The first time I ever encountered plug aeration was on a golf course many years ago. Aeration did not improve my golf game, but the golf course did improve in the months that followed. With the soil we have in this area, plug aeration is the preferred method of opening up the turf. By removing […]
Archives for 2010
Whizzing Around the Yard with an Agri-Fab Clean-Sweep Yard Sweeper
Fall is almost here and the leaves are already beginning to loosen their grip getting ready for their annual fall to the yard, the driveway, the pool and anywhere else but the compost pile where they belong. If you are tired of raking, maybe its time you got yourself a tow behind sweeper for your lawn […]
Milwaukee Introduces New Sawzall Blade, Hal Jones Limited Edition, aka
Very limited quantities of the Hal Jones Limited Edition Sawzall were produced. In fact, Milwaukee broke the mold after the first one came off the line. Over the past few years it seems power tool accessories
PEX versus PVC, Cold Weather Will Soon Be Here. Is Your Plumbing System Ready?
This past weekend wrapped up the traditional end to summer and like many of you, my family spent it on the lake. We have two houses, our main house and the house my dad and I built and that I am still trying to finish. We had extra guests for the holiday weekend. The overflow […]
50 Painter’s Pyramid Winners Drawn Today
My fingers are numb from drawing names this afternoon, but we just finished and here is the list of the 50 Winners of the Painter’s Pyramid Sets. If your name is below, Painter’s Pyramid will be shipping your prize very soon. Feel free to register again for the September sweeps where 50 more winners will […]
Overconfidence and Incompetence, Both can Lead to Injuries from Power Tools
While using a cordless saw, EHT Online Editor Hal Jones, injures his leg. In a self confession, an expert talks about taking shortcuts and how they can lead to disaster.
Holding It All Together, Machine Screws, Hex Head Cap Screws or Bolts to Laymen
It’s funny, but one of the simplest devices we encounter has so much impact on whether things work or don’t. Here in the EHT office, we have our favorite fastener companies, and they are the ones whose fasteners not only do what we expect them to, but actually outperform our expectations. These products are few […]
Lightning, When it Strikes Home
Some weeks stand out for various reasons, some good, some bad and others reach that level that make us shake our head and wonder what wrong we must have done to be singled out by nature for punishment. One week ago Sunday, my mom’s house greeted me in an eclipse of darkness that had engulfed […]
Post-Weekend Update On Husqvarna GTH 26 Garden Tractor, RedMax 7150 Blower and Flashlights
This weekend was one of the hottest in years with triple digit highs and heat index of more than 110 degrees, so outside work was kept to very little. Since my neighbors were having a reunion on Saturday, I went out early to cut the grass along the shoreline and to blow the driveways […]
Ohio Tool Racing Championships
Our friend Jay at Ohio Tool is sponsoring this year’s Ohio Tool Racing Championships. Yes, a race of my power tool versus your power tool, now how cool is that. I think maybe Jay was the kid in Cub Scouts who used a CNC on his Pinewood Derby car. But here is the site with […]