In today’s Tool News Nirvana, we mention three contests that will fetch you new tools (and one with a prize that includes a trip to somewhere you very likely have never been!), an improved EPA-friendly HEPA designation for Festool vacs, and three new products from Milwaukee. We also help you decipher the acronym STAFDA. Let’s get to it! [click to continue…]
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We have seen a lot of tool news this summer. In this latest installment of Tool News Nirvana, we’ll talk tool racing in Ohio, discuss severed fingers (actually, we’ll just show a graphic visual), bring you some new product info from Bosch and Festool, and we’ll clue you in on where to win more free tools (including free stuff from HomeFixated). [click to continue…]
This week, I was happy to be invited back to Milwaukee’s New Product Symposium at their HQ in Bangalore, India. Actually, their HQ is where you might expect, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I Just returned from the media event and my head is still spinning with red tools. This was my second year visiting Milwaukee’s HQ, and doing so is always a great time. Milwaukee is a fantastic host (case in point – they wheeled out heated, moist towelettes at the end of the day. . . seriously!) No massages were offered after a long day, although I’m pretty sure they would have set it up in a heartbeat if we asked. Aside from learning about the latest happenings at Milwaukee Tool, the event is also a great opportunity to meet and catch-up with fellow media personalities. It also provides a unique opportunity to interact with the Milwaukee team. I enjoyed talking with product managers, which also afforded me the opportunity to make my usual hard-sell on a black version of the M12 heated jacket. No luck on that front, but at least one media person called me a city-slicker when I mentioned it. [click to continue…]
Yup, it’s that time again. Our inbox has been crushed with an onslaught of tool news announcements, and we are ready to share some of the latest news with you in this 2nd installment of Tool News Nirvana! [click to continue…]
I have a bit of a reputation (well, actually several reputations, only one of which I’m discussing here). I have self-diagnosed myself as having mild OCD tendencies (OCD = Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). A more conventional way to put this would be “neat freak.” My nicer friends just call me “really well organized.” Luckily I married another neat freak, because if a neat freak gets stuck with a slob, that relationship usually results in some form of hell on earth. My wife and I just tend to harass each other about who is more of a neat freak. Since she’s not here to defend herself, she’s totally more of a neat freak! Anway, HomeFixated isn’t exactly a psychology or marriage therapy blog, so let’s get into what we’re here to review, the Festool CT 26 HEPA Dust Extractor. [click to continue…]
