Milwaukee has been busy pumping out new and improved tools and platforms this year, so with the Holiday season quickly approaching, we put together a 2015 Holiday Gift Giving Guide for the Milwaukee Tool Lover. The items below are organized by highest price to lowest price.
Read moreCool Tools: Check Out This Super Stealth Power Drill You Can Use Under Water
Courtesy of Nemo Power Tools
Sometimes we like things that we don’t really need but really want because they’re AWESOME. Perhaps this is one of those times, but I really can’t help myself this time.
Read morePneuhook Adds a Hook to Your Pneumatic Tools in 4 Seconds
If you’re frustrated by never having a place to conveniently set down your pneumatic tools, Pneuhook could be the solution you’ve been waiting for. In just 4 seconds, the stainless steel device attaches between your tool and the hose to create a hook that will allow you to hang your tool on your belt, ladder, or any other safe place, instead of trying to balance it in your arms or between your knees.
Read moreWhich Construction Equipment is Most Likely to Be Stolen and Tips to Prevent it From Happening
Photo by Aaron Volkening, CC BY 2.0
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has released their full 2014 report on construction heavy equipment theft (PDF download) and the news is not great: theft has risen roughly 1.2 percent versus 2013. According to the report, a total of 11,625 pieces of equipment were stolen in 2014, compared to 11,486 in 2013. The annual report is co-authored by the National Equipment Register (NER) and examines and analyzes data from the National Crime Information Center. The NICB estimates the equipment theft costs between $300 million to $1 billion annually.
Read moreAmazing Excavator Attachment Combines Digging and Hammering in One Machine
Photo courtesy of The Bayonet Breaker
During excavations, we typically hope we run into mostly “soft stuff,” that easy to remove dirt that lets us get our work done quickly. Unfortunately, it doesn’t go exactly like that a lot of the time, whether you run into a large rock that needs broken up or a huge chunk of concrete gets in the way. When that happens, you either need to change attachments or have another piece of heavy machinery to get the job done. A Texas business man decided there had to be a better way, so he did something about it.
Read moreNew App Helps You Determine the Risk of Plastic Concrete Shrinkage
Concrete, the most widely used building material in the world, can be very temperamental in certain weather conditions. Due to its poor tensile strength, concrete is almost always certain to crack, but professionals do their best to reduce the size and delay their appearance. A new app is hoping to reduce the risk of concrete, plastic shrinkage by monitoring weather patterns.
Read moreSleeveNotes Lets You Take Notes Right on Your Sleeve
In the age of high technology wearables, like smart watches, glasses, and helmets, there are many in the construction industry who long for days past, when the only piece of technology they had to use, other than their tools, was a pencil and a pad of paper. We recently showed you some great phone apps to store your job site notes on, but after many of you told us that you still use pencil and paper, we decided to get a little more primitive for you.
Read moreInvestigation: Liebherr Crane involved in Deadly Mecca Collapse "Technically Faultless”
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Hundreds of news stories have been written recently about the tragic crane collapse in Mecca that claimed 107 lives and injured more than 200 others. The investigations into what exactly went wrong began soon after. On Tuesday, Saudi officials suspended the contractor, Saudi Binladin Group, from new contracts until all legal matters are settled, according to NBC News. Today, Liebherr released a press release statement on their findings after Liebherr crane experts visited the site of the collapse.
Read moreMilwaukee’s ONE-KEY Inventory Management Released: Here’s How to Use It
Use a 20V Battery on Your 18V DeWalt Tools With This Handy Adapter
DeWalt 20V Battery Adapter
It’s pretty frustrating to invest heavily in a nice set of tools, only to have the technology become outdated before the end of their useful life. For those of you who hopped on board the 18V DeWalt Tool train, there’s now an opportunity for you to use the latest and greatest 20V battery with most of them.
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