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Ridgid’s R32102 wormdrive is a pro-grade circ saw that cuts fast, smooth, and does comes up big in both the power and prowess I need from rough to trim carpentry. I came up in the trades on the East Coast. Every circ saw I used was a sidewinder style circ saw. Loved ‘em. They’re [...]
Laura from New Jersey won the RIDGID Tool Double-Big Cut Prize Pack! This FreeStuff entry period has ended. Exclusive Sweepstakes for our Favorite Fans! We’re celebrating Mark & Theresa’s summer birthdays with a special prize just for you. The winner of this sweepstakes will receive a RIDGID Tool Double-Big Cut Prize Pack from MyFixitUpLife! [...]
When installing deck boards, cut the first 3 near the house and the last one, furthest from the house, to the deck’s exact width + 1/8 inch on each side. Run the rest of the boards long. Snap a line between the first and last boards, then cut all the “wild” boards at once for [...]
Looking for a great Father’s Day gift for Get-It-Done Dad? You’re in the rightest place there is. Here. And you can trust my my gift recommending mojo. It’s is based on my gift-wanting juju. There’s no pattern here. Or order. Nothing lame either. This year’s list includes everything from projects to products to pulse-pounding books, [...]
Here’s a Quick Tip for operating your tile saw safely that BATH-Tastic Bath Crasher Matt Muenster would like: add a drip-loop to the cord so any over-spray from the saw that might get on the cord actually falls away to the ground before finding its way to the electrical device. See, water is a cohesive [...]
I’m surprised I don’t see more 6 1/2-inch circular saws on job sites. They’re light and handy — perfect for a long day building decks. Standing out in the category is Ridgid’s Fuego 6 1/2-inch corded circ saw. It lives up to the company’s big claim that it does just about everything a 7 1/4-inch saw [...]
At MyFixitUpLife, we’re lucky to check out cool new products all year long. And 2010 brought some really amazing DIY favorites to our attention. Here’s our top Must-Haves for 2011: World’s Best Snow Shovel—Traditional run-out-at-the-last-minute-and-get-a-snow-shovel shovels are, in my mind, terrible. I’ve broken as many as I’ve owned. And they don’t—amazingly to me—work all that [...]
Jill from Michigan won a RIDGID 10-Inch Heavy Duty Portable Table Saw with Stand from MyFixitUpLife home improvement radio show for her ‘Hard Working Hubby’! Her winning entry received more than 2,000 votes: “I am the luckiest lady in town! I am a SAHM who works very hard to make everyone happy! I would LOVE [...]
Fired Up Ridgid’s 6 ½ R3203 6 ½-inch bladed Fuego circ saw is a new breed. It’s small, fast—and yes—furious cutting wood on the jobsite. Ridgid’s 6 ½ R3203 6 ½-inch bladed Fuego circ saw Power Small and powerful go hand-in-glove for this 8-pound fireball. It rips through framing without ripping my arm out of [...]
The more I use the Ridgid R3030 one-handed reciprocating (recip) saw, the more I like it—and the more this little fireball is becoming my go-to recip saw for demo work. I’ve used the R3030 cutting everything from drywall to door jambs to plaster, framing, nail-embedded wood (including rock-hard, bone-dry century-old Douglas Fir) and just about [...]
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