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
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
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
Wait! Don’t throw out that old desk, dresser or table just because it’s stained, dirty or has peeling laminates. You can decoupage your old stuff and give it an instant makeover almost for free! With …
Written by: Eric
One of my favorite parts of running HomeFixated is attending trade shows. I love running around from booth to booth learning about all the interesting tools and products on the market, generally from well-spoken, attractive …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Heating & Cooling, Plumbing, Videos
Sure, you’ve heard of, and probably own, many types of tape – duct tape, electrical tape, packing tape, masking and painter’s tape, Scotch tape, fish tape (no, it doesn’t smell like tuna), maybe even the …
Written by: Phil
Channellock, Hitachi, News, Ryobi
Welcome to another tool fueled edition of Tool New Nirvana! This week’s offering to the tool gods brings 18 new Channellock pliers, a brand new lightweight coil framing nailer from Hitachi and our fantastic sponsor …
Written by: Eric
Got stuff? Stuff you’d prefer not to lose to a scumbag thief? Most of us do. Whether it’s a roll of gold coins to help survive the upcoming Zombie apocalypse, or a treasured 8-track tape …
Written by: Phil
The great American writer, philosopher and humorist Mark Twain often said “Scuffs happen. Just Roll with it.” I’m not sure what he was referring to but he inadvertently created the Shur-Line catch phrase of the …
Written by: Eric
Being your own contractor sounds easy enough—right? At least that’s what many homeowners often think before they find out that they’ve gotten in way over their heads. Failing schedules, rotten subcontractors and grumpy building inspectors …
Written by: Eric