Anybody see anything interesting at the show in Providence this weekend?
I thought the tiny lights that go in back of the vials of your level were kind of cool made by Simple Man Tools.
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I don't no how new it is, but I picked up a great caulk gun at the western tool booth. The tajima, http://www.tajimatool.com/shopping/2convoy.htm I haven't had a chance to try it yet.
I spent a lot of time looking at the new Festools. That's about as close as I will ever get to them because no matter how advanced it is, I ain't spending a grand for a router :-)
I did buy a new Veto bag and a Cadex pinner.
It was a great show, though. It gets bigger each year-they had some guy demonstrating the latest and greatest EZ crown cutting system, and he was basically shoehorned into an alcove with a loading door. No floor space to be had at all.
Most nights are crystal clear, but tonight it's like he's stuck between stations.
Edited 4/1/2008 11:02 am ET by JJV
Did you see the new Bostitch nail guns that have a rotating magazine and shoot two sizes of fasteners?
No, that one I missed, and I spent time at the Bostich area too-I think I tried every kind of pinner at the show. I missed the one you're talking about, though.
Most nights are crystal clear, but tonight it's like he's stuck between stations.
That was a late april fools joke. There is an inventor here developing a gun like that.
D'oh! You know, after seeing some of the things out there (I mean, a saw that stops the blade when it cuts a hot dog??), a dual nailer didn't seem like much of a stretch!
Most nights are crystal clear, but tonight it's like he's stuck between stations.
Yeah! Some nice things.
The guys I went with were complaining that it seems to be turning into a deck show. How many different kinds of synthetic decking can one look at in one day.
You ever go to a home show? It's all replacement windows and jacuzies.
"You ever go to a home show? It's all replacement windows and jacuzies."
And furnaces/boilers.
I go to them just to watch the guys selling knives, dusters, sweepers, pots, pans, etc. Now THAT's entertainment!
Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PA
I went to the Philly home show and besides the tubs and windows ONE company was pushing solar power!
Disappointing to say the least!
I had the same thought; the number of decking companies was up there but I think the railing guys beat them out this year.
-Norm