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Milwaukee M12 Cordless Lithium-Ion Grease Gun 2446-21 Part of working in the trades is maintaining your tools and equipment. Milwaukee recently came out with a cordless grease gun that allows you to lubricate machinery and equipment faster and easier. It’s the Milwaukee M12 Cordless Grease Gun 2446-21 and it’s a real nice tool! The M12 Grease Gun…
Tips To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Image: cosmos.ucdavis.edu The United States is the world’s single largest contributor to global warming, with average annual emissions of 19.6 tons per person? Five times the world average of 3.9tons per person. Here are some tips on reducing our carbon footprint. Replace light bulbs: Identify frequently used…
Bosch 18V Rotary Hammer, Model RHH181 This week AConcordCarpenter is going to the annual World of Concrete [WOC] in LasVegas. WOC is a show dedicated to the industries commercial concrete and masonry trades. We are especially looking forward to getting our hands on the Bosch 2013 new tool releases, especially the Bosch 18 Volt Rotary Hammer. For 2013…
How to Make A Box Joint Jig A box joint’s exposed end grain can be an attractive detail. Box joints are a simple, economic way to produce a strong joint. They can be built on the table saw with a simple jig made from remnants from your scrap pile. A box joint jig is not…
Built In Bookcase Modification: It seems these days folks are designing whole rooms around flat screen TVs. The problem arises when you have an existing room and you try to incorporate the flat screen TV. Modifying a bookcase for a flat screen TV seems to be in demand. This was just the case for a client of mine.…
Source: orlandfire.org Ice Safety – Enjoying Your Time On The Ice Last month I heard of several people falling through the ice. Two people in Massachusetts recently fell through ice and died. This article will focus on ice safety and educate you on the proper thickness ice needs to be. My son has a…
Constructing a Cedar Privacy Screen The picture below is the rooftop patio at a Winchester, MA Condo project we worked on. Our client wanted us to build a privacy screen to block the view but still allow in light onto her roof deck. I decided to construct the new screen out of high quality 1″ thick…
Image: images-cdn01.associatedcontent.com Turning down your thermostat by just a few degrees in the winter can save 5-10% on your overall heating bill. The best way to achieve this is through the use of a programmable thermostat and its setback feature. You can program your thermostat to set the temperature back until the next pre-programed time…
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