is $97 frt!
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Freight was more expensive than I would have thought, but the total cost was still less expensive than the offerings from all the other dealers I checked out. The smaller set was $13.50 and the larger set was $42.00. I haven't weighed them, but I would guess the smaller set to weight 5 lbs. to 7 lbs., and the larger set between 25 lbs. and 30 lbs.

They were packed in a cardboard sleeve, then bubble wrap, and finally packing paper, inside a sturdy cardboard box.
 
Even my 0.250 to 0.500 has a bit of weight to it.
 
@Dhal22 - How noisy is the DeWalt? I've kinda been thinking about getting one of these "portaband" saws, but the only one I've been able to hear running is the corded Milwaukee one - incredibly noisy! Did not buy it.
 
hman said:
@Dhal22 - How noisy is the DeWalt? I've kinda been thinking about getting one of these "portaband" saws, but the only one I've been able to hear running is the corded Milwaukee one - incredibly noisy! Did not buy it.
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They must have changed the design or something as I used the corded Milwaukees a bunch on the job in the 2000’s and didn’t notice any significant noise. Maybe different (read cheaper) gears?
 
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I have to agree with David, I’ve used Milwaukee porta-bands for years and never considered them noisy. Great tool.
Now the Beaur, spelling I believe, from Harbor Freight, is very noisy.
 
hman said:
@Dhal22 - How noisy is the DeWalt? I've kinda been thinking about getting one of these "portaband" saws, but the only one I've been able to hear running is the corded Milwaukee one - incredibly noisy! Did not buy it.
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Hard for me to say as I've used a porta band my entire adult life. It's a clever very handy tool.
 
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