Rule the Playground With a Chainsaw-Powered Tricycle
As a kid, you probably came up with a lot of terrible ideas your parents wisely stopped you from carrying out; that’s…
Spinning Is the Only Strategy When You Play Foosball With Power Drills
There’s always one annoying dude at the table screaming, “no spinning!” whenever you’re playing foosball. But when you r…
This Woodworking Wizard Turns a Single Block of Wood Into a Chain
This is a really neat woodworking project from Matthias Wandel: turning a single piece of wood into a chain just by…
This Modular Garage Door Opener Has More Features Than Your Car
The garage door opener is one of those forgotten devices in your home that’s only ever noticed when it breaks. But…
With Better Built-In Shock Absorbers, These Power Tools Barely Vibrate
The worst thing about working with handheld power tools is the constant and intense vibrations from oscillating parts…
You Can Finally Buy an Inductive Charger For Your Bosch Power Tools
We've known for months now that Bosch would be the first power tool company to offer inductive batteries and wireless…
Troy-Bilt's Modular Motor Can Transform Into Almost Any Yard Tool
The new Troy-Bilt Flex modular outdoor power equipment system is kind of like a Transformer for your yard. In just two…
Turn a Drill Into a Shotgun with This Spinning Disc of Doom
Slingshot psycho Joerg Sprave has done some of his best work with rubber, but there's more to slingin' than elastic.…
Inside an Amish Tech Trade Show
You'd be unlikely to see many Amish folks at CES or MWC or any other technology expo—because, for a start, many of them…
High-Octane Gifts for the Grease Monkey
You can take great pride in your vehicle even if you don't have a clue how to fix it. And if you do know what you're…
What Is Friction-Stir Welding?
To create the new iMac, Apple's thinnest desktop yet, the designers used friction-stir welding to join the aluminum…
The New ZipDisc: Zero Storage at 15,000 RPM
Zip Disks were at one time a tiny miracle. In 1996, 100 MB of storage sounded endless. Well, the name is back, but the…
Black & Decker Gyro Screwdriver Review: Sounds Like a Gimmick, Screws Like a Champ
No kitchen drawer should go without a little power screwdriver. any of the four in our recent test will do. But even…
How To Buy Power Tools Online Without Getting Screwed
There's a lot to like about shopping for power tools online—good deals, 24/7 convenience, copious reviews, and the…
Take Out a Brick Wall With the Handheld Jackhammer the Size of a Baby
It usually takes a pretty hefty tool to knock out a brick wall, demolish a concrete staircase, or pulverize a tile…
Behold: A Cordless 5-inch Random Orbital Sander, the Unicorn of Power Tools
When cordless power tools started getting good, back around 2006, manufacturers always said a cordless random-orbital…
The MakerBot Replicator 2 Prints A Bigger, More Detailed Chunk of Your Creative Genius
When the first MakerBot appeared in 2009, the idea of 3D printing was a bit foreign to all but the most advanced…
The Next Industrial Revolution Starts in this 20-foot Shipping Container
The guys at Re-Char, a small startup that makes carbon-negative products, were faced with a problem. They wanted to…
Multi-Head Drill Replaces a Workshop Full Of Tools
You want to give the handyman/woman thing a shot, but you don't want to invest in an entire toolbox worth of gear in…
The Best Kitchen Drawer Drill
A cordless drill used to be a poor choice as a power tool—too heavy to take up a ladder and too weak to do the job.…