Professional Tool Reviews for Pros

Menu
Breaking
Olight Prowess Dual Direction Flashlight Review Up to $300 in Savings on Traeger Grills (Plus Deals on MEATER Thermometers) FrogTape Double-Sided Poly Hanging Containment Tape Metabo HPT Metal-Cutting Circular Saw Simpson Pro Series 4000 PSI Pressure Washer Review

Tool Reviews & Buying Guides by Trade

If you want to read articles and reviews that are trade-specific, try our Tool Reviews by Trade section. This organizes our site into topics suited particularly for a specific trade such as plumbing, electrical, framing, roofing & siding, concrete/masonry, and carpentry.
Tool Reviews by Trade Craft
Roofing and siding pros will find pneumatic roofing nailers as well as tools like cap staplers and hammer tackers. Tile & Flooring Pros will gain easy access to our tile saws, flooring staplers, and floor scrapers. As a painting professional, reviews of airless sprayers and cordless sprayers may interest you the most. You can count on one thing: whatever your craft, you need good tools. Our tool reviews by trade will help you drill down to quickly find the information you need. If you want to avoid anything that sits outside of your trade, this way helps you do it. If you can’t find a tool here, let us know.

Bosch 17614-01 hammer drill
0

Bosch 14.4V Litheon Brute Tough Hammer Drill 17614-01

by Clint DeBoer

The new Bosch 14.4V Litheon 17614-01 features a Durashield Housing and unibody powertrain provide optimum reinforcement, Bosch Litheon Batteries – Designed for maximum cyclelife, minimum self-discharge and not memory effect, a High Strength Metal Collar which enhances tool durability and protection, a Newly Designed Powertrain and Gears increases tool life and durability, Ergonomic two-tone soft grip handle, a 25 Position Clutch, and a variable speed trigger for complete control.

Bosch 1664K circular saw
0

Bosch 18v Cordless 6-1/2″ Circular Saw (Tool Only) 1664B Preview

by Clint DeBoer

Bosch 18V Circular Saw 1664B offers a Saw hook, anda 50° bevel cuts twice as much material. Also, it features Rear Depth Adjustment to quickly match depth of stock for more accurate cuts. The Durable, Impact Resistant Polycarbonate Lower Guard, and Spindle Lock for Easy Blade Change. In addition, it offers a Clear Viewing Area which provides an unobstructed view of cut line.

Bosch 1664K circular saw
0

Bosch 18V Cordless 6-1/2″ Circular Saw Kit 1664K Preview

by Clint DeBoer

Bosch’s 18V Circular Saw 1664K offers a saw hook that allows convenience tool storage between cuts. A 50 degree bevel cuts nearly twice as much material than many competing models. Also, it features a rear depth adjustment to quickly match the depth of stock for more accurate cuts. The durable, impact resistant polycarbonate lower guard lowers the weight while still providing a tough material for protection. A spindle lock allows for easy blade changes. In addition, it offers a clear viewing area, which provides an unobstructed view of the cut line.

Skil 6716 Impact Hammer Drill Preview
0

Skil Impact Drill 6716 Preview

by Clint DeBoer

The Skil 6716 16mm Impact Drill is new and joins the 6002 and 6006 in the company’s lineup of products designed to provide more efficient and powerful drilling into masonry and metals such as steel plate. This new hammer drill extendings the company’s existing range of 10mm and 13mm impact drills. Positioned at the top of Skil’s lineup, the 6716 hammer drill has a powerful and reliable 710 W motor with an all-metal bearing system. It offers the highest rotation speed (up to 3200 rpm) and impact rate (51,200 bpm) in its class for efficient metal and masonry drilling.

Paslode T250A-F16 16-Gauge Angled Finish Air Nailer Review
0

Paslode T250A-F16 16-Gauge Angled Finish Air Nailer Review

by Thomas Gaige

The lightweight and compact Paslode T250A-F16 16-Gauge Angled Finish Air Nailer is a breath of fresh air in a market segment that is full of overweight and not so compact finish nailers. Even though this tool weighs in at just a little over three pounds, it is definitely a heavy hitter and will not wear you out after a long day of doing lots of trim. With a wide variety of fastener lengths, you can pretty much use this same nailer to install the smallest shoe moulding along with oversized crown.

Bosch Coil Roofing Nailer
0

Bosch Coil Roofing Nailer RN175 Review

by Clint DeBoer

Roofing nailers come in many sizes and shapes. Bosch’s Coil Roofing Nailer RN175 provides several advantages that we wanted to test out in the field. By evaluating it in practical use we hoped to see whether this relative newcomer could compete in a market that has been dominated by a relatively small number of stand-out manufacturers for a long time. The attraction of Bosch’s new line of pneumatic tools includes the advanced technology they use in order to eliminate a lot of the volume typically required in order to reset the tool during each firing of the pneumatic piston. In the case of the RN175, we found that while the tool absolutely has less girth than many competing products, the tool still overall has an equivalent heft and bulk to many of its competitors.

MENU