Cordless Tools reviews

MAKITA VC4710 12-Gallon Xtract Vac Wet/Dry Vacuum

MAKITA XTRACT VAC JOB SITE VACUUM VC4710 Review The ToolBoxBuzz crew loves vacuums, almost as much as we love lumen!  Dust control is an integral part of our professional image and health and we consider it important enough to incorporate it into our remodeling company philosophy.   This is why we use tool-triggered auto start […]

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Dremel MICRO 8050 Rotary Tool Kit Review

Dremel MICRO 8050 Rotary Tool Kit Review About a month ago I picked up the Dremel MICRO at The Home Depot. I already own a Dremel 400 XRP that I’ve had for a number of years. It’s a workhorse used on every trim job I take on but it’s set up exclusively for fine tuning coped […]

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Milwaukee M12 Wireless Jobsite Speaker Preview

Milwaukee M12 Wireless Jobsite Speaker Preview Today Milwaukee announced another entry into the audio category. This one coming just 11 months after the introduction of the first charging radio with bluetooth audio connectivity and this time around it’s in the form of a much simpler speaker. Gone are the charger components and tuner modules but that leaves […]

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Milwaukee M18 Cordless SDS Rotary Hammer 2712-22

Milwaukee M18 FUEL 1″ SDS-Plus Rotary Hammer Review 2712-22 The folks at Milwaukee view themselves as a “solution provider.”   They try to focus on developing tools that save time, are more productive and ultimately help you do your job batter than was done in the past.   That brings us to their recently released Milwaukee M18 Cordless […]

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Milwaukee M12 LED Lantern 2362-20

Milwaukee M12 LED Lantern / Flood Light Review 2362-20 I recently put the Milwaukee M12 LED Lantern 2362-20 through the paces.    This new LED Lantern is sold as a bare tool, and is part of Milwaukee’s newest lighting solution for the job site and frankly anyone who needs cordless, portable lighting.  [Note this light is […]

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Milwaukee M18 FUEL™ 7-1/4” Circular Saw Review

M18 FUEL™ 7-1/4” Circular Saw – Model 2731-22 Milwaukee has stepped up their game again and given us a full size 7-1/4″ circular saw using their 18V FUEL cordless platform. Just last year I reviewed their 6-1/2″ version and gave it 5 out of 5 stars because it was an absolute beast when it came […]

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Bosch Power Ready Wireless Charging System Preview

18V Wireless Charging System & Batteries Obviously all tool brands have some great engineers that develop the tools we use to make a living. But the engineers at Bosch continuously “Geek Out” and surprise us with ideas and products that make us scratch our heads and wonder how they did it! Well they’re at it […]

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Milwaukee M18 FUEL Rotary Hammer Preview

Milwaukee M18 FUEL Rotary Hammer Preview At last week’s media event we saw so many tools and all of them were pretty impressive. Milwaukee has been on a mission as of late to make cordless tools as fast or faster than their corded counterparts. They’re trying to prove that cordless tools can be heavy duty tools. […]

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Milwaukee M18 XC5.0 Battery & Rapid Charge Station Preview

Milwaukee M18 XC5.0 Battery & Rapid Charge Station Preview As we mentioned in our other Milwaukee Tool preview posts this week, we have just returned from the Milwaukee Tool 2014 New Product Symposium where we saw and tried all sorts of new tools coming this fall and winter. If you were unable to follow along […]

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Milwaukee M12 Heated Gear Preview

Milwaukee M12 Heated Gear Preview As far as tool manufacturers go, Milwaukee is the oldest name in heated gear. They’ve been in it the longest and it really shows in some of their newest products. We had a sneak peek last week at the New Product Symposium and they proved once again that they’re always […]

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