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We are going to explore new tools, technologies, and the various issues confronting the tool industry today. Since nearly every man in North American believes they know more about tools than everyone else, I thought I would be fun to create a forum to discuss what is new and interesting in the world of tools. From power to specialty tools, I plan to discuss them all.
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The Tool Pro Guy · 2Y ago

AAPEX Wrap Up

I have to say I am pleasantly surprised. I thought the show would be terrible and that we would be asleep in the booths on Wednesday and Thursday, but it turned out to be a great show afterall.Hopefully this means things are starting to turn around in the market. Only time will tell.I did get a ch
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The Tool Pro Guy · 2Y ago

AAPEX so far

Day two of AAPEX is behind us and I have to say I am pleasantly surprised. Traffic quality has been much better than I thought. The # of attendees is certainly down and the hall looks to have shrunk by about 30%, but the quality is still there.Several buyers who told me they were not going to be a
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The Tool Pro Guy · 2Y ago

AAPEX is here

Tomorrow is the first day of AAPEX, www.aapexshow.com. From all accounts, attendance is supposed to be WAY down this year. I know that a lot of my customers are not attending, or are sending 1/2 to a 1/3 of the people they usally do.I had a chance to take a quick glance at the new product section. I
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The Tool Pro Guy · 2Y ago

Motor Magazine Top 20 Tool Awards

I had a chance this weekend to look at the September 2009 Motor Magazine. I look forward to this issue every year for one reason, the Top 20 Tool Awards.Congratulations to everyone that one. The usuals were there, SP Tools/Schley, SPX, and Snap-0n. Both SPX (OTC and Robinair) and Snap-on won two awa
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The Tool Pro Guy · 2Y ago

WORX Grass Trimmer

I have a pretty big yard (1 acre). It takes me about 30 minutes a week to do the edging, trimming, etc. My Homelite gas powered weed wacker is on it's last legs so I thought I would borrow the WORX GT Grass Trimmer.WORX GTI have seen it on TV a few times and thought it would work for me. I used it o
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The Tool Pro Guy · 2Y ago

Summer is Over, are you ready for Winter

Labor Day is over and it is time for those of us who live up North to get our cars and homes ready for winter. I ran across something that makes sense to me. It is called Battery Alert. Here it is:http://www.deepdiscountdirect.com/catalog.asp?prodid=571283&showprevnext=1You take this device and
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The Tool Pro Guy · 2Y ago

Q2 Results at the big box stores

Home Depot and Lowes reported their Q2 results. They were not good. Both seem to be struggling with the huge pull-back in large ticket homeowner renovations. I read one press release (I believe from HD) that they do not expect this business to come back until mid 2010.I have also heard from tool
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The Tool Pro Guy · 2Y ago

Cash for Clunkers?

Well, it didn't take long for this idea to go off the rails. Will President Obama summon up the votes in the Senate to keep it going? I guess we will have to wait and see.The program did teach us a few things.#1 There is a lot of pent up demand for vehicles out there#2 Tax credits/cuts work and
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The Tool Pro Guy · 2Y ago

Sears Nextec Hammerhead 12v hammer

What a great tool! Apparently, I am not the only person who things this since it is sold out everywhere. Bravo to Sears for launching this. It seems like an ideal tool for the serious DIYer, like me.Here is the tool at Sears' website.http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00911818000P?keyword=h
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The Tool Pro Guy · 2Y ago

So how are things in the market?

I am hearing a lot of rumblings from friends in the capital equipment industry in the automotive aftermarket that the rash of dealership closings (more hope and change!) is dumping a lot of used equipment on the market. Of course, this has only made their severely contracted market even worse.I won
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