Ask the Tech: Using Power Pools with Generators

Q.  “Why doesn’t my power tool keep its speed up on my generator and often heats up to the point of being hot to the touch? 

A . Generators make a quasi sine wave when they make electricity.  This is only half of the wave that real electricity makes for your home or business.  Real electricity is a full sine or “pure sine”.  Back in the day (30s-80s), the brush type universal motors used in small portable power tools were made to run on D.C. or A.C. current.  They had no reverse or variable speed.  D.C. generators were welders and the other generators were A.C. current only, but with quasi sine.

Today, almost all portable corded power tools have computer chips in their switches.  Whether it is variable speed, electronic feedback, slow start, electric brake or whatever is next.  These electronic devices are very sensitive to the spicks that generators produce.    Read more

New Capital Safety Ultra-Lok™ RSQ Self Retracting Lifeline with Rescue Offers World’s First Dual-Mode Operation

DBI-SALA, a Capital Safety brand, has developed a first-of-its-kind self retracting lifeline (SRL): the Ultra-Lok™ RSQ SRL with Rescue. The Ultra-Lok RSQ offers dual-mode operation that provides fall arrest and rescue/descent in one product for superior fall protection.   

The world’s first dual-mode operation SRL, the Ultra-Lok RSQ SRL with Rescue allows the worker to select either the traditional “fall arrest” mode or a “rescue/descent” mode.  If a fall event occurs while in the rescue/descent mode, the Ultra-Lok RSQ will arrest the fall and then automatically lower the worker safely to the ground or next level.  This two-in-one operation allows the device to be optimized for the jobsite while providing the ultimate level of worker safety.   Read more

Bosch AutoStart™ Revolutionizes Hole Cutting in Tile, Stone & Glass

Precision is the name of the game when it comes to medium to large hole-cutting in porcelain, granite, marble, ceramic tile or even glass. Slip-ups mean wasted money due to scratched or broken material or, worse, a hole that isn’t where the user wanted it. Thanks to Bosch’s innovative AutoStart™ system, users no longer have to worry about their hole saws skittering away during startup. The AutoStart design delivers sure and precise cuts every time.

Bosch’s AutoStart is an industry first mechanism that allows users to quickly and accurately drill a hole without first drilling a small pilot hole. With AutoStart, the pilot hole mechanism and the desired diamond hole saw cup are both already in place and ready to go, enabling – for the first time ever - one-step hole cutting in hard surfaces.    Read more

Innovative New Tool for the Professional Builder Provides Reported Labor Savings of 15% to 30%.

New Bedford Tool & Gauge Co. introduces “Jobsite Automation” with SawGear, a portable, precise and rugged automated length measuring system for chop saws.  This new tool has been available to the market for just a few weeks. Beta users have already created quite the buzz with framers and finish carpenters by running ahead of schedule AND producing better quality work! 

 “It’s the ultimate chop saw accessory”, says Brandon Vaughn of Cutting Edge Interiors.  “SawGear is tough as nails!  We slapped 2×6’s on the stop and SawGear took it and came back for more!  I won’t do another job without it.”  SawGear is a tough, portable tool that attaches to your miter saw right at your job site.  Just enter your dimension, slap your material against the rugged stop and cut your part, no fiddling around, no fitting, and no re-cutting again. It’s right every time.  In the building industry, margins are getting thinner and competition is getting more Read more