Tool Talk – Toolmonger

Tool Talk #66: Projects, LED Lighting Options

Chuck Cage — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:33:26 +0000

We return to the mic to discuss recent posts and projects including new LED light options, Chuck’s severe shelving issue, and whiteboard options. Remember: You can call in your own questions and opinions to 214-296-9229. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #65: Small Trucks, DeWalt Flashlight

Chuck Cage — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:06:25 +0000

We discuss our recent small truck posts. We run down the DeWalt 12V generic cialis 10mg MAX flashlight. Remember: If you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 214-296-9229. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #61: DeWalt’s Summer Press Event, Carving

Chuck Cage — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:25:34 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, share some stories and new tool news from DeWalt’s summer press events, and discuss carving — one of the world’s cheapest (and some might say most entertaining) hobbies. Remember: If you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 214-296-9229. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #58: Flashlights & The Stanley/B&D Merger

Chuck Cage — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:54:11 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five. We also rant about the short end of the stick great flashlight designs receive in the press world — and discuss the recent Stanley/Black & Decker merger and what it might mean to Toolmongers. Remember: If you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 214-296-9229. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #57: Tactical Knives & Adjusting Your Garage Door

Chuck Cage — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:29:06 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five. We also address some controversy (no!) over Sean’s tactical knife post. Remember: If you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 214-296-9229. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #56: GM Bankruptcy

Chuck Cage — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:23:09 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five. We also discuss what GM’s bankruptcy might really mean to the truck-buying public. Remember: If you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 214-296-9229. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #55: Returning Tools

Chuck Cage — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:15:38 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five. We also talk about our experiences returning tools over the years and offer some advice as to when you should and shouldn’t try to return a tool — and how to do so successfully. Remember: If you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 214-296-9229. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #54: Shop Cabinet & Sean’s New/Old Shopsmith

Chuck Cage — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:08:48 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five. We also discuss a massive, black-hole-inducing cabinet Sean built for his shop — and Sean’s new Shopsmith which he inherited from his father. Remember: if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 214-296-9229. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #53: Old Hardware Stores & Pocket Knives

Chuck Cage — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:07:21 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five and re-visit Sean’s excellent post about the big box revolution and the end of old hardware stores. (We also rant a bit about how carrying a pocket knife can save a life.) Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #52: Listener Calls & Reader Projects

Chuck Cage — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:25:04 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, take some listener calls, and shoot the bull about great (and odd) reader projects and shops. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #51: DIY Wedding Rings & Heirloom Shopsmiths

Chuck Cage — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:26:12 +0000

We’re joined this week by our friend Mike Haney who tells us about his experience making his own DIY engagement ring. (Spoiler: It worked. He’s engaged. Congrats!) We also run down this week’s top five and have a good time discussing Sean’s father’s decision to finally hand down his Mark V Shopsmith. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #50: Router Safety & Pointless Tools

Chuck Cage — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:25:50 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, discuss Sean’s recent router incident, and rant about tools that solve non-existent problems. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #49: Bookcases & Ending Laziness

Chuck Cage — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:13:53 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, discuss our new easy-to-build bookcase project, and rant about getting off one’s ass to fix things around the house. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #48: Christmas & (Paint) Strippers

Chuck Cage — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:16:53 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, chat about what we want for Christmas, and hear about Sean’s brother’s awesome new paint-stripper discovery. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #47: The Top 10

Chuck Cage — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:23:01 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five and chat about our posting-this-week Toolmonger’s Top 10 Tools of 2008. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #46: Kitchen Drawers And GAS

Chuck Cage — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:26:30 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, hear the details of Sean’s awesomely simple custom kitchen drawer project, and talk about how what’s known as GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) affects tool lovers. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #45: Plumbing, Grout, And The Good Stuff

Chuck Cage — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:44:26 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, discuss when to attack a plumbing job yourself (and when to call a pro), and chat about Sean’s recent grout experience. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #44: Shop Rules

Chuck Cage — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:22:15 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, wonder how GM’s fate will affect Toolmongers in need of trucks, and discuss Sean’s shop rules. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #43: NASCAR and Shop Truck Update

Chuck Cage — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:28:06 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, take some time to update you on our cheap-ass shop truck trials and tribulations, and relate our recent NASCAR experience. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #42: Cheap Shop Truck Build and GM’s Hybrid Pickups

Chuck Cage — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:40:33 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, take some time to run down what we’ve accomplished so far with TM’s budget shop truck, and tell you a bit about our recent experience with GM’s new-next-year hybrid pickup. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk #41: Trucks and Grills

Chuck Cage — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:04:16 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, take some time to rant about the cost of fuel’s affect on working people, and offer some insight into an upcoming Toolmonger feature: five grills to help you (re)kindle the flame this summer. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #40

Chuck Cage — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:39:04 +0000

Join us as we run down this week’s top five, plus give you a peek into our testing this week — specifically Husky’s 5-in-1 drywall tool, Stanley’s new FatMax levels, and Paslode’s CF-325 cordless framing nailer. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #39

Chuck Cage — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:20:27 +0000

In part two of this week’s Tool Talk double-feature we run down this week’s top five tools, walk you through building your own giant plywood dinosaur, and review Skil’s handy 6.0 amp corded jigsaw. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #38

Chuck Cage — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:42:54 +0000

In our haste to build a giant dinosaur we forgot to put out podcast #38. So join us as we run down of the top five tools — from a few weeks ago — track down some answers for a caller who wants to know why pneumatic nailers feature different nail angles, and shoot the bull with our friend Mr. Jalopy who tells us about a Japanese tool magazine that visited his shop. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)

Tool Talk Podcast #37

Chuck Cage — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:20:21 +0000

Join Chuck and Sean for a run down of the top five tools this week, a first-hand look into this week’s Toolmonger hands-on posts, and our take on the very popular Leatherman Skeletool. Remember, if you’ve got a question or comment you can call us at 866-718-9403. (Podcast Download)