Finds: PN100K Palm Impact Nailer
History and experience teaches us that there are many different tools needed both on the jobsite and in the shop: tools for driving fasteners are no exception. The Bostitch PN100K Impact Nailer is...
View ArticleFinds: Bostitch’s New Oil-Free Contractor Compressor
xanax online no prescriptionWhen you’re buying a compressor, you’ve got to put some thought into what you’re going to do with it. For example, if you’re planning on running an air wrench or a die...
View ArticleFinds: Bostitch’s SB-1850BN Brad Nailer
Cruising the wall-o-tools at the local big box is exciting – but also scary if you’re there to shell out some hard earned green for a new power tool. The trick is to get the most bang-for-your-buck...
View ArticleThe Bostitch Hurriquake: A Good Nail for a Bad Day
Stanley-Bostich’s Hurriquake nail incorporates features that enhance its ability to resist both the side-to-side shearing action of earthquakes and the uplift caused by high winds during hurricanes....
View ArticleStanley Bostitch’s StrapShot: A Nailer For Metal Connectors
Building codes across the country are now requiring more and more metal connectors (joist hangers, hurricane ties, etc). In order for a connector to meet code in most places, you need to have a nail...
View ArticleBostitch Pinner: Saves Fill Time
We’re big advocates of using small brads to hold together glue joints in quick-build furniture. Sure, it’s not a method you’ll use on heirloom projects, but if you just need to throw together a...
View ArticleManual Flooring Nailer
I love the shape and function of a manual flooring nailer — it just goes to show how specific requirements can lead to creative and elegant solutions. The tall handle helps relieve back strain from...
View ArticleDealmonger: Bostitch Flooring Nailer $367
Amazon is selling this Bostitch 1-1/2″ to 2″ Pneumatic Flooring Nailer for $367 with free shipping. It’ll drive 1-1/2″ to 2″ nails into hardwood flooring with 420 inch-pounds of force — much easier...
View ArticleHeavy-Duty Staple Remover
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View ArticleBostitch Level: “Look Ma, No Hands!”
xanax online no prescriptionWhen I first ran across the Stanley-Bostitch clamping level in Popular Science, I didn’t think much about it because it was pictured just sitting on a surface. Later I came...
View ArticleBostitch Twin Blade Razor Knife
For a few years now, we’ve made no bones about that fact that the razor knife we use around the shop is the Irwin Pro Touch. It’s light, comfortable, and feels good in the hand. Bostitch now has a...
View ArticlePreview: Stanley’s Updated, Bostitch-Branded Short Tape
xanax online no prescriptionYou’ll note one big change in this long-popular short tape right off the bat: Gone is the FatMax Extreme brand, replaced with the familiar (if not on tapes) Bostitch brand....
View ArticleBostitch’s Spring Steel Demo Bars
xanax online no prescriptionWhen Stanley looked to update their 24″ and 36″ demo bars this year — and let’s face it: we haven’t seen a whole hell of a lot of “updates” in the demo bar field lately —...
View ArticleHands-On: 18ga. Pneumatic Nailer Comparison
For every Arthur there is an Excalibur — together they create the seamless integration of human and machine that heralds the fulcrum of change. It could be anything, really; for Wyatt Earp it was the...
View ArticleInstant-Change: One Handle, Many Blades
Although the Stanley Fat-Max Extreme Instant-Change Saw System was announced last year, I finally saw it in the wild for the first time at Menards. Stanley also released what seems to be an identical...
View ArticleYet Another Ratcheting Adjustable Wrench
xanax online no prescriptionBrowsing the tool section of Lowe’s today, I noticed yet another ratcheting adjustable wrench. We’ve previously covered these type of wrenches here, here, and here, but...
View ArticleTM Portable Shop Compressor Test: Part IA
About a week and change after posting our first article on the beginnings of our compressor test, we found two things. We’d missed a few brands that needed to go along with that test, and we’d have to...
View ArticleTM Portable Shop Compressor Test: Part II
Our compressor test has finally come to a close, and here are the results. We looked at all manner of compressor tools and tests and found what we consider to be some truths and untruths about what’s...
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