Archives for 2019

Cordless

Milwaukee’s “M18 Everything Fits”

Feb 6, 2019 Stuart 40 Comments

Let’s talk about Milwaukee’s “M18 Everything Fits.”

Cordless

New Dewalt Brushless Dual Switch Band Saw

Feb 6, 2019 Stuart 42 Comments

Dewalt added a new brushless dual-switch deep-cut band saw to their 20V Max cordless power tool family.

Tool Deals

Lee Valley – Free Shipping on $40+ thru 2/20/2019

Feb 6, 2019 Stuart 10 Comments

Lee Valley’s free shipping on $40+ promo is back again.

Layout & Measuring

General Tools Mini Calipers

Feb 5, 2019 Stuart 23 Comments

The Pocket Caliper is a handy quick and easy measuring tool.

Cordless

Milwaukee M18 Cordless Power Tool Battery Sizes Explained

Feb 5, 2019 Stuart 109 Comments

Here’s a primer on Milwaukee M18 cordless tool battery sizes.

Cordless

Coming Soon: New Milwaukee M18 CP3.0Ah and XC8.0Ah Cordless Power Tool Batteries

Feb 4, 2019 Stuart 69 Comments

Here’s some early info about new higher capacity Milwaukee M18 Li-ion batteries.

Awesome & Cool

Avengers Endgame Super Bowl Trailer: What Pliers is Nebula Using?

Feb 4, 2019 Stuart 18 Comments

If you’ve watched the new Avengers Endgame teaser, what do you think of Nebula’s pliers?

New Tools

New Veto Pro Pac Rubber-Bottomed Tool Bags

Feb 4, 2019 Stuart 7 Comments

Veto Pro Pac has 4 new rubber-bottomed tool bags and totes.

Accessories

New Kreg Accu-Cut Circular Saw Track Expansion Pack and XL Kit

Feb 4, 2019 Andrew 21 Comments

New track extensions enhance the versatility of the Kreg Accu-Cut.

Cordless

Highlights from Hilti’s Innovation 2018 Event

Feb 1, 2019 Benjamen 17 Comments

Here are the most interesting tools that I saw at Hilti’s Innovation 2018 tool media event.

Editorial

Andrew: My Dog Loves Home Depot

Feb 1, 2019 Andrew 76 Comments

Did you know that some Home Depot, Lowe’s, and even Farm & Fleet stores are dog-friendly?

Layout & Measuring

3 Bosch Lasers & Line Levels for Lightening Your Layout Labors

Jan 31, 2019 Stuart 20 Comments

Here’s a look at 3 Bosch laser layout tools – an entry-level cross-line level, a 3-plane 200ft laser level, and a 400ft range outdoor measuring tool.

Cordless

Milwaukee Cordless Power Tool Review Roundup: M12 Cut-off Tool, M12 Rocket LED Light

Jan 31, 2019 Stuart 30 Comments

Here’s what we think about the Milwaukee M12 Fuel cut-off tool and M12 Rocket LED light.

Cordless

Dewalt Cordless Sander DCW210 Hands-on Review

Jan 31, 2019 Stuart 18 Comments

Here are our first hands-on thoughts about the new Dewalt cordless sander.

Cordless

Dewalt 20V Max Brushless Braking Grinder Hands-on Review

Jan 31, 2019 Stuart 22 Comments

Here are our first hands-on thoughts about Dewalt’s 20V Max brushless braking grinder.

MM on I Need to Vent About My Precision Matthews Mill: “Emco has extremely nice small and benchtop machine tools. But anything you can just pick up and tuck away simply…”
MM on I Need to Vent About My Precision Matthews Mill: “I agree, machines in that size class are difficult to find. The reason is the “size class” is fundamentally flawed.…”
UberChemist on I Need to Vent About My Precision Matthews Mill: “I’ve spent years looking. High quality small machine tools DON’T EXIST. It seems like a huge hole in the market.…”
William Adams on The Maker Knife 2 just Launched: “I did get: https://countycomm.com/products/ti-grip-precision-hobby-knife and put it in my bag, but have never had occasion to get it out, so…”
MM on The Maker Knife 2 just Launched: “I think this style of knife has its uses, it’s super slim and the blade is small and inoffensive. If…”
ElectroAtletico on The Maker Knife 2 just Launched: “Milwaukee Fastback’s are less than $10. I can purchase 7 of them for the price of that gimmick “knife”.”