Category Archive: TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos
How To: Restoring An Old Lathe For Your Shop At Home
Oct 14, 2022Chad Reynolds2
Old tools and equipment are awesome, but sometimes they need a freshen up to look or perform their best. In the case of old milling machines and lathes, they often work perfect but are cosmetically...
DIY Shop Tools: Building A Hydraulic Lift Table From Scratch
Oct 14, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on DIY Shop Tools: Building A Hydraulic Lift Table From Scratch
A Hydraulic lift table can be very handy to have in the shop. Whether you are just trying to get something heavy to a more comfortable work height, or are actually needing to raise and lower...
Sheet Metal How To: Shrinking Disc Magic – Making High And Low Spots Disappear With No Filler!
Oct 13, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Sheet Metal How To: Shrinking Disc Magic – Making High And Low Spots Disappear With No Filler!
Wray Schelin is a certifiable badass when it comes to metal shaping and belongs to a list of metal shaping masters that we are lucky to have. His YouTube videos, and in person classes, will have you...
Can You Really Build A Welding Fixture Table For Under $50? Watch.
Oct 12, 2022Chad Reynolds1
Anyone who visits us here at BANGshift on a regular basis knows that I have a thing for metal fabrication. That means that I not only share videos with you guys that show how to shape and fabricate...
BestWho Makes The Best RTV Gasket Maker? $9 Permatex vs $24 AC Delco, MOPAR, Toyota, John Deere, Loctite, AISIN
Oct 10, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on BestWho Makes The Best RTV Gasket Maker? $9 Permatex vs $24 AC Delco, MOPAR, Toyota, John Deere, Loctite, AISIN
Everyone knows the internal struggle when repairing their car and buying supplies that are available at widely different price points. Do I go with the expensive RTV or the old standby that...
Ever Wonder How A Torque Stick Works? High Speed Video Helps Reveal The Truth Behind The Tire Shops Best Friend
Oct 07, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Ever Wonder How A Torque Stick Works? High Speed Video Helps Reveal The Truth Behind The Tire Shops Best Friend
When you go to one of the big chain tire stores, the use a few specialized tools to install your tires, like a tire mounting machine and a tire balancing machine. But the rest of the tools are pretty...
How It’s Made: Fireball Tools Squares – A Must Have Fabrication Tool We Use In Our Own Shop
Oct 03, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How It’s Made: Fireball Tools Squares – A Must Have Fabrication Tool We Use In Our Own Shop
I’ve talked about Fireball Tools squares on several occasions, and point out their other tools as well. Jason at Fireball also entertains and educates us with his other videos on building...
Youtubers Made the Smallest, Fastest Impact Wrenches on the Planet, Torque Test Channel Tests ‘Em!
Sep 28, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Youtubers Made the Smallest, Fastest Impact Wrenches on the Planet, Torque Test Channel Tests ‘Em!
Hot rodded tools?! Yep, what happens if you take your average cordless tools, in this case impact drivers, and you add parts from an impact wrench/gun? I have a feeling that bad things happen in some...
Fixing A Scrapped Lathe: One Man’s Junk Is Another Man’s Treasure!
Sep 19, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Fixing A Scrapped Lathe: One Man’s Junk Is Another Man’s Treasure!
I tell people all the time that I’d love to have awesome tools, but I’m usually a broke d!ck and can’t afford that stuff. Because of that, I am always looking for used tools and...