Marc Lyman This edition of Tool News Nirvana is chock full of new cordless tools from Milwaukee and Makita along with a few less mainstream tools like illuminated fish rod tips and borescopes you can view on …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Tool and accessory organization has been around for years, with Festool in particular being well known for their Systainer and Sortainer products. In fact, if you looked into a high quality modular storage, organization and …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Let’s say you read the 2012 HomeFixated Holiday Gift Guide last week and decided 25 awesome tool-centric gift ideas just weren’t enough. We can relate. You never can have enough sweet tools and cool home …
Written by: Marc Lyman
It’s the time of year that one of my lesser-known nicknames comes into play; “The Grinch.” Some people just love the holidays. They can’t wait to jockey for position amidst throngs of stressed-out shoppers. To …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Ah, yes. The ubiquitous five inch orbital sander. Lots of folks own them, and almost all the sanders have cords. Sensing that handy people everywhere might want the same freedom from cords they’ve come to …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Gear, Restoration, Safety, Videos
It wasn’t long into home ownership that I realized how invasive remodeling activities can be. We’re talking killer bees, alien invasion, zombie apocalypse kind-of invasive. What starts off as a minor, “trivial” repair can quickly …
Written by: Marc Lyman
When I was a kid, I slept in a Murphy bed. They’re also known as hideaway beds or wall beds. It was awesome for several reasons, but one in particular: making my bed consisted of …
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After the downright onslaught of oscillating tools and accessories that have flooded the tool market in recent years, it’s time to get back to our roots with the company that started it all. That’s right, …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Bosch, Delta, DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee Tool, News
Wow, this issue of Tool News Nirvana is jam-packed as usual. Maybe not unlike your workspace. Awesome, congrats! Why would your horrifyingly unorganized workspace be awesome? Because it might lead to you $1000 in Bosch …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Not too long ago Spyder products introduced a recip saw blade that was perfect for someone doing demolition, particularly if they had Attention Deficit Disorder. Let me explain. The blade featured teeth on the front, …
Written by: Marc Lyman