Tool Blog

It was a few years ago that Bosch gave us a first look at their future plans of getting into wireless inductive charging. The first we saw of it was a video demonstrating the technology at CES 2010, and later they gave another preview at one of their press events. Though it has taken some time, Bosch inductive wireless charging will finally be available later this month.

I am always looking for new ways to get my tools better organized, so when Sky Leap told me about their new Wrench and Socket Sorting trays, I jumped at the chance to give them a try. As part of their Get Sorted product line, their job is to improve productivity by sorting and organizing the tools in your drawer.

In 2013 Nova first introduced their woodturning lathe Quick Change Chuck System, but in 2014 they made it better. NOVA is so confident you’ll love the new and improved NOVA Infinity Quick Change Chuck System, they have backed with a 60-day money back guarantee.

Tool-Rank is happy to be teaming up with Makita this month to give away their brand new 18V Brushless Hammer Drill/Driver. The Makita XPH07 delivers the most torque in its class at a jaw-dropping 1,090 inch pounds. Not only is it powerful, but Makita packed in all kinds of fancy technology that ensures that you get the most runtime out of your tool. To learn more about the XPH07 be sure to read my initial write-up on the new hammer drill.

In addition to the two Cordless LED lights that Milwaukee has already come out with, which I reviewed here, they will be coming out with a pair of new M12 and M18 Cordless LED Lanterns. While the previous LED lights were great task lights, the new LED Lanterns will probably be better area lights.

While here in the US Makita’s 4.0Ah Batteries (BL1840) are just becoming available, over in the UK and other parts of the world they will soon have access to the new Makita 5.0Ah batteries. ToolStop, a tool store in the UK, has a look at the new BL1850 batteries and clues us in on all the details.

DeWalt is coming out with a new 20V Max cordless reciprocating saw that is more compact to allow remodelers, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and the like to make controlled cuts in tight spaces such as between studs, or in crawl spaces. With reciprocating saws, sometimes smaller is better.

You have all built your own edge sanders using just everyday shop materials, right? But have you taken it to the next level and made a fully functional oscillating edge sander, with bonus spindle sander? If you have you can stop reading here, but if you haven’t you want to check out the video from Bellevue Woodshop below.

Black+Decker will be coming out with a pair of new 40V MAX (LCS1240) and 20V MAX (LCS1020) Lithium-Ion cordless chainsaws this November that they say provide the “convenience of cordless maneuverability” with “performance for cutting through dry wood and live logs”.

In what I consider to be surprising news, today Dremel announced that it will be coming out with their own 3D Printer—the Dremel 3D Idea Builder, something they are claiming will be “the most user-friendly 3D printing experience on the market”.  Along with the printer they are launching a growing library of 3D models of items you might find fun or useful around the house.