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New Milwaukee Hardline EDC Knives!
The new Milwaukee Hardline EDC knives that we previewed last year are nearly here! It looks like a few minor style changes have been made as Milwaukee engineers continued to develop the knives, but...
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General Tools Goes All Out with ToolSmart Connected Tools
General Tools has come out with a new line of ToolSmart tools – several tools that connect to your smartphone for enhanced and convenient functionality. Just to be clear, General Tools has been an...
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New Makita 18V X2 Cordless Brushless Backpack Vac
Makita has come out with a new cordless vacuum in their 18V X2 lineup, model XCV05Z. It’s a backpack vac, and as per the X2, it works off of (2) 18V Li-ion battery packs. While not quite as surprising...
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Sneak Peek: Ridgid 18V Cordless Miter Saw, and a 5Ah Battery Pack!
I recently had the opportunity to drool over the new Ridgid 18V cordless brushless miter saw. It’s a 7-1/4″ saw with nice wide carrying handles, dual bevel pivot, and *surprise* an LED shadow-light...
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Review: Milwaukee 30″ 12-Drawer Tool Chest and Rolling Cabinet Combo
In late May, Milwaukee Tool kindly sent me a 30″ ball bearing tool storage chest and cabinet combo for review (48-22-8530). While its larger 46″ predecessor has been around since last year, this size...
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New Dewalt Pliers, Diagonal Cutters, Euro-Style Locking Pliers
At Dewalt’s 2016 media event (here’s more new tool coverage from the event), the showed off a couple of new pliers. For me, the star of the pliers display were these new locking pliers, with...
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New Milwaukee M18 Sawzall with One-Key
Milwaukee M18 Fuel Sawzall with One-Key Stroke Length: 1-1/8″ Speed: 0-3,000 SPM Length: 17-3/4″ Weight: 8.9 lbs (w/ XC batt) At the 2016 Milwaukee New Product Symposium, Milwaukee Tool introduced...
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Bagel, the Worlds Smartest Tape Measure, Actually Looks Good, But Not for...
Over at Kickstarter, there’s a fundraising campaign for Bagel, a new “smart” tape measure. The Bagel is meant to replace a tape measure and several other devices. It has a 3 measuring modes: string,...
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New Makita 18V Impact Driver Has 6 Modes and is Said to Be the “World’s...
Over at ToolGuyd’s Facebook page, Andrew sent over some info about the new Makita DTD170 18V brushless impact driver (thanks!). In a Facebook post, Makita described their new cordless impact as the...
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New Dewalt Demolition and Framing Circular Saw Blade (DWA31724D)
We have been talking quite a bit about the new Dewalt FlexVolt tools, and will soon turn your attention to some of the new FlexVolt power tool accessories that are coming out – mainly saw blades,...
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Milwaukee M18 Cordless Fluid Transfer Pump
Water and electricity don’t mix well. When you are in a wet basement type situation, you don’t want to worry about running electric cords to a pump. Even when you’re in a dry environment, finding an...
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Dewalt FlexVolt Saw Video Intros
Here are quick video intros of the new Dewalt FlexVolt saws – the new 60V Max cordless table saw (DCS7485), and 120V Max cordless and AC-powerable 12″ sliding miter saw (DHS790A). These were taken at...
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Woodpeckers Bevel Gauge
Woodpeckers recently announced new 7″ and 12″ bevel gauges that combine modern engineering with a classic design. The new bevel gauges are one-time-tools, but we hope that Woodpeckers opts to make...
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Dewalt FlexVolt Brushless Circular Saw First Look
This is Dewalt’s new FlexVolt brushless circular saw, DCS575. I briefly mentioned the new cordless saw as one of the top 5 hot new tools from Dewalt’s media event, and it also fueled a right-handed...
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Game-Changing Cordless Power Tool Technologies
I was working on another post when I started thinking – we sure have seen a lot of innovations these past few years, most of which would have been unimaginable just a few years earlier. Could you...
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New Channellock Little Champ Precision Pliers
Yesterday, when I asked about how you use precision pliers, it was because a reader noticed Channellock’s new Little Champ mini pliers and asked about their potential utility. The new Channellock...
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Fluke Condition Monitoring Sensors
Fluke Connect tools are very handy connectable tools that can share measurement data between various test and measurement tools and your smartphone. It’s an evolving system, and I believe Fluke has...
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Dewalt FlexVolt vs. Milwaukee M18 High Demand, Which is Better?
Milwaukee first announced their new M18 High Demand 9.0Ah battery pack last year, and although it has been delayed, it is nearly ready to launch. The new Milwaukee M18 HD battery pack is designed to...
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New Dewalt 20V Max Pivoting Head LED Worklight! (DCL044)
Dewalt’s 12V Max pivoting head LED worklight, currently $33 via Amazon, is one of the best designs out there. We’ve heard requests for a 20V Max version numerous times, and it seems that Dewalt has...
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New Craftsman Pro Series Tool Storage with Smartphone-Connected Locks
Craftsman has come out with new Pro Series ball bearing tool storage units that have good-looking features and specs. But more than that, these are connected tool storage products which feature...
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