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PD-S Hilti Laser Measure Coming Soon!
There is a design philosophy, sometimes called "minimalism" or "reductionism," that holds that the best tool is the one that has been stripped of everything that is not essential to its function. It is a philosophy that is easier to admire than to practice, because...
Kreg Bench Clamp System
There is an old woodworker's adage that has been repeated so many times, in so many workshops, that it has achieved the status of gospel: you can never have too many clamps. The truth of this statement becomes apparent the first time you attempt a...
2015 Pro Tool Innovation Awards: Test and Measurement
Before there were smart batteries and intelligent power tools, before there were Bluetooth‑connected impact drivers and app‑enabled jobsite radios, it was the test and measurement category that first brought genuine intelligence to the construction site. The ability to measure voltage without touching a conductor, to...
Fluke 417D Laser Distance Meter
Fluke has earned its reputation by building test and measurement tools that professionals trust implicitly. When an electrician pulls out a Fluke multimeter, there is an unspoken understanding that the reading on the screen is correct—not approximately correct, not probably correct, but correct to the...
Instrumments 01 Dimensioning Instrument Review
There’s a moment every professional encounters - sometimes on a jobsite, often hunched over a blueprint in a quiet office - when a tape measure simply fails. You’re trying to trace the curve of a decorative archway, measure the exact arc of a custom countertop,...
Get Sorted Wrench and Socket Trays Organizers
I have a confession to make, and it is one that will resonate with anyone who has ever opened the top drawer of a tool chest and been confronted with a jumble of sockets, a tangle of wrenches, and the quiet, accusatory silence of organizational...
Milwaukee Measuring Wheel Offers Greater Durability
If there is one tool on the construction site that gets treated like a disposable commodity, it’s the measuring wheel. Walk into any equipment trailer, any back corner of a grading contractor’s gang box, and you’ll find a pile of them : bent frames, wobbly...
Veto Pro Pac Camo Tech Pac Backpack
There is a particular category of tool user for whom the backpack is not merely a convenience but a necessity. The HVAC technician who services rooftop units, climbing extension ladders and cage ladders with both hands required for safety, cannot carry a traditional tool bag...
CRKT Ikoma Carajas Knife Review
Great things, it is said, take time. I remember the first baseball glove I received as a kid—a stiff, unyielding lump of leather that smelled of oil and factory chemicals. Every time I tried to catch a ball, it popped out with a sad, mocking...
Hilti PM 2-L Line Laser and PM 2-P Plumb Laser
For years, Hilti operated behind a curtain. If you wanted to know how much a laser level cost, you called a rep, sat through a demo, and received a quote that felt like it had been printed on parchment. The tools were legendary-over‑engineered, bulletproof, the...