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Air compressors can power several household tools, notably nailers and staplers. They can inflate tires, assist in airbrushing and spray painting. An air compressor can help you speed through tough, tedious jobs like roofing, siding, insulation and interior trim.
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Portable drills are increasing in popularity and availability, and Consumer Guide has reviews on every gauge, cordless or otherwise, as well as drill kits that come with interchangeable attachments.
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Power saws, whether they're circular saws or jigsaws, are extremely popular with both professionals and amateurs. If you do any amount of construction or woodworking, we recommend investing in one of each. Combined, they'll let you tackle tasks as diverse as slicing through lumber to build a deck and cutting ornate patterns in a piece of furniture.
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Torque is a force that tends to rotate or turn things. You generate a torque any time you apply a force using a wrench. Tightening the lug nuts on your car wheels is a good example. When you use a wrench, you apply a force to the handle. This force creates a torque on the lug nut, which tends to turn the lug nut. Learn more about how torque works.
Before you begin any home improvement project, be sure you have the appropriate tools for the job. Knowing about the basic home repair tools will help you in the long run. Learn more about home repair tools.
A power drill is an electrical motor that rotates a replaceable drill bit to make a hole in wood, plastic or metal. Alternately, a screwdriver tip can be installed to turn screws. The parts of a power drill include the handle, an on/off trigger with safety latch, a reversing switch for changing the rotation direction of the drill bit, a torque adjustment and the chuck that holds the drill bit in place. Learn more about how power drills work.
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Home Renovations with Jodi Marks
Jodi Marks, co-host of HGTV's 'Fix It Up,' says that Americans spend more than $220 billion a year fixing up their homes, but that not all improvements have to come at a great cost to homeowners. Watch this video courtesy of DWJ Television and see how to make easy, practical and cost-effective improvements.
Jodi Marks, co-host of HGTV's 'Fix It Up,' says that Americans spend more than $220 billion a year fixing up their homes, but that not all improvements have to come at a great cost to homeowners. Watch this video courtesy of DWJ Television and see how to make easy, practical and cost-effective improvements.
How to Insulate a Vented Crawl Space
View this step-by-step instructional video on how to insulate a vented crawl space.
View this step-by-step instructional video on how to insulate a vented crawl space.
Efficient Roof Shingles
Shingles may become a thing of the past with the use of new products being developed by the Cooley Group that are safe for the environment and 100 percent waterproof. See how the Cooley Group products work in this video from World Business Review.
Shingles may become a thing of the past with the use of new products being developed by the Cooley Group that are safe for the environment and 100 percent waterproof. See how the Cooley Group products work in this video from World Business Review.
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