If you have done any reading on the purposed Saw Stop mandate, you have probably noticed that most of the article writers are against it. It is not that we are against safety, we just don't like being told what to do, let alone by politicians that have probably never even used a table saw. And since we have the inventor of the Saw Stop to blame for these new safety regulations, I would be perfectly happy to see the manufacturers find a way to not use his patents. A Black & Decker patent filing indeed shows that at least some of the brands are working on their on flesh detecting safety devices.

Mac Tools knows a thing or two about what automotive workers need to help them get the job done. One of those things they need is light, but working in a brightly lit shop is not always an option. To get the light where it needs to be even when you are away from the shop, Mac Tools has come out with a new cordless magnetic rubberized LED worklight.

A few months back I criticized Home Depot on Twitter for the rather lame coupons they were sending out in their Home Depot Pro newsletters. The coupon (advertised as a Home Depot Pro Exclusive) offered a savings of $5 of off a $150 or more purchase. Are you kidding me? What a joke. Well now it looks like Home Depot is finally offering real savings in these exclusive coupons they are sending out.

Many of the major tool brands next generation tool batteries are beginning to incorporate battery level fuel gauges. We are also starting to see that some brands are coming out with 4.0ah batteries in other countries. A recently published Makita patent suggests that a more advanced Makita battery might also be in the works.