Robert Robillard is a remodeler, general contractor, and principal of a carpentry and renovation business located in Concord, Massachusetts, and serves as the Editor of Tool Box Buzz and founding editor of A Concord Carpenter . Rob is in charge of our Tool and Product Review - Tool and Product Review - Video Channel, , where we post all of our tool reviews and video tutorials. Rob enjoys using his knowledge and experience to help and educate building professionals as well as DIYers on best practices in the remodeling industry. The Concord Carpenter's motto: "Well done is better than well said!" : Read more about Rob
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By Rob Robillard
Milwaukee M18 LED Stand Light 2130-20 Getting portable, dependable lighting on a jobsite can sometimes be a challenge. For years I’ve kept a variety of halogen and incandescent lights in my trailer for this purpose. I’m always finding myself in a basement, attic or crawlspace and they’re NEVER lighted! The problem with using halogens was […]
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By Rob Robillard
Bosch Power Planer I love my low angle block plane but nothing compares to a power planer when you need to remove a lot of stock and get a smooth finish. Power planers are efficient time savers and can do tasks such as: Level joists Shave and bevel doors Champher stock Taper stock Scribe Edge […]
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By Rob Robillard
Makita 18V Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless 6-1/2” Circular Caw Kit Review The origin of the circular saw dates back to the end of the 18th century, who really invented it is not clear. Like many inventions of that era, the circular saw was a concept that many people worked on, and developed throughout the […]
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By Rob Robillard
Milwaukee M18 3-1/4” Planer 2623-21 Milwaukee just released a brand-new 3 1/4 inch power planer. This new tool is now part of their 70 cordless lithium-ion product line, which I’m sure will grow even more this year. Using a Power Planer Power planers are already convenient, useful and versatile job-site tool. As a remodeling contractor […]
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By Rob Robillard
COAST FL60 Fixed-Beam LED Headlamp COAST, a company well-known for their knives and multi-tools, and now an industry leader in LED flashlights from the DIY-er’s to the Navy Seals and soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, recently came out with a new headlamp line. We took a look at one of their headlamps, the COAST FL60 LED […]
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By Rob Robillard
Milwaukee® Introduces Three Unique, Game-Changing New Lighting Solutions to the TRUEVIEW™ Family MILWAUKEE, WI – Milwaukee Tool continues to expand their TRUEVIEW™ High Output Lighting family of products with the introduction of three new lighting solutions that maximize productivity. Uniquely designed to adapt, perform and survive the demands of professional use, the TRUEVIEW™ M18™ LED […]
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By Rob Robillard
MAKITA upgrades 3-Year Limited Warranty for all Lithium-Ion tools, batteries and chargers October 8, 2015 – La Mirada, CA – Makita, the innovation leader in cordless, is upgrading to a 3-Year Limited Warranty for all Makita Lithium-Ion tools, batteries and chargers, as well as qualifying Lithium-Ion battery-powered accessories. This new 3-year limited warranty went into […]
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By Rob Robillard
DeWalt 5-inch variable speed random orbital sander DWE6423K Review Sanding is overrated, and hand sanding, just plain sucks! I recently took the DeWalt 5-inch variable speed random orbital sander DWE6423K into my workshop to evaluate. As a remodeling carpenter who also enjoys woodworking, I can attest that when you need a smoothly sanded surface, or […]
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By Rob Robillard
Milwaukee 6-Inch Steel Storage Chest and Cabinet Review Gone are the days of storing tools in and working out of cardboard boxes or milk crates. Tool storage chests, rolling cabinets, carts and specialty tool boxes have been making mechanics and technicians jobs easier for a long time. These days contractors, woodworkers and frankly anyone who […]
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By Rob Robillard
Hilti “Second Generation” TE 1000-AVR Breaker “Breaking the rules again!” Like in the book “First, Break All the Rules,” by Curt Coffman and Marcus Buckingham, a book written on what the world’s greatest managers do differently. Hilti too, is breaking some rules with their Hilti Breaker TE 1000-AVR by doing things differently! The TE 1000 […]
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