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How a cordless drill replaces an entire workbench’s worth of gear.
A New Motor Makes For A Stronger 18-volt Drill
Light 18-volt batteries have become the standard for cordless power tools, but they often underperform when faced with difficult tasks...
Big Batteries Give Electric Yard Tools the Power to Compete with Gas-Guzzlers
A brave new world of li-ion landscaping
New Cutting Edges Pull Saw Blades Forward
Most saw blades don’t have the strength to chew through the compressed particle board that has become so common in...
A Shape Shifting Power Tool For All Your Slicing Needs
Over the past five years, 12-volt battery-powered tools have been rapidly replacing their corded counterparts. Among these upgrades, the Rockwell...
Garden Aids That Take the Irk out of Yard Work
Getting your lawn in shape after the spring thaw can mean many uncomfortable hours of lifting, bending, stretching and sweating....
A Cordless Nailer Powerful Enough For The Pros and Handy Enough For the Rest of Us
First came rocks. Then hammers. After that came pneumatic nail guns, and then the pneumatic palm nailer, a hand-sized tool...
How It Works: A Lean, Mean Nail Gun
Bosch reinvents the common nailer, making a smaller tool with the nail-driving power of the big guns
