Sears is emailing the Craftsman Club to let us know they’ve got the AccuTrac laser measuring tool on sale for $100 (regularly $120) today. Besides measuring distances without a tape, it includes a recall feature that stores up to ten measurements, and it can calculate square footage and triangular distances internally.
When a job is too detailed for a recip saw and the wrong shape for your jigsaw, you’re not always out of luck. Bosch’s Finecut power handsaw (at least partially) fills the gap. Its variable-speed motor oscillates the attached sawblade between 2,000 and 2,800 RPM to make fine and/or flush cuts in wood or plastics.
We’re putting together a palm sander comparison for later this year and we thought we’d start by asking you which models you like the most so we can try to include them in the testing.
We have our own preferences, of course, but we’d love to hear your thoughts. Let us know what you like — and why! — in comments.
Like chess and racquetball, the procedure for hanging wallpaper is deciptively simple and remarkably difficult to master. Thankfully the folks over at This Old House took the time to pump New York pro wallpaper hanger John Gregoras for his best tricks, acquired over his twenty years of installing the sticky stuff.
From layout to assembling your shopping list to actual installation, this is a great how-to post loaded with photos.
The Best Techniques For Hanging Wallpaper [This Old House]
Overstock isn’t somewhere I normally go for tools, however this reconditioned 14.4V Skil drill with a detachable stud finder for $35 caught my eye. The drill isn’t exactly feature-laden with a single-speed transmission variable from 0-700 RPM, six torque settings, and a 3/8″ keyless chuck. But when you consider $35 buys you a drill and a stud finder, it sounds better. The charger, battery, double ended driver bit, and carrying case are also included.
Skil #2567-03 14.4V Drill/Driver [Skil Tools]
Skil-14.4V Drill/Driver with Stud Finder [Overstock]
(Wednesday, May 30th, 2007) A new Mythbusters is on tap tonight, featuring (somewhat incongruously) Western myths and airbags! Besides that it’s everyone’s favorite and eternally on show, How It’s Made.
All times are central
Enjoy.
Sanding curves can be difficult — especially if you want to use a power tool. That’s where Dremel’s contour sander comes it handy. A variety of contour shapes and detail pads fit into its grip, which then oscillates at 4,000 to 10,000 strokes per minute to do the hard work for you.
Pat writes: “I bought the Nicholson 4-In-1 Pro Series hacksaw for my father after his old hacksaw gave out, and he has been pleased. I decided to pick one up for myself as well and have found it to be a quality product so far. It’s one of the more solid hacksaws I’ve seen. I’m pretty sure you could even use it to pry in a pinch.”
This beam cutter attachment from Prazi enables your standard circular saw to rib lumber up to 12″ thick — perfect for making single pass cuts of beams, posts, and logs. The attachment installs with three bolts and doesn’t require you to remove any existing saw parts, so it converts back just as quickly.
The Great Indoors — known to insiders as Sears’ “upscale” home centers — are running a sale on grills right now, with up to 20% off some Kenmore and Kenmore Elite grills. I’ll admit that I’m more of a simple charcoal guy, but if you’re looking for higher-end gas grills (read: multi-burner stainless), some of the Kenmores offer pretty good value.
The link below connects you to a search for grills on the Great Indoors website, but be warned: the Great Indoors website is notoriously bad at returning full results. You’ll probably have better luck visiting the stores themselves.
Grill Sale [The Great Indoors]
Chip Foose created a special section on his Foose Design website chock full of items perfect for Father’s Day gifts, including numerous posters of his sweet rod drawings, some T-shirts, and the Overhaulin’ DVD pictured above. If you’re buying for the tool guy who’s already got every tool he wants, this might fill the bill.
Behold the power of flames: this plain ‘ole 7-piece set of Task Force screwdrivers isn’t remarkable in any way except that they have red and yellow rubber flames on the handle. Yes, this is a shameless gimmick and a sorry attempt to part us with $12. The only trouble is that it works – every time.
I knew a guy who had one of Ryobi’s special woodworking drill presses — known as the WDP1850 “Wood Drilling System” — back in the day, and I can’t help but wonder why Ryobi stopped manufacturing it. With a “VersaTable” base that tilted for angled work and an accurately-marked fence, this was a true woodworking drill press as opposed to a re-purposed metal drill.
But it’s gone. Amazon lists it but no sellers offer it. Ryobi doesn’t mention it on their product page. I even struck out checking eBay for one. Maybe I’ll give Craigslist a look next. It seems to me that this would fly off the shelves at Home Depot if it was priced halfway reasonably.
If you run across one, drop a comment. If I’ve got the cash, I’ll jump on it, or if I’m too slow, I’m sure one of our readers would be interested. And if you owned one of these, I’d love to hear your comments about it, too.
Via Amazon (Not In Stock, But Info Available)
Northern Tool always has a selection of stuff on sale, and this set of Motor Trend branded tools caught my eye. For twenty bucks plus shipping, you get a power pack, an inverter, and a compressor – each of which would normally fetch that price alone – plus a spotlight and rescue hammer. The quality’s probably not stellar, but if it works once, it was worth the price! Shipping is around $15 for this nineteen-pound pile of toys.
Highway Emergency Toolkit [Northern Tool]
(Tuesday, May 29th, 2007) It’s another night of reruns. Go mow the lawn.
All times are central.
Enjoy.
As of now, Amazon is offering this Ballistic Nylon Universal Drill Holster (normally $14.10) free with the purchase of any DeWalt drill. Apparently it works for both left or right handed users and has a reinforced belt tunnel. To get the holster with your drill, add the coupon code: FHOLSTER.
Universal Drill Holster [DeWalt]
Via Amazon
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(Sunday, May 27th, 2007) At least there’s some episodes of How It’s Made on tonight, but really it’s a good night to do some projects, or just drink beer and enjoy the longer days.
All times are central.
Enjoy.
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