The Splinter Report: January 30th

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at a ton of new tool news, and uh, not much else.

Tool News Quick Bites

Wagner Offers Moisture Meter Trade-Ins: I’m not sure I’ve seen a tool manufacturer do this before, actually. Wagner has essentially created a Cash for Clunkers but with moisture meters instead of cars. The way it works is that you purchase a new Orion moisture meter from Wagner, and once it arrives, you ship the old one back and receive a $75 credit.

New Batteries and more from Makita: At World of Concrete, Makita pulled the wraps off their new 40V max XGT® 8.0Ah High Power Battery (BL4080H).  The battery delivers a claimed 35% more power thanks to new tabless cell technology. Tabless cells essentially deliver power like a flat cell battery,…