Tools in Action

5 Things I Learned at the Craftsman Experience

Jun 13, 2011 Stuart 4 Comments

I just got back from the Craftsman Experience, and boy am I utterly exhausted. While I recuperate and work to prepare posts about the new tools I spotted or was told about, I thought to share a few surprising things I learned while there.

Cordless

Rockwell Trans4mer Cordless Jigsaw Preview

May 18, 2011 Stuart 2 Comments

Before we talk about Rockwell’s new saw, we’d like to thank our friends at Tools in Action for being kind enough to let us post photos from their 2011 National Hardware Show Wrap-up. Update: The Trans4mer is now available for purchase via Amazon. So what we have here is the new Rockwell Trans4mer / Transformer jigsaw, model […]

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Check Out Tools in Action, Another Great Tool Blog

Mar 11, 2011 Stuart Discuss

Looking for a new tool blog to add to your reading list? Here’s a great one that we recently found out about!

mattd on Lowe’s has this Kobalt Pliers Set at an Even Lower Price: “last year it was a 2 piece set, they sold so few of them that in jan/feb I was able…”
Don Julio on Lowe’s has this Kobalt Pliers Set at an Even Lower Price: “I also grabbed a set for the toolbox in my truck. $20 works for me. Here’s a Kobalt/Knipex side by…”
Van Forsman on The Metric System: “Came here to echo this truism. Base 12 has 4 base factors where ten has two. Seems like there would…”
Aaron SD on Lowe’s has this Kobalt Pliers Set at an Even Lower Price: “This is tempting at $20. I have the 7” Knipex pliers wrench so I’m mainly looking at the smaller two…”
Another Bob on The Metric System: “Has anyone made the joke yet: 99% of the world uses metric, the other 1% went to the moon! :-)…”
Peter Coffin on The Metric System: “The Army went metric almost 70 years ago. All maps and distances in meters. The artillery stopped using degrees, minutes…”