THIS WEEK…Bill gets a big new drill, TTC buys every right-angle impact, Todd finds the pole with the least amount of droop And FLEX gets worked over by a monkey. THIS, is your power tool week in review!
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THIS week Milwaukee’s $1000 impact is pushed to its limits, New Zealand gets to play with Makita Tools that stole Bosch’s Technology, and Rob went to the Emergency Room. And no, not because I hit him. THIS is your Power Tool Week In Review!
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Sawstop goes PRO, Festool goes Blue and Milwaukee goes Long! All of those stories and more coming up next!
Read MoreIt looks like the shopping spree continues for Stanley Black &Decker, after dropping $2 billion on Lenox & Irwin and before the ink is even dry they are dropping another $900 Million on Sear’s Craftsman Tool brand. Sears has continue to struggle so selling off the Craftsman brand frees up some much needed capital, in addition to closing some stores …
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The giant conglomerate that is Newell manages a ton of different brands which include Irwin, Lenox and Hilmor under their tool division but also Graco Car Seats and Yankee Candles and many many more. We are guessing it is hard to effectively cover so much ground and at nearly $2 billion this is not chump change. Stanley, Black & Decker …
Read MoreThese two new Stanley products will be launching this week, and are also featured as this week’s Coptool Epic Friday Facebook Contest. Both the Simple Start ($80) and the Satellite ($40) are great options for emergency situations for light and battery backup. The Simple Start main function is to jump start up your car (even a V8) if the battery …
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Milwaukee, Dewalt, and Stanley tools have decided to donate over $10,000 in tools to the Build America organization, which is a non-profit that makes improvements to public spaces such as parks. According to A Concord Carpenter, the “Build America” program is a team of 21 recent, college graduates who travel the country, for 6-weeks, visiting camps and parks rebuilding and …
Read MoreIt certainly does not seem like multi-headed tool systems are going away anytime soon with several major consumer tool brands adopting them. The Black and Decker will be the first we know of that makes it available to multiple power sources of 12V, 20V and AC. Getting into these kits with the basic drill/driver is very cheap with $39 for …
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