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Friday, November 20, 2009
 With the economy poised for a comeback in 2010, toolmakers are just now rolling out their latest innovations to meet the anticipated demand. Every year at this time, the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA) show becomes the premier venue for members eager to display their newest gear – and Tools of the Trade is right there with them. Here's a roundup of some of the newest tools and accessories we'll be checking out at this year's event.
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 Chris Dutra first began working for Bostitch in channel marketing and then in product development before landing in business development. Eventually he moved to a competitor, where he essentially reinvented the entire pneumatics industry. The innovative product and manufacturing strategies he implemented generated a bevy of feature-rich, affordable products and put more nailers in more hands than ever before. The pneumatic fastening industry has been playing catch-up ever since.
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Our field-test results for performance, features, and ergonomics.
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| Drilling and Breaking |
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Compact & Subcompact Drill/Drivers
Cordless drill/drivers have come a long way since the first one I purchased more than 20 years ago. ...
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| Fastening and Nailing |
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Framing Nailers
About 30 years ago, when I made the decision to start using framing nailers and their expensive collated ...
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| Cutting and Sawing |
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10-Inch Tile Saws
We lined up seven wet saws representing six brands and tested them mostly on tough porcelain tiles, ...
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| Shaping and Surfacing |
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3+ Horsepower Plunge Routers
The largest, most powerful routers you can buy are in the 3- to 3-1/4-hp class. If the motors were ...
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| Leveling and Measuring |
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Laser Distance Meters
I can't count the number of times I've needed the dimensions, square footage, or volume of a room quickly ...
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| Hand Tools |
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Pry Bars
Some bars are bred for wrecking, scraping, demolishing, stripping, razing, and smashing (my favorite ...
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| Compressors, Generators, Vacs |
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Lightweight Air Compressors
My life changed 30 years ago when my boss showed up on our jobsite with a used 2-gallon, 1-horse ...
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| Other |
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Portable Miter Saw Stands
The miter saws weren't the only tools on the spot. We tested saw stands of the lightweight, folding-leg, ...
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