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October 21, 2009, 01:51 PM Propane-Powered Leaf Blower By The Family Handyman Editors and Experts

I’ve been a fan of Lehr’s environmentally friendly engines ever since I tried them out at a lawn and garden event last January. Lehr has developed a 4-stroke engine that runs on propane—no hassles with using and storing gas, no priming

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September 9, 2009, 02:32 PM Perfect Angle Cut Every Time By The Family Handyman Editors and Experts

Craftsman’s new MiterMate miter saw is designed for homeowners who want to cut perfect angles. Since few corners are exactly 90 degrees, it takes some trial and error to get tight miters on baseboard trim or moldings. But Craftsman’s saw

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September 9, 2009, 02:29 PM Pocket Gopher Problem Solver By The Family Handyman Editors and Experts

Earlier this summer, I was having problems with pocket gophers tearing up my yard. Some days I’d come home from work and find three or four mounds of dirt in my lawn from those annoying critters digging tunnels. And if I didn’t get out the

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August 18, 2009, 05:30 PM Lithium-ion Screwdriver that Locks in Bits By The Family Handyman Editors and Experts

I own a battery-power screwdriver and a couple of small, inexpensive drill drivers. What drives me nuts is that they don’t hold the bits worth a darn. Instead of the bits pulling out of the slots in screw heads, the bits stick to the screws and

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July 31, 2009, 12:53 PM Never-Stop, No-Tap Weed Whacker Blade By The Family Handyman Editors and Experts

Three years ago, after being repeatedly frustrated by the string disappearing inside the head of my weed trimmer, I took a chance and installed the Weed Whacker Blade ($23) from SharperBlade. Rather than a nylon string, this is an actual blade made from

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July 9, 2009, 03:54 PM Easy-to-operate Tractors and Skid-Steer Loaders By The Family Handyman Editors and Experts

Having grown up on a farm, I’m amazed by how easy new tractors and equipment are to operate. The tractors I drove back then had clutches and were sometimes hard to get into gear (believe me, I ground a lot of gears!). So the first thing I noticed

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July 9, 2009, 03:20 PM Kick-butt Excavators By The Family Handyman Editors and Experts

I took a three-day trip to Bismarck, N.D., in mid-June to test-drive Bobcat’s new equipment. I got to operate a lot of heavy-duty machinery—skid-steer loaders, compact tractors, utility work vehicles—and while it was all very impressive,

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June 18, 2009, 05:45 PM Comfortable Grip Stud Finder By The Family Handyman Editors and Experts

Zircon has redesigned its popular stud finder, the StudSensor EDGE, to make it more comfortable to hold. And you know what? It is pretty comfortable. The body fits nicely in the palm of my hand, with the on/off switch where I place my thumb. The tool

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