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MAKITA 36 Volt Circular Saw – Tool Giveaway ConcordCarpenter and the folks at Makita are giving away a MAKITA 7-1/4 inch [X2] 36 Volt Circular Saw and two-batteries to one of our newsletter subscribers. MAKITA 7-1/4”Circular Saw Powered By Two 18-Volt Batteries XSH01X/Z Cutting the cord is a goal for the engineers and Product Managers…
Ridgid X4 18-Volt Hyper Lithium-Ion Cordless Combo Kit Giveaway To celebrate the new year Concord Carpenter and Ridgid tools are giving away a Ridgid tool cordless combo kit, $ 500.00 value, to one of my newsletter subscribers. The kit includes: R8611501 Hammer Drill, R8641 Reciprocating Saw, R86034 Impact Driver, R8691 Work Light, R8651 Circ Saw,…
How To Install A Wall Safe: Most crimes committed are related to theft of personal property from a residential location. There are many precautions you can take to secure your home from locking your house to installing an alarm. Installing a wall safe is also a way to further secure items inside your home. …
Older dishwashers, ten years or more, are neither energy efficient nor water efficient. Often times using between 8 an 15 gallons of water per cycle. Purchasing a new Energy Star rated dishwasher can save you 1,000 gallons or more water per year as well as use 10-13% less energy. The following dishwasher buying guide can help you…
Protecting Your Tools From Rust: The idea for the article, How To Keep Rust Off Woodworking Tools, came to me after I found one of my kid’s had placed a wet snow sledding tube on-top of my table saw table. I had told her to leave the snow tube in my shop so I could…
Compact Cordless Vacuum for Mobile Contractors As a remodeling carpenter we do our fair share of small service jobs and handyman work. The hidden benefit to doing these “small jobs,” is what I call “client face-time.” We believe that the more face-time with a client ~ the better opportunity for future projects. In order…
How to Build a Custom Laundry Cabinet Laundry Cabinet This article will focus on “How to Build a Custom Cabinet.” More specifically, a cabinet that is designed to hide four laundry baskets. The customer wanted a paint grade cabinet to put between her two bedroom windows. she wanted two doors in order to keep her…
Vented Crawl Spaces Can Cause Problems Crawl spaces are common in the building trade, and especially with new additions. While geographic areas, water tables and rock ledge may play a factor in deciding whether to install a crawl space versus a full basement, many builders like them because they’re easier, faster and cheaper to install. …
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