I have to admit, I don’t know the first thing about planers. I’m an electrician, I’ve never used one of these, but I was sent one to review so what I’ll do is tell you the specs, rather than try to pretend I have an opinion on the quality of the tool. Read More
I use rotary hammers quite a bit in the electrical field, usually to get rock walls flat when mounting panels/enclosures, or when drilling out concrete/stone for anchor points. Let’s see how the Ridgid hammer compares. Read More
I’m a daily Sawzall user, and I’m always happy when I get to use a new style or model to see how they compare. Typically I don’t have a lot of opportunities to use Ridgid tools unless they’re sent to me to test, so I’m really happy to get to try this one out! Read More
Today I get to try out a new vacuum by Ridgid (Emerson) that’s battery-powered! I’ve been thinking for a long time that vacuums should be cordless, as everything else on job sites is going that way. Let’s see how it works, shall we? Read More
I’ve been getting to use a lot more Ryobi stuff over the past couple years, and I have to say they’ve definitely stepped up their game. I wouldn’t consider them a pro-grade option for tradesmen, but I have to admit - for literally anybody else these tools are providing a hell of a lot of power and value for their price. Read More
I’ve been getting to use a lot more Ryobi stuff over the past couple years, and I have to say they’ve definitely stepped up their game. I wouldn’t consider them a pro-grade option for tradesmen, but I have to admit - for literally anybody else these tools are providing a hell of a lot of power and value for their price. Read More
I’ve had the chance to test out a few cordless jigsaws over the past year, so let’s see how the new Ridgid Octane 18-volt Jig stacks up. Read More
I’ve gotten to test out some other brands of 1/2” impact wrenches/drivers in the past and all of them are great, for the most part. Today we get to mess around with the new Ridgid Octane 18-volt Li-Ion 4-mode 1/2” Impact Wrench. Read More
I am a huge fan of trying out any new saw that I can get my hands on so I'm trying out this Makita 18 V LXT lithium ion cordless jigsaw is pretty exciting. I usually enjoy Makita’s line of power tools so let’s open this up and check it out. Read More
I have used many gas-powered weed-eaters (string-trimmers) over the years. Most of them work on a oil-gas mixture, come with a couple attachments, and are very powerful and what they do. So how does a battery-powered model match up? Let’s take a look. Read More
