As much as I love my extension ladder, the Sumo Stance from Little Giant, it’s still an awkward beast to store. Awkward storage is a reality for just about every extension ladder out there. In …
Written by: Marc Lyman
The dryer. It’s one of those appliances that you forget about until it doesn’t work, right? Nothing is quite as bad as either running to the laundromat or ‘freeze drying’ your laundry in December because …
Written by: Leroy
I’m lucky. There’s a Rockler store just 1.8 miles away. Of course I’m also lucky to live by the beach, be only fifteen minutes from work, and live in beautiful southern California. I lucked out again …
Written by: Brad
Way back many moons ago, in 2009 to be exact, we reviewed the Bosch I-Drive articulating head drill driver. The PS10 saved my bacon during a DIY duct installing that had some very difficult to …
Written by: Marc Lyman
We’re glad to see Makita finally stepping into the very crowded Oscillating Multi Tool market with two new tools – both engineered for cutting, sanding, scraping, grout removal, and more. In this edition of Tool …
Written by: Brad
The last few years I have made the annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas for the National Hardware Show, and this year will be no exception. Every year, what seems like millions of media, executives, retailers …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Last week, we talked about how to install a video surveillance system. In that marathon post, we mentioned that we weren’t too excited about installing bright, metallic silver cameras on every corner of our 1930’s …
Written by: Marc Lyman
My first intro to the world of video surveillance came when, in a flurry of poor economic decision-making, I purchased a Toshiba network surveillance camera which I installed as part of my mission to keep …
Written by: Marc Lyman
I don’t know how many of you out there have hot water heaters, but I’m going to guess that it’s quite a few of you. They’re pretty handy appliances that are used for a lot …
Written by: Leroy
Johnson Level sent us their fastest growing level for a review. By “fastest growing”, I don’t necessarily mean market share. I’m talking literally here. Johnson has a new line of levels made out of bamboo …
Written by: Marc Lyman