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Milwaukee® Amps Up Next Generation of Lithium

MILWAUKEE, WI – As the clear industry leader in cordless battery development, Milwaukee continues to demonstrate an unrelenting commitment to innovation as they introduce their 6th generation of Lithium-Ion with REDLITHIUM™ 2.0 and XC4.0 batteries. Boasting all the benefits of the original REDLITHIUM™ batteries and more, the new 2.0 and XC4.0 batteries provide up to […]

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Milwaukee® Expands FUEL™ Line to Include M12™ Products

MILWAUKEE, WI – Milwaukee Tool continues to revolutionize cordless power tools and expand the industry’s largest sub-compact battery system with the introduction of M12 FUEL™ – an exclusive line of extreme-performance cordless power tools within the M12™ System designed, engineered and built by Milwaukee® to take 12V to the next level of performance and durability. […]

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Kershaw Needs Work Knife

Kershaw Needs Work Knife 1820 With Sandvik 14C28N Stainless-Steel Blade In the construction field you want a knife that’s tough, durable, well made and won’t slip from your dirty, wet or slippery hands.  The Kershaw Needs Work Knife is just that, it’s a “go to” knife for all sorts of cutting applications. The Kershaw Needs Work Knife […]

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Bosch JS572E Top-Handle Jig Saw

Bosch’s new Jig Saws with Precision Control™ II system: Bosch, the inventor of the jig saw, and t-shank jigsaw blade, recently debuted two new jigsaw additions to their line up which I got to try last month at their 2012 media event. Both the Bosch JS572E Top-Handle Jig Saw and the JS572EB Barrel-Grip Jig Saw […]

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Peachtree Woodworking Drill Press Dust Collector Review

Drill Press Dust Collector by Peachtree Woodworking Since setting up my Delta Dust Collector I’ve been searching for a good way to deal with dust collection at my drill press. After doing a bunch of research I stumbled upon a great kit from Peachtree Woodworking. The kit provides everything you’ll need for setting up dust […]

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Portamate PM1000 Universal Mobile Base Review

Portamate PM1000 Mobile Base Mobile bases are essential for small shops with limited floor space for shop machinery. Unless you’re fortunate enough to have a huge wood shop you’ll likely need to make most of your shop machinery mobile enough to move into open space when working with large work pieces. My new woodshop is […]

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Savage Jab Saw and Utility Knife

Savage Jab Saw / Utility Knife: The folks at Swanson Tool Company has a new line of tools called savage tools.   One new release is the Savage Jab Saw and Utility Knife which will make remodelers, drywall and irrigation folks happy. The Savage Jab Saw and Utility Knife is a combination utility knife and jab saw.   […]

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Komelon Tape Measure

Komelon Professional High Viz Tape Measure I recently got my hands on a few of the brand new Komelon Professional High Viz Tape Measure.  This new Komelon Tape Measure is slated to be released this month.   You cant buy it yet! As a remodeling carpenter the tape measure is probably one of my most used […]

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CST/berger RL25H Review

Electronic Self-Leveling Horizontal Laser Earlier this summer I had the pleasure of attending a Media Event at the Bosch Tools headquarters in Chicago.  Bosch also happens to own the CST/berger lineup of surveying and measurement equipment so we were introduced to their new tools as well. One of the tools that caught my eye was […]

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SawStop Inches Closer to Reality – California’s Liberal Mandate

California’s Table-Saw Safety Bill Here we go again folks. I hate to say it but we are on the brink of total disaster when it comes to making free choices about the tools we use on a day to day basis. Steven Gass is at  it again and instead of waiting on the US Government […]

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