This article discusses omu technology in general, using Zar Ultramax oil modified waterborne urethane as a case study. Since 2008, Ultramax has been our “house” poly – in the same spirit as house wine. We use it on projects whenever possible, and it is a benchmark for much of our spraying testing. Video clip of [...]
Festool Syslite Long Term Assessment
Jobsite Lighting on the Move… Jobsite lighting is an unfortunate necessity and a real pain in the neck for professionals in all trades, whether you work in residential, commercial, new construction or remodeling scenarios. Frequent power problems, general lack of outlets, and insufficient natural light leave us craving more light at work. Or, should we [...]
Tool of the Week: Task/Inspection Lighting from Festool
[Update Jan '13: Syslite Review Published] If you follow this site at all, you will already know that a current pet peeve, and it is related to the season and recent time change, is task lighting on projects. It’s a seasonal disorder, but its a thing. The Festool Syslite is a former Product of Interest [...]
A Revolution in Work Lighting for Painters…
…Is BADLY needed!!! [Update Jan '13: Festool Syslite Review Published] It is almost 2012 and this is about as good as we can get. It’s not good enough. Call it the three year itch in the relationship with the Husky Telescoping Tripod, which replaced the miserable halogen twin head tripods, which replaced the ridiculous singles. [...]
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