Just the other day while I was draining the rusty water from the tank of my air compressor, I was wondering why I haven't seen any aluminum air compressors on the market. They don't rust, and they would be much lighter then the steel tanks. After I made it home from work that day, I decided to search and see if there are any aluminum compressors. It turns out that there are a couple options. One is from Maxus Tools, and the other is from Ridgid.

Bosch Tools has updated their site with July being the release date for their new line of Nailers and Compressors, and it turns out that their Framing Nailers are available now (probably depending on the store).

I also wanted to see if Amazon had the new tools listed, and to my luck they are. Amazon has all the prices listed, and all the tools are available for pre-order.

What surprises me is the price for these new tools. They are pretty much right on par or cheaper then other high end nailers. I hope this doesn't mean they chose to manufacture these in China, or skimp in any other way.

Bosch Air Tools Prices and Pre-Order

Are you looking for a 10" dual bevel sliding compound miter saw with great cutting capacity, and don't want to sell your first born to be able to afford it. The Makita LS1016 is probably the saw for you. Most of the specs are what you would expect from a 10" except for the large 4-3/4" vertical cutting capacity which is much larger then their saws previous 3-5/8".

The LS1016 saw also uses a new rail system from Makita that uses 6 linear ball bearings that are said to deliver smooth, solid and adjustment-free accurate cuts. The four steel rails enable the saw to keep its large cutting capacity, but also remain compact. You can barely see in the photo that the saw has two lower sliding rails, and two upper sliding rails.

This looks like a great new saw from Makita Tools, that is packed with a lot of features at a price that is still affordable. The only problem I see is the bevel being limited to only 45º on each side. When cutting large base on the flat, extra degrees past 45 are needed. I would like to see a bevel stop at 45º with the ability to go past.

Makita Tools

This is great news... Bosch has finally come out with a full line of pneumatic fastening tools aka nail guns, and compressors. Anyone that uses nail guns all day (like I do) knows how much a great gun can make a difference, so I hope these gun are great. One more brand to help improve nail gun technology is great news.

The new Bosch pneumatic line uses a new Full Force Technology to drive the fasteners. From my understanding other nail guns use the built up pressure of the driving head to push the driver back into place after each shot. What this does is add resistance to the driving force. Full Force Technology uses one burst of air to drive the driver, and a second burst of air to reset it. This allows the full force of the driving action to be used each time.

So what has Bosch included in this new line? How about 7 new nailers: Full Head Framing Nailer, Clipped Head Framing Nailer, Coil Roofing Nailer, 15 Gauge Angled Finish Nailer, 16 Gauge Straight Finish Nailer, 18 Gauge Brad Nailer, 18 Gauge Narrow Crown Stapler, As well as 5 new air compressors from 3 gallon up to 8 gallons.

I will be checking these out when they hit the stores. No info on release date or prices yet.

Bosch Pneumatic Tools