Black & Decker Cordless Circular Saw Bare Unit Lithium - 18V
WAS $129.99 Now $22.00
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/black-and-decker-black-a…
Black & Decker Cordless Lithium Driver Bare Unit - 18V Li-Ion
WAS $99.99 Now $22.00
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/black-and-decker-black-a…
Black & Decker Cordless Reciprocating Saw Bare Unit - 18V Li-Ion
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/black-and-decker-black-a…
WAS $99.99 Now $22.00
Note that they do not come with a battery.
Which is why i am downvoting this deal
Doesn't really rectify the downvote, this is still a bargain, especially if someone has the battery and charger already.
Agree that its a deal for someone, but Black and Decker is probably one of the lowest selling brands in Australia, hardly anyone carries them, they are not fit for regular use according to most people here, and the bateries and chargers are so overpriced that its not worth picking up on its own, and there are numerous other brands that make quality tools for less money with decent support. The profile of the person who this is a deal for is actually quite infinitesimal, and I think its a fair call that most people should think twice before jumping on this deal and hopefully the downvote promotes that thought
Check the price of the battery and charger…is it a bargain
I suppose it could be if you already have one. If not.. no.
Yes, if not it may be like Epson/Canon selling $39 printers and then charging $30 each for the cartridges.
Classic pricing strategy of lock-in economics
Try $80 a cartridge.
Black & Decker Cordless Reciprocating Saw Bare Unit - 18V Li-Ion is $22 as well.
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/black-and-decker-black-a…
We have the Stanley FatMax version of this (not sure how good the B&D one is…but only $22, so if you already have the batteries, then why not)!
These types of saw are fantastic for pruning in the garden.
Is the with charger?
$80+ for 2ah hahah what a joke.
I wonder what the chances of Bunnings price-matching their Ryobi is?
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-one-18v-165mm-circular-saw…
Unfortunately, I doubt that they would.
I’m not sure if Ozito make a circular saw skin, but Bunnings normally only match Aldi et al tools with their Ozito line.
Supercheapauto also sell Rockwell tools, and they’ve been quite reasonably discounted in the past, and even then my understanding is that Bunnings didn’t price match with their Ozito gear.
I’d be happy to be proven wrong of course, but I think I’m probably the bearer of bad news.
Slim. They can only really alter the price of their Ozito PXC gear and I doubt they'll do that as I'm pretty sure SuperCheap are clearing these out ie. they're not just 'on sale'.
Can any other brand batteries fit? Or buy an adaptor fro your current line you own
I have heard that adapters exist. Not sure if I'd want to buy into the full B&D ecosystem, a cheapo skin would be ok tho!
If you were crafty you could 3d print and adaptor to use other brands batteries
Don't see how. There are metal contacts on the battery and skin that need to touch. You'd have to connect those too. And a dodgy job is certainly risky
Yeah you'd need to do something about the contacts. But there are only two terminals to connect so it's straightforward once you get past the whole 3d print part
These look like the equivalent battery: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Battery-For-Black-Decker-18V-20V…
Good find, wonder how much the charger would cost on top.
It's weird but the actual model numbers in the description don't list BL2018, only the title does it mention it.
This will be great for my escape room
Saw this one before…
It puts the lotion on its skin, or else it gets the hose again!
I wonder the Aldi power tool battery/charger will be suitable to this one. They have been on special before.
I wonder how much they manufacture these things for!
cheers just ordered one of each
These tools are not brilliant, from what I've seen they are some of the worst ever, so worth looking at other options with warranty and better support. I was looking at them as I have an old trimmer that needs a new battery.
Anyhow, B&D Lithium batteries only fit B&D and some Stanley tools.
This is what I found:
$16 Charger: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/323640065759
400mA is slow but it helps your batteries last longer than a $39 2000mA fast charger https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/223242748373
$32 2.0AH battery
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/323506902440
$50 3.0AH battery
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/162566640665
Anyhow, B&D Lithium batteries only fit B&D and some Stanley tools.
Don't all the brands design their batteries to only fit their range of tools?
Stanley Black & Decker seems to have gone to some length to make sure the batteries aren't compatible between lines. Basically they share the same slot width and style, but they stick little tabs here and seemingly to prevent cross compatibility. It's obvious that some design is shared between lines.
They may justify this by arguing that a certain battery spec is required for certain tools.
I could be wrong, but I thought that DeWalt (same parent company as Stanley and B&D) also do the same thing for certain lines of tools, along with Makita, Ryobi, etc? No?
Yeah, I believe filing away the tabs is the go for dewalt compatability.
Bought skins, now to batteries, how do you check compatibility? I don't see they are compatible: i.e.
The battery that these skins need:
https://www.blackanddecker.com.au/en-au/products/accessories…
BL2018 or BL4018 and they are not in the list on ebay page.. same for charger..
Ok, LBXR20 and BL2018 seem to happen in one listing. Although would be nice to have some sort of official compatibility list.
Which one do you decide to buy?
I contacted seller of the $32 2.0AH battery to confirm compatibility and got reply that the battery is not good for these skins because it does NOT have same voltage. Which replacement battery is good for these B&D 18V tools?
18v and 20v are basically same. Normal battery has +2V when fully charged and sags down to -2v from nominal voltage. So can't see any issue there.
Thanks. I hope the battery from that seller works and has good cells :)
Could use 4ah makira battery on this skin as a have charger and battery for makita?
Unfortunately Makita is not compatible as well. I have B&D line trimmer( 1x2ah battery) and Makita Driver (with 2x2ah batteries).
Contact locations are different.
Nope, you can't. The batteries have different contacts,etc.
You may find somebody produces battery adaptors between the brands. Not sure. I know they exist for B&D <-> Stanley FatMax <-> DeWalt. I'd imagine it would make your tool bigger.
Just re-read what I wrote there.
I'll buy that ;-)
Got this one. Its pretty weak. Barely cuts anything more than ply and tends to stall unless battery is fully charged.
Yeah…I expect that's the case. I have the FatMax saw, and it doesn't do so well either.
Mind you, a good blade can make a difference sometimes - those that ship with the tool are often cheap and nasty.
Yup this. Get a Diablo blade. Even on a crappy saw it will transform your cutting speeds/experience.
I wonder if Supercheap has decided that B&D was one too many 18v platforms to be carrying when they also have various Stanley, Toolpro, Worx and Rockwell cordless tools.
Is this because they've given up trying to flog that $150 kit (too many stock differences here and there) and these are the odd leftovers?
It's a B&D clear out …
Thanks, bought all three as I had a drill with x2 batteries and charger, hopefully it fits these too
What a crap deal i bought it without knowing it doesn't come with battery and charger
Lol you expected b and c for 22??
hahah well that's why i got excited :(
Why? The deal says
Bare unit
Note that they do not come with a battery.
And the Supercheap page also says
Battery and charger not included
yea but i was hurry and most boss was looking me didn't had much time to read all the stuff
But i am confuse why will i have buy something so expensive $129 which doesn't work without spending another $100
But i am confuse why will i have buy something so expensive $129 which doesn't work without spending another $100
Because you might have another black and decker tool with a battery and charger so you don't need a battery.
If it came with a battery it would cost $229 and you would be paying an extra $100 for something you don't need.
Bought a recipro saw. Click and collect from broadmeadows (out of stock everywhere else). Circular saw appears to be out of stock everywhere.
I tried to get Bunnings to price match it with their Ozito gear. As expected, no luck though.
I've hacked my Stanley batteries to work with B&D. It also works with the alleged 20V Porter-Cable.
Do your Stanley batteries have 20V voltage? Is it ok to use 20V battery with 18V tools? Thanks.
Nope my batteries are 18v fatmax. Work just fine with the 20v porter tools. It's a marketing gimmick to differentiate between products. Dewalt, Stanley, Porter, BD all owned by the same company.
Pretty sure all those batteries are technically both 18/20v. It's the difference between the 'peak' and 'nominal' voltage.
In other words, just a marketing gimmick.
more like some have 3.6V (18V), and others 3.7V cells in serial, inside (18.5V), eg 5S.
The marketers are highly paid, so they probably just round the 0.5v up to 2V and call it a job well done
Anyone has a luck with ebay batteries or charger ? stuck with this purchase and dont want to spend $100 for batteries/charger for this item.
Plus $80 battery plus charger. For that money you can buy better