This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. If you’re a veteran construction framer with the forearms of Popeye and the shoulders of a pit bull on steroids, feel free to keep swinging that 28 oz. hammer every day if you really insist. But the mere mortals among us will appreciate the tireless driving power of the Ridgid R350RHF pneumatic framing nailer. This nail biting monster can sink up to eight 2” to 3-1/2” nails per second, showing your crew’s biggest pythons there’s a new hotshot in town! He dresses in safety orange and gray and never takes a break. You hiring? Read More
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Ridgid GEN5X Brushless 18v 4-Mode Impact Wrench is a Heavy Hitter!
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. After testing the Ridgid Impact Wrench (GEN5X Brushless model), I feel like I’ll never hand tighten any bolt with a ratchet again. You know the drill, reaching around, trying to find the nut with a crescent wrench at best, or, more likely, a pair of pliers or channel locks, while you hand-tighten a 5/8” bolt through a tight pre-drilled opening of a truss you are trying to fabricate. All while 16 feet in the air on a sketchy ladder, the 2×6’s pinching. You cuss as you reach for your hammer to punch the bolt through the wood, barely hanging on to the ratchet, wrench, washers and bolts. It gets better. Read on… Read More
