Monday, October 22, 2012

DEWALT announces its Dewalt Perform & Protect™ messaging campaign. DEWALT's Perform & Protect™ line of power tools is designed to provide a high level of one or more of the following: control, dust containment or low vibration, without sacrificing performance. "Many of our products provide the user with a high level of control, dust containment or low vibration and we wanted to make it easy for the user to identify these particular products," said Jeff Beck, senior product manager, DEWALT.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

New from Kreg: Toolboxx™ Master Collection

Now available for a limited time at Burns!

The KTC5750 Kreg Toolboxx™ Master Collection puts the power of Kreg Jig® and Kreg Joinery™ in one portable package, and it comes fully loaded. Inside the durable, extra-deep box you get 4 Kreg Jigs: 
  • 1 Kreg K3 with exclusive front-side clamping
  • 1 Kreg HD for heavy-duty construction jobs
  • 1 Kreg Micro-Pocket Drill Guide that’s perfect for small projects
  • 1 Kreg Mini, a portable pocket-hole powerhouse
They all fit inside the deep, easy-access box, with plenty of extra room to spare!
 
We’ll help you fill some of that space by including a set of accessories that will help you get the most from your Kreg Jig® System including: a Premium Face Clamp, Dust Collection Attachment, Portable Base, Material Support Stop, and all appropriate Kreg Drill Bits and Driver Bits.
 
Inside the lid the Toolboxx™ Master Collection features 15 removable bins that keep all of your pocket-hole screws, bits, and small accessories organized. A see-through cover makes it easy see them all, even when it’s closed.
 
In addition, the Toolboxx™ Master Collection comes with many of the same items as the Kreg Master System, but with special bonus tools and materials:
  • Right Angle Clamp  
  • 1000+ Kreg Screws
  • Screw Selector Wheel
  • Trim Carpentry DVD
Purchase your Toolboxx™ Master Collection from your favorite specialty woodworking store and online retailers for only $299. You get everything you need, and you save over $100! But act now, the Toolboxx™ Master Collection is only available for a limited time.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

CNC for Education



Burns Tools, along with General CNC, has made a strong commitment to helping schools integrate CNC technology into their woodshop programs. 

In 2010, Burns joined General in their vision to integrate CNC technology into educational programs in New England and across the US. Of course the significance of this is that schools can have confidence that they not only have the support of General's technical support department also have a distributor to assist with everything from machine set up and initial training to after sale service when needed.

General will be exhibiting at the ACTE (Association for Career and Technology Education Conference) in Atlanta GA which is held Novemer 29- December 1). If you plan to attend this event we encourage you drop by General's booth for a visit. Here is the link to the conference https://www.acteonline.org/vision.aspx. For those of you who have never attended, this is the largest technical education conference in the country and a very impressive event.

Complete Turnkey Education Packages starting at $3,995!
With the addition of the General iCarver program in 2011 we have now developed complete turnkey CNC packages that start as low as $3,995. These packages include machines, basic tooling, site licenses of software for computer labs, delivery, uncrating and set up of the machinery, initial training and ongoing technical support. We have packages available for both elementary or middle schools as well as secondary and post secondary schools. Follow this link for more information. http://www.generalcnc.ca/cnc_education_solutions

We are committed to helping schools introduce CNC automation in the wood shop. Feel free to contact us any time for more information.