The 13" DeWalt DW735 is a two speed Thickness Planer with a powerful 15.0 Amp, 10000 RPM motor that can handle larger cuts in wider materials with ease. The DW735 has a three knife cutter-head which delivers 30% longer knife life and makes knife change faster and easier. The DW7352 blades that are included are double side planer knives which will last longer than single sided knives. It also has a two speed gear box that allows you to change the feed speed from 96 cuts/inch for dimensioning to 179 cuts/inch for finishing cuts.
A great addition to the DW735 planer is an integrated chip blower that draws the chips away from the planer head and into the dust collection system. Other features include a 19-3/4" cast aluminum base which is twice as rigid as a standard 10" base, and DW7351 folding extension tables. An automatic carriage lock on the DW735 reduces the movement that causes snipe without the need for manual engagement by the user. The DeWalt planer also has a material removal gauge and extra-large thickness scale to deliver accurate cuts with every pass.
All these extras are free, including a table stand with an integrated mobile base. So if you need to smooth rough lumber or reduce the thickness of a board in your home or production shop, check out the DW735 Pro Package for $659 at Toolking.com. You can also purchase just the planer itself for $529. This special pricing is available on the DW735 until the end of March.See what Rick has to say about it...
The 100% titanium and 100% awesome Stiletto TiBone TBII hammer has just been bestowed as the “expert's pick” in the March 2008 issue of Men's Health Magazine.
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Beating out the Estwing WF2I, VaughanS2 and Redback Maxistrike, the 15 oz Stiletto TiBone TBII was praised for being “slick”, “light” and “tricked out”. Although the $220 hammer was the most expensive hammer in the group (by far), the expert judging the various Hammers enthusiastically pointed out the TBII's “perfect center of gravity and well-designed grip” and mentioned that if he was “driving nails all day long, this is the hammer I'd want”.
We've been big fans of the Stiletto TiBone TBII since we first laid eyes on it several months ago and are glad to see it start receiving the recognition it deserves. According to Stiletto, the titanium construction delivers up to 50% more striking power into the target while significantly reducing nerve-damaging vibration. Thanks to an integrated magnet that holds the nail, smashing your fingers with a hammer will become a thing of the past. The clever sidepull nail puller makes it a piece of cake to pull nails with one 180° motion.
Functionality aside, the TBII is a hammer made from solid titanium and that's just freakin' cool.
The suggested retail price on a Stiletto TiBone TBII Hammer is about $283, but you can find them at places like ToolKing.com for “just” $219.99. At that price, it's clearly not intended for everyone, but rather for those individuals who use hammers and want to have the absolute best (and coolest!) tools money can buy.
Stiletto makes quite a variety of hammers and the TiBone TBII is the flagship product in the line. Slightly less expensive Stiletto hammers are also available with hickory wood handles or poly-fiberglass handles in various weights and configurations. Tool King carries the full line of Stiletto, so be sure and take a monent browse the entire line of Stiletto Hammers
Got a bunch of dull bits in your toolbox that you're shortening the life of your drill with? Drilling low quality holes with? Right. You should check out the Drill Doctor DD750X Drill Bit Sharpener. The manufacturer states that the Drill Doctor really works like an industrial strength sharpener. Why? Because the Drill Doctor uses a diamond sharpening wheel that doesn't wear down like a lower quality sharpening wheel would.
The Drill Doctor works in two easy steps,
1. Align your bit by setting the bit to the stop and close the tab.
2. Sharpen by turning the chuck an even number of half turns. It sounds easy to use and supposedly can even sharpen broken bits.
Has anyone tried it? Well then leave your comments below for the rest of us.
Last time I talked about my personal favorite celebrity tool users, Adam & Jamie from Discovery Channel's tv show "Mythbusters", they were building a DeWalt drill powered low-budget animatronic dolphin
to see if great white sharks are kept at bay when a dolphin is present (apparently they are).
This week's episode of Mythbusters had Adam & Jamie testing a Yosemite Sam-esque cartoon stunt: Will a leaking wooden keg full of black powder explode if a trail of gunpowder left behind it is ignited and catches up with the keg?
Jamie (the guy with the beret) built an armored radio controlled vehicle (out of an electric wheelchair!) to mount the leaky powder keg on. That way, he could drive it down a track and leave a nice even trail of black powder to simulate somebody holding the keg while moving. At a bomb range used for testing, Adam (the guy with the glasses and red hair) rigged up a remote electronic ignition system to light the black powder. The desired outcome was for the keg-vehicle to drive down a track with a trail of gunpowder behind it leading up to the leaking powder keg. After a head start of a few feet, the black powder trail would be ignited and catch up to the vehicle and hopefully ignite the remaining gunpowder in the keg, resulting in a Mythbusters "Big Boom".
Simple enough, but as fans of Mythbusters know, simple never turns out to be so simple on the show. The leak hole they had drilled into the bottom of the keg kept clogging because the gunpowder had a tendency to clump. Fortunately, their initial solution was to just make the hole larger...so they brought out their trusty DeWalt cordless drill
to bore a larger diameter hole.
Of course, it still didn't work. No matter how big the hole was made, the gunpowder would always clump and clog it. Jamie's solution? They needed some sort of agitator to vibrate the keg and keep the blackpowder from clumping. But where does one get an agitator on a bomb range? How about that DeWalt drill they had previously been using to bore holes in the keg? Sounded good to them...so before you know it, they had attached the drill to the powder keg, taped down the trigger, and attached a long piece of metal to the drill's chuck to create the desired vibratory effect. Commenting on the predicted demise of the drill, Adam said "It's really a shame to make this go away" to which Jamie replied "It really is a nice drill".
Sure enough, the DeWalt cordless drill agitator worked like a charm and the powder keg exploded, exactly as desired.
Even better, the cordless drill survived the explosion and still worked! Jamie exclaimed "yay!" upon recovering the DeWalt drill, now slightly blackened, but still totally functional.
You may or may not have heard of these tools. Some are obscure and rarely used, some are new to the market. Thanks to the guys from Lumberjocks.com for helping me complete this list...Read on tool freaks...
1.DeNailer by Reconnx, is a handheld pneumatic nail remover. Made specifically for Deconstruction, the DeNailer shoots nails out of boards.
2. Stiletto Cold Shrink Handle Wrap: It is literally shrink-wrap for any kind of handles from 1-7/8" down to 3/4" (think: shovels, rakes, tools, etc.). The handle wrap applies very easily and makes hard handles more comfortable.
3. Keith from Lumberjocks.com: Have you ever heard of the Tiger Stop? It’s a fully automated stop system that can be added to most any saw system. Fully programmable…especially for repetitive cuts, but your whole cutting list can be programmed and the stop moves automatically to the dimension programmed.
"> Have you dropped a drill lately? Seems like most people I know could use a tough yet compact drill for their jobsite or garage workshop. The DC759 Compact Drill is just that. This DeWalt cordless drill weighs a mere 5.2 pounds so when your carrying it around all day, that light weight is kinda nice. The DC759 is a 2-speed cordless drill (0-450 and 0-1,500 rpm) with trigger controlled variable speed to provide the delicacy and power to work on a wide variety of materials. With a 1/2" single sleeve keyless ratcheting chuck, it has a tighter bit grip than your big box brand version and the DeWalt warranty to back it.
Do you ever use a Reciprocating saw to cut overhead or on an angle? Then you should check out the DW938 cordless reciprocating saw. The blade on this baby reverses for upsidedown cutting so you don't have to. It also features a versatile steel wobble plate for angle cutting and a magnesium gear case for when you accidently drop it. The rubber boot, handle and trigger make it comfortable to work with, reducing the shock that your hands take while running the power tool. As far as technical specifics, the DW938 powers up with 0-2800 strokes per minute and a 7/8 inch stroke length so it cuts faster than a 4-amp corded saw and yet weighs only 6.5 pounds. For example, you'll be able to cut 50 2x4s or 144 1-1/2 in. PVC pipes or 30 6 in. roof vents in a single charge of the 18volt battery. And the nice thing is that these tools, like all of DeWalt's cordless tools, are compatible with the DeWalt NANO phosphate lithium ion batteries .
The DeWalt DC759CA combo kit comes with the DC759 Drill/Driver, the DW938 Reciprocating Saw, a one-hour charger, (2) 18V batteries all wrapped up in a nice heavy-duty kit box.
Oh yeah... about that FREE STUFF, when you purchase a brand new DeWalt DC759CA 18V Cordless Drill/Driver and 18V Reciprocating Saw Combo Kit from ToolKing.com, you'll get a BONUS DeWalt DW2162TT 29 Piece Titanium Screwdriving Set. That's 30 bucks back in your pocket folks and a 29 piece titanium screwdriving kit in your toolbox! Tool King also has a nice reconditioned DeWalt DC759CA kit for only $159.99! It doesn't come with the free bonus product like the new kit, but it is $70 less than the new version.
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Got a bunch of dull bits in your toolbox that you're shortening the life of your 
Last time I talked about my personal favorite celebrity tool users, Adam & Jamie from Discovery Channel's tv show "Mythbusters", they were building a 
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Have you dropped a 