This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. Light tables are a staple in many artists’ studios. They’re great for compositing, iterative drawing, animation, shadow puppets, tattoo artists and showing your friends that gnarly X-ray of the screws in your femur. For a woodworker like myself, it can be a useful tool to create scroll saw and other woodworking patterns. So when we received the model P3100 Ryobi 18V ONE+ hybrid soldering station to try out, I took the opportunity to make one for myself. Trace our steps to find out how you can make a professional quality light table of your own! Read More
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Controlled Impact with the Ryobi One+ 3/8” 18v impact Wrench
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. I recently received the Ryobi One+ 3/8” 18v impact wrench to test. Still being about 20 years behind the multiple advances in tool technology, I had some doubts about the potential of the battery powered impact. Once I accepted the limitations of a tool this size and embraced the advantages, I was pleasantly surprised. First, let’s take a look at the specifications and tool features, then discuss what this means in your workshop or garage. Read More
