Category Archive: Hack of the Week, Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories
Turning A Railroad Track Into An Anvil! Simple & Easy DIY – Homemade Anvil
It is surprisingly easy to find pieces of railroad track to use for anvils and the like, and it has been a common use for them for a very long time. A railroad track anvil is a great DIY tool and one...
Restoring A 250 Pound Bench Vise! This Would Be Cool In Any Shop!
A good bench vise is absolutely critical to any shop, and they can be quite expensive for a really good one. Of course, there are cheap models out there, which are totally fine for the average...
Cleanest Way To Organize Tools Or Tool OCD? Kaizen Foam Storage Tricks And Tips
I’m a big fan of tool organization and am the guy with the little plastic things that hold sockets, end wrenches, etc in my toolbox drawers. I also own a label maker which means I have well...
Rust Removal Battle: Which Is Best? Evapo-Rust Or Electrolysis? Watch And Find Out.
Rust sucks and no matter where you live there are times where it rears its ugly head and is a pain. Whether it’s car parts, a tool left outside in the rain, or whatever there are definitely...
How to Make a Dimple Die Punch Tool!! Countersink Screws in Sheet Metal + Flatten Bead Rolled Panels
I love dimple dies, and the selection of them that exist now is crazy, but some of them are pretty pricey. The countersunk “finish washer” style dimple die that Karl makes in this video...
Can Finnegan And Newbern Save The Death Metal Charger, Again? Is The 2JZ Here To Stay?
The Death Metal Charger is like a cat, it has 9 lives. But will it every actually get to being something cool and fun that doesn’t require cutting and hacking every single time it gets ready to...
Adam Savage’s One Day Builds: Workshop Hardware Storage Solution. Easy To Access Nut And Bolt Storage.
As I’m designing and building the mezzanine for our new shop, I’ve been thinking about how I want to store hardware. I have some of those nice drawers now, but they hold approximately...
Cafe Racer Project: There’s No Way A 1981 Yamaha XV750 Virago Can Be Made Into A Cool Cafe Racer…Is There?
I dig Cafe Racer bikes. Whether you call it a Cafe Racer or a Bar Hopper bike, they are cool to me. Simple, naked, and ready for fun, a Cafe Racer doesn’t actually have to be fast to be cool....
DIY Video: Garage Shelves That Don’t Take Up Too Much Space, Are Easy To Build, And Don’t Suck
Garage shelves can be a pain to get right, especially if your garage is the typical track home style with barely enough room on each side of the door to hold a gas can. There is no wonder that there...
Project Binky Update: lt’s Back And It’s Badass, But Has Had To Have Some Tweaks
Despite being the most well thought out car build I’ve ever seen online, and also being finished to a much more show car level than anyone ever expected at the beginning of this whole project....
JUNKYARD TWIN TURBO BIG BLOCKS-HOW MUCH BOOST DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE 1000 HP? 3 DIFFERENT BBC COMBOS
Big block Chevrolets are awesome. I mean, I love small blocks, and I love a good LS or LT, but a Big Block Chevrolet still just stands above them all. In this day and age, where everyone is swapping...
How Much Power Does A NASCAR Impact Gun Make? The Torque Test Channel Customizes And Tests One!
NASCAR impact guns are some badass pieces. They are not just a stock impact gun, but rather one that has been blueprinted, ported, and more so that they can run on much higher air pressure and way...
Iron Trap 1933 Ford Project: Trying To Make The Doors On This Channeled Hot Rod Actually Close
Matt at Iron Trap does some really cool stuff and is always fun to watch. His builds always make me want to build a 1930’s or 1940’s ride and this one is no different. This 1933 Ford is one that...
