If you have just bought an ingco power tool and have put the battery on charge then you may well be wondering what all of the lights on the charger actually mean. Well luckily for you I have made this handy guide to easily explain what all of the different lights mean. Solid Green light…
Dan, who runs this fine website with me, is a bit obsessed with Stanley Fatmax tools. After buying quite a few of their power tools he realised he needed somewhere to store them. And where better to store Stanley Fatmax power tools than a Stanley Fatmax Pro Stack toolbox. This also gave me the perfect…
Milwaukee batteries are expensive, like all high-end power tools. There really is no getting away from it. This means you want to get the most out of them, and also want to know how long they will last before starting to lose their ability to hold a charge. So just how long does a Milwaukee…
Everyone knows that power tool batteries from big brands can be stupidly expensive. So if you are on a budget then you may have well had a cheeky peek at all of the knock off batteries available all over Amazon and eBay. But do these batteries work? And are they worth buying? Do the batteries…
Milwaukee is a well-known power tool brand, but they are also well known for being a little expensive. Is this tag earned, or is it a little unfair? Let’s have a look and get this joiner’s perspective. So are Milwaukee tools expensive? Well yes and no. They are definitely one of the more expensive popular…
Milwaukee tools are a highly popular American tool brand, but are Milwaukee tools still made in America? Or are they now made in China like everything else? Let’s have a look and find out. Well, I happen to have a Milwaukee drill sat here next to me, so let’s have a look at where it…
Using cordless tools in the UK can often involve them getting wet, after all, we are all too aware of how much it rains over here. But this can cause obvious concerns, like can your power tool batteries get wet? Let’s have a look at Makita batteries in particular and see if they can get…
Using cordless tools in the UK can often involve them getting wet, after all, we are all too aware of how much it rains over here. But this can cause obvious concerns, like can your power tool batteries get wet? Let’s have a look at Milwaukee batteries in particular and see if they can get…
Just joined team red and bought yourself a shiny new Milwaukee drill? Then you may well be wondering what all the settings on your new drill mean, well let me help you out. The Battery Let’s start at the bottom of the drill and work our way up. The only button down here is the…
If you have just got yourself a nice, new, shiny Milwaukee tool and have just plugged the battery in to charge you may be a little confused by all the different lights on the charger. What do the light on a Milwaukee charger mean? And which ones should you worry about? So here is the…
The battery cells used in a power tool battery are what can make or break it, and with many of them being manufactured by a small number of companies it can be an easy way to compare and contrast different batteries. So with that in mind let’s open up a new Milwaukee battery and have…
Shopping for the correct drill bit can get confusing fast. There are so many different options out there, which one is right for your job? We are here to help, answering all sorts of questions around drill bits, including what is a HSS drill bit? Let’s have a look and figure it out. In short,…
Everyone knows that DeWALT makes great power tools, but how good are the batteries. The main part of any battery is the cells used, so what cells do DeWALT use in their batteries? Let’s crack one open and have a look at exactly what is inside one of these yellow and black batteries. So here…
If you have heard of Terratek tools then you have probably been looking on Amazon, this brand makes really cheap drills, along with a few other tools. But who makes Terratek tools? In order to try and find out, and also to review it, I went ahead and bought a Terratek drill on Amazon. let’s…
As with all cordless tool chargers, it can sometimes be a little difficult to decipher what a DeWALT charger is actually trying to tell you. All brands have their own system of symbols and lights to try and tell you how the battery is charging. So to make this simple I will be breaking down…
So you want to know why DeWALT tools are so expensive? Well, I would be willing to go on record and say that DeWALT tools aren’t that expensive, let me explain. Is DeWALT Expensive? In my opinion, it is not expensive, and that is where this entire argument falls down for me. Sure, DeWALT has…