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Review of Milwaukee 48-00-1301 Sawzall 9-Inch 5-Teeth per Inch Pruning Blade, 5-Pack

March 11th, 2010 No comments
Milwaukee 48-00-1301 Sawzall 9-Inch 5-Teeth per Inch Pruning Blade, 5-Pack

Milwaukee 48-00-1301 Sawzall Pruning Blade 5 Teeth per Inch 9-Inch
I use these blades in a Milwaukee V28 cordless Sawzall, clearing heavy bushes, e.g., up to 3″ trunks.They cut much faster, with less sticking, than blades made for construction wood or demolition, and are pretty clog-resistant because of the large teeth.That results in less work, since [...]

Review of Milwaukee 49-22-1129 12-Piece Ultimate Demolition Sawzall Blade Set

March 10th, 2010 No comments
Milwaukee 49-22-1129 12-Piece Ultimate Demolition Sawzall Blade Set

These are the toughest blades I have ever used.I am remodeling an old house.To facilitate installing insulation and wiring I am removing the plaster over plasterboard exterior walls but keeping the ceiling and interior partitions intact.This requires cutting the embedded wire lath corner reinforcement.This task is brutal on blades, a 14 foot long wall requires [...]

Review of Milwaukee 6524-21 Sawzall The Hatchet Reciprocating Saw

March 9th, 2010 No comments
Milwaukee 6524-21 Sawzall The Hatchet Reciprocating Saw

Please don’t get me wrong, I thought this the cat’s meow when I first started using it; however, within a day I found that it tends to overheat if used extensively.It doesn’t shut down due to the heat, but becomes difficult to hold with two hands.It also vibrates quite a bit, which encourages blisters.I still [...]

Review of Children’s V-Shape Safety Vest

March 8th, 2010 No comments
Children

I got two of these v-shaped safety “vests” for my 4- and 6-year olds to wear daily in the deep 5pm winter darkness to make our 1-block, 4-crossings walk home safer. Reflective they are, yes, so technically the boys are much more visible to drivers now, BUT the vests do NOT stay in place… I [...]

Review of Peltor 90553 Junior Earmuff, Pink

March 7th, 2010 No comments
Peltor 90553 Junior Earmuff, Pink

I found these earmuffs after searching for an appropriate product for my 6 mo old daughter. We had an upcoming trip to the Grand Prix races and the noise would have been enough to possibly injure her ears. So, I purchased them and tried them on myself ( as well as I could; they’re designed [...]

Review of Zircon Leak Alert Electronic Water Detector, 1-Pack

March 6th, 2010 No comments
Zircon Leak Alert Electronic Water Detector, 1-Pack

After having our basement flood, we purchased this product.This product has done a good job of letting us know of any impending problems.It will not make the problem go away but is a great warning device.It is small and inconspicous.It works basically like a smoke detector but for water.The only requirement is that the device [...]

Review of Rayovac SE3DLN Sportsman Extreme 3D LED Lantern

March 5th, 2010 No comments
Rayovac SE3DLN Sportsman Extreme 3D LED Lantern

Just received this product so I will defer commenting on battery life until later. Overall I have been very pleased and surprised with this product. First off, this lantern is fairly compact…I was under the impression that this would be larger from the pictures but once I opened it up, I was pleasingly surprised. The [...]