This week at Canadian Tire genuine Vise-Grips and Vise-Grip clamps are on sale at 30% off. A pair of the 9" size clamps are good ones for installing heavy gauge track on curtain walls. They have enough jaw depth to clamp 3" leg track and have better reach than the heavy duty 11" size and much less weight in your pouch. The 6" size with c-clamps with swivel pads are the best ones for hanging studs and building bulkheads. They are very light and the swivel pads give them better grip on shear loads. Also are on sale this week are Picquic multi-bit screwdrivers at 35% off and there is a good deal on Stanley FatMax tool box saws that are on for 1/2 price at $10.99. I am on my second one and haven't used my full sized hand saws for a couple of years. The only drawback to them that I have found is I can't set the teeth when I sharpen them. The teeth are hardened so they will stay sharp longer and they only break off with my saw-set. Lastly, there are several new styles of Mechanix work gloves on sale at 40% off and starting at $14.99. This time of the year I couldn't be without mine. I rarely have to take them off for more dexterity and with the temperature in this range they are plenty warm enough.
If you are looking for a skill-saw there is a good deal on a DeWalt at Home Hardware this week for $99.97, $50 off. It is the style that Dewalt has started to make in recent years to compete with the industry standard Makita. DeWalt's traditional style that went back to the Black and Decker SawCats were heavy saws with longer base plates that pivoted at the back and adjusted at the front. This saw is light and has the same adjustment mechanics as the Makita and features a 56 degree bevel capacity and a base-plate with the thick cast edge that is better for following a straight edge.
