DIY & Tools reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars·9 reviews

For drilling medium-diameter holes in concrete — anchor bolts for structural fixings, through-holes for threaded rod, and penetrations for smaller pipes and conduits — a quality...

4.6 out of 5 stars·8 reviews

Whether you are cutting through rusted bolts, smoothing out a rough weld, or shaping stone for a garden path, some jobs demand more than elbow grease and a hand file. A powered...

4.6 out of 5 stars·8 reviews

Achieving a flawless, mirror-like paint finish is the holy grail of car detailing, and anyone who has spent a weekend chasing swirl marks with an entry-level polisher knows the...

4.0 out of 5 stars·9 reviews

When a socket set needs its own weight listed in kilograms rather than grams, you are in heavy industrial territory. A 1 inch (25 mm) square drive socket set is not for the home...

3.6 out of 5 stars·10 reviews

Trim carpentry rewards precision, but it also demands speed when you are running metres of skirting, fixing architraves around every door in a house, or cladding a feature wall in...

5.0 out of 5 stars·7 reviews

Hanging heavy doors, fitting staircases, assembling structural timber frames, and installing deep skirting boards all demand fasteners with genuine holding power — the kind that...

3.9 out of 5 stars·9 reviews

The cordless tool revolution has reached routers, and for woodworkers already invested in a major battery platform, a bare-tool router that shares the same batteries is a natural...

4.4 out of 5 stars·8 reviews

Standard angle grinders are brilliant tools, but they share a frustrating limitation: the gear head housing flares out just behind the disc, so you can never quite grind flush...

5.0 out of 5 stars·7 reviews

When you open a brand-new hot air gun box and find only the bare tool inside, the first thing you do — after the brief satisfaction of unboxing — is reach for your wallet again. A...

4.8 out of 5 stars·7 reviews

When a standard SDS-Plus rotary hammer bit reaches its diameter limit — around 25 mm to 28 mm in concrete — and the job demands a larger hole for anchor bolts, service conduits,...

4.3 out of 5 stars·8 reviews

Not every woodworking project demands a heavy, high-powered router that costs as much as a table saw. Sometimes you just need to round over a sharp edge on a shelf, cut a clean...

4.2 out of 5 stars·8 reviews

Few power tools bridge the gap between straight-line precision and freehand creativity quite like a jigsaw. Where a circular saw locks you into dead-straight cuts and a handsaw...

4.8 out of 5 stars·7 reviews

In Makita's comprehensive router lineup, the RP1111C occupies the upper mid-range — more powerful and refined than the entry-level models, but more compact and manoeuvrable than...

4.8 out of 5 stars·7 reviews

There comes a point in many renovation and construction projects where a standard rotary hammer simply is not enough. When you need to break up a concrete path, demolish a brick...

4.1 out of 5 stars·8 reviews

Not every impact wrench task demands a 3/4-inch drive monster capable of 1,700 Nm. Most automotive fasteners — wheel nuts, suspension bolts, brake calliper brackets — live in the...

4.7 out of 5 stars·7 reviews

When a structural engineer specifies M12 or M16 anchor bolts for a critical connection — a steel column base plate, a bridge bearing, a crane rail — the hole must be drilled deep...

4.1 out of 5 stars·8 reviews

When a standard 115 mm or 125 mm angle grinder runs out of steam — the disc bogs down in thick steel, the motor overheats on a long grinding pass, or the cutting depth simply is...

4.6 out of 5 stars·7 reviews

Tackling a home improvement project often means cutting into tight corners, making flush cuts along skirting boards, or trimming door frames with millimetre precision. A standard...

4.5 out of 5 stars·7 reviews

When you are renovating a house, building an extension, or landscaping a garden, you do not need a drill that does a bit of everything — you need a tool that does one thing...

3.4 out of 5 stars·9 reviews

In auto body shops, foundries, and construction sites, there is a category of work that sits between what a hand chisel can manage and what a full-sized jackhammer is designed...