Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation introduced a new sliding utility knife as part of its new line of hand tool products. Built to be productive and ergonomic, the Sliding Utility Knife comes fully featured and emphasizes ease-of-use and durability. Activated by a side sliding mechanism rather than a top button that often gets in the way or causes unintended blade retraction, the Sliding Utility Knife also features a tool free blade change and wire stripper for increased efficiency.

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Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation introduced a new utility knife as part of its new line of hand tool products. Designed to increase productivity, the Fastback Utility Knife comes fully featured and emphasizes ease-of-use and durability. Designed to activate the blade 3X faster than a 2-handed opening, the Fastback Utility Knife features a one handed blade opening button for easy activation.

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Milwaukee introduced a new Rasping Jab Saw (Drywall Saw) as part of its new line of hand tool products. Eliminating the need for separate rasping and reaming tools, the new saw utilizes grating holes along the side of the blade to rapidly expand holes or smooth rough edges of sheetrock or drywall after a cut has been made.

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The only screwdriver with the patented ECX bit and hardened tips, the Milwaukee 11 in 1 Screwdriver includes the 6 bits and 3 nut drivers most requested by professionals with the added utility of a wire stripper and wire bending hole. The Milwaukee ECX bit allows users to extend the life of their bits when fastening specialty screws found in electrical boxes, conduit couplers, outlets, and other common job site fixtures. The patented geometry gives the ECX bit this advantage over traditional Phillips or square bits.

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The Milwaukee Jobsite Radio (2790-20) is one of the better portable radios I've ever heard. Period. I don't want to blow the whole review up front, but I have listened to a LOT of boom boxes and MP3 radios. Let's just say it's a personal hobby of mine and I've listened to over dozens in my life. This is exciting for a couple of reasons. One, because you can use it in even the harshest of jobsite environments without fear of damage, and two, because it has a typical street price of just $120 (without batteries). That's a great deal no matter how you look at it.

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The best way to crank out the work like a machine is to do it while jamming to some tunes while charging all your different DeWalt batteries in the new DeWalt DC012 Worksite Charger Radio. This radio has evolved considerably since it first came on the market 10 years ago. The new, third generation model will charge your NiCad, NiMH and Li-Ion 7.2V to 18V battery packs in 1 hour or less and will also use these same batteries to play the radio making it cordless too.

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Nowadays, cordless drills come with multiple speeds and adjustable clutches. These are good things if you know how to properly set them. To help simplify things, Black & Decker has come out with the SS18SB-2 SmartSelect 18V Drill/Driver so that you don't have to guess what settings to use. Whether you are trying to drive a tiny screw or drill a 1" hole with a spade bit, the settings on this drill are super easy to set for just the task you have at hand.

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Framing nailers are traditionally oversized, unruly devices that weigh a lot. Really? Somebody should have told Bosch that, because their new SN350-20F Full Force Framing Nailer breaks all the rules. Weighing in at just 8.4 lbs and appearing about 20 percent smaller in girth and overall size than compatible professional framing nailers, this gun is something you'll want to put in your tool trailer post-haste. If you're a professional framer this might be the best investment you'll ever make – next to your business license, that is.

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When you're on the job framing a house there's nothing worse than having to wait for your compressor to play catch-up. Those days are likely over with the Bosch CET4-20W 4 Gallon Electric Hand Carry Compressor with wheels. Not only is this a convenient tool to carry around, it's got the volume and fast recovery time to make sure you can keep working, uninterrupted, no matter what the job. We used the CET4-20W on a variety of jobs and it held its own each time, earning it the nickname "Jack" – as in "be nimble and quick."

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The Milwaukee 2410-22 M12 Cordless 3/8" Drill/Driver Kit features a compact 12V Li-Ion battery powered drill/driver that packs in full size tool features like an all metal locking chuck, 250 in-lbs of torque and a two-speed transmission. The M12 line of tools from Milwaukee is designed for the professional contractor that needs more from their tools in a compact form, so that they can fit into small spaces and not have the fatigue that is associated with larger, heavier tools.

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The Black & Decker BDSL10 36-Inch Accu-Mark Level makes it a simple task to precisely hang decorative items on your wall by taking all the guesswork out of where to position the hangers on the wall. Simple and effective solutions to common problems are things that we like to see in the tool world. When you add new functionality to an already versatile tool like a level, we think it is brilliant.

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