From the editors of Tool Box Buzz, Home Construction Improvement and A Concord Carpenter
Volume 81
Hi Guys,
Rob and Todd are back from their trip to Mississippi to see Milwaukee's domestic blade manufacturing plant. Wow is about the only word I can think of to describe it. The facility is state of the art and makes every Sawzall and Hole Dozer blade under that roof. They employ 670 people with 340,000 sqft of manufacturing
and warehouse space. That building is full of proud americans making accessories to help you do your job better.
Speaking of doing your job better, our second article is a handy jig for your belt sander to help you get better results on the job site without taking up too much space in the job trailer.
Finally we have a couple tool reviews. There's been a number of reviews out on the website in the last couple weeks so be sure to check ToolBoxBuzz.com for the rest of the reviews.
~ Jeff
todd fratzel
Milwaukee Blades – Made in the USA
Like we mentioned above, Milwaukee has made a huge investment into the Greenwood, MS manufacturing plant. As a result, we as end users get quality Sawzall and Hole Dozer blades that help us work harder and better. As any contractor knows, you can have the best tool available but if your accessories are crappy, the tool won't function as well as it could.
Click on the link below for a full
run down of the tour and all of the recent developments Milwaukee has implemented to make accessories better and longer lasting.
I've had the RIDGID oscillating edge sander in my shop for years but wanted some of its functionality on the job site in a small portable package. Here's a HowTo article for building a jig for your belt sander.
This jig makes sanding to lines a breeze. Whether it's scribing a piece of trim or sanding an arch after rough cutting on a jigsaw. This jig makes your sander stationary so you can
concentrate on moving the piece through and getting perfect results.
Hilti has always enjoyed a long reach into the commercial interior finished industry. Until now they have suffered a product gap with drywall cutout tools. The new Hilti 22V Cut Out Tool SCO 6-A22 was designed to fill that gap, as well as, give corded performance with cordless productivity. The Hilti 22V Cut Out Tool SCO 6-A22, arrived after two years in the making. Interior finish contractors have
been asking for this! Hit the link for the full review.
Festool is updating their battery packs and chargers and offering the latest in charging technology to enable their users faster charging and longer runtimes. The Festool 18 Volt 5.2 Ah AIRSTREAM SCA 8 battery pack and charger combination work together to cool the battery faster so it can be charged faster.
And speaking of Festool, don't forget that the price increase
happens on Monday, April 4th so if you were thinking about purchasing a green tool, do it this weekend.
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