Archive for the ‘Milwaukee Tools’ Category
This Saw Won’t Cause Hand Discomfort
My father is a big Do-It-Yourself person. He’s very handy with the hammer and can fix just about anything. His passion however is building furniture. This is why, just last week, he showed us his newest power tool purchase. He bought himself a reciprocating saw.
He said he saw it in on one of those DIY shows and just had to have one. True to form, he started using that saw the very next day. He said that it handled like a dream and cut through wood like butter. The grip is very ergonomic so he doesn’t put so much stress on his hands. It’s certainly worth the price because the quality and workmanship is simply excellent.
Calling a handyman every time something around the house breaks down can quickly become a pricy endeavor. For that reason, it’s a major benefit to learn your way around a set of power tools. You don’t have to become an expert at carpentry or anything that extreme, but it will prove helpful if you can mend small projects around the house without calling for help. Many people, however, find that they have problems both inside and outside the house.
To that end, some things break down in the garage or in the backyard, which is why cordless tools are so convenient. These tools run on rechargeable batteries rather than AC power, and a set usually includes everything from Milwaukee cordless drills to cordless sanders. For extended projects, make sure you have spare rechargeable batteries, as charging your one battery could take well over an hour. If you feel switching out batteries would be a hassle, look into “Rapid Charge Batteries.” These can charge in as little as ten minutes.
Dad Likes His Milwaukee Cordless Drill
Like many power tools enthusiasts out there, I got into power tools from being around my father and seeing what he had around his shop as I was growing up. He had quite a variety of power tools hanging up neatly on their hooks, but there was one tool that never hung on any hook simply because it was always being used. This was the Milwaukee cordless drill.
The Milwaukee cordless drill he had was a nice heavy duty 18 volt drill that could handle anything and was spotted on every job site from installing a metal ceiling to replacing a door. Not once did I ever see anything that this drill couldn’t handle. May be this is why Milwaukee cordless drill are among the most trusted in the world.
Cleaning Up A Weld Joint Using My Milwaukee Grinder
Being a quality welder can take years to acquire the skills necessary to land any kind of welding jobs as a journeyman. Like any professional though, an amateur can clean up his or her less perfect welds using power tools such as a Milwaukee grinder.
There are many power tools manufacturers, but I prefer a Milwaukee grinder because of my experience with Milwaukee power tools. I find that using a Milwaukee grinder compared to other grinders is a good move for anyone looking to pick up a grinder that will last a long time, even with heavy use from all of those funky welds you may be fixing.
Ringing In the New Year With Milwaukee Power Tools
It’s almost the end of the year again, and if Santa hasn’t taken care of your power tools need, then you always have a chance to get what you really want for the new year, not like that fruit cake someone gave you, which you will probably re-gift next year.
I know I’m going to exchange all of the stuff that will just take up space for something useful, like a set of Milwaukee power tools. I am a long time user of Milwaukee power tools, and recommend them to anyone serious about their power tools. Milwaukee power tools is a name trusted by skilled professionals of all trades and will fit seamlessly into any home or pro workshop.
Chipping Up Some Smoking Wood With the Help Of A Sawzall
Out in cattle country, were big on BBQ. And when I say big, I mean Texas big. Not only do we raise the finest beef from our own rolling green pastures, we smoke the meat ourselves using hardwood trees from our own property such as oak, hickory and pecan.
Smoking meat can get get as complicated as we want, which means we’ll want to cut the wood up in different ways for different uses. For instance, I like to take a sawzall made by Milwaukee power tools (also called a reciprocating saw or saber saw) and cut up large branches with diameters of about 3″ – 4″ into discs for when I’m doing a roast or pork shoulder. This will last a while, and will put out a good amount of smoke. I may not want this much smoke all the time however, so I sometimes use the sawzall to cut smaller branches into disks or chunks.
We can take this even deeper if we want. For smoking burgers and steaks, it is very common for us to use wood chips in the smoke box inside the gas grill for times when there’s a burn ban and we’re not supposed to burn a wood fire. Though wood chips can be purchased, I find it more convenient to get the wood myself since it’s on the property. So what I do, is use the sawzall to cut the wood up into pieces small enough to fit in the wood chipper. After that, it’s just about watching my fingers!
A little smoking tip: We always soak the wood in water for at least an hour before use. I like to soak the bigger chunks all night. This is so the wood burns longer and and prevents some woods from tasting bitter, such as hickory.
Reconditioned Power Tools vs. New Power Tools
There are a lot of things going on with the economy right now, which means more people will be looking to save some money, and seeking information to do more things themselves. That being said, I would like to take a moment and make a brief comparison between buying new power tools and reconditioned power tools.
Buying new power tools such as DeWalt power tools and Milwaukee power tools when they are new is always a good move, because you know you have a brand new name brand tool that will likely not break on you. However, power tools do break from time to time and when they are sent back to the factory and repaired, they are put back on the market and sold as reconditioned tools. This is a great way to save money on power tools if you work on projects at home, or have any type of construction business, because buying a lot of power tools can really add up after a while.
Not only does buying reconditioned tools save money, you’re buying like-new power tools that come fully backed by the manufacture’s warrantee for defective materials and workmanship. If that’s not a reason to buy reconditioned tools, I don’t know what is.
Working along side many different contractors my whole life has given me a chance to see power tools of all kinds put to use on the job site. Being around many framing and carpentry job sites, I’ve seen countless circular saws and miter saws of all types.
A particular favorite circular saw to many carpenters, is the Milwaukee circular saw. There are many reasons it is popular, but the main one is people want power tools from a name they trust. Milwaukee power tools is just one of those companies. I personally own many Milwaukee tools, including a Milwaukee circular saw, which has never given me a problem before, and I don’t expect one in the near future. In fact, the cordless Milwaukee circular saw would be a perfect gift this holiday season for the handy-man in your life.
Being a commercial roofer in New York City, we deal with laying down lots of concrete pavers. These pavers can range from only a few pounds each, to almost a hundred pounds each. Many times, we will protect the roof by setting the pavers on top of a thick insulation or rubber matting. The usual method for cutting these materials would be to use a utility knife. This method works pretty well with the insulation, but the rubber matting can get pretty thick sometimes.
This is why I prefer to use a Milwaukee Sawzall reciprocating saw when dealing with such materials. A sawzall is one of those nasty little power tools that has a reputation for getting things cut in a hurry. Using the sawzall saved us about fifty utility knife blades, not to mention my arm strength from repetitive cutting, and hours of labor. Not only that, we used the same sawzall blade at the very next job.
For those who are unfamiliar with the expansive world of power tools, I’d like to take a minute to get people to familiarize themselves with the basic operations of the circular saw which is also known widely in the industry as a “skill saw”, an adaptation of a term coined by popular power tools manufacturer, skil tools for their version of the circular saw.
First off, make sure you have the right size blade for the job. Obviously, the larger the saw blade, the larger the piece of wood you are going to be able to cut. If you want to make the cut on any particular angle, you can set the angle using an adjustment switch somewhere on the circular saw, depending on the on manufacturer. When you are ready to make your cut, make sure that all obstructions are out of the way and all fingers and power cords are free from the path of the saw. While holding the power trigger, push the saw through the wood gently, but firmly, because stopping or hesitating can cause splinters in the wood and a very ugly cut. Circular saws are a lot of fun in the shop, but they are not toys and should be kept out of the reach of children.