How to cut any type of glass tile and glass mosaic – quickly and without chipping! Laying glass tiles and mosaic in specific areas of the house allows you to give a great look to the environment by using light effects, reflections and colours. Glass also has excellent technical characteristics such as being scratch resistant, waterproof […]

Grindstone for dressing diamond blades and core bits How does the dressing stone work? It happens that even with nearly new diamond blades or diamond core bits the cutting efficiency can appear to diminish after only a few cuts because of the following reasons: 1. The diamond tool may be of low quality manufacture or defective 2.

Wet saw – 5 secrets to help you to make the right choice! We all know that in today’s market place you can find dozens of different types of wet saws for cutting porcelain tiles, slabs of marble and granite, plus other types of stone for floor and walling. There are many domestic and foreign brands; in

Tips to avoid cracks or broken in porcelain tiles already laid. The photograph shows a typical case of rupture that has occurred in a laid tile.     s you can see the “crack” has appeared at the intersection of the two cuts which were probably made using a diamond blade to create the shape

Coast HP7R Rechargeable Flashlight The Coast booth at the National Hardware Show was full of more great gear and some very cool rechargeable flashlights. The HP7R and HP5R, it’s younger sibling, have multiple charging options the legendary Coast bright-as-the-sun beam. OK, that’s a slight exaggeration, but their LED beams are pretty incredible. If you’ve never

Veto Pro Pac® Launches FIRST Series of Professional Grade Wide Mouth Tote Bags CARGO TOTES™ To Make Debut at 2014 AHR Expo NORWALK, CT – January 15th, 2014 –Veto Pro Pac® (www.vetopropac.com), the leading manufacturer of  professional grade tool bags, is launching their new line of Cargo Totes™, the first line of professional grade wide

Milwaukee New Product Symposium 2014 – Milwaukee M18 Expansions Each year Milwaukee Tools puts on a heck of a press event. Most of the online and print publications you know and love send representatives to see all of the new tools that Milwaukee will be launching in the next few months to a year. And

DeWalt DCV580 & DCV581H 20V Vacs At the recent DeWalt Media Event in Towson, we were treated to a number of the latest innovations from Big Yellow. One of my favorites was the revamped line-up of portable wet/dry vacuums with the multi-port system. It allows you to use either their stem pack or slide pack

Tool Giveaway: Enter for a chance to win Makita 18V X2 LXT Lithium-Ion 36V Cordless 7-1/4″ Circular Saw (Model: XSH01X) We first got a glimpse of this unique circular saw at World of Concrete Earlier this year.  Here’s the gist:  It’s a cordless circular saw that utilizes the already popular 18V platform.  BUT, you get

V-Line Clamp for Chalk Line & Tape Measure Find a need and fill it. That’s exactly what the guys at V-Line have done with their chalk line and tape measure clamp. It’s a pretty simple concept that essentially gives you an extra pair of hands on the job when you’re trying to cut sheet goods.