Monthly Archives: May 2009

Stanley FatMax Xtreme Fubar on Sale

Posted on May 30th, 2009
Stanley FatMax Xtreme Fubar on Sale Stanley’s FatMax Xtreme Fubar is their heavy duty multi-tasked pry bar. By now, most people are already familiar with these tools after seeing them at any home improvement or general goods store (e.g. Target), so I’ll skip the details. I just wanted to point out that it’s currently on sale for $24.31 with free shipping on orders [...]
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60% Off Gearwrench Wrench Sets

Posted on May 29th, 2009
60% Off Gearwrench Wrench Sets Well, believe it or not, in addition to their crazy 60% Craftsman wrench set and socket set sale, Sears has put many Gearwrench ratcheting wrench sets on sale. As with the Craftsman sale, there is a 40% off discount, a 10% (off $50+) “Buy More Save More” discount, and then a 20% off Craftsman Club discount. A [...]
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Craftsman Wrench Sets & Socket Sets on Sale ~60% Off!

Posted on May 29th, 2009
Craftsman Wrench Sets & Socket Sets on Sale ~60% Off! Sears, why oh why are you doing this to us? Don’t you know that my wallet’s already suffering! Yet you still choose to tempt me with deals of borderline insanity! 40% off plus 10% off (or more according to the “buy more save more” promo), and then yet another 20% off for Craftsman Club members, [...]
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Craftsman Launches Standalone Online Tool Store!

Posted on May 28th, 2009
Craftsman Launches Standalone Online Tool Store! Sears’ Craftsman brand has launched its own stand-alone online store!! Perhaps this is the beginning of an autonomous Craftsman that I have been dreaming about for years? Here are my observations thus far: The Craftsman store seems to be based off of Sears’ shopping engine The Craftsman store only offers for sale Craftsman products (duh) My Sears.com store logon [...]
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$100 Home Depot Gift Card Giveaway!!

Posted on May 26th, 2009
$100 Home Depot Gift Card Giveaway!! That’s right, Home Depot asked us to give away a $100 Home Depot gift card to one of our readers! Read on to find out how to win.
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40% Off Craftsman Wrench Sets!

Posted on May 25th, 2009
Until Tuesday 5/26, there is a 40% discount on Craftsman wrench sets at Sears. Unfortunately, the current Craftsman Club discounts do NOT stack. Also, the promo seems to exclude certain catalog-only and online-only sets. Following are links to some of the Craftsman professional sets usually in demand during a sale like this, but the raised-panel sets [...]
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Campbell Hausfeld Releases New Nailers

Posted on May 22nd, 2009
Campbell Hausfeld Releases New Nailers Campbell Hausfeld, well known for their beefy compressors and air tools, is releasing a new line of pneumatic nailers. These new nailers are designed to provide professional results as easily for first-time users as for pros by being easier to operate, easier to control, and easier to handle. CH has included some pretty nifty features into [...]
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Posted in Compressors, Air Tools, Nailers | 2 Comments

Craftsman Nextec Auto-Hammer Revisit

Posted on May 22nd, 2009
A television commercial promoting the Craftsman Nextec Auto-Hammer has aired recently – no doubt targeting Father’s Day gift shoppers, so we’ve decided to revisit it. Although it may still seem a bit gimmicky, the Auto-Hammer is innovative enough that it deserves the attention.
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Posted in Hammers & Mallets, Power Tools | 2 Comments

Home Depot Father’s Day Gift Cards

Posted on May 21st, 2009
Home Depot Father's Day Gift Cards With Father’s Day soon approaching, Home Depot has launched several enticing new gift card designs including one that comes with a free 3/16″ drill bit, and one that looks and feels like duct tape. These designs are not available online (yet?) – head on over to your nearest Home Depot to check them out. I sure [...]

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Doctors Use Household Drill for Surgery

Posted on May 21st, 2009
A few days ago in Austrailia, a doctor used a household drill to bore into a 13 year old’s skull to relieve pressure on his brain due to a blood clot. The drill was sourced from the maintenance closet since the hospital was not equipped with any neurological drills. Now I’m wondering, what drill was used [...]

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Pocket Ref – The Ultimate Guide to Everything

Posted on May 20th, 2009
Pocket Ref - The Ultimate Guide to Everything Okay, so calling the Pocket Ref an ultimate guide to everything may be an exaggeration, but not by as much as you might think. The Pocket Ref is packed full of indispensable information for construction workers, engineers, scientists, travelers, and pretty much everyone else. While a majority of the book offers technical details, there are also many useful general-interest tidbits such as a chili [...]

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5 Great Tool Gifts for Under $10

Posted on May 19th, 2009
5 Great Tool Gifts for Under $10With Father’s Day on approach, everyone is asking themselves and others “what to buy?” Well, how about something useful. These five items are less than $10 each and are affordable enough to throw in with larger gifts. Bucket Boss Mug Boss Paired with a spare 10-12oz mug, the Mug Boss provides for nifty desktop organization of tools, [...]

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Beta Tools – Lower Prices and 10% Discount!

Posted on May 15th, 2009
Beta Tools - Lower Prices and 10% Discount! We have been wanting to try out Beta tools since before Small Parts began carrying them, but the prices were a bit on the high side. Well, Small Parts seems to have been reading our minds since not only did they slash prices a bit (at least on the products that we’ve been watching), they’re now [...]
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Channellock’s is an Example to be Followed

Posted on May 13th, 2009
Channellock's is an Example to be Followed I was browsing Channellock’s website the other day and was quite pleasantly surprised by what I found. As you can see from the above screen capture, Channellock is openly disclosing that their screwdrivers and nutdrivers are made overseas. That open disclosure (not the fact that the drivers are imported) should be praised. You may be wondering why [...]
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Gearwrench Indexing Nail Puller

Posted on May 12th, 2009
Gearwrench Indexing Nail Puller Gearwrench has recently (and quietly) released a new tool – a 12″ indexing nail puller. This tool combines the efficiency and ease of a cat’s paw puller design with the convenience of a pivoting lever arm with 180° of swing. This indexing puller is intended to be used in tight quarters and between closely spaced beams, and likely performs as [...]
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Posted in Hammers & Mallets, Hand Tools | 1 Comment