Dewalt Dcs355b 20
These tools serve so many purposes that it’s tough to know everything about them. Below, you’ll find a collection of the most common questions and their answers about oscillating tools. If you still have questions after reading this section, reach out to your oscillating tool’s manufacturer’s customer service department. If you’re cutting a dowel or nail flush, but don’t want to mar or scratch a finished work surface with the vibrating blade, you can fashion a guard from a piece of tissue box. Simply cut a slot or hole to fit around the piece you’re cutting and rest the blade on it as you cut.
You must have the right blade for the material and those can be found on the web. One caveat about some blades dewalt Hand tools is that they are not quick fit. An adapter comes with the multi-tool so you can use any blade but it is hex.
A 4-pin flange firmly holds the included accessories in place. The Genesis comes with the 4-pound tool, 3-inch hook and loop sanding pad, extra sandpaper, rigid scraper blade, a 3-inch wood and drywall blade, Allen wrench, dewalt Hand tools and a 30 mm flush cut blade. The flush-cut blade is perfect for narrow jobs around door jambs, windowsills, and trim. Multi-brand accessory adapter allows for use with most oscillating tool accessory brands.
As we started making our initial cuts, two things because clear. For starters, the tool seemed to be genuinely faster than the last brushless model and clearly a big upgrade from the initial brushed one. That was a little bit of a surprise considering the DeWalt DCS356 has the same 20,000 OPM speed and 3.2° arc as the 355. This cordless DEWALT multi-tool has 20 volts, which allows it to quickly slice through sheetrock, light woods, and metal. Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about ourreview process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links.
All of this, including the drywall cutting, was done on a single battery charge, with juice to spare. DeWalt claims a 57% increased run-time due to the brush-less motor. I was really pleased, because I only have the one 20 V MAX battery on hand. My aging fleet of cordless tools are running on last generation, monstrous Ni-Cad batteries that I couldn’t swap into the tool. Below, you’ll find our reviews of the best, with hard-earned insights gleaned from our testing. Some oscillating tools have variable speed controls, which makes the tool quite a bit more versatile.