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Hakko Cordless Soldering Iron

Jan 20, 2015 Stuart 26 Comments

The Hakko FX-901 is a battery-powered soldering iron with a couple of convenient features and decent-looking specs.

Dewalt 40V Max Cordless Lawn & Garden Power Tools

Jan 19, 2015 Stuart 52 Comments

As you probably already heard, Dewalt is coming out with a new line of 40V Max cordless outdoor power tools. Here are some early details and thoughts.

Oscillating Tools

Deals: Dewalt Cordless Drill for $56, Porter Cable Oscillating Tool Kit for $49

Jan 19, 2015 Stuart 6 Comments

Here are two Monday morning deals – a Dewalt entry-level drill deal that might require some legwork, and a deal on a Porter Cable oscillating multi-tool kit.

Cordless

What if Other Brands Adopted Bosch’s Wireless Charging Standard?

Jan 16, 2015 Stuart 23 Comments

I think that other brands should adopt Bosch’s wireless battery charging technology so that we could use the same charger with many other brands’ 18V Li-ion battery packs. Do you agree?

Cordless

New Dewalt 20V Max Brushless Rotary Hammers

Jan 16, 2015 Stuart 22 Comments

Dewalt has come out with two new 20V Max/18V XR brushless rotary hammers.

Editorial

5 Reasons Why Cordless DustBuster Vacs are So Awesome

Jan 15, 2015 Stuart 19 Comments

I’m not usually a Black & Decker cheerleader, but I LOVE their DustBuster brand of cordless hand vacs.

Layout & Measuring

Mitutoyo Vernier Caliper

Jan 15, 2015 Stuart 7 Comments

Mitutoyo vernier calipers aren’t fancy, but they’re well-built, affordable, and offer reasonably high measurement precision.

Cordless

Dewalt Users – Are You Happy with the Brand’s 20V Max Cordless Tool Progress?

Jan 14, 2015 Stuart 110 Comments

Are you happy with Dewalt’s 20V Max cordless power tool lineup and the rate at which its tool selection has been growing?

Hammers & Mallets

New Wilton BASH Ball Pein Hammers and a Few Other Types

Jan 14, 2015 Stuart 11 Comments

Wilton has expanded their BASH lineup of super-tough sledge hammers to include new head shapes and styles.

Announcements & Updates

What Do You Think About Facebook Pages?

Jan 14, 2015 Stuart 54 Comments

What are your thoughts about what to do with our Facebook page?

Knives

Safety Utility Knives

Jan 13, 2015 Stuart 9 Comments

Safety utility knives feature self-retracting blades and often come with rounded-tip blades for added protection.

Cordless

Milwaukee M18 and M12 6-Port Rapid Charging Station

Jan 13, 2015 Stuart 20 Comments

Milwaukee has come out with a new multi-port rapid charger that has (3) M18 and (3) M12 charging positions. It can recharge up to 3 battery packs simultaneously!

Layout & Measuring

New Milwaukee Tape Measures are Designed for General Contractors and Layout Work

Jan 13, 2015 Stuart 13 Comments

Milwaukee has come out with a new line of less expensive tape measures aimed at general contractors and for layout applications.

Cordless

New Milwaukee M12 Fuel Circular Saw (YES!)

Jan 12, 2015 Stuart 64 Comments

M12 users rejoice! Milwaukee is soon coming out with their M12 Fuel brushless circular saw.

Tool Buying Guides

A Brief Introduction to Common Electronic Components

Jan 12, 2015 Stuart 18 Comments

We put together a primer on electronics components.

Brad on Metabo is Becoming Metabo HPT: “I meant more like German Metabo’s superior grinders replacing Hitachi’s more disposable versions. Obviously it’d be stupid to modify the…”
fred on Inside Craftsman’s 5-Drawer Rolling Tool Box: “Funny that when I acquired my rolling cabinets and topside tool chests, I probably did not pay attention to any…”
Scott K on Don’t Be Fooled by Tool “Awards”: “Adding “-ai” to the end of a Google search turns off the automated AI summaries/results.”
Stuart on Inside Craftsman’s 5-Drawer Rolling Tool Box: “Brain: “Maybe I should say ‘slides’ instead of ‘drawer slides,’ to avoid redundancy.” Hands: “drawers” Thanks, fixed!”
Brian Puccio on Metabo is Becoming Metabo HPT: “Agreed. If CAS I is replaced with CAS II, I would keep what I have, but when it came time…”
TomD on Inside Craftsman’s 5-Drawer Rolling Tool Box: ““one set of drawers for the bottom drawer” Either we’re missing an underwear shot or that should be slides 😜”