Sears decided to have an early Black Friday sale and slashed the price of this Craftsman 2-tool starter combo kit. The Craftsman C3 19.2V cordless tool combo includes a 3/8″ drill, a 5-1/2″ circular saw, and a single 19.2V battery.
By no means is this a heavy duty combo, but it’s a nice starter kit or gift for those looking for their first cordless power tools.
If you wait for Sears’ Black Friday sale, the drill/driver will be $40 by itself. This sale ends on Nov 26th. The combo price of $69.99 is reflected in your cart as you checkout.
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If you’re looking for a kit with a slightly better drill with a 2-speed gearbox and two batteries instead of one, check out this Ryobi cordless starter kit, which is only $20 more.
I bought this kit many years ago. At the time I loved the drill- that was before I had discovered how nice smaller, lighter drills were. The batteries held up decently well, but now always select my 12V impact driver or a corded drill over this guy.
As for the circular saw, I never had much luck with it. I never used it until my batteries were a little old, but it really didn’t have the juice to cut anything thick like a 2×4. The blade is also really crappy. And unlike drills, you never really need a cordless circular saw (your usually not sawing in the middle of your yard somewhere). I quickly gave up on this circular saw and bought a cheap corded 7.5″ circular for $50 instead.
nice deal,I have the ryobi version, the trim saw paired with an emerson tool clamp is great for paneling, also makes a nice cheap hardi cutter , I duct tape a vac duct on it and pair it with a diablo hardi blade works out nicely.
The drill is just another beater that I use for jobs like paint mixing, drywall,etc.