Fasteners
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Calavera Tool Works 5# Gear Bags
Cinch-able, rugged bags can clip to a belt or hang from an included carabiner for totable workshop or jobsite storage needs.
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Arrow T50elite™ Fires Staples or Brads
Building on the company’s venerable T50 Staple Gun, Arrow expands fastening versatility with the new T50elite model.
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Math Magic Formula for Spacing Fasteners
When you want to space fasteners evenly along a workpiece, here’s an easy solution for calculating those distances.
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Still Skidding
Ideas keep rolling in for how to turn pallets into projects. Here’s a tally of some possibilities.
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Handy “Tweener” Wood Screws
Here’s a tip of my hat to McFeely’s for coming up with a better woodworking screw. Well, actually, a whole bunch of better fasteners, but there’s one type I particularly like: the #8 Promax® 1-3/8″ black oxide flathead.
You read that right—1 and 3/8. Not 1-1/4″, 1-1/2″ or 1-5/8″ … the usual home-center suspects.
Here’s why I like the 1-3/8″.
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Pocket Screw Joints: The Outdoorsy Types
Summer is quickly slipping through our fingers, so hopefully you’re busy with outdoor projects. This season, I’ve got a garden fence that’s way overdue. In the spirit of exterior projects, I’d like to recommend pocket screw joinery.
