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New Carbide Recip Blades From Diablo?

by Chris     May 05, 2010    

We love it when we get fresh news in our inbox. It is like unwrapping a small Christmas present every time we read about something new. A lot of the news we post here comes straight from the manufactures themselves, a good portion of it comes from things we see around the internet, but our favorite news comes from the readers of Tool-Rank. The latest news comes from user PutnamEco who spotted some interesting new carbide reciprocating saw blades from Diablo.

Just about every circular saw blade you buy these days has teeth that are carbide tipped, but for some reason carbide has not found its way to the other saw blade families. So it is great to find out that Diablo has gone in the carbide direction with their new recip. blades. They are said to offer 10x the cutting power over standard blades, and use a new exclusive geometry that allows for extreme durability. There is not much information on these new Diablo blades other then what can be found on the Home Depot website, so it will be interesting to hear how well these blades work out over time.- Now, where are the carbide tipped jigsaw blades?

You can pick up this new blades in 9 Inch x 6 TPI or a 6 Inch x 6 TPI sizes.

[:cicn:] Home Depot

Leica Lino L2P5 Line + Dot Laser

by Chris     May 03, 2010    

Before line lasers became affordable for the masses, many of us got by using dot lasers and played a game of connect the dots to get a straight line. Now line lasers have taken all the glory away from the dot lasers, but that doesn't mean we don't need our dots anymore. While lines are great for doing level and vertical lines, they can not act as a plumb bob or do some of those tricky squaring jobs.

The Leica Lino L2P5 removes the need to carry both a dot laser and a line laser by combining the two into a single package. It features 4 lasers dots (up, down, left, right) and horizontal and vertical laser lines, with all points and lines being square with each. The kit includes a magnetic stand, target plate, carrying case, and batteries. The only down side would be the price of around $450 for the kit, but you are getting two lasers in one package.

[:cicn:] Amazon

Tool-Rank's Fathers Day Tool Giveaway

by Chris     April 30, 2010    

Giveaway Closed

Congratulations to all our winners.

Winners of the Dewalt Tough Case:

  • Gaberiel K. of Byron, MI
  • Jake B. of Eldorado, TX
  • Stanley P. of Novato, CA
  • Katie S. of Amarillo , TX
  • Bill F. of Forsyth, IL

Winners of the ChannelLock 412 V-jaw pliers:

  • Lauren S. of Yaphank, NY
  • Michael V. of Phoenix, MD
  • Diane B. of West Bloomfield, MI
  • Nate H. of Lawrenceville, GA
  • Michael F. of Hailey, ID

Winner of the Dremel 8200 cordless rotary tool:

  • Heather S. of Placentia, CA

Who doesn't like to win free stuff? I know I do, that is why I have teamed up with three of the leading manufacturers of tools to offer up some great prizes for Fathers Day. You might be asking why I am running the giveaway now when Fathers Day is in June. Because I want everyone to have time to enter, and have the prizes on your doorstep before Fathers Day. Nobody likes to get their presents late. You can enter to win these great prizes for yourself, or you can give them to your Fathers.

Want to know what you can win? All prizes have been reviewed by Tool-Rank in the past. Click through to the Read More to see.

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DeWalt Magnetic ToughCase Review

by Chris     April 29, 2010    
DeWalt Magnetic ToughCase Review
DeWalt recently introduced a new storage container for tool bits called the Magnetic ToughCase and they sent one to me for review. The new ToughCase is made from the exact same material that DeWalt uses as the body of their heavy duty XRP drills. I should think that a material good enough for a top of the line drill, should be good enough for drill bit storage.
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