This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. Whether you’re a contractor or an ambitious do-it-yourselfer, there are times when you need a consistent level line spanning a large area. From laying forms for a foundation pour, to establishing grade on a less-than-level property, a consistent elevation to work from helps you achieve the pro results worthy of cracking open a celebratory sudsy beverage at the end of the day. This leveling task was historically left to string levels, water levels and transit levels – but now we have lasers! The Bosch GRL800-20HV Rotary Laser Level may be an ideal, cost effective rotary laser level option for your construction leveling needs. Join us as we dive into a couple tasks with it and explore if it might be a fit for your tool arsenal. Read More
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How To Make A Cool Light Table With The Hot New Ryobi 18V ONE+ Hybrid Soldering Station
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
