Bosch's Automotive Aftermarket Business Division has announced its Diamond level sponsorship of the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition, helping mentor future technicians who have shown a passion for the automotive service industry. ...
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We were contacted a while back about this new concept called the Hammerhead. After hearing about the concept, we thought it was pretty cool and decided on trying one out. The Hammerhead is a cross between an autohammer and a right angle ...
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Hitachi is a company that has been around for a long time and we have heard good things about them, especially with their routers and cordless. For us, we don't have a lot of exposure working with them. This is the first Hitachi I have ...
Tags: Hitachi, tools, hammer drill, Hitachi Impact, Hitachi Drill
Finding a bit is easy to do. Just about every manufacturer offers them and you can find them at almost any store. However finding a bit that will last and take the abuse of an impact driver, well that's where it becomes hard to find a ...
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Impact sockets differ from regular sockets in a number of ways. They have a different appearance, but they can be used for a wide range of applications as compared to their standard counterparts. Even though, it is true that professionals ...
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Black & Decker: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Towson, MD (October 10, 2013) – Black & Decker is launching several new products this fall in time for the upcoming holidays and 2014. Products include a high-speed ...
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If you need to drill or screw right up against something, sometimes a right angle attachment is the only way to do it. But if you are using your impact driver and a long screw, you need something that can hold up to all that torque. ...
While some brands advertise that their cordless tools can be used with compact batteries and full sized batteries, Panasonic has gone one step further by making a series of dual voltage tools that accept both 14.4v and 18v batteries. ...
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If are ready to start building up a set of Makita 18V cordless tools, and one of their LXT cordless oscillating multi-tools is on your list, you might be interested to know that Makita is now selling them in combo kits. I like to check ...
Panasonic says its new EY74A1 drill is one of the fastest in its category. But the big news is the claim that this 18-volt drill can also run on just 14.4 volts with about as much oomph ... if a bit less run time. Called Dual Voltage ...
Tags: Panasonic, Dual-Voltage Drill, 18-volt drill
Power, speed, and run time are among the criteria that separate the welcome cordless-tool gift from the model that gets used once or twice before it's banished to the basement. But in Consumer Reports tests, we found plenty of ...
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The cordless drill/driver is by far the most popular portable power tool of all time, and it’s not going to lose that title anytime soon. However, cordless drills are beginning to lose ground to a relatively new type of cordless tool, ...
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I'd be a lot more excited if it was Makita or Bosch announcing this, but Black & Decker has announced they'll soon launch a line of modular power tools. Their Matrix tool system consists of main unit containing a handle, motor and battery, ...
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Have you always wanted professional standard power tools but thought they were inaccessible? Well, hand tools expert Stanley, already world renowned for making the professional tradesman work more efficiently, is using its years of ...
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Hitachi Power Tools today announced the launch of its new 18V Brushless Motor Lithium Ion cordless products at Lowe's. As of early May, Lowe's will offer an 18V Lithium Ion Brushless Hammer Drill - model DV18DBL & an 18V Lithium Ion ...
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