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Makita DMC300Z review - product image
MakitaDMC300Z

4.6 out of 5 stars400 reviews

A full-size 125 mm angle grinder is the right tool for cutting rebar and grinding welds, but when the job is trimming a rusted bolt in a tight corner, slicing through a metal...

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Makita DPO600Z review - product image
MakitaDPO600Z

4.6 out of 5 stars395 reviews

Achieving a showroom-quality finish on your car, boat, or caravan is deeply satisfying — but doing it by hand is exhausting, slow, and rarely produces the flawless results you are...

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Makita 5008MGJ/2 review - product image
Makita5008MGJ/2

4.5 out of 5 stars401 reviews

For cutting long straight lines through sheet material, cross-cutting timber to length, or ripping boards down to width, no tool in the workshop is more fundamental than the...

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Bosch Professional 06019L0101 review - product image
Bosch Professional06019L0101

4.6 out of 5 stars392 reviews

A smooth, perfectly flat surface is the foundation of every good woodworking, painting, and finishing project. Whether you are refinishing an old piece of furniture, preparing...

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Bosch 0603976909 review - product image
Bosch0603976909

4.4 out of 5 stars409 reviews

Sanding is one of those jobs people put off because it feels like a chore — dusty, noisy, and slow. But a good finish on any woodworking or decorating project depends on proper...

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Makita HS0600 review - product image
MakitaHS0600

4.5 out of 5 stars398 reviews

Cutting through a 100 mm thick oak beam, ripping a full sheet of 18 mm plywood lengthwise, or cross-cutting a stack of floor joists to length in one pass — these are not jobs for...

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BLACK+DECKER KW1200E-QS review - product image
BLACK+DECKERKW1200E-QS

4.1 out of 5 stars432 reviews

BLACK+DECKER has been putting power tools into the hands of DIYers and home improvers for generations, and the KW1200E plunge router continues that tradition. With a 1200 W motor,...

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BLACK+DECKER KW1200EKA-QS review - product image
BLACK+DECKERKW1200EKA-QS

4.1 out of 5 stars432 reviews

There is a point in every home woodworking project where the difference between a rough construction and a polished piece of furniture comes down to the edges. Sharp corners feel...

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DEWALT DWE6411-QS review - product image
DEWALTDWE6411-QS

4.4 out of 5 stars395 reviews

There is a specific type of sanding job that frustrates owners of round orbital sanders: getting right into a corner. Whether you are refinishing a wooden floor up to the skirting...

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RYOBI 5133002858 review - product image
RYOBI5133002858

4.3 out of 5 stars404 reviews

A stationary belt and disc sander is one of those workshop tools that, once you have one, you wonder how you ever managed without it. Unlike a handheld sander that you bring to...

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Bosch Professional 06013A6101 review - product image
Bosch Professional06013A6101

4.5 out of 5 stars383 reviews

Whether you are cutting rebar on a building site, grinding a weld smooth in a fabrication shop, or slicing a paving slab to size for a garden path, a 125 mm angle grinder is the...

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PROXXON 28547 review - product image
PROXXON28547

4.2 out of 5 stars408 reviews

A full-size angle grinder is a blunt instrument. For cutting delicate brass tubing in a model steam engine, grinding a precise bevel on a jewellery finding, or smoothing a weld...

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Makita LS1018LN review - product image
MakitaLS1018LN

4.6 out of 5 stars368 reviews

Precision crosscutting is the foundation of good carpentry. Whether you are laying flooring, fitting skirting boards, building a deck, or constructing roof timbers, the quality of...

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Bosch Professional 0611316703 review - product image
Bosch Professional0611316703

4.7 out of 5 stars353 reviews

There are jobs around a building site or a renovation project that make a standard SDS-plus rotary hammer look like a toy. Breaking up a concrete path, chiselling through a brick...

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HSHa WZ-WRENCH-FTUK20 review - product image
HSHaWZ-WRENCH-FTUK20

4.2 out of 5 stars395 reviews

There are few things more frustrating than a seized wheel nut that refuses to budge — leaning on a breaker bar with all your weight, hoping it does not snap or round off the...

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Kärcher NT 22/1 Ap review - product image
KärcherNT 22/1 Ap

4.5 out of 5 stars368 reviews

Whether you are renovating a room, running a busy workshop, or cleaning up after a weekend project, ordinary vacuum cleaners quickly reach their limits. Sawdust, plaster dust,...

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Makita DHG181ZK review - product image
MakitaDHG181ZK

4.2 out of 5 stars394 reviews

Stripping paint from a garden fence, thawing a frozen padlock on a remote outbuilding, or softening a stuck adhesive on a ladder high above the ground — these are the moments when...

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Craftsman CMCE100B review - product image
CraftsmanCMCE100B

4.6 out of 5 stars358 reviews

A deep, mirror-like shine on your car's paintwork does not happen by accident. It takes time, the right products, and the right tool to apply them evenly. While hand waxing has...

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Chicago Pneumatic CP7748 review - product image
Chicago PneumaticCP7748

4.6 out of 5 stars357 reviews

In a professional tyre shop or busy garage workshop, the sound of a pneumatic impact wrench is the soundtrack of productivity — that crisp, rapid-fire hammering that spins lug...

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Ingersoll-Rand 2235TiMAX-R review - product image
Ingersoll-Rand2235TiMAX-R

4.6 out of 5 stars357 reviews

In the world of professional automotive repair, few tools command the kind of universal respect that is reserved for the Ingersoll Rand 2235TiMAX. Walk into almost any...

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