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Makita Couple Shaft System – Pick Your Power

Makita Couple Shaft System – Pick Your Power About 5 years ago, all of my small construction equipment and hand-held outdoor power equipment (OPE) ran on 2-stroke mixed gas. Then in 2016 I got my hands on a new 4-stroke Makita string trimmer and my 2-stroke trimmer started gathering dust. I kept it around though […]

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Hiniker Snow Plow Factory Tour

Hiniker Snow Plow Factory Tour Last spring we had the opportunity to visit Hiniker Snow Plow. They’re a midwest manufacturer of small Ag equipment, light truck and skid steer snow plows, and salting equipment. We were visiting them in April and were coming out of one of the longest winters I can remember. There was […]

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RYOBI PSBCS02 Cutoff Tool

RYOBI PSBCS02 Cutoff Tool Review While moving into a new shop and setting it up. I have been working a lot with Unistrut to create partitions, work surfaces, and ceiling mounts for exhaust and lighting. Many times, I need to cut a small amount off of a hanger rod or Unistrut section in close quarters. […]

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Metabo SXE 450 TurboTec Random Orbit Sander Review

Metabo SXE 450 TurboTec Random Orbit Sander Review A quality built sander brings a new level of professionalism to the finishing of any woodworking project. Metabo tools sent me their SXE 450 TurboTec 6″ Random Orbit Sander Model #600129420 for review to see if I can start making my projects look like less of a […]

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Metabo HPT 6 Gallon Pancake Air Compressor EC914S

Metabo HPT 6 Gallon High Capacity Pancake Air Compressor  EC914S Review Metabo HPT is back at it innovating the job-site compressor with a Pro-Grade, new lighter weight, high capacity compressor called THE TANK. The Tank also called the Metabo HPT 6 Gallon Pancake Air Compressor EC914S weighs 41lbs, is engineered with the power to run a framing, […]

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Festool T18+3 E Cordless Drill

Festool T18+3 Easy Drill Review Drill drivers are an important tool in the modern carpenter/craftsperson toolbox. As a result, the Festool Festool T18+3 E cordless drill kit came out, I was very interested to put it through its paces. Festool owns a brand reputation for high-end quality and performance and I wondered how this basic […]

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Senco JoistPro 250 Metal Connector

Senco JoistPro 250 Metal Connector Nailer Review As a remodeler we find ourselves bringing existing structures up to today’s building code.  That means using larger headers and joists and using metal connectors to make safer and stronger buildings. Years back we would install these metal connectors by hand, but today we have the Senco JoistPro 250 […]

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Makita 18V XPK02Z Planer

Makita 18V Brushless Cordless 3-1/4″ Planer XPK02Z Review Carpenters have been using handheld power planers to adjust doors and plane down cabinets and boards for years. It’s hard to imagine that Makita first released an electric planer in 1958 and today they have the Makita 18V XPK02Z Planer which is brushless and cordless! New Makita 18V XPK02Z […]

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Fiskars Pro IsoCore Splitting Mauls Review

Fiskars Pro IsoCore Splitting Mauls Review Fiskars Pro recently added some new splitting mauls to their IsoCore line of tools. For this review I took a swing at the new 36″ 6.0 Lbs. maul and also the mini 14″ 2.5 Lbs. maul. I chose to test these models as opposed to one of their renowned […]

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Milwaukee M18 FUEL PACKOUT Vacuum Preview

M18 FUEL™ PACKOUT™ Vacuum Brings Jobsite Clean-Up Capabilities to the PACKOUT™ Modular Storage System MILWAUKEE, WI- Milwaukee Tool is proud to introduce the most powerful small capacity 18V wet/dry vacuum, fully compatible with the PACKOUT™ Modular Storage System. The M18 FUEL™ PACKOUT™ 2.5 Gallon Wet/Dry Vacuum delivers up to 60% more suction than other 18V […]

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