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RYOBI 550CFM/125MPH Leaf Blower RY40407VNM Review By Ralf Mroz It’s hard to say which battery-operated tool has made the biggest difference on the Jobsite, in landscaping, or just home maintenance, but certainly, the blower is welcome and well-used. On the Jobsite it’s used for general clean-up, to blow sawdust out of table saws, to move…
My 3 Go-To LED Lights On The Jobsite Milwaukee Rover LED Light The Coronavirus has had me staying home a lot more than I’m used to. We’ve all heard the saying idle hands is the devil’s workshop. I could not agree more, so I went looking for projects to work on here at home.…
Controlling Jobsite Access With A Delaney Logan Lever Lock In the world of remodeling, controlling access to a property is paramount to security and also client privacy. On many jobs, the clients are home to let us in, which can sometimes backfire. Especially if they go out to yoga or tennis and forget to leave…
Zero Tolerance 0450 Sinkevich Titanium Knife The Kershaw ZT Zero Tolerance Knife, model 0450 is a version of an award-winning collaboration between ZT and custom knife designer Dmitry Sinkevich. It is a version of the 0454 knife, which was a very limited edition. If you don’t have the 0454 knives, I think Zero Tolerance 0450 is the next best thing!…
RIDGID Cordless Random Orbital and Sheet Sander By Ralph Mroz All carpenters need sanders. But do you need cordless sanders? Well, the answer to that question is like the answer to most of life’s questions: it depends. So, let’s take a closer look at the question and the RIDGID cordless sander. Controlled vs. Jobsite Environments…
WORX 14-INCH 40 VOLT BRUSHLESS CORDLESS CHAIN SAW By Ralph Mroz I would submit that almost any trades person should have a small cordless chain saw in their bag of tricks. Also, any homeowner that’s responsible for their own outdoor maintenance and has trees needs one. For homeowners: maintenance and emergency preparedness Trees need regular trimming…
New Craftsman Tool Boxes By Ralph Mroz I took a peek at two different Craftsman Tool Boxes. As most of you probably know, Stanley Black & Decker (SBD) bought the Craftsman brand from Sears Holdings back in 2017. It was a bit of a strange deal in that SBD will now own the Craftsman brand and…
Let’s Ditch the term “Cheap Tool” – Tool Reviews by Ralph Mroz How many times have you heard someone bash a tool as “a cheap piece of junk” when it didn’t meet their expectations? How many times have you done so? The fact is that the key phrase in the preceding is “didn’t meet expectations”. …
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