Category Archives: Websites & Resources
Vanilla Ice’s Renovation Show
Vanilla Ice has got his own show on the DIY Network. The show covers the room-to-room renovation of a 7,000-square-foot Palm Beach mansion. Did you know that Vanilla Ice has been working as a general contractor for 15 years? Neither …Continue Reading
Basement Waterproofing Tips, Tricks, and Scams
Over at Basement Waterproofing Pro, you will find tips and advice about how to waterproof your basement, as well as a column about how to avoid waterproofing scams. The site looks to be pretty handy with other tutorials, tips, and troubleshooting …Continue Reading
Check Out This New Blog – Ben’s Workshop
Ben Johnson, a writer over at toolmonger, has launched his own projects-oriented blog over at http://workshop.electronsmith.com. Ben’s Workshop will focus on some of the projects he works on in his home shop, with details on how to tackle them yourself. Here is …Continue Reading
Join Shop Class Get a Lowes Coupon
This is just a reminder – for those of you that signed up for Lowe’s Shop Class, you should have received a $10 off $50 Lowes coupon delivered to your inbox on October 1st. For those of you not signed up, …Continue Reading
Amazon’s Free Expert Tool Advice – Let’s Test it Out!
While browsing Amazon’s power & hand tool section, I spotted the above “free expert advice” info on the left-hand side of the webpage. I plan to call them up with a few technical questions to gauge how helpful they might actually …Continue Reading
How to Make a Blast Cabinet Dust Separator
Over at the ShopNGarage forum, Steve posted a project log and tutorial on how to build a blast cabinet dust separator. The separator is designed to prolong the life of a shop vacuum and increase its efficiency by filtering out fine abrasive …Continue Reading
ToolGuyd Subscription Now Available on Amazon Kindle!
We are proud to announce that you can now subscribe to ToolGuyd on your Amazon Kindle for $1.99 per month. You can check it out for free with a 14 day trial. The subscription delivers our RSS feed wirelessly to your …Continue Reading
Starrett’s New Full Line Catalog
Starrett sent us a heads-up a little while back introducing their new full line catalog (#32). The new 550+ page catalog features more than 5,000 Starrett products including precision measuring tools, metrology equipment, saw blades, granite surface plates and tools.
Johnson Bubble & Visual Level Apps for Android
Johnson Level offers two free leveling apps for Android smart phones – a bubble level and a visual level. The bubble level functionality is not anything new, but Johnson’s version offers larger visuals and angular deviation measurements. The second app, …Continue Reading
Home Depot Home Services Thumps Pounded Thumb
The guys over at the Pounded Thumb had a pretty frustrating experience with their local Home Depot’s Home Services Dept. when trying to purchase a patio door and arranging for its installation. Check out the full account here: Home Depot …Continue Reading
Channellock’s Reforged Website
Channellock has redesigned their website to accommodate new features and to provide a more interactive experience. The new layout is cleancut, and the product directory looks to be very detailed yet easy to navigate.
New – Community Forum Links
In case you haven’t noticed, we added a new link in the top menu of our homepage, titled “Forum.” No, we’re not adding forum functionality to the blog, but there are a few unaffiliated forums that we wanted to endorse. …Continue Reading
ToolGuyd Talks About Crafting Tools
For a few weeks now I’ve been writing a series on crafting tools over at Tamdoll’s Workspace crafting blog. It’s always fun to take a break from my normal thought processes to think and write about tools with a different eye. …Continue Reading
Not Everyone is Cut Out to be a DIYer
I don’t know what is going on in this photo, but clearly someone got a little too carried away with expanding foam insulation. This is NOT how you waterproof a bathtub! Well, not everyone is cut out for DIY home …Continue Reading
Five Exotic Hand Tools Reviewed
I wrote an article over at Popular Mechanics reviewing five exotic and uncommon hand tools you’ll probably never see at your local big box hardware stores. These handy tools will likely be discussed in greater detail here on ToolGuyd in the future, but for …Continue Reading
