Category Archive: TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos
New Best High Speed Ratchet? One Dies: Ryobi v Milwaukee v Makita
It’s time for more cordless ratchet testing and on this latest video from The Torque Test Channel you are going to see who is the top dog and who sucks. Last year I bought a Ryobi ratchet on...
Cheap Grinder Shootout: Harbor Freight’s $8 Angle Grinder Dyno’d vs Milwaukee & Amazon
We ran the Torque Test Channel video recently that had corded and cordless 4.5 inch angle grinders from several brands going head to head to see how they stacked up. We’ve also shared a Project...
How To Make Profile Dies For Any Bodyline – Home Made Metal Shaping Power Hammer/Pullmax
In Part 3 of the Power Hammer build, Karl gets his fabrication on building more dies for his new power hammer build. This times he’s showing how to build dies that will make any bodyline you...
Who Makes The Best Electric Car Jack? 5-Ton Roadside Jack, Impact Wrench & Tire Inflator Kit Showdown. Are These Drag And Drive Perfection?
Project Farm is back at it, this time with a cool electric jack shootout. But there is more here than just lifting cars, as some of these have different styles of impact guns and air compressors on...
Spinning Wheel Stud & Seized Lug? What Would You Do?
So here’s the scenario… You go to rotate the tires on your car, or truck, or your wife’s car or truck, and you find that one lug nut won’t come off. Like any good mechanic,...
How-To Build Aluminum Bomber Seats: Part 2- How-To Aircraft Rivet All These Awesome Parts Together
Here is Part 2 of the bomber seat build and in it, you are going to learn how to use badass aircraft rivets to put stuff together like this seat. This is fun. If you missed Part 1, use the link below...
Build a Metal Shaping POWER HAMMER From Scrap Metal: Part 2-Making Thumbnail Shrinking Dies
In Part 2 of the Power Hammer build, Karl gets his fabrication on building the dies for his new power hammer build. If you missed Part 1, use the link below to check it out too! He’s an expert...
Corded v Cordless 4.5″ Angle Grinders! Which Brings the Beans? Milwaukee v HF
I’ve been super critical of 4.5-inch cordless angle grinders, even though I’m a big fan of most cordless tools, but I’ve come around a bit. Not all the way, but a bit, and...
Derek At Vice Grip Garage Shows Us What It Is Like Setting Up and Using a FASTCUT Plasma Table for The FIRST TIME!
Every car guy wants to own a CNC plasma table, even if they don’t really NEED one. But some folks really do need them and they can make life such a pleasure when it comes to cutting out...
How-To Build Aluminum Bomber Seats From Scratch! Bead Rolling And Dimple Die Metal Shaping
Bomber seats are a really cool addition to the right hot rod or truck, and come in so many different styles from fancy to simple. I’ve seen all kinds and love them, but when they have bead...
Best Car Wheel Theft Deterrent Lug Nut? Can Any Wheel Lock Prevent Theft? Let’s find out!
When wheel locks started to become a real thing in the 1970s nobody realized that these devices would in fact be the reason for their own demise. You see within the first week of the first 100 sets...
How-To Build a Metal Shaping POWER HAMMER From Scrap Metal / Pull Max /Nibbler With Karl From Make It Kustom
In this episode of Make It Kustom, Karl gets his fabrication on but this time it is building a tool for the shop, not a part for a car. He’s an expert in metal shaping, spends tons of time...
Tool Testing: Harbor Freight’s New Hercules DRILL is a Big Problem for Milwaukee Gen 3 & 4
Harbor Freight has not been messing around when it comes to new tool offerings over the past couple of years, and we’re not just talking cordless impacts. With their Hercules line of cordless...
