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Power Corrupts, Three-Phase Power Corrupts Absolutely
Three-phase power used to be one of those things that separated the professionals from the amateurs — but now, with the availability of inexpensive AC drives, you can easily run three-phase equi...
Band Saw Blade Alignment Gauge
No matter how good your band saw is, if it doesn’t cut square it’s not living up to its potential. Usually setting a band saw blade square to the table involves a lot of cutting and checking of ...
Preview: Bosch DareDevil Bits
It’s difficult to make bits seem fresh and exciting, but Bosch is working it the best they can. Personally I’d have liked to see them in capes, jumping off buildings or stopping bullets, but the...
Perfectly Square Cuts With A Reciprocating Saw
Free-handing a straight cut with a reciprocating saw isn’t the easiest task, but why freehand when you can attach the Mighty-Miter from Seatek? Make right-angle miters in tubing, wood or plast...
Chimney Balloon
Reader MikeTerry wrote in to steer our attention to the Chimney Balloon. We thought it sounded a bit silly at first — but when you tell a Texan that this device keeps cool air in the house whe...
Dealmonger: Stanley Sawhorse Twin-Pack $30
Amazon is currently offering this twin-pack of Stanley folding sawhorses for $30 — which, using my amazing math skill, comes to $15 a horse! Rated for a maximum load weight of 1,000lbs, the sa...
Hot or Not? CarBee-Sharp Sharpener
The makers of the CarBee-Sharp, a small multi-surfaced sharpening tool, claim that it’ll sharpen, finish, and polish without any lubricants or cutting fluids. It looks like a tool that’l...
Dust Control For Your Angle Grinder
The Dustie dust-control shroud from Dustless Technologies adds dust collection to one of your messier tools — the angle grinder. It captures up to 99% of the airborne particles created by grin...
See The World Through Rose-Colored Lenses
These laser enhancement glasses from DeWalt both look cool and help you see your red laser lines in bright or outdoor lighting. They also extend the usable range of your equipment, because they incr...
Dealmonger: Free 1-1/2″ Or 1-3/4″ Master Padlock
Sears is offering the best deal of all — a deal that’s free. Just print out the coupon from the link below, present it at your local store, and walk out with a 1-1/2″ or 1-3/4R...
Scroll Saw Got Happy Feet?
If an anti-vibration pad just doesn’t keep your scroll saw from dancing, you might want to look at the next step up: installing isolation foot pads. KNC designed their HSCB bench-top equipment...
Preview: Bits With A Side Order Of Headlamp
It’s very likely that when Vermont American asked folks how they could improve their spade bits, they got helpful answers like, “Make it so I can see them in the dark.” So with their newest ...
Take Your Desk With You, Part II
If you didn’t like the design of the Plan Station portable jobsite desk, check out this product from Trojan Manufacturing that trades some size and storage for a little more rigidity. Their PT...
AO Safety Quicklatch Respirator Mask
Wearing a respirator mask usually involves fumbling with irritating stretchy straps, followed by muffled grumbling. AO Safety eliminates this frustration with their Quicklatch respirator — inste...
Hot or Not? Makita’s Turbo Rim Masonry Blades
We don’t get around to cutting much stone or masonry around the Toolmonger shop, but these Turbo Rim diamond blades interest us. Makita says their slick, no-segment design provides constant contac...
Turn A Bar Clamp Into An Edge Clamp
This neat little accessory from Bessey turns a bar clamp into an edge clamp, and it’s cheaper than buying one of their standalone edge clamps. You can even perform operations that you could ne...
Bull Ring Truck Hooks
Here’s the trick to finding good truck gear: Look for items that not only function but also don’t call unnecessary attention to themselves. A retractable anchor point that slides down into i...
Cheap-Ass Tools: MalletHead
You own enough hammers to outfit a construction crew, so you really don’t need one more — except occasionally you might need a rubber mallet for an odd job. Instead of buying yet another ...