Power Tools reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars·83 reviews

There is a reason every carpenter's van and every serious workshop has a jigsaw within arm's reach. No other handheld saw combines the ability to cut straight lines through thick...

4.3 out of 5 stars·87 reviews

Keeping your home, workshop, or vehicle clean often means dealing with more than just everyday dust and crumbs. From spilt liquids and muddy footprints to sawdust, plaster debris,...

4.7 out of 5 stars·79 reviews

A clean home workshop, garage, or utility room makes every DIY project more enjoyable and efficient. But the mess that comes with drilling, sanding, sawing, and general tinkering...

4.4 out of 5 stars·84 reviews

When a job calls for cutting through timber, plastic pipe, metal conduit, or even tree branches in awkward positions where a circular saw or handsaw simply cannot reach, a...

4.8 out of 5 stars·76 reviews

Whether you are assembling flat-pack furniture on a weekend, mounting shelves in a newly painted room, or tackling a longer renovation project that involves driving hundreds of...

4.6 out of 5 stars·78 reviews

There is a particular freedom that comes with cutting the cord. When you are routing hinge recesses into a door that is already hanging, trimming edge banding on a fitted kitchen...

4.3 out of 5 stars·81 reviews

Not every cutting job calls for a full-size circular saw, a jigsaw, or a handsaw. Sometimes you just need to trim a branch in the garden, cut a plastic pipe in a tight spot, or...

4.7 out of 5 stars·74 reviews

Whether you are putting up shelves on a Saturday afternoon, assembling flat-pack furniture, or drilling into brick to mount a television bracket, one tool sits at the centre of...

4.0 out of 5 stars·86 reviews

Not every drilling job calls for a heavy, corded power tool that weighs several kilograms and sounds like a jet engine. For delicate tasks — drilling tiny pilot holes in a circuit...

4.7 out of 5 stars·73 reviews

In an era where cordless tools dominate the marketing spotlight, there is a quiet case to be made for the corded workhorse that never runs out of power. An oscillating multi-tool...

4.4 out of 5 stars·78 reviews

From cutting rebar and grinding welds to smoothing concrete and stripping rust, an angle grinder is one of the most versatile power tools you can own. Whether you're a metal...

4.2 out of 5 stars·81 reviews

On a busy construction site, the difference between hitting your daily targets and falling behind often comes down to the tools you rely on for repetitive fastening tasks. When...

4.1 out of 5 stars·83 reviews

Most circular saws are specialists — a wood-cutting blade for timber, a metal-cutting disc for steel, or a diamond blade for masonry. Switching between materials means either...

4.4 out of 5 stars·76 reviews

Precision sanding — squaring up a cut edge, bevelling a corner, or shaping a small wooden workpiece — is frustratingly difficult with a hand-held sander. The tool wobbles, the...

4.7 out of 5 stars·70 reviews

In the world of professional fastening, torque is only half the story. Knowing that a bolt has been tightened to exactly the right specification — and being able to prove it — is...

4.1 out of 5 stars·80 reviews

A good night's sleep, a productive work-from-home afternoon, or a peaceful evening in the living room should not have to compete with the whirr, buzz, and rattle of a cheap fan....

4.4 out of 5 stars·74 reviews

Cordless tools have liberated woodworkers from power cables for drilling, driving, and sawing. Routers, with their demand for sustained high RPM under load, have been slower to...

4.5 out of 5 stars·72 reviews

There are bolts that come out with a spanner and a bit of effort, and then there are bolts that have been sitting in place for a decade, rusted solid, tightened by a factory...

4.5 out of 5 stars·71 reviews

The Makita RT0700-series compact router has become one of the most popular professional trim routers in the world, and for good reason: it combines a proven 710 W motor with the...

4.3 out of 5 stars·74 reviews

Achieving a glass-smooth surface on a large wooden tabletop, a set of kitchen cabinet doors, or a freshly plastered wall is as much about the tool as it is about the technique....