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Reasons to Use Paper Collated Nails Not All Pneumatic Nails Are the Same: An Argument In Favor Paper Collated Nails The term collated means: assembled in a standard order. For pneumatic nailers, collated nails are “nail assembled in strips.” These strips hold a certain number of nails and are designed easily insert into pneumatic nailers.…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Haier America Recalls Chest Freezers Due to Fire Hazard…
Repairing A Cut Circular Saw Cord: I’d be lying if I told you I’ve have never cut my tool power cords. The Milwaukee circular saw in these pictures had barely an hour on it when I lowered the tool to the ground and the cord got sucked into he blade. Repairing a power tool cord was i…
Cranes and Derricks in Construction Final Rule The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a historic new standard, addressing the use of cranes and derricks in construction and replacing a decades old standard. The Cranes and Derricks in Construction Final Rule will become effective next Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. New…
BORA Angle Master Review Bora, a division of Affinity Tool Works, recently sent me their Angle Master. The Angle Master is an angle measuring tool translates real corner and angle readings to a miter saw. Complex Miters The Angle Master takes the guesswork out of complex miter cuts by providing a precise measurement for…
To many times I run in to water infiltration issues due to poor window and door installations with incorrect flashing details or no flashing at all. Window Installations and Water Infiltration The days of throwing a window in a opening. Plumb, level, square are over. Rough opening window and door flashing has been ignored for…
REMODELING IS HOT (BUT DON’T GET BURNED) I’ve noticed that the word ‘Remodeling’ has become an extremely popular topic in the last year. I am glued to remodeling programs when I turn on the T.V., I read about new remodeling ventures in the news, and as a marketing V.P. for a company that sells warranty…
Factory Painted Siding Before installing your shingles or clapboards you may want to apply a finish to all surfaces or purchase factory finished siding. It’s easier than working off a ladder or staging and it can be done out of inclement weather, hot temperatures or at night – if indoors. Factory finished siding is…
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