After reviewing all cordless chainsaws, viewing all reviews and youtube videos for couple of months, bought the EGO 56v, and am I pleased with it. I was worried it will get stuck cutting bigger logs, but with 5AH battery which I recommend getting the best value for money kit on homedepot with a bigger battery. Only what can be improved from using it throughout the summer, battery lacks a button to show how much juice is left in the battery, percentage, or out of 4 leds/bars should be incorporated in next-gen battery release. And it eats more chainsaw oil than… Read more »

This is the bread/butter of SAE people. It’s engineering 101 for guys in that field. The total clamping force of the fasteners and the rim itself are what counts here.

9. The RSV4 is still the only consumer superbike with this much adjustability. With the updated powerplant, Aprilia didn’t let one of its unique traits go by the wayside. Owners can raise and lower the engine, allowing riders to alter where the center of gravity is, changing the 1100’s handling characteristics. Also, the headstock position and rake can be adjusted, giving you another variable for tuning. Lastly, the swingarm pivot can be changed, too. This bike is a chassis tuner’s dream, giving you plenty of opportunities to perfectly suit it to any track in the world.

If you use the top 30 cars and trucks the GM twins are 11th over all while the Tacoma is not in the top 30 in content.

Because of the great diversity in tool voltages and battery amp-hour ratings, we declined to perform runtime testing for these saws. A lot of runtime is based on watt-hours of the batteries, so all things wouldn’t be able to be considered equal with the testing. With batteries ranging from 72 to 180 watt-hours, some have a lot more fuel in the tank than others. Add to that the fact that mere 3.0 Ah battery packs running older technology saws made it through hundreds of feet of OSB in my saw test several years ago. So with 16 saws in our shootout today, I’d be worn out long before the latest mega-packs would be.

Stop looking for excuses not to take the bus. I take the bus to West Bay Road every day. The buses run every three minutes to West Bay Road from George Town. The service is fine, but would like to see bigger buses.

Dust collection can seem like an afterthought for jobsite table saws. The fact that you’re outside, often on an unoccupied site, negates the need to collect your dust. But breathing that stuff doesn’t do your lungs any favors. That’s why dust collection is so important. Of course, if you’re working inside or in an occupied structure, collecting all that dust will make the cleanup part of your day easier to deal with. Since we’re not talking about concrete dust regulations, even a standard shop vac will be a good bet to help contain the mess.

3There has been a tremendous amount of consolidation in the LBM industry—among manufacturers and dealers. What do you see as the impact of consolidation on the LBM distribution channel? We’re observing consolidation everywhere in this industry— from the manufacturer to the dealer to the buying group level. Additionally, manufacturers, dealers, and buying groups are getting more diversified in their product offerings, which will continue into the foreseeable future. With so many moving parts, the LBM distribution channel must—at each level—focus on partners that can help launch them into the future by assisting them in executing strategic plans and hitting their goals.

Ekkehard Zimmermann’s DP Motorsport has been building slantnose 911s before every Porsche fan thought it was cool. Inspired by the 935s (DP built the bodywork for the 1979 Le Mans-winning K3), the DP935 series was a close to the original racer as possible.

The Milwaukee cordless table saw with a 12.0 Ah High Output battery (216 watt-hours) and Rapid Charger runs $549. That’s obviously higher than your typical corded 10″ table saw and we expect that kind of premium.

My young friend apparently has never seen the 1968 flick Bullitt, starring Steve McQueen, in which a custom Mustang leads one of the most iconic chase scenes ever put in a movie, outpacing a Dodge Charger while jumping and sliding through the streets of San Francisco. I told him to go rent it and quit talking to me until he has. The Mustang in Bullitt is, of course, green!

This rather obvious solution has been with us for several decades, both as a manufactured product, and as a popular DIY project. The principle behind the iso cab (short for "isolation") is simple: Stick a speaker in an enclosed, soundproof box, put a microphone in there with it, and you can play as loud as you like—with no artificial attenuation between amp and speaker—while governing your in-house volume levels precisely via the PA and monitor system or into your recording interface.