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Porter-Cable Lock Boring Jig Review The folks at Porter-Cable recently sent me their PorterCable 511 Cylindrical Lock Boring Jig Kit Installation Kit to review and evaluate. This jig is used to drill precise holes in doors to allow you to install cylindrical knob sets and deadbolts. It will fit door thickness measuring 1-5/16 to 2-1/8-Inch. The beauty of using a…
Whether you’re a contractor or a Do-It-Yourselfer Bondera will save you time and money! What is Bondera? Bondera is a pressure-sensitive tile adhesive that is perfect for counter & wall tile projects. A peel and stick product, it allows you to apply tile directly to it without the need for mastic or thin-set. Once the tile…
My friends over at Warmly Yours have a company blog where talk about floor heating, snow melting systems other product they offer. If you remember I reviewed a snow melting system that Warmly Yours sells. That review, Concord Carpenter Dabbles in Concrete Heating shows the installation of Warmly yours snow melting cables, installed under a blue stone landing and walkway.…
I recently returned from Morocco where two other officers from the Waltham Police Department and I competed as a team (one of 13) in the filming of a new ABC reality show,Expedition Impossible. Ours team, The Cops, included Me, Officer Dani Henderson and Sergeant James Vaglica (in the photo above). For more info read this article, Warmly Yours. Expedition…
A Concord Carpenter Participates In Expedition Impossible: . This past April Concord Carpenter took some time away from police work and carpentry to compete in a new reality TV show for ABC: Expedition Impossible! A Mark Burnett Production. The show features 13 teams of three who race across deserts, mountains and rivers, solving problems…
LEAD Dust In Construction: A Serious Health Hazard Lead poisoning is a serious heath problem and is more common today than most people know. An April 2003 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine included an article concluding lead levels even below the 10 micrograms can be harmful, especially in children. The researchers wrote,…
Handheld Planers: Carpenters have been using handheld power planes to adjust doors and plane down cabinets and other boards for years. The portable handheld power planer has been a huge time saver on the job site. Handheld planers typically come with a 3-1/4-inch-wide plate and use two carbide cutting blades. These blades have two sharp…
DELTA® Announces All New Machinery Will Carry A Five Year Limited Warranty DELTA® Power Equipment Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of portable, stationary and bench top woodworking machinery and equipment, has announced that as of their purchase of Delta® Machinery from Stanley Black & Decker on February 4, 2011, all new Delta woodworking machinery purchased…
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