ToolGuyd

Tool Reviews, New Tool Previews, Best Tool Guides, Tool Deals, and More!

Fasteners

AS Machinery & Materials Co. (ASMC) – Fasteners Galore!

Discuss

AS Machinery & Materials Co. (ASMC) has received an influx of new inventory of thousands of pounds and millions of fasteners. Alex’s prices are fairly competetive, and he has developed a rock-solid reputation amongst his customers. You can check out a list of ASMC’s inventory here, and be sure to check out Alex’s announcement on the GarageJournal forum for ordering […]

Cordless

Ryobi Auto Hammer $20 at Home Depot

8 Comments

Home Depot is having a “Spring Cyber Monday” online-only sale today. As part of their sale, Home Depot is selling Ryobi’s Auto Hammer for an obscenely low $20. We reviewed the Auto Hammer a few months ago, and had some mixed feelings about. At $20 (plus shipping), the Auto Hammer now costs less than a […]

Drills & Drivers

Porter Cable 18V Li-Ion Cordless Drill Review

20 Comments

A few weeks ago, we received a Porter Cable 18V Li-ion cordless combo set to review. Since then, we have been putting the tools through a rigorous review process, starting with the cordless drill. Seeing as how the drill will be many users’ most frequently used tool, we spent quite a bit of time evaluating its […]

Drills & Drivers

Dewalt Pilot Point Drill Bits – a ToolGuyd Favorite

21 Comments

I am sometimes asked to recommend general purpose drill bits that can be purchased locally. Although this condition rules out many of the great brands available at online industrial suppliers, there are still a few decent options out there. By far, my favorite locally-sourced drill bits are Dewalt’s Pilot Point drill bits.

News

Update About Home Depot Patent Infringement Suit

5 Comments

Yesterday we mentioned a judgement against Home Depot for copying a patented saw design that they refused to pay the inventor for. I searched for additional information about this online, but without pulling the court documents, we have no choice but to rely on secondary sources. After scouring the web a bit, a few additional […]

Editorial

ToolGuyd Talks About Crafting Tools

Discuss

For a few weeks now I’ve been writing a series on crafting tools over at Tamdoll’s Workspace crafting blog. It’s always fun to take a break from my normal thought processes to think and write about tools with a different eye. Following is a list of tool post topics that already went up – I encourage you […]

Power Tools

Odd-Size Bosch Router Collets

2 Comments

Bosch’s popular woodworking router comes with 1/4″ and 1/2″ collets, but what if you want to use different shanked burs and bits? We found that replacement collets were available by 3rd party manufacturers, such as Galaxy Products.

Layout & Measuring

Starrett’s New Plastic Miter Saw Protractor

Discuss

It looks like Starrett recently released a new ProSite miter saw protractor, the 505P-7. The new 7″ protractor is made from plastic and includes the same angle-finding features and laser-engraved scales as the aluminum versions. Because it’s made from plastic, the 505P-7 is about half the price of Starrett’s aluminum miter saw protractors, at about […]

Mechanics' Tools

Lowest Prices on Wera Zyklop Ratchets, EVER!

5 Comments

I just checked the prices on Wera’s Zyklop ratchets, and they appear to be the lowest they’ve ever been! Over at ChadsToolbox, the 1/4″ Zyklop ratchet is $54, the 3/8″ ratchet is $60, and the 1/2″ is $$66. If you can find a Wera coupon code, that’ll drop the prices even further! Prices for these […]