New Home Sales Drop To Lowest Level On Record

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Dan M | 1 Comments

New home sales in the United States plunged 14.7 percent in December 2008 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 331,000 units, the lowest level on record, the Commerce Department reported on Thursday, January 29th 2009.

Makita LXT Impact Driver Review – BTD141

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Dan M | 1 Comments

  This is a review of the Makita Impact Driver model number BTD141 that came in the kit.  The Makita Impact Driver is built with a 4-pole maximum torque motor that delivers 1330 in. lbs. of torque. It has a convenient…

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Makita LXT Circular Saw Review – BSS611

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Eric J | 5 Comments

  The Circular saw is always a fun tool to use, and Makita’s cordless version here is no different. The Makita Circular saw model number is BSS611 and came  in the tool kit.   It is built with a D35…

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Lumber Demand to Take a Dip

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Eric J | 1 Comments

It has recently been forecasted by the Western Wood Products Association that U. S. demand for lumber will drop almost 14.4% in 2009 from last year’s demand. This forecast is based on the expectation that housing starts in 2009 will…

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Dewalt TrackSaw Review – Model Number DWS520K

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Eric J | 23 Comments

  We just finished our review of the Dewalt TrackSaw.  Wow, what an amazing product.  We are just wondering why Dewalt didn’t introduce it to the states earlier.  Actually, this saw was being sold in Europe for awhile, but now it…

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Construction Materials Prices Drop

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Eric J | 0 Comments

Yes, as construction continues to slow in most all areas of the economy, materials prices also continue to fall. They were down 2.5% in the month of December 2008 from the previous month according to the Jan. 15th PPI report….

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Makita LXT Grinder Review – BGA452

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Eric J | 1 Comments

  This is a review of the Makita Grinder model number BGA452 that came in the kit  LXT702.  The Makita Grinder is built well. The motor delivers 10,000 RPMs and subsequently produces fast and effective grinding. Like all Makita tools…

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Power and Hand Tool Industry News

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Dan M | 0 Comments

Power and hand tool demand in the U.S. is forecast to increase 3.3 percent anually through 2012, reaching $14.5 billion! The U.S. construction industry is expected to recover by the year 2012, creating more demand back from the professional sector….

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Nuts and Bolts – Made in America

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Eric J | 6 Comments

We always receive a lot of emails asking which American manufacturers to buy, and which company is American owned or what tools are manufactured in the states.  Well, we are sorry to say that there are very few power tool companies…

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Western Plow Pro Plus Review

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Eric J | 2 Comments

We have been receiving a lot of email this year about plows and what we would recommend.  To be quite honest we don’t have a lot of experience with plows, but lucky for us we live in Chicago.  Chicago has…

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Makita LXT Contractor Bag Review

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Eric J | 1 Comments

  This is a review of the Makita Contractor bag that came in the kit LXT702.   No one really thinks that much about the bag they will be getting when they order a set of tools. In the case of…

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Makita LXT Reciprocating Saw Review – BJR182

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Eric J | 3 Comments

  The Makita built Reciprocating Saw model number BJR182 has a D35 high torque motor that delivers 50% faster cutting than most of it’s competition, cutting with a 1-1/8″ stroke that cuts 2900 SPM.  This saw can be bought separately or…

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Makita LXT Drill/Driver Review – BHP452

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Dan M | 2 Comments

    This Makita Drill/Driver is built with a maximum torque motor that delivers 450 in. lbs. of efficient torque, and at the same time is very compact in size. It is only 8″ long and weighs in at a…

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Housing Industry Update

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Dan M | 1 Comments

We realize we have all different types of power tool enthusiasts that visit our site. We also realize that a good percentage are professional power tool users predominately tied to the housing construction industry. Keeping this in mind, we are…

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