Bosch is issuing a recall for some of their 1191VSR hammer drills because it has been found that they may continue to operate after the trigger has been released.  This poses a risk of injury to operators and bystanders.  The affected hammer drills are Bosch 1191VSR models that have serial numbers beginning with 7.  The serial number can be found on the nameplate on the side of the motor.

These hammer drills were sold nationwide between July 2007 and April 2008 for about $100.  About 9,700 of them were sold.  If you have one, you should stop using it and contact Bosch toll free at (877) 472-0007 between 7AM and 7PM central time Monday through Friday or visit www.boschtools.com.

Please be sure to visit the CSPC Web page about this recall by clicking here; the page contains an image of the product that shows you where to find the serial number.  Also, click the "Read More" link for the entire recall notice.

 Do you want to buy just one good Miter saw that will last you a lifetime? Then you should check out Festool's Kapex KS 120, a miter saw pretty enough (and expensive enough) to be called "fine art".

The Festool Kapex KS 120 is the first miter saw with a variable speed setting (from 1400-3400 rpm). The Kapex features Festool's unique MMC, Multi-Materials Control electronics. What this does is to provide variable speed control, to match the blade speed with the material being cut. The MMC also protects the motor from overload and damage.

A friend gave me an old Craftsman Radial Arm Saw that just scares the crap out of me. I think it's cause when I was a kid, we had one in our basement and my dad used to tell me "Don't play with that one Judy, it's very dangerous and can hurt you". This radial arm saw is like a looming, blood-sucking monster huddled on the floor in the corner of my garage just waiting to be plugged in to do it's nasty duty. I know that's really strange but I've found that there are much better options for ripping and shredding.

For the last Holiday season, my wife bought me a simply awesome 3 watt LED Mag Lite. Powered by two AA's, the venerable Mag Lite flashlight has been wonderfully improved to 21st century illumination technology. Not only is it's "lunar white" beam as practically bright as a small star, but the battery life is significantly longer than a normal halogen Mag Lite. In fact, I still think I am on the original batteries that came packaged with it. Plus, the LED will never burn out; well it will fade to half it's brightness after 50,000 hours or so (that's continuous use for something like 5 years-not normal use by any means).

So my point is: LED Flashlights are awesome.

Now, my question is this: Why has not a single cordless tool company embraced this concept and designed an LED flashlight powered by their Rechargeable batteries?

A LED light source coupled with lithium ion battery technology would surely be a winning combination.

A small LED flashlight would be a great addition to Bosch's PS 10.8v platform, as would Milwaukee's recently introduced V12 system. DeWalt flashlights have always been great products-why not upgrade the bulb to LED and triple the runtime?

Am I missing something? Has someone beat me to the punch? If not, this has got to be right around the corner. I bet we'll see it by the year's end.

Hey dealseekers, here's another bargain from ToolKing.com: the DeWalt DC515K cordless wet/dry vac with an 18v XRP battery and charger for just $99.99 .  The battery and charger combo alone usually costs that much, so you're basically getting the vacuum--itself worth $100--for free.  Or maybe you're getting a $100 vacuum with a free battery and charger if that's the way you want to look at it.

Either way, you're getting a great deal; users have praised the DeWalt DC515K as a handy little vacuum that is small enough to work with in cramped spaces, but powerful enough to handle everything from cleaning pet hair off of furniture to sucking up loose nails and excess liquids.  It's a dustbuster on steroids!  The fact that the vacuum runs on standard DeWalt batteries is a great convenience and gives it a lengthy battery life.

You can't really go wrong here.  You'll have a battery that works in all of your DeWalt tools (and the charger to charge that battery) and you'll also have a versatile cordless vacuum for cleaning up messes around the house or project site.  Check it out at ToolKing.com!