Jeff Williams

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."

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RIDGID Vertical Pancake Compressor Review

RIDGID Vertical Pancake Compressor Review Around Thanksgiving of 2014, RIDGID came out with a vertically oriented 6 gallon pancake compressor. RIDGID’s vertical pancake compressor was a standalone compressor but was only on the market for the holiday season as a Special Buy and then discontinued much to the chagrin of the reviewers on HomeDepot.com. Perhaps their cries were heard […]

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Milwaukee M12 FUEL Circular Saw Review

Milwaukee M12 FUEL Circular Saw Review Circular saws. To some trades, they are in the top 5 tools used every day. Other trades though, they are in the “next 5” group of tools used. They may not be every day tools but are still indispensable on the job site. The pro carpenters and framers have […]

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New Milwaukee M18 Sawzall is Here

New Milwaukee M18 Sawzall is Here When we attended Milwaukee Tool’s New Product Symposium back in August of 2014 one of the tools that didn’t receive a ton of fanfare but was no less impressive was the new Milwaukee M18 Sawzall. It is replacing the previous model, the 2620, which we covered during the 18 Volt […]

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2015 World of Concrete Highlights

2015 World of Concrete Highlights World. Of. Concrete. Maybe this is a show you’ve never heard of or maybe you know that it’s the World Cup or Super Bowl of concrete and masonry innovations over the last year. For those of us in the concrete and masonry industry it’s a can’t miss event. This year […]

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RIDGID Gen5X Tools Announced

RIDGID Gen5X Tools Announced Today RIDGID Power Tools announced the next iteration in their 18V lineup dubbed RIDGID Gen5X. The always capable X4 system has been out for a few years but today a teaser video and specifications were posted to the web for the soon to be released new line. The dimly lit video […]

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Milwaukee M12 Fuel Circular Saw Preview

Milwaukee M12 Fuel Circular Saw Preview Last August the Tool Box Buzz team attended the Milwaukee Tool New Product Symposium where they showed off a number of new tools. The M18 tools dominated most of our coverage articles but one tool we shared over our social media channels was the M12 Fuel Circular Saw. It is […]

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Milwaukee M12 Heated Gear Review

Milwaukee M12 Heated Gear Review Five years or half a decade. No matter which way you say it that’s how long Milwaukee heated gear has been changing the way we work and play in the winter months. It all started with the introduction of the first jacket in classic Milwaukee Red. The next few seasons […]

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Dremel MICRO 8050 Rotary Tool Kit Review

Dremel MICRO 8050 Rotary Tool Kit Review About a month ago I picked up the Dremel MICRO at The Home Depot. I already own a Dremel 400 XRP that I’ve had for a number of years. It’s a workhorse used on every trim job I take on but it’s set up exclusively for fine tuning coped […]

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Hart C-Clamp Review

Hart  C-Clamp Review This last summer Hart tools released a number of new and innovative tools including the previously reviewed Hart 2-Inch CinchTight Clamp. Another welcomed addition is the new line of Hart C-Clamps. Often times I use C-Clamps in welding or other metal work. I’ll even use them from time to time in woodworking […]

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Milwaukee M12 Wireless Jobsite Speaker Preview

Milwaukee M12 Wireless Jobsite Speaker Preview Today Milwaukee announced another entry into the audio category. This one coming just 11 months after the introduction of the first charging radio with bluetooth audio connectivity and this time around it’s in the form of a much simpler speaker. Gone are the charger components and tuner modules but that leaves […]

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