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Ryobi 7” Tabletop Tile Saw – WS722

Eric Jopp — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 10:00:40 +0000

Ryobi has come a long way over the years. With Ryobi you seem to get a lot of tool for the money, this wet tile saw is no different. Now I am not saying this is the best tile saw on the market, but for $130 you get a nice wet tile saw from a […]

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Powernail 2000 20 Gage Nailer Review

Eric Jopp — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:00:25 +0000

I can’t say I have installed thousands of hardwood floors, but I have done quite a few. When it comes to click and lock or engineered flooring, I haven’t done too many. I do know that dealing with the glue or the hollow sounds of click and lock and engineered flooring can be a huge […]

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Powernail Pneumatic 20 Gage Cleat Nailer Model 2000

Eric Jopp — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 16:57:55 +0000

We just found out Powernail came out with a new pneumatic 20 gage nailer. This is the industries first pneumatic, trigger operated 20 gage cleat nailer. Basically this is designed to work with today’s popular 5/16″ to 9/16″ tongue and groove flooring. So now you can get rid of the glue and rid of […]

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Ridgid 8″ Tile Saw Review Model R4040S

Eric Jopp — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 10:30:41 +0000

Not too long ago we did a review of the Ridgid R4090, the Beast. When Ridgid named that saw a beast, they weren’t joking. That is one of my favorite saws around. I have used it on numerous projects and it has done great every time. Very smooth, easy to work with, easy to clean, […]

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Bosch GSL 2 Surface Laser Review

Eric Jopp — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:00:24 +0000

Awhile back when we attended the Bosch media event, we had a chance to see the worlds first surface laser. At the time we thought this was pretty cool, however we never really had a chance to play with it that day. Well that changed, we now have one we could take for a test […]

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Ridgid 10″ Variable Speed Commercial Tile Saw review – The Beast R4090

Eric Jopp — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 03:06:07 +0000

I am a huge fan of saws. Anything that makes my life easier is always a plus. However I can’t say I use tile saws everyday, but when I need one, I want one that works and is quality. For a long time I have been using the Ridgid R4020. The saw has been great […]

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PowerNail PowerPalm – Pro Flooring Tools

Dan Maxey — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:01:19 +0000

We raved about the Powernail 50p but what about areas that you cannot get the 50p into? The PowerPalm is the perfect tool for the tight areas. It uses 16 and 18 gauge Powercleats from 1.5″ to 2″ long. Think of the tool as an auto hammer for cleats. It fits in the palm of […]

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PowerNail Flex 50P – What the Pro’s Use

Dan Maxey — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:38:21 +0000

One of the perks of Tools In Action is that we can usually get our hands on any tool that we want. So when I decided to start our wood floor project I wanted the best flooring tools I could find. First I checked the net, then asked some experts and finally I just called […]

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Johnson Level 40-6616 Tile and Flooring Laser – Hardwood Flooring Project

Dan Maxey — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:00:54 +0000

We are super busy lately with projects, one of which is a hardwood floor install and I wanted to post on a tool that has been a big help for keeping our floor straight. One thing that drives me crazy is not having straight lines! We needed to snap a line that was straight from the existing wood floor […]

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