Category Archive: TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos
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...
These New Cordless Impacts Show Price Doesn’t Mean What it Used To. Big Power Impacts For Reasonable Prices!
We talk about how bad ass cordless tools have become all the time here, and since I’m a big bang for your buck type of guy who can’t afford the high dollar tools I’m always looking...
Is This the Strongest Bench Vise Ever Made? Will It Break?
We’ve talked about Fireball tools a lot on this channel, and have highlighted videos that not only show their tools, but also some of their awesome build projects where they are building tools...
Who Makes The Best Ratchet? Titanium Prototype vs Snap On, Icon, Proto, GearWrench, Mac Tools, Nepros
It used to be that there were good ratchets and horrible ratchets. No in between. Now, there are so many options that it is hard to know which ones are actually worth owning. In this video from...
