Archive for April 28th, 2010

Death of a Tool

Death of a Tool

Rarely have I had tool failures, but this week has been an exception. Monday night I had a Dremel rotary tool die an ignoble death. Monday afternoon I went by Lowe’s to pick up some cut off wheels and saw the new quick change kits and picked one up for a little more than $20.  Monday night I chucked in my new cut off wheel system and started cutting an aluminum rail from a storm door. The tool didn’t like it one bit, as it began to bog down, I would back off the pressure.  The tool kept catching in the previously cut space and after about three times there was a puff of smoke and the Dirge played for the tool.  Tuesday I went back to Lowe’s and picked up some new motor brushes from Lowe’s for  around $3. Read More…

April 28, 2010 Post Under Home Improvement, Tools - Read More

New Sweepstakes Announced Win a Bosch Pocket Driver

MY buddy Rob over at the Concord Carpenter is giving away a Bosch Pocket Driver. These are neat tools. The Pocket Driver is a professional version of the mini drivers made by various other companies, but Bosch built this one to stand up to commercial use and has a neat ratcheting feature that allows the user to torque the fastener just like a socket wrench. I use mine for cabinet assembly and also for everyday maintenance.  To register for the Bosch Pocket Driver go here.

April 28, 2010 Post Under Tools - Read More