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Who Makes The Best Mechanics Tool Set? Testing Shows Some Clear Winners, Check Them Out Now.
Between the Torque Test Channel and Project Farm, we’ve seen tons of tool testing. Ratchets, sockets, screw drivers, and pliers have all been put through their paces to find out who makes the...
Here Are The 10 Best Products Tested By Project Farm in 2023? Let’s Find Out Which Things Are Worth Using!
We follow Project Farm around here and often share videos when the tested products are things we think you will dig. He tests lots of tools and automotive repair products as well as equipment...
Flashlight Shootout: New Milwaukee & Harbor Freight Flashlights vs Streamlight, Nitecore, Coast. Which One Is Worth The Money?
With the unbelievable growth in LED technology over the past several years, flashlights have gotten more and more powerful. Hell, there are ads for them only where folks are using them to start...
SEMA ’23 for the Welding Enthusiast: TimWelds Gives Us All The Tool Highlights Welders Care About From The Ultimate Automotive Trade Show
TimWelds went to the 2023 SEMA Show, like so many of us, and he spent so much time walking around looking at tools and equipment that welders and fabricators want to see. I was so busy during this...
HOW TO: CHEAP LS AFM/DOD CONVERSION. CHEAP, CHEAPER AND CHEAPEST OPTIONS. CONVERT FOR PERF CAM SWAPS
DOD, or Displacement on Demand, and AFM, or Active Fuel Management, is the feature that allows your modern LS/LT to run on just 4 cylinders when going down the freeway so that it gets better mileage....
Zephyr Chop Part 6: MIG WELDING for a PERFECT RESULT “A” Pillars 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe Conversion
But you can’t MIG weld body panels! At least that is what some metal shapers will say, and in their defense there are reasons for making that statement. To understand why, you have to...
New Product: If You’ve Ever Though About Building Your Own Fixture Table, Or Adding Holes To One You Already Have, This New Fireball Tool Is What You Need!
There are other ways to do this, but none as easy as this cool kit from Fireball tools. They have a new line of fixture tables, that are truly some of the finest you could buy, but if you already...
Bending Frame Rails The Hard Way And The Easy Way: Impossible, or just a lot of work? Bending Both Ways On A Single Frame Rail.
Bending rectangular tubing requires some special bending equipment, but even with that there is a “hard way” and an “easy way”. The hard way refers to bending it along the...
Who Makes The Best Flex Head Ratchet? Big Names? Small Names? Cheap Or Expensive? Let’s settle this!
I bought my first flex head ratchet a few years ago because I thought I needed one. The one I got wasn’t expensive, and isn’t great. LOL The flex head is too sloppy, so it never seems to...
*Prototype* FLEX Compact Cordless Impact Wrenches Battle It Out With Milwaukee & DeWALT
Cordless Impact guns are arguably one of the handiest cordless tools you can put in your tool box. And with more and more and more brands out there, at all price levels, it’s amazing how some...
DIY Upholstery How To: Wrapping A Custom Package Tray With Speakers And More.
In this video from one of our favorite DIY auto upholstery instructors, you are going to learn how to wrap a custom package tray for a finished look inside your classic car. This one here is a...
Centurial Shares Their Best Tools, Tips, Tricks, And Secrets As They Build A Simple Roll Cage In Just One Day!
If you are a regular watcher of Mike Finnegan’s YouTube channel then you are probably familiar with the name Centurial. It’s a tool company that makes tools that help you fabricate roll...
It Is Time for a New #1 Air Hammer On The Torque Test Channel List! Do You NEED $500 for Snap-On Anymore?
I remember an air hammer always being in the tool box growing up, but almost never seeing it being used unless something serious was going on. Like getting bushings out of control arms or forcing...
Who Makes The Best Jack Stands? And Who Makes The Deadliest Jack Stands? Project Farm Is Testing Them All To Let You Know!
We’ve all heard the horror stories about misused jack stands, faulty stands, and cheap junk stands. I’d say that most of the problems with jack stands come from user error, but the best...