Editorial

Mission: Ask Home Depot to Add Country of Origin Info to Product Listings (If You Want to)

Jan 29, 2016 Stuart 20 Comments

Do you want to see country of manufacturing origin added to Home Depot product descriptions? Then here’s something you can do about it!

Editorial

What Could Bosch do to Become Your Favorite Power Tool Brand?

Jan 28, 2016 Stuart 138 Comments

Which is your favorite power tool brand? If your answer was anything other than “Bosch,” what could the blue team do to change your mind?

Editorial

If You Could Ask Milwaukee Tool One Thing, What Would it Be?

Jan 21, 2016 Stuart 236 Comments

If you could ask Milwaukee Tool one thing, what would it be?

Editorial

Going to College vs. Learning a Trade

Jan 20, 2016 Stuart 69 Comments

College or trade? What would you advise a young adult looking to make this decision?

Cordless

Dear Dewalt, We Want You to Come Out With a [Fill in This Blank] in 2016

Jan 19, 2016 Stuart 160 Comments

What do you wish Dewalt came out with next?

Editorial

Our Knipex Deal Post Broke Amazon, and their Reps are Too [Blank] to Help

Jan 18, 2016 Stuart 56 Comments

Has anyone else had problems with a Knipex pliers order they placed after seeing our deal post?

Editorial

It’s Tool Reselling Season

Jan 18, 2016 Stuart 26 Comments

Resellers have started offloading their holiday season bulk tool purchases, which prompted this general discussion about the practice.

Editorial

Will We See a Cordless Table Saw from Dewalt, Milwaukee, Bosch, or Makita?

Jan 14, 2016 Stuart 34 Comments

Do you think any of these popular professional power tool brands will be coming out with a cordless table saw?

Cordless

Dewalt 20V Max = 18V Nominally

Jan 11, 2016 Stuart 73 Comments

Poll: Did you know that Dewalt 20V Max = 18V? If you already knew this, when did you find out?

Editorial

Have You Noticed any Home Depot Free Shipping Funny Business?

Jan 11, 2016 Stuart 9 Comments

A reader and I both found contradictions to Home Depot’s “free shipping on $45+ orders” promo, but everything seems to be fine now. Have you noticed any exclusions lately?

Editorial

What do You Think About Screwdrivers with Hex Bolsters?

Jan 8, 2016 Stuart 48 Comments

Are you a fan of screwdrivers that have hex bolsters, do you hate ’em, or are you on the “eh, I don’t really care” side of the fence that we find ourselves on?

Cordless

Would You Use Cheaper Off-Brand Cordless Power Tool Battery Packs?

Dec 30, 2015 Stuart 82 Comments

What do you think about off-brand cordless power tool battery packs?

Cordless

The 10 Most Talked About New Tools of 2015

Dec 28, 2015 Stuart 9 Comments

Here are the 10 most talked about tools of 2015. Are you surprised?

Cordless

What Do You Think About Ridgid’s Lifetime Service Agreement?

Dec 17, 2015 Stuart 185 Comments

Would you buy Ridgid power tools based on their Lifetime Service Agreement policy?

Editorial

Let’s Talk About Fluke

Dec 11, 2015 Stuart 45 Comments

Let’s talk about Fluke. Have you used their multimeters or other test equipment before? What do you think about them?

Editorial

Coming Up: A Series of Rockler Tool Reviews

Dec 3, 2015 Stuart 6 Comments

You can expect to see some new Rockler tool reviews here shortly. In the meantime, are there any Rockler tools on your wishlist? Anything you would like to see reviewed?

Editorial

Happy Thanksgiving!

Nov 26, 2015 Stuart 15 Comments

We just wanted to take a moment to wish you all a very Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving!!

Editorial

What’s on Your Holiday Wishlist? Here’s What’s on Ours

Nov 18, 2015 Stuart 36 Comments

Are you buying yourself any new tools for the holidays? Here are the 3 tools at the top of our list!

Editorial

Sears’ Black Friday & Holiday Deals Give You a Choice: Instant Discount or a Bigger Gift Card?

Nov 9, 2015 Stuart 13 Comments

When buying higher priced tools on sale at Sears, would you rather have an instant discount or a gift card for the value of the discount plus 10%?

Cordless

Cordless Routers: Why or Why Not?

Nov 6, 2015 Stuart 47 Comments

There doesn’t seem to be any Li-ion-powered cordless routers. Why?

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