What Is A Truck Tool Box? A truck tool box is a storage box specially designed to fit in a truck. If you need an easy, convenient way to transport your tools, truck tool boxes are a welcome alternative to trailers. Styles of truck tool boxes include side truck box, cross bed truck box (also…
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Gift Guide: For the Electrician
The Best Gift Guide For Electricians Wondering what to get the electricians in your life? Check out our gift guide for some of our favorites. You may even be able to score a deal! Need more gift ideas? Find gift guides for DIYers, General Contractors, Plumbers and Woodworkers.
How to Avoid Dropping Your Tools with Tethering Tools
When you’re working with your feet off the ground, even an innocent tape measure that slips from your grasp or slides off your belt becomes a dangerous meteor plummeting to the jobsite below. After all, any object –however small – gains force as it accelerates downward as a result of gravity. Tethering tools will prevent…
Respirable Silica Dust Levels Must Be Reduced On Every Jobsite
The Clock Is Ticking On OSHA’s Silica Dust Requirements Every jobsite in America where concrete is cut, drilled or requires grinding changed on March 24, 2016. That’s when the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ruling was announced that reduces worker exposure to respirable silica dust in an eight-hour period from…
National Electric Code Article 250 – Grounding
Grounding in the National Electrical Code You get reminders every day. Reminders on your phone, reminders in your email, reminders in your texts. Some reminders get kind of annoying, but some reminders are there to keep you safe. If you haven’t read article 250.4 – Grounding in the National Electrical Code lately, then consider this a reminder….
Milwaukee REDLITHIUM HIGH DEMAND M18 9.0Ah Battery
Keep Your Tools Running Until the Job’s Done with the HIGH DEMAND™ Battery Pack #48-11-1890. This advanced power system from Milwaukee can make up to 537 cuts on a single charge using a Milwaukee portable circular saw. The HIGH DEMAND 9.0 Ah battery is compatible with all past and future M18 designs. The Milwaukee 48-11-1890…
Multimeter Safety Tips
The Multimeter is one of the coolest things invented if you ask me. This cool little box can measure invisible forces like voltage, current, and resistance, just to name a few. One other function is to keep you safe. But did you know that there are a couple of extremely dangerous situations where you can get…
Technological Breakthroughs In Solar Technology Are Paving The Path To A Better Future
The number of homeowners and business owners who are becoming more aware of their carbon footprint is pretty astounding and are beginning to use solar panels. Our clients help those property owners meet their energy saving goals, so we’re always looking for innovations in solar technology that we can share with our readers. We’ve found…
Bright Future For Smart Home Technology
A new survey conducted by August Home and Comcast’s Xfinity Home shows significant growth in the interest in smart security and smart home technology. The report states that nearly 18% of respondents would like to purchase a new smart home product in the next 12 months, including 56% of those who already have installed at…
Electrical System Issues in Older Homes
Electrical work has come a long way throughout the years with advancements in Electrical Systems and Electrical Tools. A well-designed, modern electrical system is pre-planned, well-contained, and attached to an electrical panel that is designed to properly handle the current for each area of the home. Older electrical systems do not have the safeguards that…