Buying De Walt Tools in the US

Monkey Wrench · Post by **Monkey Wrench** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:33 am

This is a really great site and the forum members seem knowledgable and helpful unlike a few other forums I have consulted before.

I regularly visit the US and would be keen to buy some cordless tools eg 18V De Walt - the prices are much better!! The question is whether there are issues associated with 230V and 115V mains for the battery and/or battery charger? I assume that the battery is the same regardless of where it originates. So presumably if I bought the tools and batteries in the US I could just get the charger in the UK.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Wood Magnet · Post by **Wood Magnet** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:13 am

Welcome to the forum Monkey Wrench, i think
you are o.k. with that.

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 4:37 am

I have some Dewalt tools that were sourced from the US, including batteries. They work fine with the British chargers

The only problem is that you may need to have the tools repaired eventually and so you may need to source the spare parts from the US as some models are different to what you would get in Europe.

Monkey Wrench · Post by **Monkey Wrench** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:25 am

Thanks guys. I will go ahead with a purchase on a future visit. This current trip I've got bathroom tiles to bring back!

Interesting that the spare parts may be different. Nothing is ever simple.

Cheers.

Monkey

gib_goblin · Post by **gib_goblin** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:08 pm

Monkey Wrench wrote:This current trip I've got bathroom tiles to bring back!

How are you bringing the tiles back?
The weight of tiles would mean you couldn't bring too many on a flight. Or how much does the courier charge?

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:05 pm

Hi Money Wrench, Welcome to the nuthouse

Just be careful not to buy adjustable spanners in the US - they don't use the metric system

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:19 pm

dewalt chargers work from 110v to 250v 40-50Mhz, so you just change the plug (after checking the sticker of course)

The saving so so much, that its worth it, and i would assume the parts are the same worldwide? Have anyone had usa tools fixed over here?

Look on ebay, as it may be cheaper just to get them posted to uk. All my dewalt stuff is usa sourced

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:28 pm

this is the warning on one of the shop websites i use

http://www.lawson-his.co.uk/dewalt_warr ... m#warranty

For me, i dont give a c**p about the warranty when the tools are 50% cheaper

stevemastic · Post by **stevemastic** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:49 pm

No problems, here just watch the postage

Hinton Heating · Post by **Hinton Heating** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:49 pm

stevemastic wrote:No problems, here just watch the postage

and more importantly the customs inport duty (VAT+handling fee)

Hinton Heating · Post by **Hinton Heating** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:51 pm

handyman wrote:dewalt chargers work from 110v to 250v 40-50Mhz, so you just change the plug (after checking the sticker of course)

hmmm, so when I got my 7 piece set, I brought a uk charger, and sold the 110v version on ebay...

seemed I could've just changed the plug

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:02 pm

Hinton Heating wrote:
stevemastic wrote:No problems, here just watch the postage
and more importantly the customs inport duty (VAT+handling fee)

I have had many items (20+) from USA and hong kong, and only been charged once...........

carhartt kid · Post by **carhartt kid** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:14 pm

handyman wrote:
Hinton Heating wrote:
stevemastic wrote:No problems, here just watch the postage
and more importantly the customs inport duty (VAT+handling fee)

I have had many items (20+) from USA and hong kong, and only been charged once...........

Me too. Only paid once in the last two years. Had about 12 parcels from the US!!

uncle buck · Post by **uncle buck** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 5:13 pm

carhartt kid wrote:Me too. Only paid once in the last two years. Had about 12 parcels from the US!!

Were they all power tools or something different?

Any chance of a link to where you buy the tools from?

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 6:19 pm

.... and was that to a home address or commercial like shop, office, workshop etc?