We might not all be professional plumbers, but that doesn't mean we cant do our own plumbing maintenance and repairs around the house. To help the beginner get started, BernzOmatic has put together a grab-and-go kit with the basic tools needed to start sweating copper pipe.
Rockler has come out with a new clamp that makes it easier than ever to clamp onto the edge of plywood, MDF and other sheet goods. The Rockler Bendy Clamp provides even pressure around the edge, allowing for hassle-free installation of thick edge-banding and moldings.
The Screwpop Company started out with a simple tool that allowed people to have easy access to a bottle opener that doubled as a screwdriver and fit on a key ring. Now, a few years later, they have a number of bottle openers that all feature secondary tools, the latest being the Screwpop Utility Knife.
Do you wear your wedding ring while on the jobsite? If you do, did you know you could be putting your ring finger at risk? I read an interesting article from Tools Of The Trade talking about the dangers of wearing a wedding ring on the job, when I remembered a guy I used to work with. I do not remember the full story, but he lost his finger after his ring got caught on a ladder he was coming down. Could a silicone ring be the jobsite solution?
We have seen circular saws used as table saw replacements with the Eurekazone tracksaw system, and now there is a new system from PUPS (Portable Universal Power Station) that can turn a circular saw to an accurate miter saw.
All to often I see news reports about tools that are stolen from a jobsite. These tools are required for a person in construction to do his or her job, and a loss of tools can be very damaging. Below I have put together a list of tips – some obvious, some not – on how you can prevent tool theft and how you can recover stolen tools.
In an effort to better organize my home workspace I decided that I needed to get some of my non-work tools out of boxes/bags and into places where I could more easily access the ones I use most. My solution was simple, and probably the same solution that many of you use, pegboard. A full sheet of pegboard is cheap, and with the right hooks and attachments, you can organize a good portion of your tools. Next all I needed was pegboard hooks. Lucky for me, my Father had a box full of them that he let me dig...
We have seen a couple of combination miter/table saws now enjoying freedom in the U.K., one from Bosch with a table mounted on top of a miter saw, and one from Makita that flips to transform. Now it is DeWalt's turn to join in on the fun with their very own flipping combination transformation miter/table saw.
