A pistol and/or clam shell style power tool housing. With respect to the
pistol style housing, the tool housing includes a body defining a head
portion with a handle portion depending therefrom to define a forward
and/or a rear junction. A metal reinforcing member is configured to span
along an inside surface of the body from the head portion to the handle
portion such that the reinforcing member bridges either the forward or
rear junction. In at least one embodiment, the reinforcing member is
provided along each lateral side of the tool body. With respect to the
clam shell style housing, with two opposed body halves interconnected to
define the tool housing body, at least one continuous reinforcing ring is
positioned about both halves of the tool housing body to prevent
splitting between the two halves.