Power Tools - Page 26 of 78

The Hitachi NT65M2 16-ga. finish nailer is a comfortable, top-loading tool with a unique air duster feature that allow you to bypass the nailing function to expel air to clear dust and debris from the work surface in preparation for the nail

The Bostitch FN16250K-2 finish nailer is a lightweight and well-balanced side-loading tool with an anti-dry-fire feature, a good line of sight, a quality no-mar tip, and nice depth-adjustment feature

The Milwaukee 6955-20 12-in. sliding compound-miter saw is new on the market and was unavailable for testing when this class of tool was reviewed a few months ago (FHB #194) but the features and test results bump this saw up to best in class retroactively

The Max USA Corp. Powerlite HS90 is a powerful and lightweight 21º full round-head framing nailer with a unique magazine that holds two strips of nails side by side rather than end to end

The Ridgid R4330 portable thickness planer could be referred to as a hybrid: it has many of the features found on heavy-duty machines but is almost as light as the smaller models

The DeWalt DW735 is a compact portable thickness planer with all the features you need in a planer, and if you don't mind it's weight, it is as good job-site use as it is for the small production shop

The Steel City 40200 portable thickness planer has positives and negatives but once the bugs are worked out on this newly released model, this planer could be a contender

the Ryobi AP1301 portable thickness planer makes smooth surfaces with minor chatter markes and has a nice price tag but the features indicate this model is for hobbyists and the engineering needs improvement

The Makita 2012NB is compact and portable without the flashy features of many in its class of board-surfacing tools

The DeWalt DWS520K Tracksaw is a workhorse track-guided circular saw with all the popular features you expect and a few new features such as anti-splinter strips on the edges