This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. We have had a tremendous amount of rain over the past year, and one of the primary drainages splits our property in a spot that we have to cross frequently. Rather than walking around the drainage we decided to figure out how to build a bridge to prevent having to walk around or through the stream bed. In an attempt to keep the cost low we decided to utilize some of the steel we found on the property. Coincidentally, Home Depot just sent us the Diablo 7 ¼” Steel Demon and the Diablo 7 ¼” Wood and Metal Circular Saw Blades to test out. The Diablo blades couldn’t have arrived at a better time given the wood and metal cutting involved in this build project. Join us a we walk through how to build a bridge and as we put these Diablo blades through their paces in the process. Read More
Metalworking
Steel Demon – Near Shear Perfection With Diablo’s Devilish Metal Muncher
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. I’ve always whipped out a hack saw or angle grinder and abrasive disc when I wanted to cut some metal. Or, for thin sheet stock, the trusty old tin snips. A few years ago I got my first carbide-toothed metal-cutting miter saw blade. We’ve all heard about how fragile carbide teeth are, so it might be a surprise that such a thing even exists. Yet here we are; cutting steel with the Diablo Steel Demon cermet carbide-toothed blade. On a circular saw, no less! For a new favorite way to cut mild and stainless steel, we reverently say “hell-o” to this heavenly red devil! Read More
