https://www.old.toolrank.com/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/images/stories/toolrankcom_100x358.png https://www.old.toolrank.com/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/senco-adds-two-16-gauge-nailers-to-their-cordless-fusion-line-201110111048/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/senco-adds-two-16-gauge-nailers-to-their-cordless-fusion-line-201110111048/ Senco took cordless nailers in a new direction when they introduced their Fusion line. Instead of using fuel cells or fly-wheels, Senco developed a recharging close-looped compressed nitrogen system that acts kind of like a mini air compressor built right into the gun. Senco initially released 15-gauge and 18-gauge versions of the nailer, and now they are expanding to include a 16-gauge straight nailer (F-16S), and a 16-gauge angled nailer F-16A. "We've had tremendous success converting pneumatic, battery, and gas-powered customers to the F-15 and the F-18," says Dave Moore, Senco's director of Fusion technology.... ]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:00:00 -0500 1048 2011-10-11 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/introducing-the-benchmark-portable-work-table-201110071047/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/introducing-the-benchmark-portable-work-table-201110071047/ Check out this new multifunction table that is sure to give the Festool MFT some competition. If size matters to you, take a look at the Benchmark Portable Work Table from Hagar Tools. The Benchmark is a foldable aluminum work table that is big enough to allow users to rip down full 4'x8' sheet goods. One of the design features that I like is that the Benchmark uses stretchers instead of a full top, which give users the ability to access their material from underneath. The stretchers are made of high-density polyethylene, and you... ]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:00:00 -0500 1047 2011-10-07 https://www.old.toolrank.com/media/listing/videos/original/c8/23/29/J4UYHN4ieCs.jpg https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/cpsc-votes-for-tougher-table-saw-safety-standards-201110061046/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/cpsc-votes-for-tougher-table-saw-safety-standards-201110061046/ The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Consumer Product Safety Commission voted on Wednesday to move toward tougher safety standards for table saws. This comes as bad news for the Power Tool Institute and its members who believe the safety standards they adopted in 2007 are adequate when used properly; many of us actual tool users would agree. The problem is, the CPSC has been lobbied pretty heavily by inventor Stephen Gass, who wants every table saw in the US to use his safety invention which can stop a table saw blade as... ]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:00:00 -0500 1046 2011-10-06 https://www.old.toolrank.com/media/listing/videos/original/7f/5c/69/O8EX7mt3ByE.jpg https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/contests/around-the-web/win-a-delta-american-dream-shop-201110051040/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/contests/around-the-web/win-a-delta-american-dream-shop-201110051040/ One of the things I try to do every weekend, is to watch the woodworking shows that are on PBS. Some times I get caught up in another project and forget to tune in, or even worse, I tune in only to see that PBS is trying to make money and has pulled the show for the day, but I like to watch when I can. I am not much of a woodworker, so I watch mostly for entertainment value, but if I was more into woodworking, all those shop tools are darn expensive? ... ]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:00:00 -0500 1040 2011-10-05 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/editorial/where-oh-where-is-the-dewalt-toughsystem-201110041039/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/editorial/where-oh-where-is-the-dewalt-toughsystem-201110041039/ Where oh where could it be? The DeWalt ToughSystem was one of the products that really caught my eye back when DeWalt made their big product announcement in June. The system might not have anything new in terms of stackability compared to the Festool Systainers, or the Sortimo L-Boxx, but they had other features that, in my opinion, really put the ToughSystem boxes up a level. The other brands, as well as the DW ToughSystem, feature a lock-together stacking feature, but DeWalt was the first to engineer a transport system that did more then just carry boxes.... ]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:14:10 -0500 1039 2011-10-04 https://www.old.toolrank.com/media/listing/videos/original/fd/b4/41/qgzEUWCE-4I.jpg https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/contests/toolrank/toolrank-giveaway-win-a-coast-a15-led-professional-flashlight-201110011038/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/contests/toolrank/toolrank-giveaway-win-a-coast-a15-led-professional-flashlight-201110011038/ Giveaway Ended Did you see my Coast A15 3xAAA LED Professional Flashlight review? If you didn't, you need to check it out and see all the features that make it great. Here at ToolRank I like to give away prizes that are useful, and who couldn't use a flashlight? But we all have flashlights at home, right? Well I do too, but none of them are as bright, as strong, or as cool looking as the Coast A15. The best feature of all is the dual lens that the A15... ]]> Sat, 01 Oct 2011 08:00:00 -0500 1038 2011-10-01 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/reviews/review-coast-a15-led-aaa-flashlight-201109301037/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/reviews/review-coast-a15-led-aaa-flashlight-201109301037/ The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting longer, and we are entering what I like to call "flashlight season". Soon you will be arriving at work, or leaving, in the dark. Because of the dangers of the jobsite, one thing you don't want to do is navigate in the dark. The reasons to keep a flashlight handy far outweigh the excuses to not have one, so it would seem to be perfect timing for a flashlight review, and I have one for you thanks Coast. What Coast sent over was their A15 Professional LED... ]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:46:45 -0500 1037 2011-09-30 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/videos/las-vegas-attraction-lets-anyone-play-construction-worker-201109281036/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/videos/las-vegas-attraction-lets-anyone-play-construction-worker-201109281036/ I remember as a small child playing with the little playground sandbox excavators. I would dig as deep as I could, and when I reached the depth limit of the toy, I would spin around and start a new hole. Digging holes was a lot of fun and I would would waste many a lunchtime doing it. As adults we often don't have the opportunity to do the simple things that made us happy as a child, but now thanks to a new attraction in Las Vegas, we can all be excavator operators again,... ]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:54:10 -0500 1036 2011-09-28 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/porter-cable-announces-two-cordless-ir-thermometers-201109271035/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/porter-cable-announces-two-cordless-ir-thermometers-201109271035/ Over these last few years it seems as tough anything that is both small and cordless is by default made to run off of the 12V rechargeable batteries. But what about the people that are invested into the 18-volt battery system, or people without either? This is where Porter-Cable has done something that I really like, they have introduced both an 18-volt (PCC581B ) and a standard alkaline 9-volt version (PCC582B ) of their new Infrared Thermometers. I should also note that the 18V version is compatible with PC 18V Lithium-ion and NiCd batteries. ... ]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:06:06 -0500 1035 2011-09-27 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/new-bosch-ps11-12v-angle-drill-has-articulating-head-201109271033/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/new-bosch-ps11-12v-angle-drill-has-articulating-head-201109271033/ Personally I think right angle drills are becoming more and more irrelevant, primarily because of the smaller sizes of regular ultra-compact drill; and every year these ultra-compact drills get smaller and smaller. Even though the ultra-compact drill has taken away many a job that the right angle drill could do, there are still times when we need something even smaller. The PS11 is the latest right angle drill from Bosch, but unlike other right angled drills on the market, it has an articulating head. The new head allows the tool be used in standard... ]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:14:13 -0500 1033 2011-09-27