Contributing Editor Jeff Williams is a carpenter for a commercial General Contractor specializing in concrete, steel, and wood buildings. Jeff comes from a long line of contractors. His parents started a commercial General Contracting firm many years ago and it has afforded him life-long, hands-on learning opportunities from rough and fine carpentry all the way to structural steel and concrete. Jeff has a Construction Management degree and loves the thrill of coordinating and successfully managing large jobs from start to finish. Inspired by the difficulties sometimes encountered to complete punch lists his motto is, "Work hard until the job is done."
By Jeff Williams
RIDGID JOBSITE BLOWER Last month RIDGID released the Gen5X Jobsite Blower. It’s part of the same 18V system as all of their current and previous li-ion tools. If you have RIDGID 18V batteries, they’ll work with this blower. If you have a home shop or are in the trades, give the RIDGID jobsite blower a look. […]
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Milwaukee ONE-KEY App Now Available The app and first component of the new Milwaukee ONE-KEY tool system is now available. We got a preliminary look at this system at the 2015 Milwaukee New Product Symposium and we walked away pretty impressed. Now you can get a small taste for yourself with the new app and […]
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RYOBI Drain Auger Introduction RYOBI Tools already seems to have every tool under the sun as part of the vast ONE+ line of tools. As of right now they have over 50 tools on that platform and today they’re adding one more. What more could they add that they don’t already have in the line? […]
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RIDGID Gen5X Combo Kit Review About 3 months ago, the RIDGID Gen5x kit showed up at the shop. The box was shaped roughly the size of a metal tool box and the heft to match. Just picking up the package you could tell there were a lot of tools inside. 5 to be exact. 4 […]
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2015 KEEN Utility Media Event Twitter Highlights Last week we had the opportunity to attend the first media event at KEEN Utility and get a first hand look at the product and the company. We were part of a small handful of Tool and Construction media personnel invited and it gave us a really clear look […]
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By Jeff Williams
2015 Milwaukee Tool New Product Symposium Twitter Highlights We just got back today from a 2 day event at Milwaukee Tool called the New Product Symposium. It’s a yearly event where they invite the tool and construction industry media to town for intense hands-on demos and presentations. This was the 8th year of the event […]
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Milwaukee Tape Measure Review About 2 years ago, Milwaukee Tool heavily invested resources into creating a hand tool division with the professional contractor in mind. Part of that initial lineup was a number of tape measures designed for maximum durability and increased functionality. The hand tools have been a huge hit with pros and serious […]
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Hart Tape Measure Review Hart Tool is a name many of you associate with quality hammers. They have been making quality hammers since 1983 and continue this tradition today. Under new ownership they have also recently started expanding the brand into other tool categories while maintaining the same level of quality they are known for. […]
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Milwaukee Rapid Charge Station Review Visit any commercial job site today and you’re sure to find battery chargers near almost every working outlet. Cordless tools have taken the industry by storm with better than corded performance out of almost every tool from circular saws to rotary hammers. This can come with a price though, battery […]
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KEEN Utility Braddock AL WP Work Boot Review I have weird feet. There, I said it. Painful flat feet kind of weird. I’ve worn a lot of other work boots over the years and my feet almost always ached at the end of the day. The only times they didn’t was during the middle of winter; […]
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