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Milwaukee M12 Thermal Imager 2260-21- Superhero Like Powers

If I could replace my eyes with thermal imagers I would!  It is absolutely amazing what this new sense of perception allows you to accomplish.  It makes you feel super human.  A thermal imager can diagnose problems before they happen and find things you would never see with the naked

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Craftsman Figure Eight Wrench

Published on May 4, 2012 by in News

I want one!

 
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Husqvarna 450 e-series 18″ Chain Saw – Review

A few weeks back we reviewed the Husqvarna 560BTS Back Pack blower and fell in love with it.  A few years back I purchased an Echo 306 from Home Depot.  It seemed like a good saw until I got it home.  I had to return the first one because it

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Bosch PLS 300 turns a jigsaw into a Miter like saw

Published on May 2, 2012 by in News

Europe always gets all the cool tools, works with green Bosch jigsaws.  

 
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Metabo 4.0 AH 18V LITHIUM-ION Battery – Hands On

Published on May 2, 2012 by in Tools

4.0 Batteries and brushless seem to be the rage for 2012. We already reviewed the Metabo W18LTX grinder powered by 3.0 Ah batteries and thought it to be one of, if not the best cordless grinder on the market.  Well now the same tool is available with a 4.0 Ah

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JENSEN Mini Radio and Wireless Headphones Kit with Weather Band JHD910BTK- Review

Published on May 1, 2012 by in Featured, Projects
This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series Mule 610 XC

For our Kawasaki Mule 610 project I decided to go looking for a more application specific type stereo.  I wanted something that was fully weatherproof and had features that I could utilize.  Jensen sent me their Bluetooth MINI Radio and Bluetooth Wireless Headphones Kit JHD910BTK.  It is designed for small

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PUPS – Converts a circular saw into a Miter Saw

Found this online.  Looks like a great idea and it is made in the USA.  The only down side it costs more than most 10″ miter saws.

 
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75TH Anniversary of the Worm Drive SKILSAW 77

Published on April 29, 2012 by in News

I am still trying to figure Skil out.  They are mostly entry level home owner tools but yet the staple of the brand is the heavy duty worm drive SkilSaw, which is used on construction sites around the globe. If all their tools were of this quality they would dominate

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Yost 865-D 6-1/2″ Multi-Purpose Reversible Combination Vise

Published on April 28, 2012 by in Tools

A vise is a great thing to have and a must have for any shop.  Yost vises have been around since 1908, that’s as long as Bob Villa has been around!  They are known for building precision machined vises that can stand the test of time.  A Yost vise will

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PowerNail Flex 50P – What the Pro’s Use

Published on April 27, 2012 by in Featured, Tools

One of the perks of Tools In Action is that we can usually get our hands on any tool that we want.  So when I decided to start our wood floor project I wanted the best flooring tools I could find.  First I checked the net, then asked some experts

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