When I drive around the beautiful countryside of Pennsylvania in the summer, I notice a lot of local landscaping companies keeping yards trimmed up and looking great. The brand name I see most often on their machines is Toro. It’s no doubt that Toro makes a lot of great professional and consumer level mowers trusted […]
There are only few times that I’m hoping it snows here in Pennsylvania—Christmas Eve, New Years, and when I get a new toy that requires snow to operate. In October, I got the Snow Joe iON 18SB 40 Volt Cordless Snow Blower in the mail to review. Our headquarters is based out of Florida, where […]
Bigger. Faster. Stronger. Have you ever noticed that every year, car companies use the same words to describe their new models? Words like sleeker, faster, efficient, aerodynamic, etc. When they say this year after year, it makes me wonder why they didn’t just skip the last 10 revisions and jump straight to the “sleekest.” It’s kind […]
5 Features at a Glance Brushless Motor 4-Speed, All Metal Gear Box Electronically Controlled Torque Settings Interchangeable Drill / Drive Heads 900 screw connections per battery The Fein Cordless Drill Feels Like a Winner The first thing I do when I see a new tool is pick it up and hold it in my hands. I like […]
Sometimes the smallest tools can get you out of the biggest jams, and the Lenox Tight Space Tubing Cutters 14833TSK are a great example of this. At Sturm Plumbing, we do a lot of repairs to existing work, so we often work around other plumber’s installations. At least once a week I shake my head in […]
“Buy quality tools, and they’ll last you a lifetime.” This phrase, which I learned from my dad, was burned into my mind when I was in high school. Every so often, I thank him for teaching me this valuable lesson at such a young age. The last time I bought a cordless combo kit was about […]
I feel very fortunate to be a plumber in 2013. Any time I’m having a hard day or am frustrated with a certain job, my dad will tell me a story about how he had to do that same job 35 years ago. It would usually go something like, “I never had a helper, so […]
Everyone has that one tool they could never live without. For some people it’s as simple as a pencil. For others, it’s an accurate level or a trusty hammer. But for me, it’s the Fein MultiMaster—which is why I jumped at the opportunity to review the FEIN MultiMaster AFMM 14 Cordless Kit. This German engineered tool […]
I love tools. Big tools, small tools, power tools, hand tools, you name it—but I didn’t realize I had such an obsession with tools until I started receiving them in the mail to review. It brought me right back to my childhood…opening Christmas presents and the anticipation of tearing through the wrapping not knowing what […]
My Father, who’s been a master plumber for over 40 years, loves his job. There is, however, one thing that he hates to do more than anything else: soldering. You’d think it would be something like digging up a sewer line, squeezing into a dark crawlspace or one of the other not-so-glorious plumbing procedures, but […]
