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RIDGID’s R4510 Heavy-Duty 10-inch Portable Table saw with stand By Tim Curry As a cabinet maker and carpenter I rely on my table saw to be the work horse of my shop. I am accustomed to having a solid, stable, powerful machine in the shop. When it comes to being on a job site, I…
Being Safe With A Pneumatic Nailer By Ethan Bickford We all make mistakes. Some are just a little more costly than others. I’m a pretty safety conscious kind of guy. I look where I’m putting my feet on the job site. I wear eye, ear, and lung protection. Heck I even wear gloves a good…
DeWalt USB Power Source [DCB090] DeWalt recently announced they’ll be releasing a USB Power Source compatible with their 20V MAX and 12V MAX slide style battery packs, that has the capacity to charge up to two small USB-compatible devices like a cellphone, smart-phone, tablet, or audio device. I love this concept! Not only because as…
Dickies Work Clothes: Allow Contractors To Achieve Professional Appearance The term “blue collar” emerged from the working class or trade professional primarily wearing blue clothing to better hide the stains and smudges that accumulate during a day of working with machinery, tools, and building materials. Although nowadays the lines between blue collar and white collar…
Light It Up With the Milwaukee M12 LED Stick Light by Phil Benevides Milwaukee is getting ready to release a new attachment for their ever expanding M12 series, the M12 LED Stick Light, runs on the M12 Lithium Ion battery, currently compatible with over 50 other Milwaukee products, and is attempting to tackle a problem…
DEWALT Cordless Compact Job Site Radio with Multi-Port Interface Review I recently had the opportunity to test and review the new DEWALT Compact Job Site Radio DCR018. You should expect to see this radio in August. I like music on the job site, if it can be played at a reasonable level and does not…
What You Need In A Tool Belt? A version of this article appeared in Pro Tool Reviews Magazine, August 2013 The Old Bait and Switch! The conversation starts off like this. “Hey Rob, it’s Clint – feel like reviewing a tool bag or two for Pro Tool Review magazine?” PTR Magazine is geared toward the…
Ridgid R9601 18V X4 Cordless Compact Drill and Impact Driver Combo By Michael Hopp I have been a remodeler/general contractor for the last 10 years. I am always looking for the most efficient way to work. There is never enough time in a day! I can remember getting my first power tool set at the…
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