Updated on August 12th, 2021
By: Steve MaxwellWHAT’S UP THIS TIME:
- Experience a tour of world’s first cordless 12″ sliding compound miter saw.
- See how insulated underground pipes help heat homes.
- Learn how orbital blade action makes jigsaws work better.
- Watch a 300 foot electrical service go into shallow soil conditions.
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Watch a shop tour of the world’s largest and newest cordless 12″ compound miter saw. DEWALT’s new tool operates on two 60 volt batteries or on 120 volt plug-in power. Click to see the saw in action.
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Jigsaws are highly under-rated woodworking tools. Watch this 2009 video for a lesson on what orbital blade actions means and how it makes jigsaws more versatile. Click to learn.
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Watch how insulated underground pipes deliver hot water to my house from our outdoor wood boiler 150 feet away with only a couple of degrees of heat loss. Click to see this 2012 video.
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Some electrical installations are harder to complete than others. Here’s how we installed service cables in a 300 foot long trench dug through a little soil over limestone bedrock. Click to watch this epic 2014 struggle.
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