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Proto ½” Air Impact Wrench J150WP Review DIY hub bearing repair made easier: I’m not a mechanic. However I do like to work on my own vehicles now and again as it saves some money and keeps you more aware of what kind of shape your car or truck is in. My truck had…
Dealing With A door That Does Not Close or Latch You’re trying to close a door in your house and it won’t latch. Or you have to lift or put a shoulder into the door in order to get it to latch or lock. Most likely you have an alignment issue at the strike or…
Milwaukee Fuel M18 Impact Driver Review I’ve been running an older Makita 14.4 volt impact wrench for a while now. It’s been a great tool but the batteries just don’t hold a charge the way they used to. I’ve done a lot of research and Milwaukee seems to be at or near the top for…
Dig Faster with The Hart Mattock HHM5LB The soil around this recently built development that I’m going to be digging footings in is dense. Hard packed by heavy equipment and full of sharp recently blasted chunks of rock from excavating through ledge to make room for a few basements. In short this is some of…
Image: rd.com Controlling Remodeling and Sanding Dust How to control dust during a renovation can be approached a number of ways. Simple and effective way to remove fumes, dust and odors from a confined area is to create negative pressure in a room and draw the contaminants out of the room. Any environment can be…
Stanley Anti-Fatigue Floor Mats I have a love hate relationship with my workshop. While I love using my hands to make bookcases, mantles and other built-ins I had what the long hours of standing do to my legs, joints and lower back. My shop floor is concrete and when standing in the shop working for…
DEWALT Trim Compressor Model DWFP55130 DEWALT recently introduced the DEWALT 2.5 Gallon Ultimate Trim Compressor with a lower decibel rating. This was welcome to me my customers and my ears. DEWALT Listened to Users In designing the DWFP55130 compressor DEWALT focused on three main categories that pros found the most important; Weight Size Noise Weight…
DEWALT I-Beam Levels A Rugged Design A year or two ago DEWALT decided to get into the hand tool arena. They did this with the intention of not reinvent the wheel with yellow paint and stickers but to look a teach hand tool and to see if they could improve it. So far so good…
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