Google SketchUp Tips and Resources
You may or may not have read my article on building a chicken coop here on Home Fixated. Whether you’ve taken a look at it or not, it was designed using free 3D CAD software. …
Written by: Eric
Enter the Double Dragon – The Kobalt Double Drive Ratchet Set
If we could go back in time to 1988, you’d probably find me playing Double Dragon at the local roller skating rink. Today, I still enjoy my fair share of video games, but now I’m …
Written by: Eric
SureFire Sonic Defenders – Ultra Smart Earplugs
If you’re young, carefree and don’t appreciate the value of your hearing, you might want to spend some time talking to (shouting at) a grandparent who’s hard of hearing. Or, better yet, talk to someone …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Bosch, Brands, DeWalt, Festool, News
Tool News Nirvana – Bosch Multi-Tool Blade, DeWalt’s Right Angle Attachment, Reconditioned Festool and the DeWalt Gyroscopic Screwdriver
Step right up for the latest edition of Tool News Nirvana. This tool-crammed episode features two new bad-to-the-bone products from DeWalt, a new multi-tool blade from Bosch and news on the reconditioned tool program from …
Written by: Eric
Building Materials, Landscaping
Urbanite – Taking Recycled Concrete to the Next Level
‘I’m So excited, And I just can’t hide it. I’m about to lose control and I think I like it.’ Hey, that’s pretty catchy (note to self: write that down it could be the hook …
Written by: Leroy
6 Kid Friendly DIY Summertime Projects
There’s nothing more invigorating than letting my ten year old daughter rip down a few boards with the circular saw and watching her nail them all together with my framing nailer. Before you start dialing …
Written by: Eric
Prepare To Be LED – Pixi LED FlatLight Luminaire
When I heard we were going to do a “Pixi Light” article I instantly called “dibs,” as I flashed back to the candy straw “Pixy Stix” we used to inhale when I was a kid. We …
Written by: Phil
Milwaukee Tool Media Event Coverage – Next Stop Fusion Powered Tools?
Every year an extremely exclusive, hand-selected, highly trained, ultra-elite, licensed to thrill group of media make an annual pilgrimage to a key tool media event – the Milwaukee Tool New Product Symposium. Somehow HomeFixated and …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Gardening, How To, Woodworking
Coop There it is – How to Build a Portable Chicken Coop
There was a gothic teenager eating with his mother at Denny’s last week. I overheard them ordering and when the waitress got to the boy he responded with “I want to devour the babies”. The …
Written by: Eric
GO on Red – The Milwaukee M12 Fuel 2403-22 ½” Brushless Drill Driver
At last, my quest to have a brushless drill in every color of the rainbow has been fulfilled! Well, in every color of a traffic light, anyway, thanks to the recent arrival at the HomeFixated …
Written by: Phil