Phil 
Recently, Milwaukee introduced the Drywaller’s Dream Duo – a couple of tools designed to make the labor-intensive job of drywall installation a whole lot easier, faster, and more fun. Well, two out of three ain’t …
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Lighting, Ridgid, Tools, Videos
As battery and LED technology improves, Ridgid and the other major toolmakers continue to introduce brighter, more efficient job site lighting options. Recently, we took a look at Ridgid’s versatile folding LED panel light. It …
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Got a ceiling that makes you cringe every time you look up? Tired of tumbling tiles, drooping drywall, sagging ceilings and other alliterative abominations? We can show you a relatively fast way to make your …
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On the long list of skills I don’t possess, mudding and finishing drywall is pretty close to the top. There is ample evidence of this in my earlier DIY projects, where I spent hours feathering …
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Accessories, Lighting, Ridgid, Tools
For pros and avid DIYers alike, it’s generally considered desirable to be able to see what the hell you’re doing. Being a mature, experienced individual – in other words, an old fart – my eyesight …
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In their relentless quest to create a cord-free job site, the major tool makers have been introducing beefed-up cordless tools at an incredible rate. Their developers and engineers are clearly a pretty sharp bunch – …
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Ah, autumn in the Northeast! A couple of weeks ago, I was enjoying the 74° weather as I toiled outside. When I woke up this morning, it was 31°, although as I write this, it’s …
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When we were buying our small farm about four years ago, one of the key factors in the decision was making sure there was good, safe water to drink. We had the well water tested …
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Milwaukee Tool, Plumbing, Tools, Videos
When beer o’clock rolls around, and I’m sitting and sipping a cold one with a friend or two, the conversation eventually hits the topic of tools. What’s new, which brand is best, what have you …
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A short while back, we took a look at the innovative Centipede Sawhorse. This innovative product starts out as a meek and mild, 11 pound, 6”x9” bundle of steel poles and struts. Give it a …
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