Accessories, Milwaukee Tool, Sponsored
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. Every year, the tool-making folks from the Cheese state host a huge event, where they unveil the latest and greatest in the world of RED tools. I …
Written by: Phil
Accessories, Bosch, Safety, Sponsored
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. If you’ve been around job sites much, you can probably recall seeing someone grinding or cutting concrete while creating an enormous plume of dust in the process. …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Accessories, Electronics, Ryobi
If I’m doing a job that takes more than five minutes, the first order of business is to set up the music. Sometimes I’ll just grab my tiny old Ryobi 18V radio, which has the …
Written by: Phil
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. Along with a trusty hammer, a reliable circular saw with a good blade is one of the framer’s staple tools. For a remodeler or renovator, doing a …
Written by: Phil
Makita dished out a lot of new tools a few months back at the 2017 World of Concrete Show, but they just took another batch out of their magic tool oven and couldn’t wait until …
Written by: Michael Springer
Accessories, Gear, Klein, News
In the realm of tools and construction, things can be a bit hyper-masculine. Plaid shirts, big biceps, excessive facial hair – you’d think tradespeople were all beer-chugging bachelors without a care in the world after …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Casters under bed frames or mobile furniture like filing cabinets can be very handy to move furniture around when cleaning or rearranging. Since those two events are relatively rare for most people, it’s quite common …
Written by: Marc Lyman
You are on a jobsite (or working on your own home) and have days, weeks, or, as in my case, years of work ahead. One option is to tackle that work in an environment of …
Written by: Marc Lyman
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 …
Written by: Phil
Accessories, Black & Decker, DeWalt, iPhone Apps, News, Porter Cable, Proto, Stanley, Tools, Videos
In late June, the tool team with the yellow shirts gathered up an assortment of their newest products. They rented an airplane hangar to showcase it (there were a LOT of new products), and invited …
Written by: Phil