Workshop Addict – Tool Reviews

Milwaukee SWITCH TANK The Milwaukee M18 Switch Tank 4 Gallon Backpack Sprayer is designed for the user who changes chemicals often.  A dedicated gardener, farmer or professional landscape crew will reap the benefits of storing chemicals in different tanks and quickly putting them on the power base and heading out spraying.  Cross-contamination of chemicals is […]

  Skilsaw SPT88-01 Worth It? We were very excited to get the new Skilsaw SPT88-01 Worm Drive Dual Bevel 12″ Sliding Miter Saw in our shop to put it through the paces. We were incredibly disappointed once we pulled out our square and worked to tune the saw up for use. Flat out, this saw […]

OCTANE Hand Planer The new RIDGID OCTANE tools are bringing some serious power.  The new RIDGID 18-Volt OCTANE 3-1/4″ Hand Planer, model R8481B, is on par with the top of the line corded performance.  We were very impressed with the performance of this 18-volt hand planer while working with hardwood. While we are not hand […]

Ryobi Adds New Impact Wrench Ryobi tool fans have another impact wrench to choose from in the ever-growing Ryobi line of 18-volt tools.  The new Ryobi model P263 is a brushed 3-speed 3/8″ impact wrench that is rated at 150 ft-lbs.  The tool weighs in at 2.6 pounds and is fairly small.  It will retail […]

LED Jobsite Lights Both Milwaukee and DEWALT have been putting a ton of effort into jobsite lighting.  Milwaukee seems to offer more lights overall and some with more options like the 2146-20 Compact Site light that is a hybrid light that can run from a battery or corded power.  The Dewalt DCL074 is battery powered […]

Corded & Cordless Circular Saw On a recent trip to New York City, we had the opportunity to visit a few large construction sites to look at the tools that each company was investing in.  We were slightly surprised to see all corded circular saws, actually, every saw was corded on those jobsites.  The only […]

Mobile Tool Organization Having an organized toolbox in your shop can be difficult, but having a mobile toolbox that is organized and accessible is almost impossible unless you have the Montezuma Triangle Toolbox.  This Triangle toolbox offers the users an organized placement of each tool allowing the user to see if a tool is missing […]

Professional OCTANE We see RIDGID on a lot of jobsites in our area and we expect to see much more of them with the release of the OCTANE line.  The OCTANE tools are a huge step up in performance and many seem to be built to a better standard.  The new RIDGID OCTANE 18v Brushless […]

Right Torque Wrench If you do a lot of automotive work, on single torque wrench you most likely own multiple torque wrenches for different jobs.  That goes the same for tools that one would take with them when they travel and fix things on the road.  In our case, we do a lot of traveling […]

We have often wondered if the new 1P Bosch Core18V 4.0 battery was going to have a similar runtime to the older Bosch 2P FatPack 4.0 Ah battery. Before we get into that, let’s start with some explanation of what some of the terms we use. P stands Parallel and S stands for Series. In […]

Instant Heat Ridgid has been continuing to push out new and innovative tools that in many ways beat the current competitors on the market.  The Ridgid 18-Volt Butane Heat Gun, Model R860434B, is one tool that has excellent performance in an affordable package.  Heat guns are used on so many applications that being able to be […]

Grease Gun Wall Mount Great things can come in packages!  We needed a new portable grease gun for the shop and short trips and we gave a Summit Racing Grease Gun Pro Pack and try and it came with some cool items.  The kit included a Legacy Grease Gun, a Grease Gun Caddy wall mount […]