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Files & Rasps Both are meant to be used between the rough cut of a saw and the smoothing of sandpaper -- we'll tell you what types to use for what jobs |
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Norm's Notebook: How To Use a Handsaw A master carpenter offers advice about using handsaws. |
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Choice Cuts We put six scroll saws through their paces. |
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Choosing and Using Table Saws If you're frustrated with the clumsiness and lack of accuracy of a circular saw in ripping material and in trimming small pieces, you may want to consider a bench-top table saw. |
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50 Tools Everyone Should Own (With Tips!) We need tools to build, repair and maintain the mechanical world in which we live. With these 50 tools, you'll be ready for just about any project. |
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Cutting Tile with a Wet Saw: Homeowners Clinic It definitely pays to rent a wet saw for a large job. Here are some methods to help. |
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Let 'er Rip Making straight, accurate cuts on 4x8 sheets of plywood or long rips in boards is less of a challenge with the Accu-Rip saw guide from Craftsman. |
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PM's Upgrade - Home Gear Chain saw with jaws... Snowshoes that bite... Variable-speed jigsaw... Space heater is visibly hot... |
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Making Straight Cuts in Big Timbers Cutting 4x4 posts, 6x6 landscape timbers and other large chunks of wood requires a few passes and the help of a speed square. |
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Holiday Gift List: 10 Tools the DIY Guy is Wishing For Hammerhead auto hammer... Flex light... Jigsaw... 3-in-1 survival knife... Stewart hammer... The new Skeletool... Cordless caulk gun... Fuego saw... Xtreme tool set... Combination set... |
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Makita 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless Jigsaw: A Lighter Slicer Thanks to power-dense lithium-ion batteries, the cordless tools of the world are on a weight-loss streak. The latest success story is the lightest pro-grade cordless jigsaw ever, Makita's pricey-but-powerful LXT, which can recharge in just 25 minutes. |
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New Reciprocating Saws: Abusive Lab Test (With Video!) We put four new models to the test, loading each with a fresh blade and slicing through nail-embedded lumber and the PM House Sandwich, which combines every material you could ever encounter on a demo job. |
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Robert Bosch Tool Corp. Recall of Circular Saws The lower blade guard can malfunction, creating a risk of injury as severe as amputation. |
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Installing Crown Molding Learn how this architectural element can add sculptural interest to almost any room with a few tricks from an experienced pro. |
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10 Gifts for the Tool Lover in Your Life Silky Hibiki 210 Ryoba Saw... Wagner Paint Eater... JacPac ... Kreg Master Pocket Hole Jig System... Makita 15-Amp, Anti-Vibration Reciprocating Saw JR3070CT... Bosch PS50... etc. |
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Saws All A new circular saw slices steel, aluminum, PVC, and wood, all with the same blade |
U.S. CPSC
December 19, 2006 |
Lifetime Brands Inc. Recalls Farberware(R) Fruit Slicers and Corers Due to Laceration Hazard The metal blade can separate from the plastic handle during use, resulting in cuts to consumer's hands and fingers. |
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Smooth Operators What to look for in power sanders and which are the best. |
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DeWalt's New Cutoff Tool Is Ultimate Multitasker The DeWalt DC413 Heavy-Duty 28V Cordless Cut-Off Tool can be easily toted to out-of-the-way jobs. |
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When to Use a Handsaw Instead of a Power Tool You'd think that modern technology would sound the death knell for the humble handsaw. Not so fast. |
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Knife Work A good knife or set of knives is an important kitchen investment and something that can easily last a lifetime or more. |
This Old House
Norm Abrams |
TLC for Power Tools Power tools these days don't take that much care, but you still need to treat them decently. |
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10 Quick Fixes: Improvise with Time-Saving Tool Tips The pros know it's often the simplest household item that can make an existing tool work better -- or substitute in a pinch for a more expensive piece of equipment you might only use once in a lifetime. |
Popular Mechanics
September 3, 2008
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15 MacGyver Tricks to Rethink Razor Blades Around the House The disposable razor blade can do more than just tame your five-o'clock shadow. From painting to cooking, here's how to creatively reinterpret single-edge blades enough times to make them a must-have in any toolbox. |
U.S. CPSC
December 6, 2004 |
Robert Bosch Tool Recall of Skil Table Saws The blade drive mechanism may loosen or the motor can separate from the tool. Loosening of the blade drive mechanism can result in kickback of the item being sawed, resulting in possible laceration. Motor unit separation can cause the coasting saw blade to damage the saw wiring resulting in possible electric shock, or the separated motor could strike the user and cause injury. |
U.S. CPSC
April 5, 2007 |
Sears Warns Consumers to Remove Label from Craftsman Circular Saws, Obstructed Blade Guard Poses Laceration Hazard The "Craftsman" logo label located on the upper blade guard can become partially detached and interfere with the proper operation of the lower blade guard, exposing the saw's blade and posing a laceration hazard to consumers. |
This Old House
Thomas Baker |
Cutting Wood Columns How to make a straight cut around a curved surface. |
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December 22, 2008
Hasler & Sawyers |
Multitool Face Off: PM Tests 5 Multitools Gerber Ripstop Multi-Plier... Victorinox SwissTool CS Plus... Leatherman Juice... Gerber FliK... Leatherman Wave... |
U.S. CPSC
March 27, 2003 |
Hitachi Koki U.S.A. Recall to Repair Circular Saws The lower blade guards on these saws can stick in the open position, exposing the blade and posing a serious laceration hazard. |
U.S. CPSC
July 21, 2004 |
Shivvers Manufacturing Recall of Blower Blades for the Jazee and Jazee One Grass Collection Systems The ends of the blades on these Country Clipper riding mowers can break off and become projectiles, leaving the mower deck at a high rate of speed. The recalled blades can break because "slots" in the blade cause metal fatigue. |
