Makita Variable Temperature Heat Gun HG6031VK
The new Makita Variable Temperature Heat Gun is making its way to retailers with a wide range of temperature settings and two air flow speeds. Continue Reading
When you talk to electricians, tools become a sort of sacred thing. Everyone has their favorites. Still, we have swayed more than one journeyman by placing a new tool in his hands. Our electrical tool reviews aim to reveal what electricians think about new products coming to market. Those might include a Klein non-contact voltage tester, Southwire RB1000 BendStation, or even hand tools. The new Milwaukee Gen2 combination wire pliers made a particularly big impact with some of our guys.
Our hands-on electrical tool reviews take things like press tools and metal hole saws and find out if they work faster than existing products. Manufacturers are quick to make claims, but testing those claims is what helps Pros and know if a tool can cut it in the field. Our Pro electricians work with us to determine whether or not new tools are accurate, ergonomic, and/or just plain helpful.
The new Makita Variable Temperature Heat Gun is making its way to retailers with a wide range of temperature settings and two air flow speeds. Continue Reading
The new Klein Tools Splinter Guard Fish and Glow Rod Kit targets electricians and cable installers with an everything-you-need-in-one-set mentality. There’s a total of 33 Continue Reading
Pulling wire with a fish tape is one thing. Pulling branch home runs is another. For the kind of pulls that require more than just Continue Reading
If shearing strut and threaded rod is your name, but you’d like to eliminate burrs and rework from your game, consider the Greenlee Shear 30T. Continue Reading
We partnered with Ideal Industries this year to bring you a first-hand look at the 2018 Ideal National Championship for electricians. Dubbed the Ideal Nationals, Continue Reading
It seems like every couple of weeks we’ve got a new set of wire strippers to look at, and they’re all generally coming from one Continue Reading
PVC cutters aren’t the sexiest tools to talk about, but for electricians, plumbers, and irrigation specialists that use them every day, a good set is Continue Reading
With so many combination tools available, my tool pouch has lost some weight and gained some space. You might have seen my recent review of Continue Reading