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New Milwaukee Extreme Metal Band Saw Blades Make More Cuts with Less Blade Changes Last May, at the annual New Tool Symposium (NPS) we got to test out the then announced extreme band saw blades coming from Milwaukee. Here’s a video from the event with the official news release announcing the blades and availability (below) Read more

Looking Forward

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Looking back, or should I be looking forward? 19 Cities. 47,321 miles in the air. 6 new tool shows. 4 industry trade shows. 4.3 miles of 1/2 “ radiant tubing installed. 12 condensing boilers. 7 cast iron boilers. 3 electric boilers. 11 tankless water heaters. 6 indirect water heaters. 21 no-heat calls 36 YouTube videos Read more

Milwaukee Tools is adding to their already stout shop storage catalog with three new heavy duty options. Way back in 2015 we saw the first entry into Milwaukee’s shop toolbox lineup with the 46″ steel storage chest, see that here. Today we learned about two new mobile workbenches and a new 56″ high capacity steel Read more

2018 Tool Gift List

Now that the Turkey and Grandma’s famous stuffing is gone its time to start checking off the list for those who were “nice” this year. I’ve put together a short list of tools that we feel would be perfect gifts for just about anyone on the job site. This is not a paid advertisement, these Read more

I’m not sure where I first learned of the uni-strut pipe wrench holder trick but after trying it myself I can say its great! Typically I keep my pipe wrenches upright in a 5 gallon bucket, the bucket is heavy and doesn’t last much more than a few months due to the weight and having Read more