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High-Tech Brushless Motors Hit the Cordless-Tool Marketplace

JFink, Senior Editor | March 23rd, 20123 comments

Sweeping changes to power tool technology don't come very often, but there's one coming, and it's brushless motors. We'll help you decide whether they're worth their premium price.

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Tool Review: Lenox Speed Slot Hole Saw

JFink, Senior Editor | February 14th, 2012

One of the most challenging aspects of using a hole saw is clearing debris from the tool. Lenox claims that this new line of hole saws solves that problem once and for all.

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Tool Guide Update: 14 Circular Saws Waiting for Your Reviews!

JFink, Senior Editor | January 27th, 20121 comment

Even after narrowing down the list of available 7 1/4-in. sidewinders currently on the market, we still ended up with 14 tools to test. We had to make a decision: Option 1 - Pack all 14 saws into the...

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Seven Steps to Choosing the Perfect Circular Saw

JFink, Senior Editor | January 23rd, 20129 comments

After testing 14 popular makes and models of sidewinder circular saws, senior editor Justin Fink sorts out the features that separate the good from the not-so-good.

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Kobalt Enters the Cordless-Tool Market with an Impressive 18v Drill Driver

JFink, Senior Editor | December 14th, 20112 comments

This new drill competes with the "big boys" on features, power, and price

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Tool-Test Preview: Compact Compressors

JFink, Senior Editor | December 7th, 201122 comments

Do you have a compact compressor and an opinion? Then we want to hear from you!

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Throw Away Your Hammer Stapler and Get a Pneumatic Cap Fastener

JFink, Senior Editor | November 11th, 20111 comment

Installing house-wrap and roofing underlayment with cap nailers is definitely a best practice—but it may even be mandated by code.

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Feds Consider Unprecedented Safety Rules for Tablesaws

JFink, Senior Editor | October 10th, 201146 comments

Many of you will remember the heated debate when Carlos Osorio, a carpenter who injured himself using a jobsite tablesaw, was awarded $1.5 million from One World, maker of the Ryobi...

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