There’s huge growth expected in home improvement power tools around the world, a new tape measure from IRWIN that begs the question about what ‘reach’ actually means, and Mark weighs-in on his favorite top table saws.
So here’s what’s happening in Home Improvement Tools News on today’s Home News: Quick Fix.
Best Tools News
If you are in the market for a new table saw, you’ll want to know what Mark found out when he reviewed saws from Skil, Ryobi, Bosch, SawStop, DeWalt, Ridgid, and Skilsaw for BobVila.com.
His favorite overall? The Skill 10-inch with a folding stand. While it’s lightweight, it’s still powerful and can cut through framing lumber like a boss.
Head over to BobVila.com to find out more about the top table saws.
New Tools News
IRWIN’s new STRAIT-LINE tape measure has a reach that’s 3 feet longer than before at 17 feet.
Let’s break down what ‘reach’ means: tool brands used to talk about a tape’s standout. That’s the max distance a tape can extend without any support, which is usually 3 feet less than the max reach.
Tools Market News
The global cordless power tools market is about $21 billion and it’s growing fast.
It’s expected to be more than $35 billion in just 5 years.
That’s 516,130,000 tools.
North America is buying about 29 percent–which is about 150 million tools. That’s a lot of power tool sales, and I freely admit that we are part of that buying market.
What Do You Think?
Do you have a favorite table saw? Which would you pick as a best overall table saw among the ones Mark tested?
Does reach matter to you when buying a tape measure?
Are you part of the huge growth in power tool sales? (I know we are! There always seems to be a new tool that Mark is testing out.)
