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Category Archive: TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos

Who Makes The Best Heat Gun? Will Harbor Freight Dominate? Let’s Find Out Which One Is Right For Your Shop!

If you haven’t added a high performance heat gun to your arsenal of tools, you are  missing out. If you only use it to properly heat shrink tubing, you are leaving a lot on the table but...

Shop Organization: Adam Savage Builds His Dream Hardware Storage System Like Only He Does!

Every Mythbusters fan on the planet knows Adam Savage and knows that he’s a pretty sharp, and incredibly creative, guy who thinks outside the box sometimes. If you aren’t familiar with...

When An Impact Driver Is Too Much, Who Makes The Best Battery Powered Screwdriver In 2024? $13 vs $188! Let’s Find Out!

I have to admit, I hate a battery powered screw driver. I either want an impact driver or a hand held screwdriver most of the time, but to be fair I’ve never actually owned a battery operated...

*GIVEAWAY* WIN FINNEGAN’S TOOLS WHILE HE HOBBLES AROUND AND FIXES HIS MELTED DATSUN WIRING!

We showed you how Finnegan broke his leg and nearly burned his new Datsun 510 to the ground in the last video, so now he’s hobbling around on his one bum leg and wiring the car back up because...

How ACCURATE can someone build a WELDING FIXTURE TABLE, only using a grinder and a welder?

No really, this is totally a thing now! We live in 2024, and if you haven’t been paying attention to services like SendCutSend, OSH Cut, Xometry, or the numerous other online CNC Laser,...

How To: Chopping The Top on a 1953 Chevy Truck Part 3 – Welding And Metal Finishing Technique That Will Save You Lots Of Bondo!

If you missed Part 1 and 2 of this 1953 Chevrolet truck chop, we’ve got a link below to make sure you see them too. In Part 3, he takes what most would say is the quick and easy route to try and...

Pinstriping 101 – Hot Hues Urethane Pinstriping Paint: Hot Rod Jen Gives Us A Guide To Get Started.

We’ve featured some of Hot Rod Jen’s work here on BANGshift lately and appreciate her cool videos that show how to pinstripe, her work flow, and her process for practicing and perfecting designs....

Who Makes The Best Hand Cleaner? We’ve All Got Favorites, But Which One Works Best? GoJo, Snap On, ZEP And 8 Others Tested To Find Out!

When I was growing up in my grandpa’s auto shop, there were two things I remembered about washing up. One was that he had a Tupperware shaker of dry abrasive hand soap that you shook out and...

Large Angle Grinder Testing: Big Boy Power In 7″ Grinders That Will Cut Through Anything

Corded vs Cordless, this 7″ Grinder battle takes the powerhouses to task. These things make big power and can cut through anything! Do you need a 7″ grinder instead of a 4.5″? Then...

Paint How To: How to Paint and Pinstripe Flames Using Budget Tools! You Can Do This At Home!

I don’t know what the percentage of hot rodders have owned a car with flames, but as one of them I can tell you that it is awesome. It’s awesome because, unless you are actually at a big...

The Torque Test Channel Runs Milwaukee’s Secret $1,400 Impact Wrench Through It’s Paces: A Mechanic’s Dream?

Why is this thing a secret? Well, mostly because Milwaukee has been pushing it towards one particular industry and nobody else was paying attention. But that is about to change. What we have here is...

HOW TO: Hammer Weld Sheet Metal With TIG And MIG. Karl Shows Us How With An Ultra Cheap SSimder Upgraded SD-4050 Pro Welder

We’ve all seen the ads on Amazon, TEMU, Ali, etc for ultra cheap welders in the last couple of years. With welding technology changing so much, there are a bunch of them coming available for...

TIG Welding 301: TIG Welding Thick Aluminum Parts To Thin Aluminum. Here’s An Important Lesson, Plus Tips And Tricks.

When it comes to materials for building race car and hot rod parts, we tend to go to the extremes. Some parts and pieces are as thin as possible to save weight, and other parts are super thick so...

Simple DIY Tooling for HAMMER FORMING BEADS: Use Them With A Power Hammer, A Press, Or By Hand!

If you haven’t seen any of our other videos of hammer forming parts, then you are going to want to use the link below to check them out as well. But in this latest video from our friends at...