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Electrician Tool Reviews & Buying Guides

When you talk to electricians, tools become a sort of sacred thing. Everyone has their favorites. Still, we have swayed more than one journeyman by placing a new tool in his hands. Our electrical tool reviews aim to reveal what electricians think about new products coming to market.
Our hands-on electrical tool reviews take things like press tools and metal hole saws and find out if they work faster than existing products. Manufacturers are quick to make claims, but testing those claims is what helps Pros and know if a tool can cut it in the field. Our Pro electricians work with us to determine whether or not new tools are accurate, ergonomic, and/or just plain helpful.

March 4, 2014 0

DeWalt 8V Conduit Reaming Screwdriver

by Clint DeBoer

We were pretty impressed with the DeWalt 8V gyroscopic screwdriver (DCF680) they debuted last summer. This week, however, DeWalt dropped […]

January 20, 2014 0

General Tools PalmScope and IRT/NCV/Flashlight Multi-Tool

by Kenny Koehler

General Tools has a pair of new offerings to kick off 2014: the DCS950 General Tools PalmScope video inspection system […]

November 25, 2013 0

Klein Tools Tradesman Pro Line Additions

by Kenny Koehler

When I’m on the job site, it’s easy to focus on the tools and materials for the job while overlooking […]

October 4, 2013 0

General Tools Predator Infrared Camera Line

by Clint DeBoer

The General Tools Predator Infrared Camera Line isn’t necessarily named it after the 1980’s movie Predator, but it should be. That movie popularized the thought […]