Drills & Drivers

Milwaukee M12 Right Angle Drill Hands-on Review

Nov 18, 2009 Stuart 4 Comments

Here’s our original review of Milwaukee’s M12 cordless right angle drill/driver.

Home Depot Power Drill Trade-in Program

Oct 27, 2009 Stuart 4 Comments

Home Depot has a pretty good deal going on right now if you’re in the market for a new drill. Simply bring your old, used, or broken power drill to your nearest Home Depot location between now and 11/8/09, and receive a 15% discount off of a new Lithium-ion cordless drill. Check out Home Depot’s promo […]

Drills & Drivers

Hitachi 12V Drill/Driver & Impact Driver Kit Deal

Oct 26, 2009 Stuart 2 Comments

Over at Amazon, the Hitachi KC10DFL 12V cordless Li-ion kit, which includes a drill/driver with 3/8″ chuck and a compact impact driver, is currently priced temptingly low at a hair under $120. Given that the average retail price of the combo kit is $170 (via Google Products), this seems to be a a generous discount. Now […]

Cordless

Porter Cable Combo Cordless Tool Kits Price Drop

Oct 21, 2009 Stuart 2 Comments

It looks like Lowes may be trying to jump-start the holiday shopping season by dropping the prices on two popular Porter Cable combo cordless tool kits. Porter Cable’s 2-piece 18V tool kit (model PC218C-2) includes a PC1800D drill/driver, a PC186CS 6-1/2″ circular saw, and two batteries plus a charger. The kit has dropped in price […]

Accessories

New Dewalt Impact Ready Drill & Driver Accessories

Oct 12, 2009 Stuart Discuss

It really is no secret that impact drivers are becoming more and more popular among both professional users and consumers. With this in mind, Dewalt recently released an entire line of new Impact Ready drill and driver accessories.

Drills & Drivers

New Milwaukee Cordless Right-Angle Drill/Driver

Sep 30, 2009 Stuart 4 Comments

Milwaukee very recently released a new M12 product – the 2415-21 cordless right-angle drill/driver. The main selling points of this driver are its super-compact size, 3/8″ chuck, speed control, 11-setting electronic clutch, and runtime battery gauge. The only thing we read about Milwaukee’s right-angle drill/driver that we didn’t quite like is that the kit only comes with […]

Cordless

Bosch PS10 I-Driver Reconditioned $60

Jul 29, 2009 Stuart 2 Comments

CPO Bosch over on Amazon is offering a reconditioned Bosch PS10 I-Driver kit for $60. This driver design is particularly well suited for driving fasteners in cramped workspaces. The product description is not very detailed, but we assume that the kit includes the charger and one or two batteries with the tool. If you prefer a […]

Drills & Drivers

Doctors Use Household Drill for Surgery

May 21, 2009 Stuart Discuss

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 […]

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