DeWALT 18V XR Li-Ion 3 Speed Oscillating Multi-Tool - Skin Only
DCS356N-XJ
Had my eye on this for a while, was $299, and dropped to $256.64. Not satisfied being a true ozbargainer I emailed Bunnings for a price match with Melbourne Tool Sales who were selling the overseas model for $227, and Bunnings emailed me back saying the price has now dropped to $220ish. Enjoy :)
I can't see it, still 264 for me on Amazon. Do you have a link?
Amazon has it for $399 when I click that link
Thanx bro, you saved me some dollars lol
Is it better than Ozito's multi tool?
Better? Yes.
More Expensive? Undoubtedly. More than 3 times the price.
Is the money worth it?
That is the question.
What is so good about Dewalt tools in general that makes them cost such a premium? (Legitimate question)
DeWalt is a professional brand like Makita, etc (although not as reliable as Makita in my experience). Ozito is a budget brand.
Not trying to rip on Ozito as I have purchased many products over the years that have held up to the test of time.
It's like comparing a $10 chair to a $100 chair. Obviously you can sit on both of them, but one will be more comfortable, built better using higher quality materials, and probably last longer as a result.
@vash12: Ryobi is better quality than Ozito. I haven't ever owned Ryobi, but it seems to be priced in between the two- as more of a budget choice for professional grade tools.
It seems to be a well received brand among many, but I have no personal experience to speak from.
I work trade and use dewalt daily for years. Still have most of my original skins.
Dewalt is for professionals, high performance and will stand day to day use for long periods. The cheaper brands will usually suffice for home DIY.
If you use it all the time, absolutley the extra money is worth it.You pretty much never see tradies use ozito or any of the cheaper brands.
But for around the home - you can buy three ozito tools for the price of one dewalt.
You will find the Ozitos not to be as powerful, inferior in design and reliability but (in general) they get the job done (though they may not be as comfortable to use).
Also you can spend money an Ozito and find its too crap for the job you need, so always see if you can find a review first.
^^^ That summaries my approach.
The more power/technically demanding and frequent tasks, I use Dewalt tools.
Makes the job so much better (time, ease of use and quality in finish).
For more infrequent, less precise tasks, I use Ozito tools.
For the price and warranty from Bunnings, they meet/exceed expectations.
@PoKGuy: Im sitting on a shitload of Ryobi stuff, mainly as they are decent for home handyman and 1/3 price of commercial grade equivalent. I have some ozito and bosch stuff, but when buying more stuff or replacements for stuff like impact drivers Ill be going dewalt or miwalkee or something. that said I have three impact drivers so wont be moving on them soon lol.
Some of the Ryobi stuff is suprisingly good like their nailgun
I dont know about the multi tool, but the drills are definitely chalk and cheese.
i use my Dewalt drill several times a week for the past couple of years with no worries.
When i first started my apprenticeship many years ago, my boss was too cheap to buy a good drill and used to buy the $30 cheap drills (cant remember if it was Ozito then, or GMC) almost weekly because they burn out, and just priced them in to the job lol
Yes, Dewalt is way for professional tradie needed.
I own many Dewalt skins and about 15 dewalt batteries since.
I've been using the 18v Ozito multi tool to cutout and repair hardwood Tas oak timber weatherboards and nails. It's done the job perfectly. It has easily enough power, and with the right blades was cutting through with ease. I do a lot of reno work and the Ozito unit will easily do everything I need. I'll see how long it lasts, but at the cheap price just doing the weatherboards it's already done enough.
I'm sure the deWalt is better quality and more power, but for my reno use the Ozito is easily serving it's purpose.
Should have gone in store an priced matched it, would have worked out cheaper. I've matched this, a 887 impact collated screw gun and grinder. MTS have a brick and mortar store, so being grey import was never questioned
Not matched price but price beaten by 10% discount. To work it out, if I show the competitor's price ($227), I would have pay $204.30 at Bunnings after price beaten.
"Should have gone in store an priced matched it"
Good luck with that in lockdown, click and collect only in Melbourne
Other option is to call the store directly, not Bunnings customer service hotline.
Call, call and call.
I did try a call first, but they refused to match due to different model number at Melbourne Tools Sales and USA 20V model. Maybe if I called a few other stores would of got a nicer person who would have price beaten, but decided to take advice from another ozbargainer who said email price matches always works for them. It sort of worked it here ;)
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I can't go in store, due to lockdown. So I emailed them to price beat it and was hoping for them to generate an invoice for $204 ($227 beaten by 10%). Instead they dropped the price down to $220, and replied back acting dumb saying what are you talking about we are the cheapest lol. Also the Bunnings model is DCS356N-XJ Aussie model with 18V printed on tool and comes with blades and parts, and warranty. The Melbourne tool sales version is DCS356 $227 is a USA model, taken out of a kit, 20V printed on it with no local warranty. So I am happy with the $220 and went and click/collected it.
So it has a multi tool set as well?
Not bad then as the bunnings website states skin only, even there is a small mention of a tool set.
Just want to clarify it is a skin only tool no battery. Details taken from the Sydney tools page, its the same model as sold here at Bunnings DCS356N-XJ. It comes with: 1 x 31 x 43mm Wood with Nails Blade 1 x 31 x 43mm Fast Cut Wood Blade 1 x Sanding Pad 25 Sheets Assorted Sandpaper 1 x Universal Blade Adapter. So yeah way better then Melbourne tool sales as they give only the skin no accessories, that's why their model number is plain DCS356.
@landroverz7: All dewalt models have letters, even if MTS don't. Bare tools have a 'n'. Bunnings are a buisness that wouldn't lower a price if it didn't meet their guarantee. All the orange price tags at bunnings are temporary reductions to better competitor prices.
Can you email them about dewalts orbital sander too please
You mean this?
DCW210 125mm Brushless Random Orbital Sander.
If so, go to one of Bunnings stores and pay it with using price beaten policy. You would be paying $192.55. But don't email info to Bunnings customer services
Amazon is 150
Just saw it, unfortunately, this isn't Australian version and no warranty will be made.
18V - Australia version
20V - USA
@Dark Zeus: It's the same. Just a different sticker. I've got the amazon version. Yes no local warranty but I've had no issues for 8 months so far.
@hotrod01: Of course it is the same, I forgot to mention it.
But however if faulty, warranty by Dewalt Australia cannot be promised if 20V, only 18V.
@Dark Zeus: The 20v battery for the USA version is all marketing, in reality there all 18v batteries, 20v is the theoretical maximum voltage a new battery would reach, just after been fully charged.
It’s kinda like the 400w PMPO rating on a small stereo, yes it really is just 50w system, but it can technically deliver 400w for a tiny fraction of a second so they advertise the bigger number :)
https://www.protoolreviews.com/20v-max-vs-18v-battery-power/
Thank you OP ordered one！！
Was waiting for one of these for ages. Purchased one from My Deal for $229 and got a $10 initial credit. It is the 20v stamped version. Would have preferred this deal. Good find for local stock with warranty.
Any deals on batteries?
Brilliant work OP
Does anyone have a preference for a certain brand?
I'm trying to build a collection of tools. Going to be renovating my caravan + future DIY stuff.
I'm leaning towards Ryobi as I already bought the Impact Driver Kit from the other day.
I keep thinking I've made the wrong choice looking at DeWalt, Makita and Bosch Blue - Especially their brushless versions.
Any idea if brushed Ryobi tools are good enough for DIY stuff + projects?
Ryobi will be fine. The main difference between the brands come down to power and accuracy.
The power difference is more noticeable when dealing with tough materials such as masonary and steel, and usually when using heavy loads for a period of time (heavy heating of the tool). Where this is generally seen is drilling into heavy materials, grinding or cutting thicker material. For majority of DIY, ryobi is more than adequate. The brands that you mentioned (I’ll throw Fester and Hitachi into the same bucket), are really aimed at Tradies using the tools 8 hours a day 6 days a week.
Thanks for that info. As wood is heaps softer than metal, brushed motors should be totally fine hey?
I would generally go brushless now. Brushless has generally more power and gets over the heating issues that brushed models have.
This is probably more important than brand, but even then brushed models will have pretty decent power (they did build houses before brushless was invented!).
Power is generally indicated by the voltage. So 54V > 36V > 18V > 12V.
I would suggest the sweet spot is around 18v brushless right now. You’ll see some areas where Dewalt has moved to a 54V system for tools which require higher power loads such as SDS hammer drills, grinders, lawnmowers etc but less so on their drills and drivers where 18V is generally sufficient.
Just keep in mind even Dewalt has “low end” equipment in their atomic range.
@sydney_kings: That's fair. Everyone I speak to says brushless is the way to go now.
I'll probably just keep the basic brushed Ryobi Impact Driver in that $149 kit and build up and get brushless from here on.
But I feel like it'll still be good enough for DIY related things.
This Dewalt for $220.37 or Makita (DTM50ZX5) for $230.03 (powerpass price)?.
I noticed Dewalt is brushless however Makita seems to be brushed.
What does one actually use this for?
The US version (DEWALT DCS356B 20V) is $213.55 on Amazon atm.
Currently showing as $299 for me?
Price has increase to their normal price now
My mate also said the cordless angle grinder skin is $199 on special at Bunnings. (He went to Bunnings Casula). He didn't take a photo but a few there.
Amazon matched it too if you want cashrewards.