One sure sign of old age setting in is the resistance to change. You’ve done something one way or used something for so long and it’s never failed. No sense reinventing the wheel. So, out …
Written by: Steve W
The 12 1/2″ Ryobi thickness planer was recently released and I was lucky enough to receive one from team Ryobi to evaluate. The timing was good as I had recently gone back to a local …
Written by: Stephen
Featured, How To, Milwaukee Tool, Storage, Tools
I was fortunate enough to receive one of the new Milwaukee 12” M18 Fuel dual bevel sliding Compound Miter Saws a while back for testing and review. The intent was to highlight it in action …
Written by: Stephen
Bernzomatic, Gardening, Sponsored
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. I received the Bernzomatic Magfire+ 500,00 BTU Outdoor Torch a little while ago at this branch of Home-Fixated to try around the farm. It’s a propane powered …
Written by: Stephen
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. Ryobi recently sent their Ryobi One+ impact driver to this branch of Home-Fixated. This branch happens to be an 80 acre sheep and vegetable farm in upstate …
Written by: Stephen
I can remember while growing up as a child in the 60’s that on occasion I was permitted to stay up late on a Friday night to watch the late show creature feature. These were …
Written by: Stephen
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. We grew a lot of pie pumpkins this past year. They’re different from the more traditional pumpkins people associate with Halloween. They’re smaller, but denser, a lot …
Written by: Stephen
The battery powered cordless drill is ubiquitous. Anyone who uses tools even casually has a cordless drill in the arsenal and every manufacturer has at least one offering, if not a panoply of drills. So …
Written by: Stephen
I can remember the first time I saw a handheld, battery powered impact driver in action. It was at one of my Brother Phil’s disaster-like projects. Phil has a tool collection like the Louvre has …
Written by: Stephen
Accessories, Bosch, Concrete, Sponsored
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. I recently received the Bosch Blue Granite Turbo 5 piece hammer drill bit set to test. Coincidentally, I was on my way to my Brother Phil’s farm, …
Written by: Stephen