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Posted by Tool Sage on Mar 17, 2012

Veritas Cyclone Lid For Job Site Dust Collection

Using a vacuum for dust extraction is great but if you are generating a lot of dust it can become a hassle emptying your vacuum every time it fills, as well as cleaning or replacing bags or filters. I have looked at a few options for dust collection for using on the job site and I have found one that is very simple and very practical: The Veritas Cyclone Lid from Lee Valley. All you will need in addition...

Posted by Tool Sage on Feb 24, 2012

How-To: Use a Circular Saw (Part 1)

“How do I use a circular saw?” How do you know how to use something unless someone has shown you? Tool Sage will attempt to guide you down the path to safe and proper tool usage for the most common hand-held circular saw. Information We will start off with some of the basics to get you a little more familiar with circular saws. Circular Saw Sizes There are several sizes of...

Posted by Tool Sage on Feb 9, 2012

New Drywall Sander from Festool – Planex

The Festool Planex is coming to North America and is available March 1, 2012. It claims to be virtually dust-free drywall sanding when paired with their CT 36 AutoClean Dust Extractor (fancy words for vacuum). At roughly 8-10 lbs and with adjustable suction power to change the perceived weight of the machine (it can practically hold itself to the wall) should mean it will be easy to control and reduce...

Posted by Tool Sage on Feb 8, 2012

Enter Milwaukee – New Brushless Drills/Drivers M18 Fuel

The New Milwaukee M18 FUEL Drill/Driver (2603-22) and Hammer Drill/Driver (2604-22) being released this March 2012 boast a whopping 725 in lbs of torque! Design They are familiar looking M18 design but upgraded specs due to the new technology. With smaller size and weight and increased power output and runtime with the new brushless drills,...