Dremel and Lowe’s Pinewood Derby Days
Are you ready? With the new year comes Pinewood Derby time and Dremel and Lowe’s area teaming up once again […]
Saw Blade Paintings by Rico Solinas
Apparently, saw blade paintings go way back to the 1700s, around the same time folk art was popular on pieces […]
Discover Your Skills with Mike Rowe
At Pro Tool Reviews, we’re all about the tradesman. Going to college is great, but the country seems to have […]
New Body Liquefaction Tool
While it might be a stretch as a tool, this was too good to pass up when we heard about […]
Bosch ABS Brakes for Motorcycles Explained
Anti-lock brakes are cool. Most people don’t know this, but Bosch brought their first version of this technology to market […]
Transparent Flexible Li-ion Batteries Coming? Do We Care?
If you’re a cell-phone fanatic, you may remember the LG GD900, which boasted a transparent touch-sensitive keypad dialing surface. It […]
Ready to Turn in Your Incandescent Bulbs? You May Not Have To
The government has affected many different aspects of home construction, some good, like primary building codes that keep home safer and set standards for quality construction. Other things, like regulating low-flow toilets in 1994, have been more… problematic. Now, consumers are facing an essential “ban” on all residential incandescent lights that is slated to start next year for 100 watt bulbs. So how is this a “ban”? In December 2007 the federal government enacted the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. This act mandates that all household and commercial light bulbs producing between 310 and 2600 lumens be 30% more energy efficient then 2007-era incandescents by 2012-2014. This would put them in step with halogen technology. The efficiency standards starts with 100-watt bulbs in January 2012 and works its way down to 40-watt bulbs in January 2014.
Home Depot Ken Langone Interviewed on Obama Business Views
This week Neil Cavuto interviewed Ken Langone, co-founder of Home Depot and former director of the NYSE on his show, Your World. Last week the Dow Jones finished up lower for the sixth week in a row – inciting fears of a double-dip recession (which Ken Langone believes we’re basically in right now). The news media are looking to CEOs and business leaders to help figure out the right way to navigate the data. What caught our attention was a pointed question put to Ken by Neil in regard to a statement by Obama’s about not being worried about a double-dip recession. Ken flat out said that he feels Obama absolutely doesn’t like business and that it’s clear [to Ken] by his actions he doesn’t realize the value.
Zombie-proof Safe House Built by Architects in Warsaw
Some people worry about the stock market, others their childrens’ education. But a team of architects in Warsaw Poland decided to build a structure that would provide a beautiful place to live – and also withstand a zombie apocalypse. The “Safe House” is as secure as you can get above-ground. With a single control, the entire structure can close itself up into a concrete cube that is virtually impregnable. And when we say impregnable, we mean it. Concrete slabs slide and fold over, and down, to completely seal in the structure from anything barring a nuclear explosion. Those unwanted summer guests, not to mention Jehovah’s Witnesses, should be no match for this.
Irwin Tools and Elevating the Role of Tradesmen
Spending a weekend with the folks from Irwin Tools, covering the Ultimate Tradesman Challenge World Finals and watching the Food […]