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Milwaukee 12 Volt Inspection Scope Preview It wasn’t the 360 degree rotating screen that I liked the most about the Milwaukee 12 Volt Inspection Scope it was the 12 volt, lithium-Ion batteries. Don’t get me wrong when I’m lying on my back inside a crawl space cavity and tilting my head sideways too look at…
Kobalt Power Tools Media Event 2011: What’s new in tools at Lowe’s Last night I attended the Kobalt power tool launch event in NYC. For those of you who are not familiar with Kobalt, they got their start in 1998 as a mechanics tool line. The brand has since extended to corded and cordless…
Bessey Toggle Clamps Bessey Tools has a new automatic adjusting toggle clamp that does not require that annoying screw adjustment every time you change material thickness. What a HUGE Time-saver!! The Bessey Automatic Adjusting Toggle Clamps quickly adjust to work pieces of varying thicknesses while keeping the clamping force of 25 too 550 pound constant.…
Bosch PS11 Angle Drill and Driver Bosch Power Tools just released an industry first their new Bosch 12V Max PS11 Angle Drill/Driver featuring an articulating head. Weighing in at 2.75 pounds this tool is designed to be used in uncomfortable and tight spots. The drills head has five positions which allows the chuck to move from…
Paslode Nails When framing or remodeling probably the toughest nailing application has always been fastening LVL or engineered lumber together to make headers and beams. Many times during these fastening applications I have to pull out my hammer and sink a nail into the beam – this slows the process down. Paslode Engineered Lumber Nails…
Milwaukee Hand Tools This Summer while at Milwaukee’s media event I got a sneak preview of of the new Milwaukee Hand Tools line up – up till now these tools were “Embargoed” and I was unable to share any information with you. This is Milwaukee’s second round of hand-tools and in my opinion they did a…
DEWALT 12” Sliding Compound Miter Saw DWS780 Would it be nice to have a miter saw that was designed to be precise and accurate enough for fine woodworking, yet durable enough for framing and deck building? The new DeWALT DWS780 is just that saw. It was designed for a variety of trades including cabinetmakers, trim…
Bosch RHH180-01 120-Volt 18-Volt 3/4-Inch SDS-Plus Hammer The Bosch SDS cordless hammer drill is a compact, light weight powerhouse! I recently had the opportunity to bring this drill out to some job-sites and put it to work. When I first saw it I thought… cordless, No way! Boy was I wrong. The Bosch SDS Cordless Hammer Drill…
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