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 […]
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Tools for Setting Tile:Tips to Save Time and Money
Installing ceramic or porcelain tile should not be an intimidating project and with the right tools you can get professional results. My first tile installations were many years ago and there was no internet and I didn’t have tile saws or lasers, but I was able to work around those issues. What I wasn’t able […]
Wow, what a great tool tryout weekend!
This past weekend I had a few tools to use and review that I was really excited about. Now many times, these great expectations die a quick death to the reality in the field use trials. Well, this weekend was nothing like that. I cannot tell you how cool the Fluke TI-32 Infrared Camera unit is. I […]
Bosch Pocket Driver 265 in lbs of torque
PS21 Pocket Driver from Bosch
Tool of the Day, Bosch Nailkiller Has Escaped
Auger bit users dread few things worse than encountering nails hidden in studs, joists, or sill plates. Until now, those hidden nails typically meant two things – the end of an expensive bit and a very sore wrist at the end of the day. With the introduction of the Nailkiller™ Auger Bit this week, Bosch […]
Milwaukee Adds to Its Sawzall Line-Up
Milwaukee Sawzalls are a favorite tool around here. The Sawzall maybe fifty years old but it still holds a treasured spot in every renovators box. Few tools can match it for versatility around a job site. From demolition work to cutting buried pipe, the Sawzall is a go-to tool when nothing else will work. Today Milwaukee introduces […]
March 2010 Issue is Now Live
March 2010 Extreme How-To