Archive for the 'Tool Talk' Category

Tool Talk #42: Cheap Shop Truck Build and GM’s Hybrid Pickups

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, take some time to run down what we’ve accomplished so far with TM’s budget shop truck, and tell you a bit about our recent experience with GM’s new-next-year hybrid pickup. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #41: Trucks and Grills

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, take some time to rant about the cost of fuel’s affect on working people, and offer some insight into an upcoming Toolmonger feature: five grills to help you (re)kindle the flame this summer. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #40

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, plus give you a peek into our testing this week — specifically Husky’s 5-in-1 drywall tool, Stanley’s new FatMax levels, and Paslode’s CF-325 cordless framing nailer. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #39

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

In part two of this week’s Tool Talk double-feature we run down this week’s top five tools, walk you through building your own giant plywood dinosaur, and review Skil’s handy 6.0 amp corded jigsaw. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #38

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

In our haste to build a giant dinosaur we forgot to put out podcast #38. So join us as we run down of the top five tools — from a few weeks ago — track down some answers for a caller who wants to know why pneumatic nailers feature different nail angles, and shoot the bull with our friend Mr. Jalopy who tells us about a Japanese tool magazine that visited his shop. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #37

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Join Chuck and Sean for a run down of the top five tools this week, a first-hand look into this week’s Toolmonger hands-on posts, and our take on the very popular Leatherman Skeletool. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #36

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Join Chuck and Sean for a run down of the top five tools this week, and hear Sean’s treatise on setting up a garage sharpening station to start caring for your own knives. Sean also brings us up to speed on the first season of Ax Men. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #35

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

It’s top five time again with Chuck and Sean, plus a discussion of Darwin award moments and notes on the construction of a sweet new (and inexpensive) desk. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #33

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Join Chuck and Sean for a waltz through this week’s top five, plus a fun discussion of tools you need (even if you don’t want ‘em) and when to stay and when to go in a woodworking project. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #32

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Guess what? We recorded Tool Talk Podcast #32 a week ago and totally forgot to distribute it. So you get two this week. First up, #32. Besides the top five, we discuss the new History Channel show Ax Men. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #31

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Join us as we run down the top five as selected by Toolmonger readers. We’re also joined by our friend Mike Haney from Popular Science who calls to discuss his small wood shop predicament. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #30

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Welcome back to Tool Talk! This week Sean and Chuck run down the top five as selected by Toolmonger readers, discuss the upcoming Sears/Craftsman split, and tell some great shop stories. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403.  (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #29

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Besides this week’s incredible top five as selected by Toolmonger readers, we’re joined by Nick Engler, a Shopsmith trainer, who tells us why we should all join the Shopsmith brigade. Highlights: we discuss woodworking tools and projects, cover a device perfect for blowing up rocks and concrete, and argue for and against the all-in-one tool concept. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #28

Monday, October 29th, 2007

This week Sean and I make an impassioned plea for you to try welding, talk reel vs. electric vs. gas mowers, and, as always, run down the week’s top five posts as selected by Toolmonger readers. Highlights: we discuss the zillions of small flux-core welders available inexpensively, question the cost of building with aluminum or other high-buck materials as compared to steel, reminisce about pushing reel mowers as kids, and talk tools, tools, tools. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #27

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Join Sean and me for this week’s special break s#!$ edition of Tool Talk. As always, we also run down the week’s top five posts as selected by Toolmonger readers, taking some time at the end to call out a few posts we thought deserved attention, but we’re also joined by Mike Marusiak, Stanley’s global product manager for hammers and demolition.  Highlights: we dish on all the stuff we broke at Maker Faire Austin last weekend to kick off Toolmonger’s Break S#!$ Week, talk about pinewood derby cars and how far they’ve come over the years, and compain about the lousy service at big box lumberyards. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #25

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Join Sean and me as we discuss Sean’s new table project — and all the cool projects readers posted over the weekend in the Flickr pool. As always, we also run down the week’s top five posts as selected by Toolmonger readers, taking some time at the end to call out a few posts we thought deserved attention.  Highlights: we comment on how when you’re building bookcases everything looks like a book, stand in awe at Toolmonger’s first (and thankfully short) political discussion, and cover some details on the Hurriquake nail.  Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #24

Monday, September 10th, 2007

Join Sean and me as we wrap up Toolmonger’s glove week and pass on some behind-the-scenes secrets about our glove testing.  As always, we also run down the week’s top five posts as selected by Toolmonger readers, taking some time at the end to call out a few posts we thought deserved attention.  Highlights: we reveal some of our testing procedures and personal feelings about various gloves, cover what’s probably one of the sweetest week’s tool-wise on TM in recent history, and generally have a good time.  Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)