A flooded boiler room or an expired water heater means that there’s a lot of water that needs to be pumped away to put things right. It’s only occasionally that I have to deal with such things, but if it requires an immediate response, the Milwaukee M18™ Transfer Pump gets the job. To clarify, I’m […]
I’ve been wearing KEEN Utility’s Detroit Low ESD Soft Toe work shoes for more than 4 months now, in rain, shine, fog, and light snow. It’s been a very long time since my feet have had it this good. I’ve been wearing conventional leather boots of several brands for a good many years but lately they […]
If you look around at my collection of power tools, you will no longer find a corded circular saw. At first it seemed like a risk to do without, but with the rapid maturation of cordless tools, it made little sense to keep one. There was nothing wrong with it other than that ropy thing […]
It was not so long ago that the idea of a competent cordless saw was more wish than reality. Many was the time I heard the sad whine of a weak saw bogging down in a piece of 1″x pine at the lumber yard. Now tool and battery technology has advanced to a point where […]
I received a pair of KEEN Footwear’s Davenport boots for review and have been wearing them for nearly 6 weeks; working on hard packed dirt, concrete, gravel, and rough wood surfaces. They are my first pair of newer-tech boots and they are quite different than the traditional leather ankle-highs that I have been wearing for many […]
Music on a jobsite was once a luxury not allowed by many old school builders, but now nearly a necessity for many of us. It seems that all the major power tool companies have entered the jobsite audio market with radio/speaker sets with Bluetooth connectivity and auxiliary inputs to handle just about any audio source. Ryobi’s […]
We first heard of Milwaukee’s new hydraulic (“oil pulse”) driver, the Surge™, through an inadvertent leak from the Home Depot web site that had a page posted several weeks too early. The page included photos and specifications, but it was taken down quickly, leading to a lot of speculation and uninformed comment. Today, 10/10/2016, is the day […]
It was June of 2015 when we were first allowed a peek at the prototype of the M18 Fuel miter saw at the 2015 New Product Symposium. Photos were not allowed, nor any sampling of the tool, but we were impressed to see it cut a 5/4 x 12 fir stair tread with ease. Then […]
Milwaukee gave us an early look at their new M18 Fuel™ 7″ Variable Speed Polisher at the New Product Symposium for 2016. Due in July of this year, it’s an impressive machine for the kit of an automotive detailer or anyone who likes a nice, professional finish on their painted sheet metal. While it looks similar […]
Milwaukee Tool has recently launched a contest called “Milwaukee Hardest Workers.”
Customers who enter this exciting new contest could have a chance to win a Ford F250 Superduty, and TRADESMAN CAVE overhaul to completely transform a personal workspace. The prize package includes Milwaukee Tool power tools, accessories, hand tools, storage solutions, a Samsung 60″ LED 4K […]
