Hearing Protection Review, Protect Your Ears
My MP3 player just died. I am under deadline and due for a flogging from the ‘Fixated editors, and now I have no tunes to listen to while sequestered in my office. Fortunately, I have …
Written by: Ty
Safety
Lead & The Pre-1978 Home: New EPA Rules You Need To Know
1978 was a very good year. It marks the appearance of the first cell phone (which was probably the size of a football), a pound of bacon cost just $1.20, and the country was enamored …
Written by: Jen
Ladder Safety, Avoid Falling & Especially Landing
Let’s talk ladder safety. But before we do, a brief caveat. If you have spent any time kicking around the site, you may have stumbled into the “About” section and had the misfortune of reading …
Written by: Ty
12 Cheap & Easy Home Security Tips To Keep Your Bling Safe
You know that song “I fought the law, and the law won”? My version goes, “I fought crime, and crime won.” Since I had a brief career in fighting crime, I’d like to put some …
Written by: Marc Lyman
T-wedge Patella Knee Pads: Comfort & Prevention
Let’s face it, home improvement and renovation projects can sometimes bring us down to our knees. We don’t mean just mentally and spiritually, but literally. Whether it’s installing or fixing hardwood floors, drilling a hole …
Written by: Jen
How To, Safety, Tools, Woodworking
Dust Collection, Portable Style
Installing trim is one of the things I greatly enjoy doing–however being sequestered in a sometimes extremely dusty room is not. The very nature of cutting and sawing trim creates a very fine, and potentially …
Written by: Ty
SawStop, Saws, Fingers, and a Saw Accident Lawsuit
We recently published some table saw safety tips in the hope it might help you keep your finger tips. But what do you do after you accidentally cut off your fingers? Why, sue of course! …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Skils to Pay the Bills: Circular Saw Maintenance Tips
What you see in the picture over there–is a oft used, dropped, and really–just plain abused tool. But she works like a champ! “Hackey” as she is reverently referred to is my model 77 Skilsaw …
Written by: Ty
DIY Discussion, Safety, Videos
Ten Lessons from Home Construction Bloopers
If you enjoy watching people get hurt (and who doesn’t?), you may enjoy this short compilation of bloopers we found that we like to call, “When Home Renovation Attacks”:
Written by: Jen
Table Saw Safety, Tips to Keep Your Fingers
Having a table saw is like having a Ferrari. You are the envy of your friends and neighbors. You have prestige and power beyond your wildest dreams–and you are also one Billy Joel Driving School …
Written by: Ty