An ADHD Handyman

 In the trade market today, we see a lot of generalization around residential and commercial work that is highly machined and specialized.   Everything looks machine finished and expectations of things fitting together are measured to the millimeter.  But, believe it or not, that's still relatively recent as far as standards go in building and maintenance go.  Up until even the last, maybe, 30 years or so, DIY was still more common and "everything machined" was a futuristic concept.  Now, I have a self-imposed rule I try keep to.  You don't have to shit on others in order to speak positively about something else. I am reminded of this rule every time I go on social media.   The reason I mention this, is that many people who do projects for themselves often find themselves regretting trying to use social media to learn or improve what they're doing.  It can get overwhelming and leave one feeling bad. If one isn't doing things the so calle...

 I went ahead and picked up the "Craftsman V20 Cordless Caulk and Adhesive Dispenser"  Model number CMCE600 recently.   No, that's really its official name.  Because it's not like regular manually operated caulk guns aren't "cordless" or anything.   I dunno. I bought the Craftsman because it is in the battery platform of one of the platforms I have battery powered tools in that also had a powered caulk gun.  Also, because it's $59 on Amazon and based on several reviews I've seen, for the money, it performs actually pretty well. First Impressions First impressions before I even put a tube of caulk in it (they refer to it as a "cylinder")... Just to test the motor upon arrival (sometimes things do arrive and don't work), I threw in a simple little 1.5 AH battery that I normally use in my mini fan.  It did, in fact, work. Now, one of, not the only, but one of, the main purposes of a powered caulk gun is to reduce muscle fatigue.  This ...