Marc Lyman Our friend Tony Saucier over at PoundedThumb.net recently turned us on to this power tool safety video. It’s an industrial tool setting, but we think the safety lessons learned apply just about anytime you’re using …
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Hardware, Videos, Windows & Doors
One of the most cleverly useful innovations we found at this year’s National Hardware show was the Original Adjustable Door Hinge. Given the large number of people who can’t properly install a door, combined with …
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Gladiator Garageworks has become the name for outfitting your man cave. I don’t want to be sexist, but I’m having trouble coming up with an female man cave equivalent. Any suggestions? Woman cave just doesn’t …
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Bosch, News, Tools, Woodworking
EDITOR’S UPDATE: Please see our updated full hands-on review of the Bosch 12″ Axial Glide Miter Saw for the most current information. You know that Terminator hand that was severed off Arnold in Terminator 2? …
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So I was having a conversation in Las Vegas that mentioned all of the following: shaft, friction, pole mount, touching parts and legal issues. No, this wasn’t at the National Hardware Show after-party, although some …
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I’m on my way back from the 2010 Bosch Global Leadership tour which was held at their facility just outside Chicago. Naturally, all of you have been following our tweets and mobile pictures via @HomeFixated. …
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You know that rubber sanding block you have in the garage? The one with the three little nails on each side that fall out every time you go to replace the sandpaper. The one that …
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At this year’s National Hardware Show, one unexpected surprise was running into Joby, makers of the handy little Gorillapod flexible tripods used for everything from point-and-shoot cams, to camcorders, to iphones (with their Gorillamobile product …
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When I told my wife I was going to Las Vegas for what many loosely refer to a “business trip”, she was not particularly thrilled. When I told her I was going to check out …
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Our beloved sponsor Fastcap recently asked us to “Stick it where the sun don’t shine.” No, they didn’t finally get tired of our sometimes off-color humor. No, we didn’t offer to sell them the multi-national …
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