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Tool Snob 16 hours ago
Why bother get crushed against the sliding doors at Target when you can do all of your shopping online? Today, Cyber Monday, is the largest i-shopping day of the year and there are a lot of retailers vying for your attention (read: credit card number). Here are a few that we found that were offering some pretty nice deals. Amazon : Amazon must have ordered a billion Stanley Tri-Pod Lights and now, they're desperately trying to get rid of them. It's been the lead item on their sale page all weekend and it's down to just over $10. We've got one of these and it's a great light, perfect for the workshop or the glove compartment. They've also got a countdown on a number of other deals that will go live all throughout the day. Check out their Cyber Monday page here. Tool Barn: These guys are offering 20% off on 10 select brands (Bosch, Skil, Hitachi, Dremel, just to name a few) and 15% off on others (Jet and Powermatic). They've also got free shipping on a bunch of ...Tool Snob 4 days ago
"Man, this thing has some stones." That's what our coworker said after borrowing the Dremel 4000 to fine tune a radius cut on a piece of 1/8" steel. The grinder bit was devastated after the five minute process, but the tool seemed like it was just getting warmed up. The Dremel 4000 is simply the latest update to Dremel's omnipresent rotary tool. Over the years, we've tried a number of different rotary tools and we keep coming back to the fact that Dremel is where it's at in this category. In fact no one we know even uses the term 'rotary tool,' preferring to use 'Dremel' as the catch all, like 'Kleenex.' So with the release of this new installment in the ongoing Dremel saga, the company was nice enough to ship a unit our way for reviewing purposes. We immediately tossed it in the back of the truck and headed off to work to see what it was capable of. So what's new with the Dremel 4000? Quite a bit actually. And as an added bonus, the changes are ...Tool Snob 5 days ago
Like the little tool making elves they are, Black & Decker is supplying us with five of their new Ready Wrenches to give away to you, our readers. All you have to do to enter is drop a comment at this post telling us what your current home improvement project is. We'll do a random drawing for three of the wrenches and choose the most interesting entries for the other two. That way, we'll get submissions more substantial than, "fix floor." Anyone who can also tell us how their project got wildly out of hand and painfully over budget gets bonus points. UPDATE: Yeah, we forgot the little detail of when the random drawing will be. How about a week from now...Friday, Dec 4th. If you hate contests and dislike getting things for free, the wrenches are available for $30 at AmazonTool Snob 5 days ago
This year we're giving thanks that this isn't our bathroom. viaTool Snob 6 days ago
To go along with their new air guns, Bosch is releasing five new compressors (three hand carry and two wheelbarrow). Like the guns, Bosch isn't content with releasing a generic old compressor with their logo on it, nope, they've got to get all 'advanced innovation' on us. The new items have a few stand-out characteristics that separate them from the pack. First, the hand-carry models are twin tank units with the tanks positioned vertically. This allows for a more effective single drain system as well as a better center of gravity. As someone who routinely lugs a 4-gallon compressor over uneven ground and up staging ladders, I can attest that this is not an improvement to be ignored. The wheelbarrow compressors also have the single drain as well as a redesigned handle so it's easier to wheel it around. I had the opportunity to give these compressors a look over (in a non-work environment), and we liked what we saw. The weight distribution really does make it easier to ...
