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Dan Maxey

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Dan handles all the day to day production of video content and brand management. When not working he is traveling or working on some sort of Jeep CJ project.

A Harbor Freight Moment

Love it or hate it Harbor Freight is awesome for odds and ends.  I love buying hardware and cheap random things from there.  I...

RIDGID Tri-Stack 5 Gallon Air Compressor – Review

Air compressors have been a around for a long time and it is not often that a new innovative air compressor comes along to...

Milwaukee Tool Just Took the Pole Position – Brushless M12

We have known this for a while now, but today is the first time we can talk about it.  Milwaukee Tool has adapted their...

Worx GT 24 V Electric Trimmer/Edger – Review

Who hasn't stayed up late only to be sucked in by an infomercial promising you the world.  Well I have seen many infomercials and...

DeWALT DCS331L1 20V MAX Li-ion Jigsaw with 3.0ah battery – Review

DeWALT has been flexing some muscle in the saw market lately.  The DCS331 resembles the 18V DC330, it has the same 1" stroke and 3000...

IRWIN Unibit Step Drill Bits – Review

It is not often that I get excited over drill bits, but the IRWIN Unibits are by far my favorite drill bits ever.  It...

ACDelco ARI2061 18V 1/2″ Impact Wrench – Review

Well well what do we have here, the new ACDelco ARI2061 18V 1/2" Impact Wrench.  If you have followed any of our ACDelco coverage you...

Barrington Concours d’Elegance – Could you please pass the Grey Poupon

Tools In Action recently attended the Barrington Concours d’Elegance, a car show held annually to support the Barrington Area Conservation Trust, an organization that preserves land...

DeWALT DWE357 10 Amp Compact Reciprocating Saw – Review

The reciprocating saw has to be one of my favorite tools.  You can use a reciprocating saw for almost anything from cutting down trees...

Worx 19″ Cordless Electric Mower WG789 – Review

Mowers come in all shapes and sizes but the one thing they usually have in common is that they use gas.  Well times have...

Gyros Retrax2 Added to the Ultimate Tool Bag Giveaway

Gyros tools has sent us a Retrax2 light for the Ultimate Tool Bag Giveaway.  We reviewed the Retrax2 here and loved it!

The Milwaukee SAWZALL – History

In my opinion Milwaukee makes the best reciprocating saws and blades on the market.  They invented the technology, here is a short interesting video...

Savage Folding Jab Saw – Innovative Shanking!

Jab saws are a must have for anyone, they allow you to quickly cut small material with an accuracy that you cannot get with...

Bosch Workwear – Better than first thought

Yesterday I ranted about the Bosch fashion video and how it completely disconnected me from the product.  Well today I did some research and...

Pocket Power – ARI810 3/8″ 8V impact wrench – Review

Have you opened the hood on a modern car lately?  Well if you haven't you're in for a surprise, it's not like in the...

Grilling Is happiness – Kenmore Grills

Eric and I were invited to the Grilling is Happiness event this weekend.  It's a new blog with some mouth watering recipes from contributors...