Archive for September, 2008

Makita BHP451 18-Volt 1/2″ LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless Hammer Drill/Driver – Bare Tool Only, No Battery Includes: Makita BHP451 18-Volt 1/2″ LXT Lithium-Ion Hammer Drill/Driver – BARE TOOL ONLY, No Battery
Customer Review: Makita BHP451
Excellent tool lots of power and lightweight I let my buddy use it and he swears by dewalt for his construction crew. He was impressed enough to buy a couple
Customer Review: Makita Hammer drill 18 V
Outstanding product — very well made and easy to use. Excellent for driving large wood screws and lag screws. The only quibble I have is the need for special bits.

Makita 9227CY 7-Inch Variable Speed Electronic Sander-Polisher This Makita polisher is fast and powerful for clear coat finishes, and fantastic for ultra-slow polishing, too. Its variable speed feature with a preset maximum speed dial (from 600 to 3,000 rpm) gives you maximum control for buffing applications. The electronic speed control maintains constant speed under load; and best of all, this tool converts from polisher to sander in a snap. For continuous use at one speed, just click the lock-on button and you’re ready to sand for hours. The 9227CY comes with a sanding disc, rubber pad, lock nut, lock nut wrench, and side handle — though this model is also shown with optional buffing bonnet (not included).
Customer Review: Buffer
This is a great product. The Best Worth every dime. It’s a work horse.
Customer Review: Amazon good…Makita bad.
The buffer really worked great when I finally got to use it. It did not come as advertized with the hook and loop backing pad. After contacting Makita and getting no where, Amazon agreed to send me another buffer. Unfortunately for me, it too came packaged incorrectly. So, after some discussion Amazon agreed to credit my account the amount of money necessary to buy the backing pad.

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Home Improvement on ABC – Home Improvement Spoilers, Episode Guides
Home Improvement on ABC b TVGuide.com has Home Improvement spoilers, episode guides, message boards, recaps, news and more for Home Improvement
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Home Improvement
Home Improvement is a collection of how-to articles that are focused on popular home improvement topics. Learn about tools and services that you need to complete your home repair
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Home improvement – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Home improvement or home renovation is the process of renovating or making additions to one’s home. Often, a professional handyperson is hired to perform the improvements but
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Makita 5094DWD 14.4-Volt NiMH 3-3/8-Inch Cordless Circular Saw Here’s a saw packing the power of Makita and the convenience of cordless, the best of both worlds. It’s incredibly light and a cinch to handle, and at 4.6 pounds, it’s easy on the body. All the adjustments are clear and easy to change. Makita’s batteries have a great reputation for good reason—they deliver plenty of power and hold their charge. This little saw is so versatile, we can imagine using it for dozens of things: cutting sheets, trim, rows of dowels for crafters, flooring, you name it. It evens bevels to 45 degrees—we think that’s a great feature for such a small package. The clever design leaves it feeling totally balanced in your hand. You’ll find yourself reaching for it instead of the standard 7-inch saw, and it will get the job done.–Kris Jensen-Van Heste
Customer Review: Not Bad for the money!
Yes, I read a lot of reviews on this saw and the cheaper one and glad I went with this one. Although not the high speed of larger ones, I have used mine on drywall, wood, molding and backer board and all with the stock blade so I can’t complain. I really didn’t think it would do that well because you know you can’t afford to buy cheap tools and for $178 it was well worth it. Not many Mfg’s make this size saw and it’ s nice to have. Wish DeWalt would make one..
Customer Review: Unique
This is a very cool little saw, handy and well designed for thin stock, and no one but Makita makes anything like it. Only wish it took the same 18V lithium batteries as my other Makita tools – they make way too many battery types.

M&T Bank Corp. s David Skaff is sure his bank lost mortgage business over the past few years to competitors that were making some of the market s most aggressive loans.

Super-rich banker whose greedy bungling will send our mortgage bills spiralling (Daily Mirror)
This is the super-rich banker known as the Gorilla whose greedy bungling will send our mortgage bills spiralling.

More mortgage lenders cut rates (Channel 4)
Homeowners received some rare good news on Friday with three more mortgage lenders announcing they were cutting their rates. Lloyds TSB’s lending arm Cheltenham & Gloucester, Abbey and first direct all announced reductions, with 0.99% shaved off rates in one case.

Leading article: The global credit crisis has entered a new dimension – Independent
Earthtimes (press release)Leading article: The global credit crisis has entered a new dimensionIndependent, UK - 13 hours ago… mortgage crisis by free market means and taken the country's largest mortgage lenders into full public ownership ended weeks of mounting uncertainty. …Video: Lehman, Lynch Shake Up Market CBSMarket report: Bloodletting goes on as confidence is shattered This is LondonValley economic view: Look for low debt, strong fundamentals Yakima Herald-RepublicPensions & Investments - RTT Newsall 1,563 news articles

Why home ownership is so important – The Wenatchee World Online
Boston GlobeWhy home ownership is so importantThe Wenatchee World Online, WA - 16 hours agoBy Wendell Cayton The decision by Uncle Sam to bail out distressed mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should prove to be a short-term salve on the …The Government needs to rescue our mortgage market Times OnlineKonrad Heid: Fed takes over mortgage lenders Joplin GlobeThis is a solvency crisis Business SpectatorFree Internet Press - Press-Register – al.comall 1,197 news articles

Mortgage Seekers Find Rates Are Down, Credit Standards Tighter (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) — U.S. mortgage rates are dropping. Good luck getting a loan. Existing home prices have fallen 7.7 percent since their July 2006 high and rates dropped below 6 percent last week for the first time in more than three months.