Several months ago, deep in the darkest depths of the Milwaukee Tool marketing offices, the dictate came down: “Come up with a kick-ass name for our newest tape measure. And we want it to be named after a construction component, and to be kinda macho.” The creative juices began flowing: Milwaukee Truss, Milwaukee Joist, Milwaukee Vent Stack…and many other (somewhat) worthy suggestions were tossed around, but none of the ideas seemed to quite measure up. Someone chimed in with “My brother the mason is quite a stud. I’ll see what he suggests. Hey, wait a minute…” And thus was born the Milwaukee STUD Tape Measure. Join us as we put it through its studly paces. Read More
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Milwaukee Fuel Chainsaw Review: A Brushless Way To Get Branchless
In the universe of cordless tools, some of the highest demand is in the category of Outdoor Power Equipment (OPE). Unfortunately, until recently, most OPE offerings have been sadly underpowered. String trimmers that had trouble kicking grass, blowers that seemed like they could use a lung transplant, and chainsaws that left you out on a limb. There have been huge advancements in technology in the past couple of years, though, and the category now boasts some serious contenders to challenge their gas-powered brethren. The folks at Milwaukee, always striving to be at the “cutting edge” when it comes to tool technology, recently announced the Next Breakthrough in M18 FUEL. They sent us a new Milwaukee Fuel chainsaw so we could see an example of the new improvements in action. Read More
