Tools
Nut-Busting vs. Fastening Torque: How to Read the Spec Sheet on Milwaukee’s New 2,000 ft-lb Impact Wrench
Milwaukee's M18 FUEL 2964 claims 2,000 ft-lb of nut-busting torque and 1,800 ft-lb of fastening torque. Here is what those ratings measure,…
Kobalt’s 24V Reset: A 554,780-Unit Recall, a Lawsuit, and What Tabless Cells Really Change
Lowe's Kobalt 24V line went from stop-sale to a federal recall, a class action, and a tabless battery relaunch. Here is the…
Fluke’s $999.99 Acoustic Camera: How 16 Microphones Turn Hissing Air Into a Picture
Fluke's new iSee ii01 plugs into an Android phone and shows where compressed air is escaping. The physics of 40 kHz leak…
SawStop Is Leaving Europe: The Brake That Changed the Table Saw, in Timeline Form
SawStop is winding down its table saw business in Europe and the UK by the end of 2026. Here is the timeline…
Kobalt TXP Battery: What Tabless Cells Change at 24V
The Kobalt TXP battery brings tabless cells to Lowe's 24V line at $99 and $159. Here is what is confirmed, what the…
Wacom Intuos Small Review: Safe Starter, Dated Specs
The Wacom Intuos Small Bluetooth is a cheap, light and widely compatible first pen tablet, with dated specs. Here is what shoppers…
Laser Distance Measurer Accuracy: What ±1/16 Inch Really Means, From a $34 Husky to a Bosch Blaze
Husky's $34 HLDMPKT claims ±1/8 inch and Bosch's GLM100-23 claims ±1/16 inch, but neither page states test conditions. Here is how these…
Pressure Washer GFCI Warnings: FOTING and LANCHEZ Explained
Why a pressure washer GFCI matters: CPSC warned on FOTING units Sept 24 and recalled LANCHEZ Sept 17. Models, numbers, how a…
Creality Sermoon P1S: A $2,299 Handheld 3D Scanner, Checked
The Creality Sermoon P1S 3D scanner costs $1,000 less than the P1. What the 0.02 mm claim means, how volumetric error scales,…
Bambu Lab R1 Laser Cutter: What 55 Watts of CO2 Actually Buys You, and Where the Class 1 Rating Ends
Bambu Lab's R1 is a $2,499 enclosed 55 W CO2 laser cutter. Here is what the specs say, how the safety class…