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Deal: Buy a Select Milwaukee M12 Cordless Tool Kit, Get FREE STUFF!
Over at Home Depot, there’s a new “buy some tools, get more stuff for free” promo deal. Buy a select M12 cordless kit or combo kit, and you get a free bonus tool or spare battery. That image above...
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Heads up: Makita Coffee Maker Now Available in the USA
In case you missed it, Makita came out with a cordless coffee maker last year, but like a lot of things, it wasn’t available in the USA. I guess they forgot that Americans drink a lot of coffee, or...
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New Milwaukee Force Logic 6T Knockout Punch Tool, Cutter, Crimper, ProPEX
At the recent Milwaukee 2014 new tool media event, see all of our tool preview coverage here, they showed off several new M18 Force Logic tools, including a smaller knockout punch tool, a cable...
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New Milwaukee “7.8KP” Thermal Imaging Camera
At the recent Milwaukee 2015 media event, one of the products they showed off was a new M12 thermal imaging camera with “7.8KP” imaging sensor. It features a lower resolution sensor than the current...
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Milwaukee M18 Cordless Planer
At Milwaukee’s recent 2015 new tool media event (check out all of our coverage here), there were so many new products on display that they couldn’t fit all of the demos in the convention center. This...
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Bosch 18V Multi-Spread LED Worklight
This is the Bosch GLI VariLED, an LED worklight that can be used with their 18V or 14.4V Li-ion battery packs. It’s slim and has a neat feature that I think would be particularly useful. Too bad it’s...
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New Ryobi Brushless Drill
Ding, ding ding. That’s the sound of Ryobi climbing into the brushless arena, but only in Australia (for now?). We’re seeing the same “brushless is better” claims that are tossed around whenever a...
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New Bosch Power Box 360C Radio and Charger with Bluetooth
Back in February, I spotted a Bosch Power Box 360 radio on Arrow. At the time, I asked Bosch about it and whether a new Power Box radio was coming out, and they basically said no. Well… that has...
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Ryobi Cordless Drain Auger (Clog-Busting Snake)
Jerry wrote in yesterday (thanks for the note!), with a heads-up about new Ryobi cordless power tools: I was at Home Depot recently and the Ryobi display had a little teaser about some ‘coming soon’...
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Reader Question: Battery Adapter for Milwaukee, Ridgid, and Ryobi Power Tools?
Jon wrote in with a great question, asking about whether there’s a battery pack adapter that could allow for Milwaukee, Ridgid, and Ryobi cross-brand compatibility. This is a question that’s more...
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New Makita Entry-Level 18V Impact Driver Kit for $99
About one year ago, Makita came out with an 18V entry-level hammer drill/driver kit, priced at $99. It was introduced at ~$125, but you can currently buy it for $99 at Amazon. Well, they’ve just gone...
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What’s Delaying Dewalt from Coming out with a 20V Max Cordless Brad Nailer,...
Ken wrote in, asking when Dewalt would get a move on with their 20V Max cordless nailer lineup. Actually… they do have a 20V Max brushless finish nailer in the works and nearing release. I briefly...
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Hot Deal: Milwaukee M12 Drill + Bluetooth Speaker Bonus Kit for $89
I’ve posted about Milwaukee’s M12 drill/driver, model 2407, numerous times, because it’s a good drill at a good price. When the kit goes on sale for $99, it’s a good drill at a fantastic price. Now,...
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Bosch TrackTag, a Bluetooth Tracking Device You Attach to Your Tools
Bosch has come out with the TrackTag (Europe model no. GCC 30), a Bluetooth module that you attach to your tools, tool boxes, or other such things. When paired with their paid subscription...
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Makita 18V Fan-Powered Cooling Jacket is Exactly What it Sounds Like
In a recent Tested video (link), Adam Savage and astronaut Chris Hadfield dress up as 2011: Space Odyssey astronauts for Comic-Con 2015. In the video, they don these water-cooled shirts, aka Liquid...
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New Porter Cable Brushless Drill is Imminent?
Could Porter Cable be in the final stages of developing a brushless drill? David Frane’s recent post at Tools of the Trade suggests that yes, it’s coming. (Shown above is their brushed motor 20V Max...
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Surebonder Hybrid-120 Hot Glue Gun Uses Ryobi Batteries to Go Cordless
Hot glue guns can be a useful tool in the shop. You can use hot glue to build temporary jigs, or to hold a template in place. It can act as a clamp to hold pieces together while another stronger and...
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New Worx SwitchDriver is a Cordless Drill Driver with 2 Chucks
This is the new Worx SwitchDriver, a 20V Max drill/driver with two 1/4″ hex quick release chucks. The rotating dual chuck is said to make switching between 2 drill bits or screwdriver buts faster and...
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New Bosch Wireless Charging L-Boxx Bay
Bosch’s wireless inductive charging system, which allows their specially equipped 18V Li-ion batteries to charge while still attached to a drill, driver, or other similar free-standing tool,...
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New Makita 12V Tools Appear on Amazon
As we previously discussed, Makita is coming out with a new line of 12V Max CXT cordless power tools. These new tools feature a slide-pack-style battery system which is completely incompatible with...
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