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Ridgid Wheelbarrow Compressor GP80145SW

  Ridgid Wheelbarrow Compressor GP80145SW Review My construction company does a significant amount of excavation work, and the maintenance and upkeep of trailers and equipment lends itself perfectly to this tool. I was anxious to use the compressor and given that this was the largest tool I had gotten the opportunity to review, I wanted […]

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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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Razor-Back SuperSocket Shovel Review

Razor-Back Round Point SuperSocket® Shovel I’m sure you’re thinking a shovel is a shovel right? Well as with most things in life you get what you pay for and some companies are producing some really good quality products. I’ve spent the summer trying some great new products from Razor-Back including their Round Point SuperSocket Shovel […]

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Adding a Bandsaw Riser Block

Adding a Bandsaw Riser Block In the last article, we shared some tips on how to tune up a RIDGID Bandsaw. We alluded to some additional accessories that can make the saw even better. In this article you’ll see how to install a 6″ bandsaw riser block so that the saw will be able to cut […]

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Milwaukee M12 Polisher Sander

Milwaukee M12 Variable Speed Polisher/Sander 2438-22X Review Milwaukee Tool Company has been busy blazing trails with tool innovation these past years and their annual growth report speaks volumes to prove it. Tool sales are being driven by a large number of new products and growth in market share.  Tools that share common denominators such as […]

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Dremel® Micro™ 8050 Preview

Compact Cordless Rotary Tool MT. PROSPECT, Ill. – September 2, 2014 — The introduction of the Dremel® Micro™ 8050 marks a new milestone for the brand. Hailed as the most powerful and precise compact cordless rotary tool Dremel has yet to produce, its size, ergonomics and first-to-market integrated LED front-end lighting make it the ideal […]

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New Milwaukee® Work Gear

Milwaukee Introduces Tool Belt Options When we visited the 2014 New Product Symposium at Milwaukee Tools I was pleasantly surprised to see them offering a line of work gear including tool belts. We’ll be getting samples to test however my initial impression was very promising. In the meantime check out the press release below with […]

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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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Makita 18V Brushless 3-Speed ½” Impact Wrench Preview

Makita Introduces New Impact Wrench La Mirada, CA – Makita has released a new cordless fastening solution for automotive, installation and fabrication trades with the 18V LXT® Lithium-Ion Brushless 3-Speed ½” Impact Wrench. The new XWT02M combines the extended run time of brushless motor technology with the new 18V LXT® Lithium-Ion 4.0 Ah battery, as […]

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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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