Review on DEWALT DWAFV02916 FLEXVOLT Carbide Blade by Christopher Pfaffe

Update October 6, 2019 First find this video on YouTube: RR Buildings - Insane Power from the Flex Volt Stud/Joist Drill. You will understand what this hole saw is for. Then you can read my opinion below. **************** I had to drill two 3 inch holes in a joist. Not just a log, but a 130 year old yellow pine log, now well seasoned, similar to the later Doug fir. Full 2 inch old yellow pine with 1-5/8 inch Doug fir. Only 3-5/8 inches plus. Started with an old trusty standard depth Milwaukee bi-metal hole saw. The one with the many staggered teeth. Drill a little. Goes slowly. Then take a large screwdriver and pry off a few pieces of wood. Then drill. Then take it out. . . etc. Drives slowly. That's overhead. tired hands. And this is Doug's fir tree. We haven't even gotten to the Yellow Pine yet. This can take half an hour. Maybe more. Order a Dewalt with three nasty carbide teeth. Heard about this beat. Come in a few days. Right. Yellow Dewalt. Three aggressive looking teeth well spaced from the body. Three large flutes open to the end of the tooth. Gun Drill - Depth of cut 2-5/16 in. It is necessary to lengthen the pilot drill to accommodate this depth. Otherwise it will wander around at startup and create a mess. Made in China. Hm. Fits perfectly in the Lenox pavilion. So far everything looks promising. Insert a new Dewalt drill into the Milwaukee angle drill. Through the fir Doug. About 10 seconds. Clean the core. Light. Drill through the yellow pine tree. About 15 seconds. And that thing is hard. Clean the core. The esophagus is clogged with a mixture of sawdust and resin. It was necessary to turn the bit back and forth to remove the sawdust. All of this is done in less than a minute. Same on hole two. Two minutes instead of 30 plus. Wow. If you are looking for nice holes this is not for you. Not that they were really rough. But those are utility holes for plumbing, electrics etc. And if that's what you're looking for, this is it. Don't even think about it. Just buy it.