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Milwaukee M18 1/4-Inch Hex Compact Impact Driver # 2652 Giveaway The folks at Milwaukee are offering one of my newsletter subscribers the chance to Win A Milwaukee M18 Fuel Impact Driver. The M18 impact is a fast, strong and durable professional grade impact driver and offers a battery fuel guage, accurate LED illumination, one-handed bit-loading and longer run-time. With 1,400 in. pounds of…
10 Gifts For The Contractor That Has Everything! . The holidays are around the corner and I’m betting you found this page because your looking for that that perfect gift for your PRO contractor, serious enthusiast or Do-It- Yourself er? Don’t fret ~ I’ve got you covered with my Holiday Tool Gift Guide . I’ve…
Comparing the Bosch GTA500 to the DEWALT DW7450 Table Saw Stand The folks at Bosch and DEWALT each provided me with their portable 10″ folding table saw stands to compare. We bought the stands into the shop as well as used them on the jobsite for three weeks each prior to writing this review. Bosch…
Considerations When Installing An Emergency Generator Part 2 of 2 [Read part 1 Emergency Home Generator] DEWALT 14000 Watt Generator DXGN14000: Continued from part 1. The generator we used in this article came from DEWALT, they sent us a sample to review. I chose to focus on the DEWALT 14000 Watt Commercial Generator for several reasons. These reasons…
Installing a DEWALT DXGN14000 Generator Power outages and brownouts inevitably result in substantial losses forbusiness owners and residents. These past few years weather patterns have caused more and more power outages. Installing An emergency home generator can be an invaluable investment. A generator ensures that you will have a reliable source of electricity whenever and wherever you need…
Bosch T102D3 3 Inch 6 TPI Polypropylene High Carbon Steel Jig Saw Blades Bosch now is offering four new T-shank jigsaw blades to cut plastics, polymers and Plexiglas. This is great news for exterior carpenters who use alot of PVC trim. Unlike wood, PVC melts, dulls standard blades and needs to be deburred. The problem with cutting…
Advanced Corner Framing Many framers these days have changed the way they frame their corners. Historically framers have over built corners, headers and walls. Framing energy efficient corners means using less wood in the corners and allowing room for insulation. Exterior corners as well as interior partition walls that meet exterior walls are typical spots that…
Best Practice: Pre-Construction Mock Ups As a carpenter and remodeler I know all too well that getting the smallest detail wrong on a project can cost me alot of money or set the job back weeks at a time. Knowing this has sold me on the idea that making a pre construction mock up for…
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