I would like to say thank you to all of the troops that have served us well over all the years, and to those serving us today. Thank you to those that have made it through OK, and especially to those who have died in the line of duty. Happy Memorial Day.
SKIL has a contest for the pros and the winner will receive a custom SKIL Chopper built by Big Dog Motorcycles. SKIL wants to hear how you have used your worm drive SKILSAW to over come the obstacles you have faced while building your projects either on the jobsite or even at home.
The grand prize is a custom SKILSAW Big Dog K-9 Chopper awarded at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Oct. 2009, at the Bank of America 500 NASCAR Race. Even if you dont win the grand prize, dont feel bad. 10 first place winners will each get a SHD77M Worm Drive SKILSAW and 25 second place winners will each get a $50 Visa gift card.
Be sure to include photos, and a lot of detail on your project to better your chances of winning. Good luck to everyone entering.
How often do you actually finish a tube of caulking, adhesive, or can of spray foam in one day? I know I rarely do, especially if it is for a home project, or for a quick repair at work. So what do you do with that partially used tube? If you just let it sit, the tube will dry up. I am simple and use whatever I can find to plug the tube, like a screw or some masking tape. If this is a problem you have on a regular basis, you might want to check out the Twist-n-Seal caulk saver plug. The reusable plug will keep your caulking tube ready to go when you need it. If you are worried about the Twist-n-Seal plug falling out, don't, it has been tested to hold over 40 lbs of pull force when finger tightened on a caulking tube. You can get a pack of five for around 3 bucks at your local hardware store, and they are made in the USA.
E-books are becoming more and more popular because of devices such as the Amazon Kindle. With a clever play on words, a little bit of design and some fancy laser equipment, you get the Amazon Kindling. A very cool more flammable version of the popular e-book.
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.
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...
I have always looked at the Festool MFT (Multi-Function Table) as great little work table, but not practical for jobsite use. I just never liked the idea of having to carry it around on the jobsite along with all of my other tools. But Timothy Wilmots' modified MFTC (Multi-Function Tool Cart) looks like an ideal way to transport both the MFT and your tools.
Do you need a trailer that you can just pull up to the job site and get right to work without having to unload all your tools. The problem with most trailers is the limited access to your tools. If you need something in the back, you have to unload everything in front of it.
