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Where are Amazon and Walmart Getting their Milwaukee Tool Inventory From??
Where are Walmart and Amazon getting their Milwaukee tools from? I came across a Milwaukee M12 ratchet listing at Walmart a few years ago, and it struck me as unusual. Why? Because the product was...
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Dewalt Tool Deals of the Day 12/12/18
Today is the last day of Dewalt’s “gear-up” sales event. Here are the 3 tools on sale today: 20V Max brushless 2-speed framing nailer, DCN692B: $279 20V Max green rotary laser, DW079LG: $1068.76 (plus...
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Zoro 25% Off $350+ Flash Sale, ends 5pm CT 12/12/18
Over at Zoro, an industrial supplier that carries hand tools, power tools, storage products, and supplies, they’re running a flash sale. Save 25% off $350+ orders, with coupon code 7HRFLASH. Valid...
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Hot Deal: Mora Craftline Fixed Blade Knife with Sheath
Over at Amazon, the Mora Craftline fixed blade knife is on sale, for $7.65. At this price it’s around $3 cheaper than the other colors. Mora is a very popular brand of inexpensive no-nonsense fixed...
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Gerber Truss Multi-Tool is on Sale, Today Only (12/13/18)
Over at Amazon, today’s deal of the day features a selection of Gerber tools and outdoors products, including the Gerber Truss multi-tool. Said to be an evolution of the Suspension design, which is...
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Dewalt Power Tools Deal: Buy More, Save More, Ending… Soon?
Over at Acme Tools, their “buy more, save more” Dewalt promo is still going strong. I can’t tell when it ends, which is making me a little nervous. There are some Dewalt tools on my wishlist, and so...
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New Milwaukee 40″ Mobile Workbench for 2019
Milwaukee is coming out with two new 40″ mobile workbenches for 2019. One has a wood top (48-22-8539), and the other stainless steel (48-22-8540). Similar to stainless steel work surface on other...
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FREE Mini Knife with $89 Knife, Multi-Tool, or Related Gear Purchase
Over at BladeHQ, one of my favorite places to buy new knives for review and personal use, they have a new promo. Spend $89, get a FREE Kershaw Cinder knife. The Kershaw Cinder is a neat-looking...
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Deal of the Day: Kershaw Leek Folding Knife – Made in USA for $24 (12/14/18)
Over at Amazon, today’s deal of the day features a selection of Kershaw Leek folding knives. The stainless steel version is on sale for $24. Other styles are a little more, but also on sale. The...
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Lots of Mora Knives are on Sale, Starting at $9, Today Only (12/15/18)
Over at Amazon, today’s deal of the day features a whole lot of Mora fixed blade knives. (Thank you AW for the tip!) Mora knives are made in Sweden (I haven’t seen any exceptions to this at least),...
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Skil PWRCore 12 Brushless Drill Review – Lots of Power, Speed, Features
Skil PWRCore 12 Brushless Drill Kit Power5 Speed5 User Experience5 Value5 Total Rating:20/20 Skil sent over their new DL529002 PWRCore 12 brushless drill/driver kit for review. After talking with them...
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HOT Hitachi Impact Driver Deal!! (12/2018)
Steve wrote in with a tip (thank you!), describing how he was able to score a Hitachi 18V brushless triple hammer impact driver, (2) 3.0Ah battery packs, and a charger, and for just $139. Update:...
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Milwaukee M18 Cordless Power Tool Combo Kit & Packout Tool Box Deals, Now...
I posted about the Milwaukee M18 cordless power and tool and Packout tool box bundles early last month. They’re really good deals, bundling cordless tool kits and Packout tool boxes at strong...
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USA-Made Dewalt Screwdrivers
Last year, taking advantage of a holiday discount, I purchased two USA-made Dewalt screwdrivers from Acme Tools. One had a vinyl grip-wrapped handle, the other had a bi-material handle hard and soft...
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The Almost Perfect Splinter-Grabbing Tweezers
I had a couple of bad splinters this year, so bad that my Uncle Bill’s Sliver Grippers were complete ineffective. My wife has pointy (but too delicate) tweezers that do a good job when some excavation...
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Rotring Mechanical Pencil Deal of the Day (12/19/18)
Aver at Amazon, they have a deal of the day on some pens and pencils, today only. Included in that deal is the Rotring 600 0.5mm black barrel mechanical pencil. I bought one of these back in April,...
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Last Call on Milwaukee Heated Gear (Winter 2018-2019)
A number of readers emailed in, asking for help finding Milwaukee M12 heated gear in their desired style and size in stock. Unfortunately, I haven’t been very successful in this. Here’s the bad news –...
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I Bought an Anvil Tape Measure Keychain for $1
Anvil, Home Depot’s newest store brand, makes a 6-foot tape measure keychain that’s priced at 99 cents. There are actually two styles of these tape measures at stores, but as far as I can tell, the...
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Double-Checking My Anvil Tape Measure’s Marking Widths
Yesterday I posted about the new $1 Anvil tape measure keychain that I bought. This morning, I woke up to a couple of polite emails and comments asking me to double check what I said about its...
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Milwaukee M18 Fuel Gen 3 Drill Overheating? Nope!, Not Mine
A couple of readers have mentioned hearing about Milwaukee M18 Fuel Gen 3 drill overheating issues. I did some searching, and I didn’t find much. I also haven’t heard of any issues from other...
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