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Keywords: milwaukee cordless hammerdrill, hammerdrill bits milwaukee cordless hammerdrill According to Milwaukee Tool Corporation, they introduced the first cam-action hammerdrill back in 1935. It was a lightweight, 1/4″ cam-action model and it revolutionized the way we drilled into and through masonry and concrete. Fast-forward to 2012, and the grandchild of that first tool is still […]

  Bosch Spade Bit Extension The Bosch Daredevil spade bits (SEE REVIEW HERE) are some of the best drilling tools I’ve used. The only thing you have to be careful of is being sucked completely into your workpiece, as strange as it sounds. I also learned (in an absent-minded professor moment) NEVER to use them

SEMA/AAPEX 2012 Series Bosch GP712VS Polisher:  On our recent trip to SEMA/AAPEX 2012, we got to check out a couple of tools in the Bosch booth. One of which was the new Bosch GP712VS – a variable speed polisher that boasts these features: Also, according to Bosch, the rat-tail design and switch with Locking “ON”

Skateplate Circular Saw Roller Base Let me start this review by saying that I am not a regular user of worm drive circular saws – and there’s a reason for that. For me, they’re too bulky, heavy and awkward to do what I usually need to get done. Apparently I’m not the only person who’s

 Black Friday is no longer constrained to Friday!  How did that happen?  Now sales start before Friday, even on Thanksgiving Day!  It’s enough to confuse even savviest shopper.  But if you are looking for a bargain for yourself or for the tool lover in your life, now is definitely a great time to shop.  We’ve

Porter Cable Plate Joiner Review As much as I enjoy testing, researching, and writing about new tools, there’s something to be said for revisiting old favorites. And in this case, the “favorite” I’m speaking about is both a technique and a tool. The technique is biscuit (plate) joinery and the tool is the Porter-Cable 557

Tool Skool has not tested this tool, but wanted to bring you the information we’ve received from Rockler: LIMITED-EDITION CNC SHARK IS FASTEST YETMako Shark HD is 50% Faster Than Previous Models Rockler Woodworking and Hardware has just released the new limited-edition CNC Mako Shark HD. The latest in a line of several Shark models,

Most people know the Porter Cable brand for the woodworking and / or trade tools that they produce.  We’ve sung the praises of their routers and drills for years.  And they have a pretty nifty plate joiner that we’ll be doing a review on very soon as well, but when you think of Porter Cable,

  I got a sample of the Grime Boss Hand Wipes at the Hardware Show this year in Vegas. That was in May, and just today I got a chance to put it to the test. Honestly, I forgot I had it – it was stuck in a pile of brochures. The Challenge: My 1992