Congratulations to Jerrick Irby, winner of the Veto Pro Pac LC Bag

Giveaways are fun; not only for you, but I enjoy them as well. So I am happy to team up with Veto Pro Pac this month to give away a brand new Veto Pro Pac LC tool bag (tools not included). This is the bag I showed you in my latest tool review. I really like the bag, and it retails for about $130, so I am sure you will like it too.

Features include:

• Rugged construction: weatherproof body fabric (1800 pvc impregnated denier), waterproof base (3mm polypropylene), heavy duty fastenings and zippers (marine proof rivets, industrial strength double nylon stitching and oversized zipper tabs)
• Maximized Storage Capacity: 51 Vertical Pockets, 6 Zippered Pockets, Outside Mounted Stainless Steel Tape Clip.
• Ergonomic Design: Comfortable Over-Molded Ergonomic Grip, Non-Slip Extra Wide Padded Shoulder Strap, Patented Center Panel Design.
• Holds 75-plus hand tools
• 5 Year Limited Warranty

Entering the giveaway is simple and we give you three four options. Here is how to enter.

• Leave a comment anywhere on the Tool-Rank Blog, or let us know how you would use your new toy tool.
• Facebook users can enter by leaving a comment on the ToolRank Facebook page. Again we would love to know how you would use the prize.
• Twitter users may also enter by following ToolRank and tweeting the following message (as shown):

• New Entry Method: Add a video response to this Youtube video telling and/or showing us how you would use the bag if you won.
• You may enter this specific giveaway up to three four times (once per method). Additional entries will not be counted.
• Contest is open to anyone in the 48 Contiguous United States (including the District of Columbia), 18 years of age or older.
• One (1) Winner will be chosen randomly. Winner will receive one (1) of the prizes listed above.
• If you are chosen, you will be notified by email (Use a valid email address), or PM via Facebook or Twitter.
• Prizes may look different then those pictured above.
• Entries can be submitted until Saturday April 30, 2011 at 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
• Complete giveaway rules can be found here.

Thanks again to Veto Pro Pac for supplying the LC tool bag.

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You have to hand to those German engineers over at Festool, they have added one of the coolest features ever to their new jigsaws coming out in June. The new Festool Carvex jigsaws use the power of stroboscopic lights to visually freeze the movement of the blade to make seeing where you are cutting super easy. Normally you would have to start cutting to see where the front of the blade is, and this can cause issues when you need accuracy.

If freezing time wasn't cool enough, Festool also brings a tool-less interchangeable base system to the Carvex. You can use any of six different bases that each tackle a specific task. They have a guide rail base that works with the Festool rail system, a hard phenolic base, an angle base that folds down the middle, a metal cutting base, a low-friction base, and a felt base that provides protection for you work surfaces.

The Carvex has a ton of other cool features that I should also mention, bullet style.

• Brushless Motor
• Blade brake (I have never seen this in a jigsaw before)
• Zero clearance anti-chip insert
• Triple blade guidance system for 90-degrees cuts in material as thick as 4-3/4"
• Dust extraction ready (as expected)
• Thermal and overload protection
• Available in corded or cordless (18V)
• Available in barrel grip or d-handle

The corded Carvex models cost $350, but the pricing for the cordless models have yet to be announced. These new jigsaws also use the new Systainer T-Loc boxes.

Festool has a whole page set up for the Carvex, so be sure to check it out.
Festool Carvex

Amazon.com has a pretty sweet deal on the newer DeWalt ultra compact 12V Max line of lithium-ion tools. If you purchase one of these tools, Amazon will send you a $25 gift card, which brings the cost of some of the tools down to under $100. Sadly you are limited to only one gift card. This offer is good through March 31, 2011, so HURRY.

This offer is valid for the following tools:

• DCF610S2 1/4-inch Screwdriver
• DCF815S2 1/4-inch Impact Driver
• DCF813S2 3/8-inch Impact Wrench
• DCD710S2 3/8-inch Drill Driver
• DCT410S1 Inspection Camera
• DCT414S1 Infrared Thermometer.

[:cicn:] DeWalt Ultra Compact Deal - Amazon

When is a spork not a spork? When it is a titanium super spork. As you can see, the spork still has the required spoon and fork combination; however, this version puts them on opposite ends instead of the usual hybrid. The titanium part also puts this well above the norm. You might also notice that one side of the fork has been sharpened into a knife. This sounds like the perfect jobsite tool for your lunchbox, but I am sure its titanium strengths can also be put to other uses. Mini prybar?

The spork is only 17cm(6.69") in length, weighs only 17g(.6oz) and costs around $13.

Light My Fire – [:cicn:] Spork - Amazon