Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos
HOW-TO Make CURVED FLANGES on SHEET METAL With A Flanging Tool You Can Make At Home!
We’re fans of home-built tools around here, and this one is probably the simplest one you’ll ever make! We’re talking about one piece of material and one tool that everyone has, and...
Who Makes The Best Drill Bit Sharpener? From $9 vs $350–Let’s Settle This By Testing Them All!
Somehow every garage or shop seems to have drill bits that are sharp and drill bits that are NOT sharp. I know this is how my drill bits seem to exist, and I’ve always wanted to get a drill bit...
He Bought Every Cordless Drill Amazon Said To And Dyno’d Them ALL!
Video Description: Our lifetime of TOOL RANKINGS https://etsy.me/3G8j3QK At random this month we’re sending the top 2 from here to those of you who have this Today we test whatever...
Shop Tool How To: Leaky Rusted Vintage Floor Jack Restoration (Snap-on)
I’m a fan of old tools, just like most car guys, and especially old jacks as they are usually WAY nicer than new ones. We’ve got a couple of Hein Werners that will live in our shop, but...
Cordless Tool Testing: What’s the Most Powerful 3/8″ Impact You Can Buy? And Do You Need One?
Everybody is familiar with how bad ass 1/2 inch cordless impact guns have gotten, and it seems like just about everyone has one in their shop or garage. And there are a lot of heavy-duty shops that...
Best Tire Pump? Let’s Settle This! Milwaukee vs DeWalt And Makita. Which Little Compressor Works Best?
Everyone loves their shop air compressor, but it isn’t always the most convenient thing when you are trying to fill up kids toys, an air mattress, etc. And if you are on the road doing a drag...
DD Speed Shop RUINED By Make It Kustom And Halfass Kustoms – Why Did Dan Ever Trust Them?!?
Sometimes your friends can be your worst enemies. You know it’s true because we’ve all either been the friend doing the influencing, or been influenced by a friend to become a car guy or...
If You Bought The Squares You Use For Welding At The Hardware Store, You Are Doing It Wrong. Watch To See How.
I’ve talked about the squares that I own from Fireball Tools on a few occasions, and have had mine for years. I even have some of their old weld-together steel squares that you could buy in kit...
Is Matt’s Off Road Recovery Rope Best? Let’s Settle This By Putting It To The Test Against The Competition!
If you haven’t ever been into off-roading, and don’t know what a snatch strap or recovery rope is, then this test is going to be interesting to you. A snatch strap, or recovery rope, is...
Tool Testing: German Metabo Grinders are Ridiculous, vs M18, DeWALT, Ryobi & Kobalt
The cordless grinder world is a changing! We’ve been showing you all kinds of grinder testing recently, but this one takes it to a whole other level. If you are a metal worker then you know...
Who Makes The Best Telescopic Magnet? Testing 14 Brands From $4 To $55, Let’s find out!
Everyone loves a magnetic reach tool when you really need it, and when it works. But sometimes these things just plain suck and all they give you is false hope that you can actually retrieve whatever...
Make It Kustom Designs A Custom Split 1932 Grill For A Hot Rod Roadster – Part 4 How-To TIG BUTT Weld Sheet Metal
It is time to start welding more stuff up on the split grill! In this video on the custom ’32 grill, Karl is going to show you how to setup, fit-up, and weld your sheet metal parts together....
New RIDGID & Amazon Right Angle Impacts Take On Milwaukee, Kobalt & SKIL
What’s a right angle impact? Looks sorta like a cordless ratchet don’t you think? Well the head of them is bigger because they do actually have an impact anvil and such inside, and they...
