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Clamping Large Items: Using Pipe Clamps I often find myself needing to clamp large items such as face frames of bookcase counter edge nosings. Unless your Norm Abrams and you have a plethora of various size pipe clamps and a ton of space to store them you often find the need to improvise. That’s why…
Change the way you heat—from the ground up By Chris Guelpa For many of us, electric baseboard heaters are simply a fact of life. The faintly acrid smell of burning dust and metallic pings and ticks are just another note in our domestic symphony. Most homes, condos and office utilize these intrusive metal boxes as…
Nuheat Radiant Floor Heating Mats – Review The folks at Nuheat, a manufacturer of an electric radiant floor heating system, recently asked if I was interested in reviewing their radiant floor heating mats. I agreed as the timing was perfect as I was in the process of remodeling a customers bathroom and they were more…
Johnson 40-6001 Laser Distance Measuring A simple, effective and money saving Tool! The folks at Johnson Level & Tool recently sent me their 40-6001 Laser Distance Measure Tool to evaluate. First Impression: The 40-6001 laser tool was designed for me ~ It’s idiot proof! Simply turn it on, press measure button and record the measurement. I recently…
Have you cleaned your air ducts before? If you home has air ducts it may be time to consider cleaning them. Regularly replacing your HVAC air filter is great but over the years molds, allergens, lint and dirt can accumulate. Mold And Allergens: Build-up of mold and dust mites can breed and release spores, bacteria and other…
Concord Carpenter’s Mid-Summer Giveaway. Our friends at Paslode are offering one of my Newsletter subscribers a chance to win one of their CF325 cordless framing nailers. Read my review on the CF325 here: Paslode CF-325 fuel powered nailer. I’ve been using the the CF-325 since January and love it. Since then I have set up…
Eagle America recently came out with a Spline Jig. What is a spline jig? A spline jig is a strong and decorative joint used in woodworking and repair operations. A spline aligns as well as adds strength to a joint by running across the joint, not parallel to it. Adding splines to narrow miter joints adds strength to the miter joint…
Milwaukee New Tools I recently attended Milwaukee Electric Tool 2011 media event in Brookfield, WI. I enjoy going to these events to get a sneak peek at some of the newest tool releases. The best part of these events is getting time on the tool and the one on one conversations with the Product Managers. Unlike other…
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