Raymond E. DeWalt followed in his father's footsteps by holding mill and constructions jobs from the time he left school. No matter what the job, the question of high labor costs always concerned him. To help cut these costs, occasionally he rigged up a machine to meet some special need.

DeWALT Story
Since its inception in 1992, DEWALT has been designing and producing heavy-duty power tools for construction professionals, remodelers, and woodworkers. By focusing on end-user needs and job-site solutions, DEWALT tools have built a reputation for being innovative, reliable, and Guaranteed Tough®. Despite joining the professional construction market just 14 years ago, the company's history is rooted deep in the past. In 1922, Raymond E. DeWalt perfected the first radial-arm saw for the purpose of providing more versatility in woodworking operations. his first commercial product was known as the DEWALT "Wonder Worker." Today, the DEWALT lineup is made up of more than 300 power-tool and equipment products and 800 power-tool accessories.

Eventually, Mr. DeWalt was offered a position as head of a woodworking mill that manufactured almost everything from boxes to full-fledged houses. There was more to do than could be done, and the President of the company would not allow an increase in payroll. He simply had to get more work out of his men. Mr. DeWalt designed a yoke and attached it directly to a motor and saw, then mounted it on a standard arm. The saw could be raised, lowered, slid back and forth, moved to any angle, or tilted to any bevel. It did the work of four men and cut his labor costs beyond his fondest dreams.

In 1992, Raymond E. DeWalt, then superintendent of Seabrook Farms, perfects the first radial arm machine for the purpose of providing more versatility in woodworking operations. In 1924, DeWalt Products Company is formed with plant and offices located in Leola, Pennsylvania. Their product is an electric universal woodworking machine known as the DeWalt "Wonder-Worker."

Today the DEWALT Power Tools line consists of over 200 electric power tools and over 800 accessories including: drills and hammer drills; screwdrivers; circular, chop, miter, table, reciprocating, and jig saws; planers; impact wrenches; die, angle, and bench grinders; shears; nibblers; sanders; laminate trimmers; routers, and plate joiners. This year will be an exciting time for DEWALT as it offers its largest product launch ever--even greater than the initial portable product line introduction in 1992.

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