Purchased in 2001
Strengths: Best recip saw I ever had. We do alot of remodeling in older homes ( plaster, metal lath, petrified oak studs/joists, etc..) Before you can make it better you have to tear it out. Some other brands I have bought more recently are in the trash. This one is a 11.9 amp( I think) It gets used and abused more then any other corded tool I have.
Weaknesses: There isn't any. But here are a few things that started happening after 5-6 yrs. 2 years ago the chuck started getting sloppy. About 6-8 months ago it quit working, I threw it in the bed of the truck, grabbed a different one and got back to work. A few weeks later I had some time was cleaning up the truck found the dewalt recip and started messing with it. All it need was a new plug, a wire broke at the plug. My guys have 3 recip,s to choose from, they all want that one. By the way, Dewalts cordless stuff is junk.
What You Wanted to Know Before You Bought It: How good it was so I could of bought 5 of them.
What Would You Tell the Maker of This Tool: Make some blades that can keep up with the saw.