That’s right for $99 you can be one of the first to own the Makita 18V Heated Blankie DCB200A or is it really a Heated Cape for fighting crime (literally includes a snap to wear as a cape)?? Is this a joke you might ask, we’d like to ask the inventor of the SNUGGIE how his joke went over, unfortunately …
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Makita 18Vx2 Cut-Off Saw 14” Brushless XWL01PT
Just announced from Makita Tools coming in early 2019 the world’s first cordless 14” chop saw for metal cutting. This saw uses 14” abrasive wheels so it is a “Hot Saw” with lots of sparks. At the same time they are also launching a new thin-kerf abrasive wheel (3/32” thick B-64705) which will give the saw & new wheel combo …
Read MoreMakita 18Vx2 Brushless 7-1/4” Circular Saw XSH06
Several years ago now Makita built a revolutionary 36V circ saw XSH01 that ran off 18V batteries. The traditional 28V and 36V platforms are all but extinct at this point because they required such massive batteries which made them annoyingly heavy for the more common tools such as drills and impacts. It was a great run but we are finally …
Read MorePower Tool Week In Review Ep122 | News on Makita, Ryobi, Bosch, Craftsman, Mafell, Echo + Giveaways!
Red Beard & The Den of Tools tells the origin story of DeWalt, Mark Thomas puts a circular saw on a long stick, Bosch is giving away 2,000 Impacts and we’re giving away a Milwaukee Gen 3 Hammer Drill! View this and more on YOUR Power Tool Week In Review, Episode 122.
Read MorePower Tool Week In Review Ep120 | Makita Gets Smaller, Ryobi Gets PEX, & Milwaukee Gets A Gun
It’s our 20th episode and going strong! This week, RR Builders reviews the M18 Super Sawzall, we take a look at a Milwaukee custom pistol and ToolCrave shows off an historic Hammer Drill! View this and more on YOUR Power Tool Week In Review, Episode 120.
Read MoreCordless 9” Grinders: M18 FUEL 2785 vs Makita 18Vx2 XAG13
We’d had a few opportunities to run the Makita 9” cordless grinder 18Vx2 LXT XAG13PT1 ($419), both in metal cutting applications as well as in concrete cutting and concrete grinding applications. It has done fairly well for cordless grinder, very close to a large corded grinder. Milwaukee has now launched its own 9” cordless grinder in the 2785-21HD ($399) but …
Read MorePower Tool Week In Review Ep118 | Milwaukee Gets Tested, Ridgid Wins & Ryobi Changes Color
This week, we trade in our tape measures for some new tech and John Malecki gives a watermelon a beating with a legendary hammer. View this and more on YOUR Power Tool Week In Review, Episode 118.
Read MorePower Tool Week In Review Ep114 | Dewalt’s 3.0Ah Battery, Makita Touring, Milwaukee Heated Gear
This week, we review DeWALT’s smaller 3Ah battery and Milwaukee’s new heated gear, just in time for the Makita summer tour. All this and more on your Coptool Week in Review, episode 114.
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