Review: Milwaukee Tool’s Cordless M12 3/8” Crown Stapler

When I first saw the Milwaukee M12 3/8” Crown Stapler (2447-21) at the manufacturer’s yearly New Product Symposium media event in June of 2017, it immediately became one of the tools I was most… [To read the rest of the story, visit...

Two Way Radio Just Got Tougher

Getting your communications right is critical on any construction site. For effective planning and coordination, for efficient management of different teams and for health and safety, having a… [To read the rest of the story, visit...

The Ultimate Construction Holiday Gift Guide 2017

If you can believe it, we’re already in the middle of gift giving season as December is quickly approaching.  Sorting through dozens of aisles in stores and hundreds of pages on line looking for… [To read the rest of the story, visit...

[VIDEO] Watch a 1960s Era Gas Powered Drill Be Restored

I’ve written about Hand Tool Rescue’s Youtube channel a couple times before and the reason I like it so much is that it’s not only entertaining and therapeutic to watch, it also informs me about tools I never even knew existed. Until I saw the video below, I never...

Reinventing The Guardrail: The Hilmerson Safety Rail System™

The Problem: Traditional job-built 2×4 wooden guardrails are an obsolete technology that is still used all over the world. “The way we have always done it” may look safe and compliant from a distance, but quality and OSHA compliance are never guaranteed with...