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When your sander isn’t collecting dust like it should, sanding your projects can become a much more frustrating process. Find out the simple fix that should keep your sander’s dust collection working great. Posted in “How to” of the Month, Quick Tip of the Month, Sanders, Tool Info, Tool Tips and tagged with wood sandingRead more

While all sanders are designed to remove material, each sander type is designed with different features to better perform different tasks. Between a random orbit sander and a finishing sander, find out which tool is right for you. Posted in Sanders, Tool Info, Tool Tips and tagged with versus, sanders, ros, random orbital sander, randomRead more

Festool PLANEX Modular Drywall Sander (571579) A New Sanding Solution for Today’s Evolved Craftsman Well, Festool has done it again and despite their current catalog of superior power tools and equipment, Festool is astonishing the industry once more with the release of their modular and totally evolved drywall sander. With an articulating head, a bodyRead more

A 5” & 6” Rear-Handle Random Orbit Sander With Vibration Control Bosch is well known for building some of the most impressive, most high-performance power tools in the industry today. Accordingly, it should come as no surprise that their ROS65VCL is one of the smoothest, most comfortable to operate industrial random orbit sanders to everRead more

Change Your Sandpaper Often!   As sandpaper wears down the particles that perform all that sanding action become smaller; they become dull and less effective and while one might assume these smaller particles would simply deliver a finer finish, they instead leave a kind of burnish on your materials. So, unless you simply want toRead more

How to Replace the Pad on a Random Orbital Sander Replacing the pad on a random orbital sander is one of the most common maintenance procedures found in the power tool industry. Fortunately for woodworkers and tool users, it is also one of the very simplest tasks your power tools will every as you toRead more

The Facts About Belt Sanders               With two parallel spinning drums on its underside powering the continuous motion of a sanding belt, a belt sander is a brilliant power tool designed to efficiently sand and level any number of industrial materials. Belt sanders are a much rougher tool thanRead more

A good router can last you a life-time, so choosing the best midsize router is an important process. Incorporate these tips to ensure you find the best tool for your specific routing needs and one you’ll be glad to work with for years to come Posted in How To Articles, Industrial Tips, Power Tool Articles,Read more

A More Versatile Router For a More Evolved Craftsman Though compact like a trim router, this new version of Dewalt’s two-base router kit is both durable and powerful to offer the features you’d expect from a high-performance router without any of the bulk. It features a few ergonomic adjustments rendering the tool more balanced and,Read more

How to Know Which Router Bit You Need: Everything You Need to Know About Router Bits WHAT IS A ROUTER BIT? A router bit is a cutting tool used with a router to rout out (or hollow out) spaces in the surface of a generally hard workpiece. Although routers and router bits are more commonlyRead more