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.
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Gift Guide: For the Woodworker
Wondering what to get the woodworkers 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 DIY-ers, General Contractors, Electricians and Plumbers.
Gift Guide: For the Plumber
Wondering what to get the plumbers 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, Electricians and Woodworkers.
Getting to Know: SawStop
What is the history of SawStop? In 1999, Dr. Steve Gass posed a question: What if you could stop a saw blade and prevent a serious injury? 60 days later, Dr. Gass had built his first prototype. Five years later, in 2004, the first SawStop Table Saw was sold. Today, SawStop table saws are protecting…
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…
How To Choose the Best Wood Glue
How do you choose the most suitable wood glue, you ask? Many people new to woodworking are surprised at the strength of today’s wood glue. In fact, when using high-quality wood glue for the application, the cured wood glue joint will be stronger than the wood being joined. In other words, it’s more likely the…
Energy Conservation And Geothermal Heating
Energy conservation is something that most Americans think about when building a home, buying a vehicle, and even cooking food. Most people have started really cutting back on non essentials, driving vehicles that don’t use as much fuel, and overall reducing their carbon footprint. Some homeowners and business owners are becoming more interested in geothermal…
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….
Differences Between Concrete Drilling And Diamond Coring
Carbide Cor Bits or Diamond Core Bits? Concrete is very sturdy, making it one of the most popular materials for foundations, heavy duty walls, and many other applications. One of the biggest challenges that builders and plumbers face is concrete drilling to run conduits, including water and sewer piping. Every plumber has their own preference…