By Rob Robillard
Festool 202097 Bluetooth Remote Control Set for CT 26/36/48 Dust Extractors The ability to use a Festool cordless tool and automatically turn on a connected Festool CT vacuum has now become a reality. Festool now has few bluetooth options for their users. Festool Bluetooth Remote Control is now available with an equipped vacuum or a retrofitted […]
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By Will Endicott
Milwaukee M18 FUEL™ w/ ONE-KEY™ High Torque Impact Wrench 1/2″ Friction Ring 2863-22 As a professional carpenter and general contractor, I have always done my due diligence when making tool purchases. I look to find tools that offer the highest versatility and value while also being able to hold up to the harsh, job site […]
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By Todd Fratzel
Ensures Cordless Tool Starts with CT Dust Extractors Lebanon, IN – Festool has just announced that it will begin offering new Bluetooth® 18 V Li-ion battery packs in April. The Bluetooth® battery packs communicate with the Bluetooth® module recently introduced on most models of the CT Dust Extractor and starts the CT Dust Extractor when […]
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By Todd Fratzel
Milwaukee M18™ Random Orbit Sander MILWAUKEE, WI- Milwaukee Tool continues to drive innovation within the carpentry/remodeling industry with the introduction of the new M18™ Random Orbit Sander. Capable of reaching 12,000 OPM max, the new tool delivers true corded power, allowing users to remove more material per charge.* “By leveraging our M18™ technology, we’ve developed […]
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By Todd Fratzel
Milwaukee M12™ Compact Inflator MILWAUKEE, WI- Milwaukee Tool continues to deliver portable productivity by expanding the largest sub-compact system in the industry, the M12™ platform, with the new M12™ Compact Inflator. The fastest cordless tire inflator in the industry, the tool has the ability to top-off a car tire in under 1 minute*. Capable of […]
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By Will Endicott
Hitachi 3-1/2” NR1890DC and NR1890DR Brushless Framing Nailer Review As a builder and remodeling contractor, there have been countless times when I go to a small job or to finish up punch-list items where it takes longer to get all the tools out of the trailer, than it does to do the work itself. These […]
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By Todd Fratzel
Hitachi MultiVolt Cordless Tools We recently visited the Hitachi Power Tools in Atlanta, GA and got our hands on some exciting new cordless MultiVolt tools that are rolling out later this year in September. MultiVolt will be somewhat similar to what DEWALT is doing with FlexVolt in the sense that Hitachi’s MultiVolt can be either […]
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By Jeff Williams
RYOBI® ONE+™ 18V Brushless Drywall Screw Gun Announced Coming in March of 2018, RYOBI is adding another new tool to the ever expanding ONE+ lineup. Lately they’ve been adding a ton of lifestyle tools. Tools that are geared for your life off of the job site. Things like the inflator, speaker system, or cooling cooler. […]
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By John Furlong
DeWalt Mid Torque 1/2″ Impact Wrench Review (Model DCF894H) I am a cordless tool fan for many reasons, but mostly the convenience of no cord. I see our fleet our mechanics in the garage dragging an air hose around as they work on the skid steers, trucks, buses, and all the other vehicles and equipment […]
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By Rob Robillard
Milwaukee M12 FUEL Generation 2 – An Editorial Bigger, Faster, Better – right? Maybe . . . but I prefer Compact, Powerful and Better, that’s where the moneys at. 12-volt tools seem to have developed a “toy-like” stigma associated with them. People inherently think that 12V tools are NOT powerful enough for the work they […]
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