Tool Reviews & Buying Guides by Trade Archives

Tool Reviews & Buying Guides by Trade

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.

July 6, 2017 0

Makita Cordless Rear-Handle Circular Saw Video Review

by Kenny Koehler

The Makita Cordless Rear-Handle Circular Saw was introduced back in February with great fanfare at World of Concrete. It hit the […]

July 5, 2017 0

Stihl AR 2000 Backpack Battery to Replace AR 900

by Adam Spafford

Stihl recently introduced the Stihl Backpack Battery, the Stihl AR 2000, as an alternative power source to gas-powered tools and […]

July 3, 2017 0

Diablo Demo Demon Amped Video Review

by Kenny Koehler

Testing accessories may sound like a breeze, but to do it effectively – and objectively – it’s a lot of […]

July 3, 2017 0

Klein ET60 Voltage Tester Needs No Batteries

by Adam Spafford

Klein Tools recently introduced two new voltage testers that use standard replaceable test leads for Electrical Pros. First, the Klein […]

June 29, 2017 0

Milwaukee SDS-Max Drill Bits Reach Next Generation

by Adam Spafford

Milwaukee Tool recently introduced its Next Generation Milwaukee SDS-Max Drill Bits and Self-Sharpening Chisels. The new Self-Sharpening Chisels feature an optimized tip […]

June 29, 2017 0

Klein Tools AC/DC Auto-Ranging Digital Clamp Meter

by Dean Amicone

Electricians have to measure things that can’t be seen, so having a reliable meter is essential to the job, especially […]

June 27, 2017 0

Milwaukee M12 Plastic Pipe Shear

by Scott Strollo

Just as Electricians must constantly cut wire as a matter of course, Plumbers find the most repetitive task of the […]

June 26, 2017 0

Yardmax Concrete Mixers Line Review

by Tim Johnson

YardMax recently announced the availability of its new line of YardMax Concrete Mixers, available in 1.6 cubic foot and 4.0 […]

June 21, 2017 0

Milwaukee New Product Symposium 2017

by Kenny Koehler

The 2017 edition of the Milwaukee New Product Symposium didn’t feature a massive overarching new technology like One-Key or Fuel […]

June 16, 2017 0

Toro Recycler with PowerReverse

by Adam Spafford

Toro recently introduced the 22-inch Toro Recycler with PowerReverse and Personal Pace operator controls, a walk-behind mower with a self-propel drive […]