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Make a Growth Chart for Kids

January 8, 2014 by Jake Thomas

  As a Christmas gift to my wife, I made a growth chart for our son. It’s basically an oak board that looks like a giant yardstick and is used to decorate a wall. This is a neat little project if you have young kids, but I admit it isn’t a very “extreme”. In fact […]

Filed Under: Gift Ideas, Weekend Projects, Woodwork Tagged With: DIY, easy project, growth chart, kids, sliderblog

The Bad Dog Biter

December 9, 2013 by Jake Thomas

Sink some teeth into your next project with The Bad Dog Biter. Available from Bad Dog Tools, the Biter attaches to an electric drill to make quick, accurate and versatile cuts in sheet material. This drill-mounted nibbler uses a patented circular cutting head to easily cut as straight as an arrow or to make intricate […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Tools Tagged With: bad dog biter, bad dog tools, nibbler, sliderblog

Makita’s “Gold Standard” Accessories for Impact Driving

November 6, 2013 by Jake Thomas

Over the last several years impact drivers have launched to the top of the must-have tool list for DIY’ers and professionals alike. An impact driver uses an internal anvil to deliver much higher rotational torque than conventional drill/drivers. When the power needed to drive the fastener exceeds the torque of the tool’s rotational force, a […]

Filed Under: Gift Ideas, Tools Tagged With: fastening, impact driver, Impact GOLD, Makita

2013 National Hardware Show Highlights

May 17, 2013 by Jake Thomas

The Extreme How-To staff recently spent a week in Las Vegas for the 2013 National Hardware Show. We exhibited our magazine at the show as well as walked the aisles in search of cool tools. Here’s a quick look at some of the highlights.   HomeRight SteamMachine The SteamMachine from HomeRight is a multipurpose power […]

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Werner Compact Extension Ladder

May 29, 2012 by Chad Gillikin

Folded, the Werner 16 ft extension ladder is only six feet long, short enough to fit in a truck bed without hangover

Werner 16-ft ladder collapses to Six feet when Folded The Werner three section Aluminum Extension Ladder is a 16-ft. extension ladder that collapses to an easy-to-manage 6 feet. When collapsed it easily fits around corners, through doors, in elevators and through narrow stairwells. The closed ladder easily fits into an average pickup truck bed without […]

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Kobalt Xtreme Access 27 Piece Socket Set, Compact Set With Many Applications

May 15, 2012 by Chad Gillikin

Kobalt Xtreme Access 27 Piece Socket Set with Universal Spline Sockets and pass through technology

Filed Under: Automotive, Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Home Improvement, Tools Tagged With: father's day gift, kobalt tool, sockets, xtreme access

Wagner ProCoat painting System Gets The Job Done on Larger Paint Jobs

March 16, 2012 by Chad Gillikin

By: Hal Jones It seems like every few years I find myself on a ladder painting a house exterior.  Years ago in college I would make extra money painting friends houses, those were the brush and roller days and effective paint sprayers were the tools of commercial painting operations.  However in recent years several manufacturers […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Home Improvement, Painting

Milwaukee Introduces its new 160×120 Thermal Imager

January 9, 2012 by Chad Gillikin

Milwaukee Tool Corporation continues to expand their Test and Measurement line and M12™ LITHIUM-ION system with the introduction of the new 160×120 Thermal Imager, powered by M12™. Ideal for professional preventative maintenance and troubleshooting applications, the new tool features 160×120 pixel, high resolution thermal images, a visual camera for standard pictures, and the broadest temperature […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Home Improvement, Tools Tagged With: Infrared Cameras, Thermal Imagers, Thermal Inspection Cameras

Kobalt Jumps Into the Cordless and Power Tool Market

October 3, 2011 by Chad Gillikin

  By: Hal Jones (for an update on Kobalt Tools Xtreme Access Go Here) In a quiet corner of the Hendrick’s Race Shop sat a table covered by a cloth. Truthfully I hadn’t noticed it until it was pointed out that Kobalt had another surprise for us.  In the third quarter of 2011, Kobalt will […]

Filed Under: Automotive, Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Tools Tagged With: cordless tools, Kobalt Tools, power tools

Husqvarna Unveils Its New R&D Facility In Charlotte, North Carolina

July 15, 2011 by Jake Thomas

EHT Online Editor, Hal Jones Using Husqvarna Saw with 72 inch bar

Commitment to research and development is a commitment to the future. Husqvarna’s OPE division has unveiled its state of the art R&D Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.  The new facility will allow engineers and designers to come to market quicker with advancements and improvements to Husqvarna’s broad range of outdoor power equipment.  I was lucky […]

Filed Under: Extreme How-To, Gift Ideas, Home Improvement, Outdoor Living, Tools Tagged With: Outdoor Living, Outdoor Power Equipment, Tool News, Tools

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