By Stan Durlacher
DEWALT DCL079 Cordless Tripod Light Review A friend of mine asked me what I thought it would cost to run an electrical line from his house to a shed in the far end of his backyard. He does occasional carpentry work in the shed and wanted task lighting. I told him what I thought it […]
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By Stan Durlacher
DEWALT 41-Inch Steel Mobile Workbench DWST24192 Review I use to store tools and equipment in anything I had in the shop – milk crates were my favorite, and mud buckets sat in the #2 spot. The tools really took a beating and I was always wasting time looking in containers for tools. Since then, I […]
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By Will Endicott
Hitachi CS51EAP 50.1CC 20-Inch Rear Handle Chainsaw with PureFire Engine During the colder months, I almost entirely heat my house with wood fire. This past winter, my everyday chainsaw was stolen out of my garage. While I initially went on a tirade about how much I hate thieves (that hasn’t changed), I still had the […]
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By Rob Robillard
Milwaukee M18 FUEL 3-in-1 Backpack Vacuum 0885-20 Review We took a look at the Milwaukee M18 FUEL Backpack Vacuum 0885-20. Milwaukee calls it a 3-in-1 vacuum because there are three ways to carry it: A removable harness A handle An integrated hook Job-site dust can be a big deal. Dust can affect your personal health […]
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By Todd Fratzel
Hilti Product Releases Last week I traveled down to Plano Texas to the US Headquarters of Hilti. Tabbed as Hilti Innovation 2018 the media event gave editors a hands on showcase of quite a few new products for 2018. The new line of tools included a wide array of products from tool tracking, cordless tools, […]
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By Will Endicott
DeWalt DCE400B 20V Max 1” PEX Expander Let’s get this out of the way. Milwaukee has dominated the mechanical trade tools market for years. They have been the first-to-market and have offered a large variety of tools geared towards plumbers, electricians and HVAC contractors while most of the other major players in tool manufacturing have […]
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By Todd Fratzel
Cordless Table Saw – DEWALT vs. Milwaukee We recently tested portable job-site table saws in our Head-T0-Head to determine the Best Portable Jobsite Table Saw, however we excluded the cordless saws. In this head-to-head we’re pitting the two current cordless table saws against each other. The DEWALT 60V FlexVolt DCS7485T1 8-1/4″ against the Milwaukee M18 […]
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By Jeff Williams
Hitachi EC28M Ultra Quiet Compressor Review Back in February of 2018, we attended a media event for Hitachi Power Tools. It was during this event that we first got a chance to try out the MultiVolt tools as well as learn about the name change to Metabo HPT. At this event we also got to […]
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By Michael Hopp
David Lewallen – Tool Box Buzz Tradesman of the Month Our Tradesman of the Month for August 2018 is David Lewallen. David is a union Iron worker with Local 55 from Toledo, Ohio. The company he works for is Kokosing inc. Industrial division they are based out of Columbus, Ohio. In his picture , they are […]
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By Rob Robillard
Green Laser Comparison Laser and plumb levels are becoming more and more popular in the residential and commercial construction world these past few years. As a remodeling tool, laser and plumb levels, save time and improve accuracy by stepping up precision in your projects. This article is a cross line green laser comparison Dewalt vs. Bosch […]
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