Archives: 12 Volt

The Milwaukee M12 ¼” Hex Impact Driver

The Milwaukee M12 ¼” Hex Impact Driver 2450 Review ** This is an older model tool ** Today’s cordless tool market continues to evolve at a blistering pace and the The Milwaukee M12 ¼” Hex Impact Driver is an outstanding product of that evolution. My earliest memory of using a cordless drill is a Makita […]

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Milwaukee M12 FUEL Generation 2

Milwaukee M12 FUEL Generation 2  – An Editorial Bigger, Faster, Better – right? Maybe . . . but I prefer Compact, Powerful and Better, that’s where the moneys at. 12-volt tools seem to have developed a “toy-like” stigma associated with them. People inherently think that 12V tools are NOT powerful enough for the work they […]

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Bosch 12 Volt Jig Saw

Bosch JS120BN 12v MAX Barrel-Grip Jig Saw Review I was recently asked to take another look at the Bosch 12v Max Barrel-Grip Jig Saw for another perspective and to see how well the features have held up since its release date (take a look at Rob’s original review here). After using the saw to work […]

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Makita Next Generation 12V Tools

Makita12V max CXT™ Tool Review The engineers at Makita have certainly been on a role lately, I guess having 100 years of innovation and boasting the worlds largest 18 volt cordless tool line up just wasn’t enough. They’re now redesigning and attacking the 12 volt line of tools with some brand new, and frankly, very […]

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RIDGID R9000K 12v Lithium-Ion Drill & Impact Driver Kit

Ridgid R9000K 12v Lithium-Ion Drill & Impact Driver Kit Who remembers the 90’s television show Home Improvement? Tim “the Tool Man” Taylor had a famous saying “MORE POWER”, followed by his famous manly grunt. Well let me be Al Borland here for one minute with his favorite line “I don’t think so Tim”. More power is not […]

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Milwaukee M12 Cordless 2 Beam Plumb Laser

Milwaukee M12 Cordless 2 Beam Plumb Laser Kit As a carpenter I build straight, square, and plumb, even when faced with the many challenges of remodeling I need to get the job done right. For example, at the initial stages of a remodel you may have to do a lot of structural modifications which often […]

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