Drills Reviews

Let me tell ya, this drill is insane. It will rip your arms out of their sockets, if you don't hang on. I have had this drill for almost a year. I once torque through a piece of solid ash with a 7-1/8 inch(special order bit) self-feeding hole hawg bit. It did not even bog down. The detachable pipe handle is great for extra leverage when controlling its awesome power. I do electrical work, and I'm constantly drilling holes through studs and rafters. I use hole saws between 3/4 and 5-7/8. I even once used this arm-ripping machine to drill through 13 inches of cement with a 3/4-masonry bit. It was slow going but got the job done. My hammer drill was broken (Dewalt- what a mistake). I sometimes use it to loosen rusted nuts and bolts, up to 1-7/8 diameter. Overall this is a great tool, which can withstand the rigors of a jobsite. It has tremendous power to do anything. I am very pleased and I recommend this to the extremist, who will be boring extra large holes in a variety of materials. One problem- you might want to but a good brand of bits and accessories, you'll probably snap a few. Buy one- you'll never need another.

Let me tell ya, this drill is insane. It will rip your arms out of their sockets, if you don't hang on. I have had this drill for almost a year. I once torque through a piece of solid ash with a 7-1/8 inch(special order bit) self-feeding hole hawg bit. It did not even bog down. The detachable pipe handle is great for extra leverage when controlling its awesome power. I do electrical work, and I'm constantly drilling holes through studs and rafters. I use hole saws between 3/4 and 5-7/8. I even once used this arm-ripping machine to drill through 13 inches of cement with a 3/4-masonry bit. It was slow going but got the job done. My hammer drill was broken (Dewalt- what a mistake). I sometimes use it to loosen rusted nuts and bolts, up to 1-7/8 diameter. Overall this is a great tool, which can withstand the rigors of a jobsite. It has tremendous power to do anything. I am very pleased. I recommend this to the extremist, who will be boring extra large holes in a variety of materials. One problem- you might want to buy a good brand of bits and accessories, you'll probably snap a few. Buy one- you'll never need another.

I am a 3rd generation repair plumber and have over 25 years in the business. I can honestly say that Ridgid makes the best wrenches in the business. I have tried them all and none have the holding power and lifespan of Ridgid wrenches. They work and grip in all conditions all the time. I have found wrenches under houses covered in mud and rust, and with a little WD40 and a wire brush brought them back to life and used them the same day with no problems. My father has a 12 in. wrench that has been used for over 25 years, had the handle beaten almost flat, and been used 5+ days a week for those 25 years, and still keeps going. They cost a little more than most, but you only need to buy them once.

I spent a few years on a horse and cattle ranch with 35 miles of cast iron and galvinized pipe. All our pipe wrenches were Rigid made and I trusted all of them in some of the slipperiest, nastiest places on the ranch,often where a slip of the wrench would mean a broken bone. Caked in mud, manuer, grease or worse these wrenches were always easy to adjust and quick to bite. I'm guessing the same can be said of the aluminum models too. I just like the weight of iron.

I use these along with a HEPA cartridge filter. This is a great combination to eliminate the fine dust health hazard. I use my Shop Vac with my router, biscuit joiner, table saw, and miter saw to collect chips and dust. With this bag the HEPA filter stays very clean and should last a long time.

These filter bags are excellent if you need to vacuum fine particles such as dry wall dust. While they are not inexpensive, they will prevent what you are vacuuming from being blown out of the exhaust outlet They are a little difficult to install but if you carefully fllow the instructions printed on the bag, you shouldn't have any problems.

These are so much easier to clean up than the combination filter (foam / paper) that are supposedly usable for wet and dry pick up. I used my ShopVac to empty a algae clogged man made pond earlier this season. The algae was simple and fast to rinse out of the foam filter sleeve. It would have been a major task with the other filter. The Shopvac 905-85-1 Foam Filter Sleeves are less expensive than the other filters. When they get too gross or filthy, just toss and replace it.

I think these foam filters are the better choice for wet pick up uses and I'm happy with this purchase.
John Row

This foam filter works very well on my shop vac wet/dry vacuum

I have a 40 year old house that I have been doing a bit of work on - including adding outlets and wiring for data ports among other things. I picked this little wall board saw to help in these efforts and I am truly impreressed with its performance. The teeth cut VERY agressively, which is a huge plus when you have a lot of holes to cut. I am also very pleased with the comfort of the handle and the fact that the blade is rigid enough to "jab" it through drywall without having to drill a starter hole.

All in all this saw is a great performer and worth every penny.

Very sharp and cuts through wood and drywall like nothing. comfortable handle and sharp tip for punching a hole in drywall. hight quality and worth the money.

I also have this planes little brother (see review) and like its little brother, I really love this tool. For initial smoothing on a board face it pretty much is my tool of choice. It has a long enough footprint to work well as a smoothing plane, especially on highly figured hardwoods. The multiple cutting edges glide thru those hard to cut knots and wild grain patterns, leaving a pretty smooth surface that your smoothing plane can finish up with ease. For initial shaping and round overs it is the weapon of choice and you can really remove a lot of material quickly and effortlessly, maintaining control the whole time. This is a very useful and inexpensive tool and I recommend it to all woodworkers.

For any kind of wood shaping or removal, this tool will get the job done in record time. I use it in my shop on the sailboat I am building... Lots of pieces of this boat need to be trimmed, shaped, planed, etc and the surform shaper makes quick work of it. Plus, you get a highly aerobic workout! Buy one now, and make sure to get an extra blade or two.

I always wanted an adapter like that. My main usage is keeping my coffee piping hot in the office. I have a plug in hot-mug for my car. Now I can enjoy the same in the office.

Excellent results -- got what I expected, and on time. The Travel Mate AC/DC Converter solved my problem at about half the best price I had seen.

Just purchased my Airwasher/ Humidifier and so far am pleased with the ease of maintenance. I felt compelled to write a review and let other consumers know that the required water treatment additive is available from the manufacturer website with no shipping and handling charges, www.venta-airwasher.com

This additive is an absolute necessity when operating the Venta Airwashwer. Whenever you replace the water of the Airwasher completely (every 10-14 days according to the manual) and rinse it out, you will need to add a portion of this additive. The bottle lasts for about 12 such cycles.

I have actually found that I need to replace the water every 10 days to avoid the buildup of "gunk" in the water. I have lived in an area where the water had a much higher mineral content compared to where I live now and found myself doing a complete rinse-out of the Airwasher and replacement of the water and the treastment additive every week, just because the build-up of mineral deposits was so high.

These vise grip pilers are so very useful. You can use them to hold something in place or use them as a pair of pliers or even a wrench when you lock them down on a bolt. This particular pair is of good quality and low price. I would highly recommend it as a great product, not too much, not too little. In the end this is a tool everyone should have on their "short list" of things to own.

After carrying one of these with any vehicle I've ever had for the past 33 years, I finally lost `old reliable' somewhere - think it must of disappeared into a Black Hole where a lot of tools seem to wind up?! At this price, I went and purchased 3 more of these and distributed them throughout the house (plus one in the Harley's saddlebag) - this so (hopefully?) I'll be able to find at least one when I need it!? This tool has saved my bacon more then once over the years. Last time was out in the Mojave Desert (which has more then once jumped up and bit me!) when my Harley decided to loose it's shift lever (not uncommon) within a 100 plus mile stretch. What to do? Clamp on the ol' Vise Grips onto the shifter shaft and start looking for a replacement. Did it slightly damage the spines on the shaft? Of course. But choosing that as opposed to becoming Buzzard fodder was an easy choice!

This tool remains one of the few good deals remaining out there: American-made, high-quality and very nicely priced. My only gripe about it? They have so many styles now of this Vice-Grip available it was extraordinarily difficult just finding the basic general-purpose model! Also be forewarned: there are many imitators on the market of this tool - they are absolute garbage! As you will find out when you're broken down in the middle of bum friggin' Egypt and they just won't do the job! If it doesn't say `Vice-Grip', pass it by! :)

The delivery was perfect. This is the best step ladder in the world! I am so pleased with it.

I was skeptical at first, but you just can't beat a Werner! This step stool features two steps, several screws and adhesives, a plastic top step thing, and a whole bunch of love. If you need to reach things that are very high up (but not too high) make sure you buy this stool. Godspeed, little 2' Werner step stool, godspeed.