Power Tool Accessories Reviews

I know they tell you in the description that it is 3/8" and 3/4" blades but they come in this little tiny pouch. Save these for your super small jobs. Combining the small blades with the Fein Multimasters variable speed, and you have the capability of doing some pretty "fine" work. Great for the boat in a jar project, or anything else in wood or metal, that requires a small cut.

What more do I need to say? This is a fine FEIN accessory. No more needs to be said!

I used this bit in a 2.25hp router (and Porter-Cable guide bushing) to make some dovetails with a jig. Cuts in quartersawn white oak were super smooth, with hardly any tear-out. I also used this bit in a router table setup, again with a 2.25hp router, and the cuts were just as impressive.

Overall this is a very high quality bit at a very good price. I highly recommend it!

What can I say?? Fantastic bit, extremely sharp, cut through red quartersawn oak with no chip out at the ends - One of the nicest bits I've used.

I have long been a fan of Freud bits and blades and this cove bit lives up to my expectations of quality. Recently I was in need of a large cove bit to make some custom trim for a project and picked this bit up for 30 bucks locally. It made many smooth, burn free cuts in some of the hardest yellow birch wood I have ever worked. My only hesitation in buying the bit was that it is a 1/4" shank instead of 1/2", but the cuts were so clean that I am glad I bought this bit anyway. Highly recommended!

OK it's a router bit. All I can say is that it cuts great and I have never had any trouble with the Frued bits. I run a custom furniture shop and all the tools get a workout. So far all the Frued router bits have held an edge well and I would recomend them to anyone. It just isn't worth killing a $10,000 custom bed for the $15 difference in price between the cheap and quality. I am sure that everyone feels the same about thier work... Or, they should.

I tried unsuccessfully for years to cut the perfect box joint with a dado cutter. I could never get the bottoms of the groves flat, without filing and messing with it after they were cut. The instructions for the jig was easy to understand and build. After cutting the box joints with the Freud cutter, I didn't have to fiddle with them any more. This is money well spent for a cutter that is simple and easy to use, and gets excellent results every time.

I bought the SBOX8 box joint cutter to make 20 decorative boxes for our woodclub's Toys for Kids Christmas project - The older kids need something nice too. This mini-dado is not cheap but does a first-class job of cutting accurate box joints. Once you make up the spacing jig to attach to your miter, you can crank out box sides very quickly. I was using some 1/4 veneered plywood and had very, very minor chipout. Much less than the 1/4 brand-new spiral cut router bit I first tried to use to cut the joints. I always say to buy the best tool you can afford, it's usually money well spent and the SBOX8 is worth every penny.
LOU

I was ready to pull the plug and buy the Delta 37-380 when it dawned on me I should at least check out the Grizzly web site before buying. I bought the X5 Unisaw 36-L31X BC50 last November and have been very pleased with its performance. Smooth, quiet and remarkably precise, I thought I'd stay in the Delta family for my 8" jointer. But wait! This Grizz looks identical to the coveted DJ-20 at virtually half the price. Come to find out it's built on the same line in China as the Delta is.
The Grizz came well-packaged. Like many reviews I have read, my cabinet was slightly bowed in, but if it doesn't effect functionality it's OK with me. Assembly was straight forward, and the manual is written in easy-to-understand english. Yes you need a friend to help. Yes you need gobs of mineral spirits to clean away the protective goo. Yes you are going to love your newly faced 8" boards.
Once the unit was up and running, it took me a while to get the outfeed table dead perfect, and I attribute that more to my not-so-straight straight edge. I finally used my width markers that came with my router and they helped me get it just right.
Wow does this puppy hum. It is solid, quiet, and a total beast on my cherry. I am getting some chips ejecting out from under the guard, but it does not get in the way of the cut nor back onto the board. I'm running a new Delta 1 1/2 HP 1200cfm DC system with about 18 feet of tubing.

I've been shopping for a large jointer to replace my 6 1/2" Craftsman doorstop and finally broke down to spend the money on this one. This is Grizzly's version of the Delta DJ-20 8" jointer but at half the price ... yes I said HALF.

After I got the boxes open I had to remove two bolts that held the jointer beds in place on the crate box. Unfortunately it took me twenty minutes to figure out how they were attached. When you get it, just look at the crook under the bed arms and you'll see the silver bolts, you'll need an open ended wrench and a ratchet.

The outboard bed needed a tiny adjustment to get it level with the knives, but that was easy to remedy. The outboard side of the fence is out of square by about 1/64th of an inch even though the front half of the fence is dead on. Not sure what that's about but it's not bad enough to effect anything and it's miles better than my previous jointer. The built in castor wheel is a little bit of a pain, it doesn't quite want to turn unless you've already got the jointer moving. Luckily I purchased my jointer shortly after it was packaged up, as the grease on the beds had yet to harden ... thankfully a couple of towels took care of it without any cleaner.


The knives were set at the factory and shipping hadn't moved them. The motor runs perfectly smooth and I can put a nickle on its side while it's running and it won't vibrate over. Right now it's set up to take super light passes while I true up the soles of my wooden hand planes, and its working perfectly.

All in all worth much more than it's price would indicate. A definite buy. Stop shopping around, this is the one for you.

Superb design and so easy to configure to save your fingers, hand and work. Ripping thin pieces is a dream with this tool. Not cheap, but how much are your fingers worth?? PLUS, it grips both sides of the wood THROUGH the saw blade so no marks or uneven cuts as the material goes through, especially at the end of the rip.
Highly recommend this tool. It's a bit intimidating at first with so many different configurations being possible. But, you'll appreciate the simple captive design once you use it a few times. Get this product!

I love my gripper. It would be ashame to call it a "push block", because it is so much more than that. Besides a simple push block, it is a versitile jig and cut improvement system. It acts as splitter as well. I'd recomment getting two for longer cuts.

I bought this kit for the reciprocating saw. To say I was skeptical about the circular saw would be an understatement. I can honestly say I'm impressed. The recriprocating saw didn't dissappoint, and the circular saw was used to build a deck. It took on 4x4's and 2x8's without binding. The batteries were quick to charge and held the charge for many cuts.

Though it wasn't designed to be a 115v plug in saw, it has plenty of power and is handy as a pocket on your shirt.

I have the Dewalt 24 Volt saw and sawsall,they worked good for the first six months, after that I could not depend on them to go on jobs with me without wired tools as back up. I have had the Hitachi combo for few months and they are much better tools than the dewalt 24 volts. The saw has the biggest blade on the market( 7 1/4 "), it weighs less than my Porter cable electric saw, and it is very comfortable to use. It has a luminated cutting area also, it comes in handy when you are working indoors.
The sawsall is very compact and powerful, you can control the speed thru the trigger. The price of these tools are cheaper than the Dewalts and they are superior tools.
P.S. The Hitachi Green is a nice break from the yellow, red, and grey colored tools out there.

I have had this clamp for a while and I use it all the time for securing boards while routing, clamping on guides and jigs as well as temporary faces on my table saw fence. It is a great size and has plenty of holding power to fit most needs.

This clamp is easier to carry around and use when compared with the heavy duty version.

One of the essentials when setting up a shop. You need multiples of all sizes. The Jorgensen along with the Pony pipe clamps are my favorites. They are easy to set up and use, they hold the piece tight and with the rubber pads they don't mar the wood. They also make a 24" and above with a ratcheting system (very nice). You can't go wrong with Jorgensen.

Balance feels great...Has plenty of power, 1/2 " chuck, easy to tighten with one hand. Bought this a few weeks ago, and the kit came with upgraded batteries, from 2.6 mha to 3.0 with L.E.D.'s attatched and swivel out so that you can see in the dark. Comes with the handle...overall very happy with it, used it to drill 3" deckmate screws into trex with no problems and great control...feels like an 18 volt with the weight of a 14.4v. What can I say its the best drill used. Will keep everyone posted with any updates or new opinions.

I recently bought this drill to complement the 14.4 makita impact driver that I recently purchased. The drill they give as a bonus while nice, only has 350 in lbs of torque where this drill has 450. the difference is noticeable when you are boring holes for pipes and wires! This drill will spin a 2and 9/16 inch self feed bit no problem! There is a 3 speed gearbox, and a drill to driver switch that locks out the clutch, allowing you to save your desired clutch setting but turn it off for drilling operations. tne case is large enough for the drill and my impact driver and the NIMH batteries really do have better run time than any Ni cad. Get this drill, you wont be sorry!

I was looking for a set of hole saws that would cut through the sheet steel siding of a pole building, but the listing for this item doesn't specify the materials these saws will handle. Both the list price and the brand indicate good quality saws, but I needed to be certain. A search of the web finally found the following:
Milwaukee Bi-Metal hole saws are high production tools designed for cutting all machinable materials, including steel, aluminum, copper, brass, sheet metal, stainless steel, wood or plastic.
Assuming that the above is correct, this set of saws fully meets my requirements at a very reasonable price.

This is what overclockers need for making the blow holes!