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New Dewalt and Irwin Impact-Rated Masonry Drill Bits
I’ve been meaning to write about Irwin’s impact-rated masonry drill bits for some time now. They’re currently available at Amazon and presumably elsewhere – I haven’t checked – and seem like a great...
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New Craftsman Auto-Loading Ratcheting Screwdriver
Craftsman makes an Autoloading screwdriver, or at least they used to. It had a nice grip and was a step up from the Autoloader and auto-loading screwdrivers that the same OEM company made for other...
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FLIR T1K (1020) Thermal Imaging Camera is Amazing but Obscenely Expensive
The new Flir T1K thermal imaging camera is the latest and greatest model on the market. It could quite possibly be the most sophisticated handheld thermal imaging camera on the market. Let me start...
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New FLIR Imaging Moisture Meter
You can guess what a moisture meter is for, right? Or do you think you know what they’re for? Until now, I always thought of moisture meters as devices advanced woodworkers use for determining whether...
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Flir CM55 and CM57 Flexible Current Clamp Meters
Flir has come out with 2 new flexible current clamp meters, C55 and C57. The only difference between the two is how the CM55 meter has a 10″ loop that can fit a max conductor diameter of 2.4″, while...
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Flir UltraMax is an Amazing Thermal Imaging Camera Resolution Enhancement...
Flir has come out with a new thermal imaging camera technology that can deliver imagery at a higher resolution than a sensor is natively able to produce. For instance, the 1024 x 768 px sensor in...
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New Husky Portable Clamping Workbench
Readers Zev and Travis sent in tips (thanks guys!) about a new Husky portable workbench that features folding legs and a clamping tabletop. This is made by Keter for Husky, and so its resemblance to a...
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Deal: Save Big on Fein 18V Brushless Drill Kit
Several online retailers recently started offering huge savings on this Fein ASCM 18V QX 4-speed drill/driver kit. Over at ToolNut, it’s still on sale for $169, and that’s including (2) 18V 4.0Ah...
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Coming Soon: Ridgid 18V Brushless Drill
Over on Twitter, Tom Ellison asked about Ridgid’s new 18V brushless drill. Or is it a brushless hammer drill? Either way, there’s a new brushless drill coming to market, and it’s got Ridgid’s name on...
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The Flir MR77 Moisture Meter Has Hidden Talents
We briefly mentioned the Flir MR77 moisture meter when the brand, which is well known for their thermal imaging products, entered the test and measurement space in early 2014. Extech, which is owned...
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Reader Question: Recommend a Good PVC Cutter
Lee wrote in, asking for small diameter plastic pipe cutter recommendations. He’s looking to cut a lot of ABS and PVC garden hoses (irrigation pipes?), roughly 1.5″ in diameter. My instinct is to...
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New Metabo BS18 18V Drill Driver
Metabo came out with some new brushless cordless drills last year, and I figured now was a good time to see if anything new has come out since. Not much has happened in the Metabo drill/driver world,...
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Festool’s New Sander Dust Extraction Hose Costs $250 – Wait, What?!
Fred wrote in about Festool’s new sleeved dust extraction hoses, which will be launching alongside their new EC brushless sanders. The cheaper of the two, a 3.5 meter (11.5 foot) combo, is priced at...
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New Dremel Diamond Grinding Wheel
Dremel regularly comes out with new rotary tool accessories. This time, they’ve come out with a new multi-material diamond grinding wheel, model 547GR. You can use this 1-1/2″ grinding wheel for...
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New Dewalt ToughSystem Tool Tote
Earlier this month, thanks to a tip from Pat, we wrote about the new Dewalt ToughSystem organizer that’s soon coming out. Pat also mentioned having seen that a new tool tote was coming out, but I...
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Dewalt “Bolt-On” 12V Max Promo – FREE Battery with Purchase
Over at Amazon, there’s a new promo where you buy a select Dewalt 12V max power tool, kit, or combo kit, and get a free 2.0Ah battery. You add the battery to your cart, along with the tool you want to...
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New Dewalt Random Orbit Sanders
As briefly discussed in our Dewalt 2015 new power tools, nailers, and drill bits preview, Dewalt has now come out with 2 new 5-inch random orbit sanders. One features a variable speed motor...
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How to Flush Cut Nylon Cable Ties
Ah, cable ties. If you haven’t suffered a scratch or two from cable ties, you’re either really lucky or have never come across them before. Cable ties, also known as nylon zip ties, are fantastic for...
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Hansen ToolHanger Tool Storage System is Like Pegboard, but Better
Hansen Global makes the iconic socket trays that you’ve probably seen before. If you’ve never heard of them before and keep your sockets all jumbled together in a drawer, you owe it to yourself to...
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Dewalt Super Heavy Duty Jobsite Tool Boxes
Dewalt has come out with a couple of new heavy duty jobsite tool boxes, designed to protect your tools from the weather, prying eyes, and opportunistic thieves. They’re built from heavy duty steel,...
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