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How Thieves Can Use Thermal Imaging Cameras for Evil

Aug 18, 2011 Stuart Discuss

A security firm has discovered ways for thieves to steal ATM pin numbers uses common diagnostics tools.

Channellock 18 in 1 Ratcheting Screwdriver

Bit Holders & Drivers

Ratcheting Multi-Bit Screwdrivers – Yay or Nay?

Aug 17, 2011 Stuart 13 Comments

What do you think about ratcheting screwdrivers? Do you like them, hate them, or are indifferent and don’t care to try them out?

Square Drive Bolt

Editorial

How to Prevent Unauthorized Removal of Square Drive Screws?

Aug 15, 2011 Stuart 23 Comments

Are there any ways to prevent the unauthorized removal of square-recess/Robertson screws?

Editorial

Selecting Woodworking Hand Tools is Hard Work for a Beginner!

Jul 12, 2011 Stuart 9 Comments

Gosh, who would have thought that buying woodworking hand tools for the first time could be so intimidating?! This came as a huge surprise to me!

Editorial

How NOT to Transport an Extension Ladder

Jun 27, 2011 Stuart 8 Comments

Public Service Announcement: It is NOT okay to transport a long ladder by stowing it through your sunroof, with >8 feet of it sticking up and out.

Editorial

Props to Lee Valley For Above & Beyond Customer Service

Jun 24, 2011 Stuart Discuss

A recent customer service experience with Lee Valley & Veritas has me itching to spread word about it!

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Editorial

Why Tool Ratings Sometimes Mean Absolutely Squat

Jun 17, 2011 Stuart 5 Comments

With many tools specs and ratings plateauing as manufacturers continue to try to one-up each other, specs and ratings play a much smaller part than they used to. When researching which tools to buy, do you often feel the same?

Craftsman Experience Front of Store

DIY & Home

5 Things I Learned at the Craftsman Experience

Jun 13, 2011 Stuart 4 Comments

I just got back from the Craftsman Experience, and boy am I utterly exhausted. While I recuperate and work to prepare posts about the new tools I spotted or was told about, I thought to share a few surprising things I learned while there.

FastCap ChopShop Saw Hood Box

Editorial

Best Box Art Award Goes to FastCap for Their ChopShop Saw Hood

Jun 1, 2011 Stuart Discuss

Two things I’ve always appreciated are well designed and laid out catalogs and product boxes. FastCap’s ChopShop Saw Hood is packaged in one of the nicer tool/accessory product boxes I’ve seen, earning it our first ever Best Box Art Award!

Festool TS55 EQ Plunge Saw

Editorial

Jumping Onto the Festool Bandwagon Head First

May 28, 2011 Stuart 23 Comments

Over the course of a few hours, I decided to try Festool tools for the first time ever. As I anxiously wait for the tools to arrive later this afternoon, I felt it necessary to explore what drove me to this costly decision.

American Flag Pin with Wrong Star Count

Editorial

This is What Happens When Companies Cut Too Many Corners and Don’t Give a Damn

May 10, 2011 Stuart 5 Comments

The last time I checked, aren’t there 50 stars on the American Flag?

Cordless

12V Max vs 10.8V Lithium-Ion Battery & Cordless Tool Platforms

May 4, 2011 Stuart 16 Comments

“12V Max” vs. 10.8V lithium ion tools and batteries, what’s the difference?

Editorial

Looking for “Sponsored” Content or Endorsements? Look Elsewhere!

Mar 7, 2011 Stuart 15 Comments

After receiving solicitations for paid-placement and sponsored content, I figured it was a good time to reiterate our position regarding such deceptive forms of advertisement.

DIY & Home

The Best Way to Cut Cardboard?

Feb 22, 2011 Stuart 41 Comments

What would you consider to be the best ways to make straight cuts in cardboard?

Ryobi Tek4 Cordless Lithium Ion Utility LED Light

Cordless

Ryobi Tek4 Tools and Gadgets, What to Make of Them?

Feb 16, 2011 Stuart 15 Comments

Noticing a few new Ryobi Tek4 cordless Li-ion tools on Home Depot’s website has got me thinking about the entire product line and what to make of it. There’s little buzz about these tools making me wonder if anyone’s buying them, and if no, why not?

Maglite New 2 AA LED Flashlight with Electronic Switch

EDC, Pocket, & Multitools

zOMG, is That a Flashlight in Your Desk? How Ridiculous and Uber Extreme!!

Jan 26, 2011 Stuart 9 Comments

My wife’s coworkers don’t approve of the flashlight I gave her to keep in her desk. Go figure.

Blood Droplet

Editorial

Ouch, Darn, I Cut My Thumb, and it Was Completely Avoidable

Jan 10, 2011 Stuart 15 Comments

So, I cut my thumb. Since I can’t really do anything until the pain subsides, here’s a brief account about what happened:

Editorial

Imported Tools are Okay, Outsourced Tools are Not

Jan 7, 2011 Stuart 16 Comments

After leaving a reply to an excellent article at One Project Closer I realized that I had a lot more to say about when I feel it’s okay to buy imported tools.

Black Friday Snap-on Guy Still Shopping at Home Depot

Editorial

Even the Snap-on Guy Went Shopping on Black Friday

Dec 28, 2010 Stuart 2 Comments

After transferring a few photos from my phone for today’s snowed-in post, I found these that were taken on Black Friday last month. It was mid-day on Black Friday, and Home Depot was on my way home, so I stopped by to pick up an item or two. As I was heading into the store, […]

Snowed-in Brooklyn Streets

Editorial

Snowed-in and Stranded in Brooklyn

Dec 28, 2010 Stuart 13 Comments

As is the case all over the northeast, Brooklyn received a massive amount of snow on Sunday. Nearly two days later, the streets still aren’t plowed, buses aren’t running, subways aren’t running, and it doesn’t look like conditions are improving anytime soon. What makes things worse are the drivers who are abandoning their vehicles in […]

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