Milwaukee Tool will expand its footprint in the US with a new manufacturing facility in Clinton, Mississippi. Anticipated to open in November, this new facility is a $7 million corporate investment that will create 1,200 overall jobs in the region.
Man has been using tools since the dawn of time — or just the Stone Age, really. However, that’s still 2.6 million years of evolution from hammerstones, hand axes and more. Nowadays, plumbers and pipefitters count on their tools of the trade to get the job done and keep their customers happy and healthy.
Sonnhalter is partnering with Habitat for Humanity again for its twelfth annual Sonnhalter Tool Drive. In the past decade, Sonnhalter has raised more than $310,000 worth in donations for the organization.
Milwaukee cobalt step drill bits are designed from the ground up to deliver unmatched performance with up to 15 times life in stainless steel and more than 1,000 holes in mild steel, the manufacturer notes.
Four grand prize winners, including apprentices and professionals, will be selected the week of July 12 from last year’s U.S. entrants after the 2020 trip was canceled due to the pandemic and from those who entered this year by July 2.
Diablo’s Steel Demon AMPED reciprocating saw blades have industrial-grade coating, Black Industrial Cooling Element (I.C.E.), that provides the coolest, cleanest cutting edge and a superior chip evacuation, the manufacturer notes.
Who doesn’t like to talk about tools? I asked a bunch of my friends about the tools that live on in sweet memory as frugal tools — tools that were worth the investment.
