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Carpenter Skills Many of us grew up watching our parents turn a basement or garage into a carpentry workshop, spend countless weekends building furniture, and amaze us with the results. But whether your passion for carpentry started in childhood or later in life, you undoubtedly know the special kind of satisfaction which comes from building…
LED Job-site Lighting As a remodeling contractor, when setting up a job site, the right lighting is essential to ensuring that we can safely see what we are working on, as well as safely traverse the job-site. After all we have a job to do and often find ourselves in locations where there is not…
DEWALT 12-Volt Hand Held Wall Scanner DCT419 The DEWALT 12 volt hand held wall scanner DCT419 was designed to assist contractors with assessing hidden conditions, and embedded material detection. The DCT419 can detect the following items behind multiple wall surfaces: wood ferrous and non-ferrous metal plastic unshielded live electric wiring How Deep Can The DCT419…
RIDGID Announces Gen5X 5pc Combo Kit RIDGID has announced the next generation in power tools, the RIDGID Gen5X 5pc Combo Kit. The secret with the new Gen5X’s is it’s magnet motor, which has been designed to provide the more power, run-time, and performance. The tools are powered by the HYPER 4.0 Lithium Ion battery that…
How To Repair A Toilet with the Phantom Flush I recently discovered my toilet would add water periodically, every 15 minutes to be exact. This water cycle sounds like a small amount is leaking into the toilet bowl, necessitating the auto-fill to turn on. My gut told me that I had what’s affectionately called a…
Ryobi 18v Power Caulk Gun Ryobi’s 18v line is offering over 50 great one+ tools to choose from. In this review I was able to test out their 18v Power Caulk & Adhesive Gun. I have always wondered about them, and have been skeptical about the discharge rate. As you read you below I will…
Preventing Ice Dam Damage When the snow hits our roofs several conditions together create the “perfect storm” for ice dams. The easiest way to spot an ice dam is to look for a lump of ice at the roofs edge, icicles are often present but do not cause ice dams. Roofs with inadequate ventilation ice…
Skilsaw Sawsquatch 10-1/4″ Worm Drive Saw SPT 70 WM-22 Review The Skil name is synonymous with circular saws. To the point where many carpenters (especially the more experienced ones) refer to all circular saws as “Skilsaws.” The Skil worm drive saw is legendary in the carpentry world, among framers. it’s known for being one of…
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