Hot Rod Lifestyle
Loaner Tools and Services From Your Local Auto Parts Store
From spring compressors to specialized pullers, your local auto parts store may have the tools you need — and they’ll loan them to you free! [More…]
Tools
DIY Projects
How To Metal Etch and Mark Your Tools
How to etch large-sized numbers onto sockets and tools so you can actually see what size they are using a simple battery. [More…]
Products & Reviews
Which is the Best Metal Hole Saw Brand?
What’s the best hole saw brand for drilling through mild, medium, and hardened metal? Project Farm finds out! [More…]
Automotive Basics
How To Use A Hacksaw and Select the Right Blade
A hacksaw is a fine-toothed saw made for cutting metal, plastics and other materials that can’t easily be cut with ordinary saws. [More…]
DIY Projects
Essential Fabrication Tools ~ DIY Plate Dog and Wedge
Every Fabricator should have a plate dog and wedge in their toolbox. If you don’t, here’s how to build some from nothing but scrap material. [More…]
Products & Reviews
I Bought Every ICON Tool Harbor Freight Had
Every Harbor Freight ICON tool they had on the shelf was purchased and then compared to Husky, Craftsman, and Snap-On Tools. [More…]
Home Garage
6 Tools All Beginning Metal Fabricators Must Have
Going over the 6 most important and affordable tools all beginning metal fabricators must have in their garage. [More…]
DIY Projects
How To Repair a Twisted Cable End with a Simple Homemade Tool
Repairing a twisted brake or throttle cable with a simple homemade tool in just minutes — Easy and functional. Check it out… [More…]
Technical Info
Universal Brake Drum Puller ~ Tools That Don’t Suck
Iron Trap Garage used a universal brake drum puller that works quite well when used on a vehicle that’s been sitting around for a long time. [More…]
Products & Reviews
1/2″ Breaker Bars ~ Snap-on vs Mac vs Matco vs Pittsburgh Pro
Breaker bars use the same sockets as your standard ratchet, but give you a lot more leverage resulting in a lot more torque. [More…]
Products & Reviews
Dashboard Punch: Harbor Freight Knockout Hole Punch and Die Set
Pittsburgh Knockout Punch Kit (electrician’s punch set) is great for punching ignition switch, warning light, or other holes in dashboards. [More…]
Home Garage
5 Must-Have Metalworking and Welding Tools for Beginners
Top five must-have tools for metalworking — these will get you started and will be used no matter how much gear you add to your arsenal. [More…]
Automotive Basics
Essential Tools for the Home Mechanic
Popular Mechanics associate auto editor Ben Wojdyla shows us his recommendations for the essential tools in anyone’s set in this episode of Saturday Mechanic. [More…]
Products & Reviews
Do Torque Sticks Work to Install Wheel Lug Nuts?
Do Torque Sticks Work? YouTuber 50sKid introduces and tests Harbor Freight’s 10 Piece 1/2 In. Torque Limiting Extension Bar Set. [More…]
Shop Basics
Types and Uses of Shears
You have several families of tools in your box, and one of those would be shears, which use two blades passing each other to cut material. [More…]
Products & Reviews
Which Carbide Bi-Metal Demolition Sawzall Blade Is Best?
The Milwaukee Axe, Diablo, and Lenox carbide tooth blades competed against each other to determine their strengths and weaknesses. [More…]
Products & Reviews
Which Bi-Metal Sawzall Blade Is Best?
Project tests MilWaukee, Diablo, Lenox, and Warrior Bi-Metal Sawzall Blades. [More…]
Products & Reviews
Which Bi-Metal Demolition Sawzall Blade Is Best?
Project Farm Tests Bi-Metal Demolition Sawzall Blades From MilWaukee Ax, Diablo, DeWalt, Lenox, Warrior, and Avanti. [More…]
