Archive of posts tagged home hardware

Episode 991

Alarm Arm
Fire Alarm Mounting Device
Link: alarmarm.com
 
Not to be confused with the wacky Arm Alarm back in Episode 35, the Alarm Arm is a Smoke Alarm mounting device.  First you install a magnetic pad (called Ceiling Disk) to the ceiling (which has a self starting screw) using a bracket that will take any standard threaded extension [...]

Episode 964

Fit & Fold
Fitted Sheets Assistant
Link: Fit And Fold
 
A set of Fit & Fold has 4 labelled buttons for attaching to each corner of a fitted sheet.  This alone helps you fit the fitted sheets over the mattress in the right position.  Even more useful is when you need to fold it up.  Snap the each [...]

Episode 941

SafetyGate
Power Supply Safety
Link: safetygatestore.com
 
If for any reason a power outage occurs and you forget to turn off an appliance, you or your child may get injured when the power comes back on and the appliance restarts.  The SafetyGate keeps the appliance turned off until you turn it back on.
Happy Birhday to Dick
Today is Dick’s birthday.  [...]

Episode 909

Box-Buddy
Handle Cutter
Link: box-buddy.ca
 
The Box-Buddy is a tool for making cut-out handles out of cardboard boxes.  Push the half with the pins into the box where you want the handle, position the other half over the pins and push the two together, to get your handle.
The Cost of Gadget Development
Lionel Robitaille, inventor of the Box-Buddy, [...]

Episode 881

Lift N Lok Professional Toolbox
Self-Fastening Toolbox
Link: PDY Systems
 
The Lift-n-Lok is a toolbox with 3 compartmentalised drawers and a storage bin at the top.  The neat feature is, when the handle is lifted, the cam connected to the ends of the handle not only fastens all the drawers but also lifts the drawers to remove the [...]