Delta Power Equipment – Delta Is Reborn For almost a century woodworkers have associated the name of Delta to quality woodworking machinery and equipment. Back in 2005 Delta Machinery was sold to Black & Decker and many long time users felt the company was standing on the edge of a cliff waiting to fall off and die. Frankly most people assumed that Black & Decker would seize on the long standing brand and slowly let it die on the vine. All of that changed last January when Stanley Black & Decker sold the company to Taiwan-based Chang Type Industrial Co., Ltd. which renamed the company Delta Power Equipment. Within just a few short months Delta Power Equipment had a new headquarters and manufacturing facility located in Anderson,...

Swiss Made it Red but Romans Made it First The photo of this tool has been the desktop wallpaper on my laptop for months now, because…well…I’m a geek like that and because this tool contains so much sheer awesome I was hoping some of it might rub off on me. What you’re looking at is an 1800-year-old Roman army knife. Made of iron and silver, and obviously carefully hand-crafted, the tool incorporated a number of useful fold-out implements, including a spoon, fork, knife, pick and something that looks oddly like a can opener (a visionary touch, given that cans were still centuries away back in A.D. 201). Here’s a link to the original post, courtesy of Wired.com. I’m no historian, but I have to believe this...

MAX USA CORP. announces the availability of their new 16 Ga. finish tool NF565/16 to the North and South American markets. This exciting new tool helps complete the MAX 100 PSI tool line. The NF565/16 will shoot 16 Ga. Finish nails from 1 1/4”-2 1/2” in length and weighs in at only 3.5lbs. The new tool includes dial adjustable depth control to set the nail right every time, no mar contact tip to protect the work surface, easy jam clearance, carrying case, easy twist air deflector and a belt hook. The new NF565/16 also features a switchable fire mechanism to go from single shot to contact fire.  You can select the fire mode for your application. Applications include finish work, cabinetry, door and window casing, paneling, flooring, furniture...