Occasionally we get to do some really neat things, last week in Charlotte, Kobalt Tools set up a motor build for a few lucky journalists. Putting together a NASCAR motor with Chad Knaus, Ron Malec and Danny Emerick overseeing your Read More…
The questions started a few months ago when my tool buddy at my local Lowe’s asked me what was up with his Kobalt line, everything was marked for clearance. Some of his customers were asking if Lowes was dropping its line of tools. Well rest assured that is not the case. It wasn’t long before an invite to come to Charlotte for an important Kobalt announcement was in my my inbox, but until last week’s Read More…
The 2011 National Hardware Show appeared to be a great success compared to recent years. For editors the week started off with the Craftsman Tool luncheon where we got to see Craftsman’s new line of cordless tools in the 12 volt category. In conjunction with Skil Power Tools, we gave away the new Skil Router kit and also a Read More…
Congratulations to the following 10 winners of the April Lee Valley Gift Certificate Sweepstakes; Bernhard Anderson, Gregory Read More…
Installing caulking anchors, Pak-Tite and other drop in anchors can be a hassle. I have broken many depth stop rods and had to guesstimate the proper depth when in the field. Or I used tape to mark the proper depth on the bit, only to Read More…