There’s been a lot of talk recently about brushless motors. If you haven’t heard, this alternate style of motor has some great benefits like longer runtime, fewer potential points of failure, less heat output and a more compact design. To learn more about brushless motor technology, I’d encourage you to check out the Brushless Motors 101 article from ToolGuyd. Lots of the major tool manufacturers (Festool, Makita, Milwaukee, Hitachi, Bosch) have jumped on the bandwagon, and DeWalt has just shipped us their new brushless... 

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If you read press releases or simply watch commercials around the holidays, you know that just about every tool manufacturer makes some sort of “best in class” statement regarding their product. Consumers don’t know who to believe anymore, and besides, what does marketing hype actually mean for the contractors and DIYers in the field? Who really has the best tool for the job? To dig deeper, we’ve pitted five popular drill/drivers against each other to find out who has the smallest, lightest and longest lasting product... 

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Today’s article comes to you from our workshop, where I’ve been trying out a new DeWALT 20v Max Compact Drill Driver. We asked DeWALT to ship us this model so we could run a comparison test between it and several other 18V drivers we’ve accumulated over the past year. Unfortunately, between OPC’s site improvements and several distractions, I’ve been putting off the tests required for a solid comparison article worthy of your time. Since DeWALT was kind enough to ship us the 20V Max for review, I wanted to... 

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In June of 2011 DeWalt expanded their line of Precision saw blades with the new Precision Framing Blades. These blades provide superior blade control, longer life and durability for jobs like framing, roofing, and siding installation. If you talked to any blade manufacturer, they’d probably tell you something similar. DeWalt says their blades are different because of new tooth geometry, resin-filled expansion slots, and an anti kickback shoulder, and to prove it they sent me one of their blades along with a comparable Marathon and... 

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