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Best Discount in a While – Save 10% off $249+ Tools – ends 6/30/21
Over at Acme Tools, they’ve got a new 10% off coupon code, valid 6/29 thru 6/30/21, where you save on $249+ purchases. There are the typical brand exclusions, but an unusually few number of tool and...
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Goodbye Baby Wipes, Hello WypAll Hand & Tool Wipes!
How do you clean your hands in a workshop setting? What about your tools? I started using these Wypall hand wipes a couple of months ago, and so far they’ve been working out well. A couple of years...
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Husky LED Clamp-on Worklight is a Champ
Home Depot, a ToolGuyd sponsor, sent over this Husky clamping LED worklight for review consideration. Before we talk about this specific clamp-on worklight, there’s something I want to talk about, but...
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New Harbor Freight US General Service Cart Tool Box
Harbor Freight has come out with a new 34″ “full bank service cart,” although it looks much more like a tool box to me than a cart. The new US General service cart tool boxes measure 34-1/4″ wide x...
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Who Even Wants a Cordless Pin Nailer Anyway?
I just pulled a teaser post that was live for a brief time, as I wait for more details and official specs. In the meantime, do you even want a cordless pin nailer? Why? Cordless pin nailers seem to be...
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Dewalt Cordless 1/2″ Mid-Range Impact Wrench Deal – Thoughts?
Over at Acme Tools, they have new special pricing on the Dewalt 20V Max XR cordless 1/2″ mid-range impact wrench bare tool, model DCF894B. This seems like a very good deal on a mid-range impact...
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Deal: Wera 25pc Kraftform Micro Precision Screwdriver Set
Over at Amazon, the Wera Kraftform Micro “Big Pack” precision screwdriver set – with 25 sizes including a chip lifter mini pry bar – is on sale for just under $99. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this...
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Happy July 4th – Plus Here are Some Tool Deals!
Happy July 4th! I hope you’re all enjoying your holiday weekend! What are you doing today? I might do some drilling and then some grilling. I’ll try to fit in some LEGO-building as well. And then...
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Home Depot Tool Deals of the Day (7/5/2021)
Over at Home Depot, they have some new tool deals of the day, today only, 7/5/2021. Here’s a quick look at some of the more interesting deals. Ridgid 18V Cordless Sander with 2Ah Battery &...
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New Tools and Promos at Lowe’s – Summer 2021 Update
Over at Lowe’s, they have quite a few things going on in their tool department, all of it good. You might have seen or read about some of these new tools, promos, and developments, others might be new...
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Halder Simplex Mallets are My New Favorites
Halder’s Simplex mallets have become my new favorite rubber and plastic-faced hammers. In a nutshell, Halder Simplex is a system of interchangeable rubber mallet faces, heads, and handles, and this...
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Talk Me Out of This Hazet Locking Screwdriver Bit Holder
I was checking Amazon’s price on Hazet’s magnetic parts cup (KC Tool has better pricing), and came across Hazet’s locking screwdriver bit holder handle, model 810BH. Amazon has it for $15.99, KC Tool...
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This is What a Bad Influencer Marketing Pitch Looks Like
I received an email last week, from a third party marketing firm, with the subject “Collaboration with [Tool Brand] – We’d love to work with you!” Let’s talk about the brief conversation we had with...
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Don’t Fall for This Ryobi Tools Scam Store
There’s a new scam store that’s advertising and seemingly impersonating Ryobi Tools, with a screenshot of their front page shown above. Franklin wrote: I found a Ryobi website it’s [redacted]. Is this...
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Dewalt ELITE Series to Take on Diablo & Milwaukee Tool Power Tool Accessories
Dewalt will be announcing a new ELITE Series line of power tool accessories, described as delivering unprecedented strength and unmatched industry performance. Diablo and Milwaukee Tool have been...
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Craftsman Tools USA Factory News Update (July 2021)
Readers have been asking for updates on Stanley Black & Decker’s new Craftsman tools factory, which as far as I am aware is still expected to open in 2021. In case you get the wrong idea, the...
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Do Home Depot & Husky Make the BEST Tool Bags?
Rumor has it that if everyone who owned a Husky tool bag jumped up at the same time, the Earth would be knocked off axis by up to 5°. Is this true? Of course not, but it is true that Husky makes some...
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Thoughts on Milwaukee’s Packout 20″ Tool Bag?
While we’re on the subject of tool bags, a reader asked for some input about Milwaukee’s 20″ Packout tool bag, model 48-22-8322. At the time of this posting, this tool bag is on sale for $48 at Home...
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Gearwrench’s New 19-in-1 Ratcheting Screwdriver is Different
GEARWRENCH recently came out with a new ratcheting screwdriver, 80191R, and a couple of things stood out to me. Before we get to the drivers’ features, I wanted to share what a reader recently wrote...
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New Dewalt Tough Series Tape Measures – Should Milwaukee be Worried?
Home Depot has started shipping 3 new Dewalt “ToughSeries” tape measures in 16′, 25′, and 35′ sizes. The new Dewalt tape measures, DWHT36916S, DWHT36925S, and DWHT36935S, are said to be the brand’s...
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