One of the easiest ways to ensure your product makes its rounds in the press is to give us something we haven't seen before. To show us, and the world, how easy it is to steer using the Volvo Dynamic steering system, Volvo Trucks decided to let a hamster demonstrate.
Milwaukee has come out with a new Door Lock installation kit that makes it easy to drill the holes you need to install door hardware. The drill guide easily adjusts and self-centers to fit 1-3/8" to 1-3/4" door thicknesses and adjusts to 2-3/8" or 2-3/4" backsets.
For a limited time Amazon has the Bosch PB120 compact AM/FM radio with MP3 player connectivity on sale for the low price of $79.00. This is a saving of 56% off of the list price, but more realistically, it is about $20 cheaper than other stores on the net.
Amazon (deal expires on Sep 30, 2013)
Senco has announced that they are coming out with all new 1-3/8-inch and 2-inch 23-gauge pin nailers (aka micro pinners). These new pinners stray from the typical Senco grey and black look, but are said to offer better ergonomics thanks to an angled pistol grip.
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.
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.
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.
