Popular Mechanics - USA (2020-03)

Electric Outdoor Tools 161 could be ideal. We admit it can be expensive ($475 with a 2.5-Ah bat- tery and charger). But its expl ...

W hile so much power-tool inno- vation lately has focused on cordless, we still maintain that you turn to a gas-engine tool when ...

We evaluated everything here in our test zone—for yard tools, that includes lawns, golf courses, wood lots, and gardens. With th ...

Power Tools BEST CORDLESS NAILER Metabo NT1850DE $271 The heav y-duty NT1850DE has a permanently sealed air cylinder for rapid- ...

19 20 Power Saws BEST TILE SAW Craftsman CMCS4000M1 $300 Any small tile job can ben- efit from this 20-volt wet saw, powered by ...

Power Saws 21 22 23 BEST CORDLESS BANDSAW Ryobi P590 $179 Put down your hacksaw and pick up the P590, a cordless metal-cutting ...

D igital devices can be cranky and frail, and it’s right to won- der whether adding digital features to hand tools is ill- advis ...

27 29 Power Drills and Drivers BEST CORDLESS DRILL-DRIVER Milwaukee Installer’s Tool $229 The Installer’s Tool gives you about ...

28 30 31 BEST COMBO KIT Ridgid R9603 $179 The best buy from our tests is this Ridgid. Its drill driver isn’t as power- ful as o ...

32 33 Accessories BEST EVERYDAY BIT SET Bosch DDMS40 $21 Unlike with most other kits, the bits in this one go in and out of the ...

35 36 37 39 come through clearly with saws running and ham- mers whacking away. Suddenly, a jobsite feels a lot more tranquil. ...

40 41 42 Hand Tools BEST SOCKET SET Craftsman CMMT99206 $99 Craftsman made its name with products like this mechanics’ tool set ...

43 44 45 BEST SCREWDRIVER SET Klein 32288 $50 Klein’s screwdriver is here for several reasons. First, the bits are extremely st ...

46 BEST DUST COLLECTOR Oneida Supercell $2,395 Two things go into remov- ing f lying sawdust: air volume and suction. The Super ...

47 48 to working speed slowly to reduce motor strain and increase safety. BEST SMALL TABLE SAW DeWalt DWE7480 $299 We have seve ...

The Best Cast-Iron Skillets to Last a Lifetime Home T HE POWERHOUSE OF all kitchen equipment, the cast-iron skillet is the only ...

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Tools // BY ROY BERENDSOHN // 12 The Best Mowers for Taming Unruly Lawns M OWER TESTING HERE IS nearly a year-round affair. For ...

Price: $700 Weight: 69.9 lb. Volts: 36 Cutting width: 20 in. Blades: 1 Drive: Rear-wheel Cut area on one charge: 4,285 sq. ft. C ...

Tools 12 THE 3 TYPES OF DRIVETRAINS There are two ways to propel a mower: You push, or the mower itself does. And if you opt for ...