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The 5 Best Stud Finders in 2024

TIA Contributor — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:10:24 +0000

Hanging pictures, shelves, and TVs requires finding those hidden heroes within your walls – the studs. And stud finders have come a long way since their humble beginnings. Early models relied solely on magnets to seek out metal nails or screws used to attach drywall to studs. As technology improved, electrostatic stud finders became the […]

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Best Cordless Blower – Handheld Cordless Blower Tool Fight

Eric Jopp — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:30:29 +0000

It’s that time of year when the leaves are changing colors and they are about to fall. They will start to cover up your grass and clog up your gutters. Now you may be in the market for a new blower either because yours is getting old or you have been hearing good things about […]

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Best Cordless Mower – Check out What Tools in Action Found

Eric Jopp — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:30:27 +0000

Welcome to Mower week. Today we have a head to head. Stay tuned because the rest of the week, we will cover each mower in greater detail. Five years ago if you asked me if we would have ever had a head to head for cordless mowers, I probably would have laughed. See back […]

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Radio Death Match – Best Cordless Radio

Eric Jopp — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 10:30:56 +0000

As you know, we love to have fun at Tools in Action. We don’t take ourselves seriously and we love destroying things. So we thought about it and decided that destroying some radios would be a blast. So we reached out to some manufacturers and got our hands on some of the most popular cordless […]

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Best Cordless Drill – Friday Night Tool Fight

Eric Jopp — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 15:02:02 +0000

We have been talking about a cordless drill fight for a while and it’s finally here. Yes the video is long, but well worth it. So what is the best cordless drill? Watch the fight and find out. Tool Destruction at it’s finest. We have been talking about a cordless drill fight for a […]

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Friday Night Tool Fight – Best Multi Oscillating Tool

Dan Maxey — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 21:20:04 +0000

We take a look at the 3 top brands of oscillating tools. We tested both corded and cordless. Our test was not scientific at all. It also wasn’t consistent as we used different blades. We just wanted to give our opinions of what we liked and what we didn’t. Watch the video to see the […]

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It’s That Time of Year – Heated Jacket Season

Eric Jopp — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 11:00:00 +0000

Winter is here or at least in the Chicagoland area it is. I actually woke up yesterday and saw the grass filled with snow. So I figured it was time to break out my heated jacket and stay warm. There are a lot to pick from. Milwaukee started it all and soon followed by Dewalt […]

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DeWALT 20V vs Milwaukee 18V – Friday Night Tool Fight

Dan Maxey — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 16:02:14 +0000

Chevy vs Ford, Lowes vs Home Depot and Boeing vs Airbus are all good examples of rivals. Well we took two of the biggest tool brand rivals and put their latest 20V and 18V drills to the test. Don’t be fooled by the 20V MAX you don’t get an extra 2 volts, the M18 is […]

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Friday Night Tools Fight – Cordless Jig Saws

Eric Jopp — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:00:52 +0000

OK, it’s not Friday night, but we recently did a Friday Night Tool fight between the Dewalt, Milwaukee and the Metabo cordless Jig Saws. All of these Jig Saws are sold as bare tools or in a kit. The model number on the Milwaukee is 2645-22, Metabo STA 18LT and the Dewalt is DCS331. We […]

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Friday Night Tool Fight – Dewalt vs. Milwaukee Brushless Impact Drivers

Eric Jopp — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:00:07 +0000

We have been receiving a lot of emails about our tool fights and when we will be putting the Milwaukee against the Dewalt Impact Drivers. Well we listened and gave it a shot. Now before the emails come in saying we did this wrong or that wrong, let’s get a couple things straight. We are […]

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Milwaukee M18 Impact Wrench vs Milwaukee M18 Compact Impact Wrench

Eric Jopp — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:00:50 +0000

Okay before we get started, we are not doing a head to head to see which tool is better. We are just comparing the two tools to help you understand the differences between a full size and compact wrench. Plus to cover some other items that may be helpful when you are looking for a […]

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Milwaukee vs. Dewalt 12V Impact Wrench

Eric Jopp — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:00:25 +0000

In this corner we have the Milwaukee M12 Impact Wrench model 2451-22. In the other corner we have the Dewalt 12V Impact Wrench model DCF813S2. Okay that was a little cheesy, but this is our first Friday Night Tool Fight. Before this little showdown started, I did talk a pretty big game as I am […]

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