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Ralph Mroz grew up in an extended family of tradesmen, and worked at the trades summers and weekends through school. He put those skills to good use in renovating the five houses he and his wife have owned. Even while working in the white-collar and law enforcement worlds, he's always had one foot in the construction trades.
CAT 60V 21” Mower The Cat® Self-Propelled Walk Behind Mower (model DG671) is a good example of the increasing availability of powerful 60-volt cordless power tools. In fact, it might not be too much to say that these days 60 volts is the new 20 volts. With the increased voltage of course comes increased power,…
Lufkin Shockforce G2 Tape Measures The Crescent Lufkin Shockforce G2 tape measures are, as the name suggests, the Generation 2 (G2) versions of the original Crescent Lufkin Shockforce tape measures. When the Gen1 (G1) versions were first introduced a few years ago I reviewed them and really liked them. They were tough, feature-rich, and…
SKIL 12-Volt Auto Hammer The SKIL 12-Volt Auto Hammer (Model AH6552A-10) was recently reintroduced, this time with a brushless motor. Some years ago there were several auto hammers on the market, but at the time they weren’t well regarded. This was due in part to their lack of power and in part because people were…
Lenox Pliers Wrench The Lenox Pliers Wrench – two, two tools in one The Lenox Pliers Wrench is a pair of pliers! The Lenox Pliers Wrench is a wrench! Stop! You’re both right. The Lenox Pliers Wrench is two, two tools in one. If you don’t remember the classic Certs breath mints ad from 1960…
RYOBI 1-Gallon Wet/Dry Vacuum When cordless tools first hit the market, the push was on for ever-more powerful versions from year-to-year. But now that battery-powered tools can out-power their cordless counterparts, we’re seeing a trend towards smaller, “right-sized” tools, incorporating appropriate power for a job but at reduced weight and bulk. RYOBI has been introducing…
RYOBI Workshop Blower The RYOBI Workshop Blower (model P755) is an example of one of the really useful tools that the manufacturers have brought out in the last decade or so: the battery-powered (cordless) blower. A New Type of Blower Where does the RYOBI Workshop Blower fit into your tool kit? Landscapers have always used…
Do Blade-Left Circular Saws Provide Advantages? Do blade-left circular saws really provide advantages? One of the standard arguments for worm-drive saws, which are typically blade-left, is that they provide better line-of-sight to the cut line than blade-right saws (which most sidewinders are). A clue that this argument may have faults is that it assumes a…
SKILSAW’s Blade-Right and Blade-Left Sidewinders This is a review of two of SKILSAW’s blade-right and blade-left sidewinders, specifically the blade-right model SPT67WMB-01 and the blade-left model SPT67M8-01. Both are corded models and, BLUF, I very much like them both. Now, before I get into why I like these particular coded sidewinders, let me explain why…
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