Milwaukee Hand Tool Giveaway

By Robert Robillard

Milwaukee PRO Hand Tool Giveaway The folks at Milwaukee are offering one of my newsletter subscribers the chance to win a handful of their hand tools.  This is a great opportunity to win a gorgeous set of hand tools for yourself or significant other.  If all works out you may even get these prior to Father’s…

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Bosch Grinders

By Robert Robillard

Bosch Revamps Grinders I was recently asked to cut four old structural “Lally columns” out of a house and replace them with new columns. (The term Lally column refers to a round, thin walled structural steel column oriented vertically to provide support to structural spans. A Lally column is filled with concrete to prevent buckling.…

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Dust Extraction

By Robert Robillard

Controlling Dust At The Job Site A good dust control strategy is essential to being a professional contractor and keeping your customer happy throughout a construction project. I’ve learned early on that learning how to control remodeling dust by keeping it out of the air and non-remodeled portion of your clients home is often more…

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How To Build A Disappearing Water Fountain

By Robert Robillard

Building a Disappearing Fountain Basin With A Glazed Pot Part 1 of 2 A great friend of ours bought my wife and I a beautiful blue, glazed pot for our wedding anniversary. The blue glaze matches the blue tiles surrounding our pool. My wife has wanted a water feature by the pool for awhile now…

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Bosch 18V Lithium-Ion Impact Driver

By Robert Robillard

Bosch 18V Lithium-Ion 1/4 – inch Hex, Impact Driver – Model # 25618-01 By Josh Bordenca The Bosch 18V Lithium-Ion Impact Driver, model number 25618-01, is Bosch’s fastening driver. This 2,800 RPM/3,200 BPM, 125 foot-pound of torque driving machine will have you cruising fasteners home all day long. This impact driver has even claimed the title of…

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Kreg Automaxx Bench Clamp

By Robert Robillard

Kreg Auto Adjusting Bench Clamp Kreg Tool Company recently released their Kreg Automaxx™ Bench Clamp that easily mounts to your workbench and automatically adjusts to the thickness of the material being clamped. As a carpenter and cabinet maker having clamps like this save you time and money.   The Kreg Automaxx Bench Clamp allows you to set…

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DEWALT DCF895 20 Volt XR Brushless Impact

By Robert Robillard

DEWALT DCF895 20 XR Brushless Impact Review The folks at DEWALT recently sent me their DCF895 20 volt XR brushless impact driver to review. I’ve been working in the trades for almost 20 years now and it seems that I find myself  driving more and more fasteners.  Whether it building a deck, installing tile backer…

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How To Design And Plan A New Bathroom

By Robert Robillard

Designing Your Bathroom As a remodeling contractor bathroom remodeling projects are high on my request list. Before you get started in any project you need a bathroom remodeling plan and then you need to consider three remodeling elements; Type Style Finish Types Of Bathrooms: The three basic types of bathrooms are: Master bathroom [luxury] Family…

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