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If you want to read articles and reviews that are trade-specific, try our Tool Reviews by Trade section. This organizes our site into topics suited particularly for a specific trade such as plumbing, electrical, framing, roofing & siding, concrete/masonry, and carpentry. Roofing and siding pros will find pneumatic roofing nailers as well as tools like cap staplers and hammer tackers. Tile & Flooring Pros will gain easy access to our tile saws, flooring staplers, and floor scrapers. As a painting professional, reviews of airless sprayers and cordless sprayers may interest you the most. You can count on one thing: whatever your craft, you need good tools. Our tool reviews by trade will help you drill down to quickly find the information you need. If you want to avoid anything that sits outside of your trade, this way helps you do it. If you can’t find a tool here, let us know.

Fluke Ti400 thermal imaging IR camera

October 1, 2013 0

Fluke Ti400, Ti300 and Ti200 Infrared Cameras

by Other Tom

If you’ve ever used an infrared camera to do diagnostics or inspection in maintenance or as an electrician, focusing on […]

Milwaukee rotary hammer 2612-22

September 27, 2013 0

Milwaukee 5/8 SDS-Plus Rotary Hammer Kit 2612-22

by Clint DeBoer

We’ve had a lot of exposure to Milwaukee’s M18 SDS-Plus rotary hammers, and so far we like what we see. […]

Dust extractor shootout

September 25, 2013 0

Dust Extractor Vacuum Review – Makita, Fein, DeWalt, Hilti

by Clint DeBoer

In the last decade, dust extraction has definitely gone from “handy and convenient” to “absolutely essential.” This is particularly due […]

Powermatic PM 1000 120V table saw rip fence

September 24, 2013 0

Jet Tools and Powermatic Press Event Coverage

by Ernie Conover

Last month I had the pleasure of attending the Walter Meier Manufacturing Press Event in Nashville, Tennessee. Walter Meier Manufacturing […]

Triplett CobraCam USB 3 camera

September 20, 2013 0

Triplett CobraCam USB 3 Inspection Camera

by Clint DeBoer

The Triplett CobraCam USB 3 (USB III) was just announced to replace the CobraCam USB 2. Many inspection cameras, like the […]

Senco FinishPRO 23ga pin nailer

September 13, 2013 0

Senco FinishPRO 23SXP and 23LXP Pin Nailers

by Clint DeBoer

We don’t see a ton of new pin nailers hit the market, so when one does, it’s an attention-grabber. That’s […]

Back Butter Buddy

September 13, 2013 0

Back Butter Buddy Tile and Thinset Tool

by Clint DeBoer

As any professional tiler knows, tiling is more than just hooking up your Ridgid R4040 8″ wet tile saw and […]

Klein Tools Compact Ratcheting Modular Crimper

September 12, 2013 0

Klein Compact Ratcheting Modular Crimper Review

by Clint DeBoer

I’ve done my share of crimping down RJ45 connectors in my time—mostly for friends of mine wanting to get their […]

General Tools Cable-Pipe Locator CL10

September 9, 2013 0

General Tools CL10 Cable & Pipe Locator

by Clint DeBoer

The General Tools CL10 Cable & Pipe Locator is a two-piece circuit and conduit tracer that will help you hunt […]

Titan sprayer motor

September 5, 2013 0

Titan Impact 640 Electric Airless Sprayer Review

by Rick Nicholson

Last month I was able to review a new Briggs & Stratton pressure washer which, as a professional painter of […]