Benjamen – Page 14

This Diamond-Tipped Bit Allows You Engrave Steel, Metal, Glass, and More with Your CNC Router or Mill

Oct 20, 2016 Benjamen 7 Comments

This special engraving bit can be used to engrave stone, metal, plastic, and glass.

Hands on: Feit LED Worklight and LED Replacement Tubes from Costco

Oct 17, 2016 Benjamen 39 Comments

How well do the Feit LED shop light and Feit fluorescent-replacement bulbs compare to the much-liked Rockler LED fixture and standard fluorescent bulbs?

Fasteners

Kreg Pocket-Hole Plug Cutter

Oct 11, 2016 Benjamen 12 Comments

Kreg’s coming out with a new custom pocket hole plug cutter that works with their full-size jigs. Do you plug your pocket holes?

Layout & Measuring

Woodpeckers T-Squares are on Sale

Oct 7, 2016 Benjamen 27 Comments

Woodpeckers’ excellent T-Squares are on sale, thru 10/11/2016!

Cordless

Discover Metabo 2016 – New 36V Cordless Platform and Hands-on With Lots of Tools!

Sep 28, 2016 Benjamen 22 Comments

We visited Metabo, and delved deep into their cordless, metalworking, and concrete tools.

Storage & Organization

Hands on: Organize Your Tool Drawers with FastCap Kaizen Foam

Sep 26, 2016 Benjamen 19 Comments

I used FastCap’s Kaizen foam to organize my tool drawers with custom-cut inserts!

Cordless

New Porter Cable Brushless Drill and Impact Drivers Coming Soon

Sep 16, 2016 Benjamen 12 Comments

Here’s what you need to know about the new Porter Cable 20V Max “Edge” brushless drill and impact driver.

Awesome & Cool

The Shaper Origin — a New Kind of Handheld CNC

Sep 6, 2016 Benjamen 20 Comments

The Shaper Origin is a new kind of handheld CNC router.

Saws

New Jet Scroll Saw Makes Changing Blades a Breeze (JWSS-22)

Aug 31, 2016 Benjamen 4 Comments

Jet’s new 22″ scroll saw has a slew of features that look to contribute to an easier and more enjoyable scroll sawing experience.

Hand Tools

Woodpecker’s New Carbide Mini-Scraper

Aug 24, 2016 Benjamen 12 Comments

Woodpeckers’ newest tool is a scraper that works with 4-sided carbide insert blades.

Storage & Organization

Home Depot Drops the Price of the Milwaukee 30″ Storage Combo to $448

Aug 22, 2016 Benjamen 20 Comments

Milwaukee 30″ ball bearing tool storage combo is now on sale for $448, making a great buy an even better value.

Clamps

New Rockler Piston F-Clamps Can Generate 1 Ton of Clamping Force

Aug 19, 2016 Benjamen 16 Comments

Rockler has come out with new super-strong F-style clamps that have a special piston-foot jaw for faster adjustments.

Adhesives, Sealants, & Lubes

Hands On: Black & Decker 20V Max Cordless Hot Glue Gun Review

Aug 15, 2016 Benjamen 20 Comments

The Black & Decker cordless hot glue gun stands up on its own, heats up fast, and lasts about 2 hours on a charge. I’ve been using it more than I ever thought I would. At the $36 for the bare tool, there’s no reason not to pick it up.

Adhesives, Sealants, & Lubes

Right Angle Grease Gun Adapter

Aug 10, 2016 Benjamen 8 Comments

This right angle grease coupler from Thexton fits your standard grease gun to get at those hard to reach zerk fittings.

Awesome & Cool

Adafruit’s ADABOX: a New Subscription Service for DIY Electronics Stuff

Aug 9, 2016 Benjamen 7 Comments

Adafruit, one of our favorite electronics supply shops, is starting AdaBox, a subscription service for electronic project components.

ColeTrain on Metabo is Becoming Metabo HPT: “Umm, no you don’t want this. It’s called the new Toyota Supra and it sucks. It’s also not a waste…”
HmmmDusty on Metabo is Becoming Metabo HPT: “It was mostly the fact that they didn’t want to have to license the former name perpetually.”
Jag on New Leatherman Wave Alpha – First Look: “The Free technology is such a smooth and fluid action when using the tools. I love the magnet style arc.”
Jag on New Leatherman Wave Alpha – First Look: “Having the thumb stud on the arc is a game changer. It feels so smooth in the deployment. So that…”
Stuart on New Leatherman Wave Alpha – First Look: “Multi-tool knives tend to have compromises, even when featuring premium steel. If you want a knife with a replaceable blade,…”
Dave Brill on New Leatherman Wave Alpha – First Look: “Stuart I think you should have said if the blade gets used that much you should check out are knives…”