DripDrop Rehydration Electrolyte Powder

By Scott Arnold

DripDrop Rehydration Electrolyte Powder Review At World of Concrete, Rob and I had the opportunity to meet several new brands that fit into our lane of traffic. Some companies that were new to us, and some that we have had talks with before. World of Concrete is a great place to build new working relationships…

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Knipex Pliers

By ralph mroz

Their Reputation Precedes Them If you’ve been in the trades anytime during the last 20 years, you know about Knipex pliers.  Knipex pliers from Germany have pretty much everyone who’s used them singing their praises.  However, if you’re a pro, maybe you haven’t had an opportunity yet to try a pair out; if you’re a…

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Ryobi ONE+ 18V 8A Rapid Charger

By John Peachey

Ryobi ONE+ 18V 8A Rapid Charger (PCG008) If you have invested in the Ryobi ONE+ 18V extensive platform of tools, then you no doubt have multiple 18V batteries and just as many chargers. I love using my Ryobi battery-operated tools due to their convenience and utility. However, once a battery is extinguished, it takes a…

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Tsunoda Pliers

By ralph mroz

High Quality From Japan The Tsunoda pliers we look at here are a great example of quality tools from Japan.  There are a handful of countries with a reputation for producing top-quality goods, and Japan is certainly one of them.  While hand tools from Europe have gotten most of the attention in this regard lately,…

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Floating a Floor Over a Concrete Slab

By Robert Robillard

Insulating A Concrete Floor Mike Hopp a RI remodeling contractor, and friend, asked us to help him frame out a large garage that was being converted into a studio apartment. The garage was framed with 2×4 walls, a truss roof system and had an existing concrete slab floor. The trusses meant that we did not…

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Milwaukee MiUSA Lineman’s Pliers

By ralph mroz

Made in the USA and More Milwaukee’s MiUSA lineman’s pliers are one of the first products to come out of their new West Bend, Wisconsin plant.  While the made in USA feature is the one that’s getting all the attention, it was what Milwaukee has decided to do with these pliers that intrigues me most. …

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CHANNELLOCK®  Electrician’s Pliers

By ralph mroz

 CHANNELLOCK has Electricians Covered CHANNELLOCK electrician pliers is kind of a tautology.  That’s because CHANNELLOCK makes many versions of all the pliers that electricians commonly use, including the four pliers that are in almost all electricians’ tool pouches all the time.  These are lineman’s, dykes, tongue-and-groove offset head (known generally as “Channelocks”, because CHANNELLOCK invented…

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REEKON T1 Tomahawk Digital Tape Measure

By ralph mroz

The Future of Construction By now you’ve probably seen the ads for and some of the press about the REEKON T1 Tomahawk Digital Tape Measure.  You may have noticed that it’s a tape measure with digital readout, and that with just a press of a button it saves those measurements to an e-paper screen.  Maybe…

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