Phil 
Echo, Gardening, Landscaping, Tools
For years, I’ve used an old Craftsman gas-powered mower. It cut pretty well, since I kept the blade sharp. As the years rolled by, though, it took more and more tugs on the starter rope …
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Lighting, Milwaukee Tool, Tools
Since many job sites are dank, dim spaces, and using power tools in the dark is a good way to earn yourself a Darwin Award, it is often necessary to set up some kind of …
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Over the decades, I’ve acquired a fairly large assortment of random screwdrivers. Unfortunately, when I need one to do some project at home, the chance of finding a suitable screwdriver is in inverse proportion to …
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One of my candidates for “Most useful cordless tool category” is that of battery-powered LED work lights. After decades of using, breaking, and being burned by halogen lights, the ability to slap in a battery, …
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When I started work as a framing carpenter a few decades back, there was an incredible variety of footwear on the job site. Some days, you’d even see brown boots AND black boots stomping around! …
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I’ve always considered myself a handy guy, and I’m generally willing to lend a helping hand if someone is short-handed. All too often, that helping hand comes back home with a splinter or gash in …
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I grew up south of Buffalo, NY, an area euphemistically called the “persistent snow band.” That’s weather-speak for “snow dump central.” Back in the day, we never owned a snow blower; hell, there were six …
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Seems like lately I find myself getting cranky if I actually have to uncoil an extension cord, or schlep my compressor up the stairs and plug my ears while I wait for it to compress. …
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