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Milwaukee® 8 Piece Screwdriver Set Review

By Todd Fratzel on Hand Tools, Product Reviews

Milwaukee® 8 Piece Screwdriver Set Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation recently introduced the 8 Piece Screwdriver Set as part of its new line of hand tools. Similar to the 11 in 1 Screwdriver that launched in April 2010, the new set features patented ECX™ bits to perfectly fit the hybrid specialty screws users often encounter in…

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Li-Ion Vs NiCd Cordless Batteries

By Todd Fratzel on Power Tools

Industry Experts Weigh In On Li-Ion Vs NiCad Battery Debate Readers continue to send in emails asking questions about Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) and Nickel Cadmium (NiCad or NiCd) cordless tool battery packs. So I reached out to Jason McNeil, Product Manager at DEWALT and Derek Vicko, Senior Product Manager at PORTER-CABLE and asked them to help…

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Porch Skirt for Farmers Porch

By Todd Fratzel on Decks & Porches, Finish Carpentry, Siding & Trim

Farmers Porch With Lattice Skirt The farmer’s porch in the adjacent photo has a complete pvc lattice skirt around the bottom of the porch framing. Raised porches look best with some sort of skirt to hide the framing and keep small animals and children out of the space. Materials The entire porch skirt is built…

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How To Lubricate John Deere X300

By Todd Fratzel on Lawn Care

John Deere X300 Maintenance If you own any type of lawn mower then there’s a minimum amount of maintenance that needs to be done in order to keep your mower running well. John Deere Mowers are very easy to maintain when you follow the recommendations in the Owner’s Manual. In a previous post I covered…

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Should You Buy John Deere Mowers at Box Stores?

By Todd Fratzel on Landscaping

Article Update This has been a popular article for quite some time. I wanted to update it and respond to some of the comments that have been left about my take on things. More specifically I want to comment about some of the confusion in the comments. It is true that some of the Box…

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Where To Buy Refrigerator Water Filters Online

By Todd Fratzel on Appliances

Where To Buy Refrigerator Water Filters I recently wrote a post about how to replace a Kenmore Elite Refrigerator water filter. Since then I’ve been asked several times where to buy refrigerator water filters for other refrigerator makes and models. So I thought I’d write another post with links to some of the more popular…

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