We know the guys at ToolBoxBuzz have been hard at work on this 10” Sliding Miter Saw compareo with 7 of the most popular brands. We think it turned out very nicely. As an avid reader of any and all comparison tests, especially in the tool category, we always hope to come away with a better understanding of the differences …
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Dewalt XR Brushless Compact Drill/Driver & Single Speed Impact Driver
Earlier this week we attended the Dewalt media event where the stars of the show were the new Dewalt XR Compact Drill/Driver DCD790 as well as the single speed XR impact driver DCF886. The compact Drill/Driver is Dewalt’s first brushless drilling product and will be accompanied shortly by the XR compact hammer drill DCD795. The single speed impact will be …
Read More12V Recip Saw Showdown, Milwaukee v Bosch v DeWalt v Makita
As we had mentioned in this previous post, both DeWalt and Makita have just launched new 12 Volt reciprocating saws so we thought it was time for a little showdown to answer some questions we had. We matched them against the Bosch and Milwaukee units, which have some similarities to say the least, see this previous post. We took …
Read MoreDewalt 40-Pound Demolition Hammer with SHOCKS D25960K
It is amazing to us the battle going on in demolition hammers to get the vibration levels continuously lower. The Dewalt D25960K now is as low as 6.8 m/s² vibration level which is actually lower than many cordless hammer drills on the market. Previously the 42lb Makita HM1317CB ($1170, Ohio Power Tool) had the lowest vibration in the range at …
Read MoreDewalt 6.5” Track Saw DWS520K – Review
Most of the time the first thing that pops into anyone’s head when they hear track saw is ripping down 4×8 sheets of plywood. The DWS520K ($449, Amazon) is ideal for just such a job when compared to a table saw. For stock this large there really is no comparison in accuracy, consistency, safety, not to mention it only …
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