This is the best type of coupon: you don’t need to cut anything out or mail anything in. Simply copy and paste “SPRING21″ when you check out at Home Depot’s website, and instantly receive a $5 discount on your purchase of $50 or more. But read the fine print — some items are excluded. You can save with the code through May 11, 2008.
Tools [Home Depot]
Here’s a sweet deal from HomeDepot.com: All summer long, they’ll be shipping most power tools for free. According to Home Depot:
“The offer is valid on select tool purchases from 2/21/08 - 7/31/08 only. Offer includes: combination tool kits, drill presses, cordless drills, corded drills, impact drivers, screwdrivers, screwguns, sanders, polishers, grinders, hammer drills, chippers, breakers, lathes, staplers, planers, joiners, routers, recip saws, spiral saws, cut-off saws, circular saws, jig saws, band saws, worm drive saws, mitre saws, table saws, heat guns, nibblers, shears, stationary table saws and nailers. Offer excludes garden tools, plumbing tools and electrical tools.”
The offer also excludes certain package weights and sizes, and they won’t deliver to P.O. boxes, Alaska, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico.
Free Shipping Deal [Home Depot]
Now until May 29th, Home Depot’s offering a sweet deal for anyone who’s in the market for a portable generator. You can get ten percent off, plus free shipping, on selected online generator buys. For instance, the Pramac S7500 (pictured) is marked down from $1,633 to $1,469.
It’s not a “buy one, get one free” deal by any stretch — but if you’re in the market anyway, this makes it a bunch less painful on the wallet and gets you a little breathing room to buy gear to go with it. Just remember: online only.
Generator Selection [Home Depot]
As if you weren’t already getting great bang-for-your-buck from your Ryobi tools — now they’re offering reconditioned tools through their official web distributor, at about 30% off retail prices. I’ve purchased a few items from them, and they were all in like-new condition. The only thing distinguishing these from brand-new is the “RECON” branding somewhere on the tool. They even carry a one year warranty.
If you have the One+ system, you can pick up some very nice additions for cheap, like the 18V angle grinder for $28 — nice!
Reconditioned Ryobi Tools [Gardner Inc.]
I’m looking to replace our old Grill Master with something a little better. It’s lasted 10 years, with a burner replacement about three years ago. But since the burner replacement, it’s never heated evenly — burning one side of a steak while the other’s barely warm. I’d like to spend my money on a grill that’s going to last and can heat evenly.
I’ve been looking around, and most of the grills tout stainless steel construction, but they’re 430 stainless steel — a lower grade of stainless steel that’s ferrous and rusts easily. I could see spots where the Home Depot employees had tried to scrub out the rust. I’ve determined that the larger grills in the $300 to $400 range are garbage, and I don’t want to pay $800 for a grill with real 304 stainless steel.
So I’m looking at a nice portable grill like the Weber Spirit E-210. Weber’s been around awhile, and parts are easy to find — unlike my Grill Master. Two stainless steel propane burners heat porcelain-enameled “Flavorizer” bars and 350 sq. in. cooking grates. The grates aren’t cast iron, but it can be retrofitted. It does have cheap stainless steel doors, but they really aren’t critical to the function of the grill, like the top or tables.
I’d like to tap into the vast pool of Toolmongers’ knowledge: Does anybody own a similar Weber model or have any suggestions for a quality portable grill? Let us know in the comments.
Spirit E-210 [Weber]
Review [about.com]
A friend of mine had a leaky upstairs toilet, and he didn’t find the problem until it had caused $40,000 in damage to his home. The water destroyed flooring, sheet-rock, and some framing. Zircon’s Leak Alert electronic water detector could’ve saved my friend some grief — you simply place it near sinks, toilets, sump pumps, fish tanks, water heaters, or any other appliances that use water, and the Leak Alert does the rest.
When I’m doing heavy grinding, I hate having to stop and change over to a flap wheel for the finishing work, so this is the perfect deal for me. Home Depot’s offering a two-pack of Makita 4-1/2″ grinders for $80. Most comparable grinders cost $80 for just one, so when I spotted this combo package while wandering through Home Depot’s tool corral, I couldn’t pass it up. But it’s in-store only, so keep your eye out!
Makita Grinder (In-Store Only) [Home Depot]
If picking the right push mower isn’t something you like to step into cold, the Home Depot website provides a sweet comparison tool — with voice-overs, tons of pictures, and more than a few models from five of the major manufacturers to choose from.
We can’t imagine anyone would ever pick a mower based solely on an online sales “showroom”, but with this super useful tool you can skim the best features of the popular models on the market, without having to leave the house — and we’re all about that.
Push Mower Selector [Home Depot]
The Home Depot’s “Race For Savings” event is going down right now and for the next week. Among other discounted gear, the Ridgid 7-1/4” circ. saw that normally goes for around $100 is marked down to $80 plus free shipping.
It’s not a super steal, but it could mean the difference between being able to afford one and not. Check out the site for more details and the entire lineup of DeWalt and Ridgid gear that they’ve marked down. There are some good items on the list, especially if you were in the market anyway.
Race For Savings Sale [Home Depot]
7-1/4″ Circ. Saw [Ridgid]
I just saw this 101-piece bit set in my local ‘Depot circular. It’s available in stores for just under $9, but even at $10 online it’s a pretty good buy — especially considering that my trusty ratcheting screwdriver has always been a go-to standby. Hell, the handy dandy case alone is probably worth $10.
Husky’s 101-Piece Ratcheting Screwdriver/Bit Set [Home Depot]
Remember that free shipping on purchases over $49 deal at Sears? It looks like they’ve extended it. And Home Depot is jumping on the bandwagon, too. An added bonus: Home Depot will ship Christmas trees for free.
I’m not certain about the pre-holiday deals, but I’ve picked up Christmas trees at Home Depot after Christmas for diddly-squat. Like, for example, I snagged a 7′ with lights for $40. Really.
Home Depot [Corporate Site]
Sears [Corporate Site]
Home Depot is offering a 10% coupon for online purchases through October 24, 2007. Simply enter the code FALLSAVINGS221 at checkout to receive the discount. There are a few exclusions – such as home electronics – so be sure to check out the discount details.
Home Depot [Corporate Site]
Ridgid recently updated their benchtop thickness planer line with a 3-cutter blade design. They say the triple-cutter design will mean smoother finishes on your work (read: less sanding). And the cutters are double edged, too, so you can flip them around and use the other edge to prolong the life of the blades.
The Pro Top is a non-conductive molded work tray with a V-notch that caps a select few of Louisville’s extension ladders. Its wider design provides a larger contact area than a normal extension ladder, giving you more stability when leaning it against flat surfaces. The V-notch provides additional stability when you rest the ladder on corners, poles, or trees.
In case you missed the heads-up from a few weeks ago, now is the perfect time to take a stroll down your local power tool aisle. Fall cleaning, holiday stock preparation, and a lull in sales are prompting some decent deals at the big boxes. The key to getting a great deal around this time of year, though, is visiting the hardware stores in person since they don’t advertise most discounts — and the discounts are probably unique to each particular store location.
Home Depot is offering a promotion right now on this DeWalt DW716 12″ double-bevel miter saw: when you purchase the $400 saw you qualify for either a free DeWalt DW369CSK circular saw, a DW304PK reciprocating saw, or a DeWalt DW7187 laser system. The miter saw features a heavy duty 12″ sliding blade, ten positive miter stops, and a 15A, 3,600 rpm motor, and it comes with the blade, blade wrench, and a one-year warranty.
DW716 12″ Double-Bevel Miter Saw [DeWalt]
Free Saw Coupon [Home Depot]
We’ve always said that if you can make a tool cordless — regardless of whether or not that’s a good idea — Ryobi’s probably offers one in their 18V One+ line. Here’s one that looks pretty useful, though: the P410 random orbital sander.
Granted, it’s probably not the ideal choice for all sanding — and it does look like the tool equivalent of Frankenstein’s wife – but when you just need to knock down a few fibers or correct a little imperfection, it’d be handy to grab this instead of digging out the extension cord. And that overmold rubber GripZone up top looks pretty comfortable.
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