Homelight Powercare and EZ Clean Surface Cleaner Attachments Recall
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Homelight Consumer Products has announced a voluntary recall of the […]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Homelight Consumer Products has announced a voluntary recall of the […]
Milwaukee is releasing the next evolution of their Ax SawZall wood blade. The newest blade is their 7-3/8″ long Rough-in […]
Rick Gambaccini introduced the 2011 Milwaukee Tools corded tools in concrete and metalworking by restating their commitment to the company’s corded heritage. […]
So we’re here at the 2011 Milwaukee New Product Symposium. While it has yet to officially begin (I’m penning this […]
Electric vehicles are on the horizon – that much is clear, but the infrastructure to make them practical is still […]
When Swanson sent us their newest 7″ Speed Bevel, we didn’t realize the new inexpensive orange ABS plastic composite square would quickly become our all-around go-to tool for odd jobs and miscellaneous angle measurements. Swanson, who brought us the original Speed Square, built some new innovation into the Speed Bevel. While it doesn’t excel in build quality, it does have a really good function as a low-cost multi-purpose solution for finding angles, making quick cut measurements, and serving as a stop-gap protractor.
The government has affected many different aspects of home construction, some good, like primary building codes that keep home safer and set standards for quality construction. Other things, like regulating low-flow toilets in 1994, have been more… problematic. Now, consumers are facing an essential “ban” on all residential incandescent lights that is slated to start next year for 100 watt bulbs. So how is this a “ban”? In December 2007 the federal government enacted the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. This act mandates that all household and commercial light bulbs producing between 310 and 2600 lumens be 30% more energy efficient then 2007-era incandescents by 2012-2014. This would put them in step with halogen technology. The efficiency standards starts with 100-watt bulbs in January 2012 and works its way down to 40-watt bulbs in January 2014.
If you’ve ever done a roofing job (and most of our readers seem to have some knowledge of this type of work) you’ve laid down button caps to secure felt to a rooftop. That job is made simpler with the addition of pneumatics. We’ve tried several different systems, like the Fasco America SideWinder Windstrips Stapler we reviewed last year. Now, Duo-Fast has a new product, the DF150-CS Button Cap Stapler. This system allows you to shoot staples and plastic button caps at the same time. As you can imagine, it’s perfect for roofing felt applications as well as housewrap. Most jurisdictions not locked to Broward County rules will allow the use of a tool like this on roofing felt and housewrap.
Dealing with human waste in many places around the globe proves to be a challenge. Here in America, we often take for granted the amount of clean water that is available and take minimal measures to conserve it. Depending on the age of your home and the type of toilet that is installed, a toilet can be one of the largest users of water in your home. Now the reason that Bill Gates is interested in toilets is because for a big part of the world, clean water is limited and in many cases is not even available. So the idea to develop a better toilet, maybe even the ultimate toilet, does seem like a worthy cause.
When we first saw the Rockler Pack Rack Tool Apron, we thought “man, that’s going to be very heavy to wear […]