They say that necessity is the mother of invention. We think that more often than not, laziness is the mother of invention (Snuggie, anyone?). Sadly, not all is well in the Lazy Family – laziness is also the mother of accidents. We ask you to keep that in mind while you watch this delightful self-propelled lawnmower at work. Before you go off and build your own Blade Bot (our name for it – the actual name is the AutoMower), just remember Brother Accident is lurking nearby: [click to continue…]
The following review of the Staple Jack, Nail Hunter and Nail Jack Pro will attempt to address a terrible inequality we’ve found in the world of home improvement and construction. It seems that just about everyone covers tools and products designed to put nails and fasteners into things. Hammers, nail guns, staplers, powder actuated nail drivers are all covered online. But what about fastener removal? Can you hear the crickets? Has the entire media forgotten that we frequently have to remove staples and nails too? Oh sure, there’s a random crowbar article here and there, but it’s window dressing! To address this “fastener insertion” media bias, we’re reviewing not one, not two, but three “fastener removal” tools; the Staple Jack, Nail Hunter, and, the ultra beefy Nail Jack Pro. [click to continue…]
As much as someone who makes her living writing hates to admit it, sometimes a video is much more helpful than a manual. While manuals are certainly useful and should be consulted with for the little details, we like that more and more, companies are developing clips to show their products in action.
Rockler, HomeFixated’s sponsor and your favorite woodworking resource, is hip to this fact and has an entire library of product demos. [click to continue…]
Hi. My name is Marc. And I like gadgets. A lot. I need help. Unfortunately, the only technique I use to deal with my gadget fetish is simply to play with more gadgets. Typically increased consumption isn’t really the best strategy for dealing with an addiction. However, in the case of HomeFixated, feeding my addiction results in more material for readers. It’s a win-win. Milwaukee Tools recently took part in a little co-dependence by sending HomeFixated one of their M-Spector AV M12 Video Inspection Cameras. I quickly schemed several conventional and not-so-conventional tests to put the M-Spector Av through its paces. [click to continue…]
