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My grandfather had one of those too. My brother and I were never allowed to play with it so of course we did. Let's just say that, while we managed to avoid whacking each other, my grandmother's flowerbed wasn't quite as lucky and "I have no idea what happened to the petunias ... honest!" didn't get us off the hook.

HD is selling them for $24.97 - still more expensive than the Dewalts, but not as bad as it you thought.

Went to the site for an Eric & Dan fix and all I got was the dreaded devicesupport video!

I prefer made in USA to be stamped on my hand tools whenever possible. I don't mind the German brands - Knipex and NWS make some fine quality tools. Now, as to the bigger picture - protectionist trade tariffs don't work; they never have. There are always ways around the rules, i.e. importing mostly assembled components and screwing them together locally. Not only that, but if we raise import taxes, others will raise import taxes on OUR goods and US jobs will be lost and big business will make sure their congressman hears about that. The other problem is that, as Americans, we're pretty much universally addicted to things that are super cheap, thinking that getting something that's crap for next to nothing is better than paying more and having it last. This is how Wal-Mart took over and drove all of the mom and pop stores out of business across America. At the same time everyone was bitching about US jobs being lost and stores closing, they were all going to Sam's club to buy 3 gallons of pickles and 75 rolls of toilet paper, and cheap, plastic crap that was made in China. I'll get off of my soapbox now, but that's basically how I see things going down.

Doesn't Bosch or someone like that own the patent for charging and doing stuff at the same time? That's why the charging radio is $200 - licensing fees. At least that's what I had heard.

You could always add subtitles 'that's 3/4" plywood for you Yanks'

This looks awesome - I hate having to drag around an extension cord to set up a fan for short projects. I was looking at the Ryobi misting fan, but I don't know how often I'll really care about the mist.

I remember the drama when Bethlehem Steel was laying off massive numbers of people. The 80s really wasn't a good time to be a steel worker in Baltimore.

Nice review. I wish the american version of the Milwaukee came with a dust chute, even as a bolt on option. Alas, American's like inhaling sawdust.

I'm not sure what Youtube is expecting me to upgrade. I see the same "video" in both Firefox and Chrome (most recent versions) and even IE (ick) my Windows machine and every browser on my Macbook Pro.

That's an awesome truck. I've always been torn on getting a nice pick-up. Do you get a kick ass truck knowing that you're going to beat the crap out of it hauling lumber, tools, dirt, etc.? If you're not planning on working your truck, why did you buy a pick up in the first place? I'm always suspicious of all of the tricked out trucks that have never seen a day of work since they rolled off the lot. (Then again, my answer has always been to borrow a buddy's truck for my heavy hauling, so I probably don't get a vote )

Checked my local HD today and they didn't have any out. I guess it just depends on how energetic their stocking guys happen to be (i.e. mine are really lazy).

Ha ha - I was going to say that. It looks a little bit like the business end of the Festool Centrotec Hook Driver https://www.festoolusa.com/power-tool-accessories/cordless-drills/centrotec-drill-bits/pilot-bit-with-depth-stop/centrotec-hook-driver-adapter-492526

HD has TruFuel on sale today for $19 a case (43% off). Same stuff reviewed by the TIA crew - premixed, no ethanol gas for all of your gas powered toys (well the non-wheeled toys that is). http://www.homedepot.com/SpecialBuy/SpecialBuyOfTheDay

It's possible that the small parts organizer is just the first available part of a larger system; at least I'm really hoping that this is the first part of a larger system with more options. An organizer, while nice, isn't going to be enough for me to ditch my existing boxes.

Works for me on my iPhone. Here's the link that the YouTube app gives me. I think it may be the same. http://youtu.be/CGquyDBXqvA

I think that expecting Milwaukee just to license another company's storage system wouldn't be realistic. They are all about differentiating thier offerings from everyone else's - the whole "500% tougher than the competition!" gig. I'm not saying that's always the best approach or that it wouldn't be nice to have red boxes that played nicely with systainers, but I don't think it's going to happen. What we really need is for all of the tool companies to come up with an open standard for boxes that everyone can use without paying royalties, but I think that's probably also a pipe dream. Heck, dewalt doesn't even make their tstak and tough boxes stack compatible.

That's a crazy sale I wish it was my HD, or at least one within a day trip.

I bought an RO sander and the really cool mechanical pencil that the TIA crew reviewed from toolnut. I'd buy from them again in a heartbeat.

I'm on board with "enough"

I'd be willing to do the research to find out!

The English major in me is having difficulty with the fact that this says "too much tools"...

119 is a killer deal for the kit. Think they're clearing out stock for the FUEL version refresh? Maybe?

I'd love to see a chainsaw in the family. I probably need to suck it up and get a backpack Stihl blower, living in 3 acres of woods, so the blower isn't so interesting for me. However, my string trimmer is a prime candidate for going electric and if they'd come out with a chainsaw that used the same batteries, that would probably be enough to make me give them my money. Until then, I'm eyeballing the new Ego 56v OPE.

I wish I had thought of this a few months ago. I cut a similar 6' long, 6" wide hole in my sons drywall to move an outlet and run a wire for a new heater. (Yes I know I'm a dumbass and I should have just gone down into the crawl space, but it's an exterior wall and I was concerned that is have to drill through the plate.) Anyway, the Frankenstein patch job hat I ended up having to do with 15 pieces of drywall jigsaw assembled would have been a LOT easier had I just foamed it in and been done with it. This would have solved my vapor barrier / insulation issues as well. I haven't hit it with a final sanding / paint coat yet so I can't say how horrid it will look yet r if it will smooth out nicely.