DEWALT DC411B 4-1/2-Inch 18-Volt Cordless Cut-Off Tool (Tool Only)

Awesome machine to work with

Works great. I was glad to a tool that can use my 18 volt batteries. .

This is a great tool! I use it as a truck driver who hauls D.O.D & high-security items. The seals that are used on our trailers are the bolt-style and are very hard to cut if you're using bolt-cutters. I hesitate to write the rest of this review in case there are people reading this who have bad intentions..... but I'll hope for the best... If you're a truck driver who needs to cut bolt-seals regularly, then you should buy this plus an extra battery. It's so easy to slap on a battery to this cutoff grinder, & in less than 5 seconds, the bolt is cut. A side benefit is that the top of the bolt doesn't fly off like when using standard bolt-cutters. This helps when the dock agent asks you to show them both pieces of the seal. It fits in the sidebox of my truck much easier than a pair of 3 foot long cutters, & I don't have to worry about keeping them sharp, or rusting. The cutting wheel on this lasts me over 6 months of use before I have to change it out, which takes only a minute or two. By the way, the battery lasts me about a week before I have to recharge it. Like I said, it's ten times easier to use than trying to hold a pair of 3 foot cutters, and using them in the dark, rain, etc. Just 5 seconds and presto, the seal is cut.

5 stars for durability, but 4 stars for battery life.Using XRP packs with a mfr date of 2008, I could cut through about 24 linear inches of 1/8" x 1" angle on a single battery. If you are careful to avoid binding, you may get more per charge.I also purchased the grinder wheel and associated guard. It works, but the battery life is disappointing. I would use a corded unit for almost all grinding applications.Wire wheel performance was acceptable for short post-weld cleanup passes. You will only be disappointed if you try to use it for large surface prep applications.Bottom line: I would recommend it for short (couple of minutes or less) wire wheel or cutoff wheel jobs, but use as a grinder only when location prevents corded grinder operation.

I first got one of these tools as part of a multi-tool kit and thought it would see very little use. I was way wrong! I use the tool almost every day in my job as a carpenter. It's great for cutting metal, but I've probably used it most cutting through stucco. That's rough duty for any tool, and this cut-off tool has performed remarkably well. I recently ordered this tool as a replacement for one that I had for years. It met a fatal demise when I dropped it on concrete off a 32 foot ladder.I was pleased to see that this newer version of the tool has an upgraded chuck locking mechanism identical to the corded DeWalt cut off tool.I have a rotation of 5 Lithium-Ion 18v batteries and have found that, with continuous use of the tool, one charger can stay ahead of it... even when doing power demanding tasks such as cutting stucco with a diamond blade. You'd need a bushel of Ni-cads to keep with it, so if you buy it with batteries, definitely get the Lithium-Ions.This tool is versatile and is a real work horse for a battery operated tool.

Does many things

gutless!!!! powerless motor!!!! i used a new fully charged battery and took 10 min. to cut1" sqare tubing! i should have used a hack saw! much faster!

The product is what I expected. What is REALLY BAD is it arrived with no spanner wrench. What it did come with is an allen wrench, for what I have no idea!?!?!? Would be nice for the company to send the spanner wrench that should come with any angle grinder / cutoff tool. Everything else seems to be right and the 18v batteries work fine.UPDATED REVIEW: I was contacted by the seller and the allen wrench. They explained how the allen wrench works and no spanner wrench is needed. This took a quick look at the tool with the allen wrench in hand. It works perfectly as explained. I am upping my star rating from 3 to 5 and I have no issues with the tool.