I recently spent a few days at the Home Depot headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. I toured the facility, explored the company’s Product Quality and Engineering Laboratory, and got a peek at the latest in tools and equipment from the premiere brands that will stock store shelves this year. I also participated with a team of […]
Tools
Top 10 Rotary Tool Accessories
(guest post by Joseph Truini) For more than 85 years, rotary tools have been favored by woodworkers, metal fabricators, machinists, toy makers, hobbyists, jewelers, model makers and, of course, do-it-yourselfers. Invented back in 1932 by Albert Dremel, the super-versatile rotary tool can be used to cut, carve, grind, etch, rout, sand, buff, sharpen and […]
Stanley Black & Decker Purchases the Craftsman Brand from Sears Holdings
Here’s some big news in the tool world: Craftsman, which has for decades been the trademark tool brand of Sears Holdings, has been purchased by Stanley Black & Decker. From the official press release: Stanley Black & Decker’s President and Chief Executive Officer, James M. Loree commented, “We are pleased to complete the purchase of […]
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Everything You Need to Know about Electric Generators
(guest post by Victor Hill) A generator can support crucial appliances such as heaters, refrigerators, and regulate temperature during power blackouts in your home. Suppliers of electric generators realize high sales whenever there is a massive storm in the surrounding areas. What does the realization show? The majority of users only purchase the generators during […]
Top 6 Tools You Need To Get Your Woodworking Shop Started
(guest post by Ted Leger) It took one time working with lumber and wood stock and I was hooked. From then on I loved to eat, sleep, and talk about woodworking to everyone. And within a short period, I built my first shop and grabbed my tools and organized them. That was my “man cave.” […]
Product Highlights from the National Hardware Show
Check out these cool tools and gadgets we discovered on the show floor! The Straight Flush Saw This new handheld circular saw gives workers the ability to make accurate zero-clearance cuts, which reduces the need for the reciprocating saw and many other tools, and eliminates many secondary cutting operations. With its 8.5-in. flush-cut recessed […]
DeWalt Donates Tools to the Greenfield VFW
At the Grand Opening of power tool manufacturing at DeWalt’s facility in Greenfield, Indiana, on Veterans Day (November 11, 2015), DeWalt donated 70 power tools, hand tools and accessories to the Greenfield VFW including some of the finest professional corded power tools made right in Greenfield. Making the Donation for DeWalt and accepting the donation […]