No More Porter Cable???

[cabinetman]

I was in Lowes and HD today lookin' for another battery for my PC cordless drills. Well I found out Lowes doesn't sell PC. The PC cordless drill was purchased at HD a couple of years ago, but today I looked around and no PC cordless drills or batteries. What's up with that?
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[Bruce Cohen]

Hey Cab,

Try Amazon, they carry PC and usually at a better price than the big box stores.

Bruce

[Ed62]

They probably just quit stocking PC tools in that store. Other locations might still sell them.

Ed

[Salty]

As I recall, Dewalt bought out PC so maybe they quit making them and now they are more difficult to find.
I'm not sure of this though.

[p8ntblr]

I thought they were becoming exclusive to HD.

[pelligrini]

Sears still had a few PC tools on it's website. I haven't been in a store in a while.

[Bruce Cohen]

Hey Cab,

I just checked today, the HD by me has a ton of PC tools.

Maybe the one near you hates like you.

Bruce

[cabinetman]

Hey Cab,

I just checked today, the HD by me has a ton of PC tools.

Maybe the one near you hates like you.

Bruce

I'm gonna check some other HD's in my area. The one I ordinarily go to has a slew of Ridgid stuff. Maybe that'll be the upcoming trend. Amazon gets $67 for the battery I need (8723), with free shipping. Found clones for $50, but better judgment tells me that "clones" is too close to "clowns".
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[jhgrady]

Lets see 8723 batteries at $67 = $584,441. I bet you could get a discount.

John

[phrog]

I think that B&D bought PC and Delta a couple years ago and I noticed the number of PC tools appearing in the local Lowes and HDs has steadily declined since. A real shame considering the quality of the PC tools.
Richard

[Thalermade]

I will go out on a limb here. Given the name recognition, I find it hard to believe, but not impossible, that the PC line would be killed off. I have noticed over the past decade the cyclical nature of tool brands in the big box stores. Hitachi has seems to be the tool line of choice the past couple of years.

Well. I guess my limb is getting shakier by the minute. May not be killing the P-C line off, but certainly DeWalt has plans to put a bit of hurt on it. Here is info from Popular Woodworking:

Link to full article
When PC Vice-President Dan Gregory said DeWalt tools were their professional-line tools, I was astounded, as were others. He explained that PC is attempting to position these tools (P-C) for tradesman – an area of the market that PC feels is full of value-conscientious, value-driven buyers. PC is being sandwiched between Black & Decker (at the low end) and DeWalt (the high end).


Popular Woodworking ezine link:

Russ