We’re happy to announce the recent addition of Simpson Strong-Tie products to the KMS fold. Simpson Strong-Tie is the premier manufacturer of construction fasteners from mechanical and chemical concrete to wood hangers and structural systems. One of the newest products is a cool new variation on the screwgun. It’s called the Quik-Drive® Auto-Feed Screw Driving System.
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This is the router basics seminar by Mark Eaton from our KMS Coquitlam 2011 Woodshow. Learn the uses of a quarter inch round over bit, a roman ogee bit and how to radius the edges and corners of your work piece.
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Some of the great features for the Festool TS 55 and Festool TS 75 guild rail saws are unlocked with the addition of the Festool Guild Rail Accessory Kit. The kit includes a angle unit for making precision mitre and bevel cuts, a limit stop for making fast and efficient repeated cuts, a hose and cord deflector to keep you cutting without having to worry about snags, rail connectors so you’ll never be limited to your length of cut, and two rail clamps if you ever need to clamp your guild rail, all in a convenient Systainer. Here is a video that shows the Festool Guild Rail Accessory Kit in action.
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Sometimes sanding can seem like a “necessary evil”. Depending on the job it can make or break the project or make or break you. Sanders have come a long way in the last few years. Experts at Bosch note that with 27 bones, 33 muscles and 22 moving axes, the hand is the most complex of all human appendages. With the popularity of these high-vibration tools, it is sure to take a toll on your body.
DeWALT has recently introduced their new 12″ Double Bevel Sliding Compound Mitre Saw (DWS780). It seems to have some improvements over the earlier DeWALT DW718 model. Improved cutting capacity, from 6-1/2″ vertical capacity to 6-3/4″ with baseboard against fence. Crown molding vertically nested capacity has increased from 6-5/8″ to 7-1/2″. Their crown molding lying flat capacity has gone from 11-1/4″ to 13-3/4″ and they’ve improved their dust collection ability to be more than an afterthought.
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Last week 20 KMS Tools employees went through the Festool 101 training with instructor Steve Bace. Let me tell you, this guy really knows his stuff. He has a history in the solid surface industry, so sanding is his specialty. In less than 5 minutes he took this old beat up cutting board and refinished it to look like new. It was very impressive to say the least.
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Seriously, Festool is in fact giving away a free tool what looks like every month. Go to www.festoolsweepstakes.com and sign up. Last month they gave away a Festool DOMINO Joiner, and the month before a Festool TS 55 Track Saw, both of which I did not win. Hopefully one of you guys will bring a new Festool tool home in the coming months so you can find out why Festool is the top dog in power tools.
Over the last couple weeks, there has been a huge buzz around KMS tools about our new line of woodworking related power tools. Festool is a German made high-end professional tool manufacturer centered around woodworking. The idea behind Festool’s “Faster, Easier, Smarter” slogan is selling you into a family, not just a tool. Festool sports an industry leading 1+2 Year Warranty (first year they pay for all of the shipping, the following two, you pay for one way). The Festool family revolves around four key pillars most tool companies overlook: Dust extraction, Multifunction Tables, Guide Rails & Systainers.
This store is the latest business to expand in Edmonton. The tools and equipment retailer is attracting customers far beyond the reaches of the city.
In 1918, A.H. Peterson, a young well-known tool and die maker was asked by Henry Ford to create a lightweight drill for Fords automotive production lines. A.H. Peterson came back to him with the hole-shooter; a lightweight, high-powered and durable 1/4″ drill. This five pound drill would become the benchmark of all drills to follow. Up until that time, only the strongest ape men could use a “hand-held” drill as most were very heavy and cumbersome.
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