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A New Itty Bitty Makita 12V CXT Jobsite Radio
Andrew recently sent in a heads-up about some new Makita tools, including their new USB power adapter. Here, we’ll talk a little about the new Makita RM02 12V Max CXT compact jobsite radio. From the...
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Wooster Shortcut Brush
I was at a home center the other day, looking at their selection of brushes. What I found was a box of Wooster Shortcut brushes, for $5 and change each, and around the corner there were nearly 2 dozen...
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Radians-Made Dewalt Goggles are Now Made in Taiwan – When Did that Happen?
I needed to order some Sugru from Amazon with same-day delivery ($17 for an 8-pack), but needed a few more eligible items to break the threshold for free shipping. Otherwise there would have been a...
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Bosch Reaxx Table Saw Review Part 1: First Impression
I received a test sample of the new Bosch Reaxx table saw GTS1041A, which features flesh-detection and injury-mitigation technology, and recently started putting it to the test. I actually received...
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Milwaukee Thinks Outside the Toolbox with new M18 LED Search Light
We previously posted about some of the new Milwaukee LED products for this year. Most notably, there’s the new M18 Radius wide-area worklight, the “Rover,” a clamping M12 flood light (mentioned about...
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Micro Jig Grr-Ripper Push Block – Definitely Recommended!
I’ve heard about the Micro Jig Grr-Ripper push block numerous times before, usually with loads of praise following. They reached out to me a while ago, and sent over a box of Grr-Ripper products for...
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New Dewalt DCD777 20V Max Brushless Drill Looks Budget-Friendly
Meet the new Dewalt DCD777 cordless brushless drill, which will be coming out in Fall 2016, just before the holiday season. It will be available as part of a 2-battery kit (DCD777C2), and a drill and...
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More Bosch Reaxx Table Saw Hesitations
As you might have recently read, my first impression with the Bosch Reaxx portable table saw was a mixed bag, filled with positives notes but also disappointment. I have yet to put in more time with...
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New Porter Cable Brushless Drill KIT, for $99
Yesterday I talked about a new Dewalt compact cordless brushless drill kit, DCD777C2, which looks like it could be this year’s new heavily promoted holiday cordless drill model. That’s not a bad...
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Worx Pegasus Folding Work Table has Clamps and a Sawhorse Mode
The market is full of weak, wobbly, and crappy folding work tables. There are some good ones too. The new Worx Pegasus folding work table doesn’t look revolutionary, but it does look smartly...
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New Stanley FatMax Locking Pliers with Adjustment Bolt Loop and Secondary Lock
Stanley has come out with several new locking pliers that offer some new features. One of the new features, which Stanley describes as “innovative,” seems to have been inspired by Milwaukee’s design,...
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So, I Talked with a SawStop VP Today… And it Changed Everything
After I posted my initial Bosch Reaxx table saw review, a couple of requests came in for a SawStop comparison. I’d drooled over their contractor and cabinet saws at a Woodworking Show last year, and...
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Irwin Parallel Clamps Review: They Look Great But Perform Terribly
I purchased a pair of Bessey Revo 51″ parallel bar clamps a few months ago, and meant to order a bunch of smaller sizes when they were on sale at Home Depot, but I didn’t. I also own a pair of 24″...
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Milwaukee, Ridgid, and Ryobi, Sitting in a Tree… and Definitely Talking
At the last Milwaukee media event that I attended, back in 2015, I asked one or two of the product engineers about whether they coordinate with their counterparts at Ridgid and Ryobi brands. As you...
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Hey, We’re on Instagram, Are You?
I’ve been a little reluctant to try Instagram, but I’ve been liking it so far. I’m super pissed off that I can’t use ToolGuyd on Instagram, and Instagram’s “help” people have been particularly...
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Deal of the Day: Select Tekton Tools (9/20/16)
Over at Amazon, they’re running a discount promo on 4 select Tekton tools, today only, 9/20/16. While there’s nothing very exciting about any of these tools, they seem to be well-regarded, and if...
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Would You Buy No-Name Replacement Power Tool Battery Packs?
A few people have asked about whether or not I have ever used replacement battery packs, such as these “Gerit” branded packs. They’re far less expensive than genuine Dewalt packs. A 2-pack of Dewalt...
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New Dewalt Single-Battery 20V Max Impact Driver Kit
Dewalt’s DCF885 cordless impact driver has been around as long as the 20V Max line has existed, being in the first wave of tools. It’s a decent impact driver, too. It might come to you as a surprise,...
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Porter Cable Restorer, a Multi-Surface Restoration Tool & Sander
This is the new Porter Cable Restorer, described as a multi-surface restoration tool. It’s kind of like a belt sander, if you shortened the tool and only had one roller. Or you could think of it as a...
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New Hitachi 18V Brushless Triple Anvil Impact Driver
We’ve seen some great things from Hitachi in recent months, and their new 18V brushless impact driver is certainly one more tool to get excited about. The new Hitachi WH18DBDL2 18V impact driver has a...
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