The Black and Decker AS600 6-Volt Alkaline Battery Cordless Screwdriver is a useful tool to have around your home. My wife and I use this for simple household fixes that need to be made quickly and wit ease. The unit uses 4 AA batteries, and the batteries last quite a while. We got a full day's use of hanging pictures, screwing and unscrewing toys to fix with ease around the house. Despite ...

Black Friday sale ads offered a Craftmans 19.2 volt drill.  I promised myself that if I was able to beat the crowd to the tool section and get this drill, I would throw out all of my cheaply made, "good deal", cordless drills.  I was one of the lucky ones to get this drill with the 25 pc bit set for half off the regular price.  When I got home I couldn't w...

My husband received this Craftsman 19.2 Volt Cordless Drill for Christmas last year.  He seemed delighted and proceeded to store away his old cordless drill.  I couldn't understand what all the hoopla was about until I actually got to use it myself.I have my own corded drill for use indoors on small "girl" jobs.  I was re-doing our kitchen and I needed a drill for o...

Let's face it, everyone sooner or later needs to have a few extra batteries around the house for electronics, remotes, etc. and of course no one wants to pay a fortune for them either. I especially pay particular attention to keeping my battery back ups for my clocks current as well as THE most important things that count, like my smoke alarms. Rayovac is probably the best battery you c...

I bought this for my Align T-Rex 450SA helicopter, that I also reviewed. I was hoping that the good quality of the helicopter will also be shown in this rechargeable Lipo battery pack that I paid $70 for.Well, guess not.After about 10 cycles (one cycle is a charge and a discharge), I noticed that the battery was puffing. That is a BAD sign. Recently there has been problems of laptop batteries b...

I received this drill a couple of years ago as a birthday gift.  It was actually included as part of a set, which also included a circular trim saw, a fluorescent work light, a reciprocating saw, a battery charger, and a couple of 19.2 volt batteries.  Prior to receiving this drill, I had been using a Black & Decker 12 volt cordless drill/driver which served me well for several ye...

This drill is very easy to use.  It is great for small household projects like hanging pictures, starter holes, and small screws.  I like the fact that it has a lock feature on it.  This is good for me because I have small children and I wouldn't want them to accidentally get ahold of it and hurt themselves.  It is battery operated (it takes 4 AA batteries) and it does s...

My daughter had an old baseboard heater in her bathroom that was still working, but was pretty dented up, so she decided to install a new one. The heater we found at Mendard's to replace it was the Cadet brand baseboard heater. This heater is 500 watts and needs a 240-volt electrical supply.To install the heater we needed a Phillips screwdriver, straight screwdriver, Wire strippers, drill, ...

I have owned three Dustbusters in the past 10 years.  First a 9.6 volt, then a 14.4 volt, and now an 18 volt one.  I think it might be like a drug tolerance where users find it necessary to use more to get the same result.  No that was a joke... Actually, since I use my Dustbuster a lot I think it is worth having a decent one.  Since my previous Dustbuster slowly lost the ab...

In the automotive business there are some tools you just have to have. The Makita 3-piece cordless combo kit is a kit with 3 of the tools that fall in that category. The light is the perfect brightness for any job and it is durable. It lasts for hours without needing a charge. The cordless drill is powerful enough to rip any screw out of any surface and is also powerful enough to drill into any...

I come from a generation that had to sit around for several minutes trying to inflate kiddie pools and rafts. That is why I am so glad we have a Greatland electric pump. We bought an air mattress to use when the grandkids or other overnight guests come to visit. We needed an electric pump if we didn't want to kill ourselves trying to inflate the mattress the hard way.Alo...

I bought this vacuum mostly to vacuum my car and the really tight spaces in my dorm for a quick vacuum and not a full whole carpet vacuum. Wow is this vacuum powerful. It sucks the stuff right out of the carpet and it's almost as powerful as an upright vacuum. It does seem to be relatively expensive though. $30 is a little more than what I'd want to pay for a portable vacuum but it is i...

Gardening is a passion of mine bit I hate the weeds and grass the creeps into my beds. They tend to appear out of nowhere over time. This tool allows me to get rid of growth that occurs along my rock gardens, lawn edges, aroud my bushes, etc.The Black & Decker trimmer automatically advances the cutting string for you without any bumping. You are provided with a consistent length of line for...

I bought this set of tools for my husband for Christmas 2 years ago. We had just bought a new house that needed a lot of work. I knew Craftsman was a reliable brand and the price was very reasonable.The Craftsman 5 piece tool set includes  a Drill/Driver, Worklight, Trim Saw, Reciprocating Saw, Impact Driver, 2 19.2 volt DieHard batteries, 1 hour charger, 2 double ended screwdriver bits, 5...

I am not a power tool person but my husband is building us a house.  He only uses Dewalt Power tools.  i was at the house one day and decided to build a flower box out of scraps. I was amazed at how easy the saw was to handle.  Me not being a body builder normally would have trouble with this sort of thing.  But with these tools i had no trouble at all.  They can b...

I love my Black & Decker trimmer.  I have a very large backyard that requires trimming.  If I had to use an electric trimmer I would have to use several extension cords all connected together to reach everywhere I need to trim.  I love this trimmer because it is lightweight, only 7 pounds and it is very easy to handle.  It has a self advancing trimming cord. Wh...

I am not a big fan of Lowe's, or The Home Depot. As it so often happens, their specialists are either not there, when you need a question answered, or they might be making it up, on the spot. With that said and done, I shop these home improvement stores, because the prices are generally cheaper than going to a hardware store, for the larger ticket items.A few months ago, I purchased the De ...

Vector is known for producing various low-cost products, many of which are intended for car usage.  The VEC249S is an inexpensive low power car vacuum that can easily be found for under $10 in a lot of places.This is a no-frills vacuum cleaner.  It doesn't have any attachments or cleaning tools, it's just the vacuum and that's it.  The cord is an appropriate length to...

I bought this travel hair dryer at the Brookstone store in my local mall.  It is a great and powerful little dryer.  It has 1,000 watts of power and two speeds. It runs either on 125 or 250 volts. I try to pack light whenever I am traveling.  This travel hair dryer folds in half and stores nicely in it's own zipper pouch.  I don't like to pack my regular hair dr...

I recently started shopping for power tools to use for wood working projects such as bird houses.  I have been working with tools for a number of years so felt like I was somewhat knowledgeable about what I needed.  I mainly was looking for a new circular saw.  The one I had was an old 7-1/4 inch circular saw that weighed a small ton.  The tools I chose were a Ryobi Combo Ki...