Safety Glasses are for Nerds
I’ve always thought glasses were for nerds—until I got older and had to wear them myself. I always avoid wearing them unless I’m reading, but I wear my other glasses all the time. My super …
Written by: Eric
Appliances, Electrical, Electronics
And You Thought Halloween Was Over – New Laws on Vampire Electricity
The howls of ghosts and goblins may be fading memories now but another danger still lurks in your home. It usually strikes in the middle of the night sucking the energy from your home and …
Written by: Leroy
The Art of Kissing a Building Inspector’s Ass
So you’ve decided to do some serious DIY projects? Roofing, framing, plumbing, electric and concrete work can all require the need for some powerful tools, intermediate construction skills and lots of long, labor intensive hours …
Written by: Eric
Bosch 5312 Dual Bevel Slide Compound Miter Saw Review – What’s Big and Blue and…
I was planning to start this off with a hilarious joke about something blue and 12” and 60 pounds, but I got a threatening email from someone regarding Smurfs and copyrights and restraining orders and …
Written by: Phil
Kitchen Faucet Repair – Fix Your Leaky Kitchen Faucet & Avoid Waterworld
Two typical reasons the kitchen faucet is dripping are because you have loose nuts or washers that went bad (feel free to make your own jokes here). That is as long as it’s a compression …
Written by: Kevin
Fein MultiMaster Start Q & Dust Collection Kit Review
After the downright onslaught of oscillating tools and accessories that have flooded the tool market in recent years, it’s time to get back to our roots with the company that started it all. That’s right, …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Shoe Ins – Crocs for Your Boots
How many times has this happened to you? You’re out working in the garden or yard and your shoes or boots get covered in mud. If you’re anything like me, it happens all the time. …
Written by: Leroy
Bosch, Delta, DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee Tool, News
Tool News Nirvana – Contests Galore from Bosch, Duluth Trading & Blaklader, New Makita 18v Hammer, Free Pants and More!
Wow, this issue of Tool News Nirvana is jam-packed as usual. Maybe not unlike your workspace. Awesome, congrats! Why would your horrifyingly unorganized workspace be awesome? Because it might lead to you $1000 in Bosch …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Five Simple Steps to Installing a Prehung Door
Live from Los Angeles, California; it’s the Doors! Jim Morrison may be long dead but the doors are here to stay. No matter where you walk around your home’s interior, there’s probably an interior door …
Written by: Eric
How to Replace the Screen in Your Windows – Before the Town Condemns You
How many of you out there have let your screen go? I’m sure most of us have a small hole here or there. Like closets, our screen windows are usually the last thing we think …
Written by: Leroy