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    Walmart Getting Serious About Tools in 2026?

    After all the testing of 6 different manufacturers, the $52 made-in-India HyperTough set was ranked overall at 4th place, ahead of Amazon Basics and Toolant, and just behind the 3rd place WorkPro set. I have not watched the entire impact wrench video yet, but the Walmart Greenworks Pro 5yr...
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    Walmart Getting Serious About Tools in 2026?

    I go to Walmart every 7-10 days to buy groceries. I haven't been paying much attention to the tools Walmart sells. But maybe I should?
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    Another merger: Makita buys Panasonic’s Power Tools division.

    Panasonic is now focused on "lifestyle solutions centered on consumer electronics". April 1, 2026 press release: https://news.panasonic.com/global/press/en260401-4
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    Amazon Deals on New Retail Items - Post them!

    Bosch Deal Only 2 left in stock.
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    Tools of Japan

    I have the ARS shears and find them to be almost "effortless" to use when compared to my aluminum Corona Professional shears.
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    Tools of Japan

    I definitely own more mechanical pencils than I really need. You might find this short video interesting:
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    Amazon Deals on New Retail Items - Post them!

    My Speedwox $12 pistol grip pliers arrived a few days ago. The pivot joint is a precision fit and the needle nose tips are perfectly aligned. But the wire cutting performance is very mediocre on 14ga solid copper and 16ga mild steel. Despite this, I am still keeping the pliers...
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    Amazon Deals on New Retail Items - Post them!

    My Bilitools $18 double-joint needle nose 13" pliers arrived yesterday. I am actually impressed with them. The jaw tips are perfectly aligned, and the pivot joints have excellent machining: not too tight and not too loose.
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    Kennedy Kits Discontinued

    I would agree with that. I own only 1 Kennedy, a 28" wide 2-drawer intermediate box I bought new around 1980.
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    Hazet tool thread

    Why are they called "ignition pliers" ?
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    JNC105 replacement battery for JNC770R

    I am surprised to see Mighty Max recommending a charge voltage of 14.5 - 14.9 for their gel battery. Usually it is advised to charge gel batteries at lower voltages than for AGM. https://discoverbattery.com/support/learning-center/battery-101/charging-agm-and-gel-batteries Do you know the max...
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    JNC105 replacement battery for JNC770R

    I am unimpressed with Mighty Max. I bought a Mighty Max ML22-12 two years ago for my JNC660. When tested with a carbon pile it was substantially weaker than the original battery (B.B. Battery HRC22-12S). The Mighty Max died after 2 years. The original battery also died prematurely, after only...
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    Tools from the old world

    Do you have this one? https://toolguyd.com/stahlwille-bottle-opener-2026-special-edition/
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    Amazon Deals on New Retail Items - Post them!

    Full Grain Leather Belt
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    Show your new tool arrivals

    I bought a set of these 4-5 years ago. Only 1 wrench is bowed, and only very slightly.
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