Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos
$70 vs $2,300 Welder? Let’s Settle This! Can Cheap Welders Compare To Expensive In Weld Strength, Duty Cycle, Current Output, And Build Quality?
Jun 01, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on $70 vs $2,300 Welder? Let’s Settle This! Can Cheap Welders Compare To Expensive In Weld Strength, Duty Cycle, Current Output, And Build Quality?
Can these cheap welders you see online and in stores actually compare to the expensive models? This isn’t just a question that is asked with regards to welders, because with the incredible new...
Tool Tuesday Dyno Test: Who Makes the #1 Cordless Drill?
May 30, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Tool Tuesday Dyno Test: Who Makes the #1 Cordless Drill?
It sucks when you grab a drill and try to drill into something that requires some real power and your drill can’t make it happen. Think drilling brackets or a hole into the side of a truck...
Can You Build A Simple DIY CNC Plasma Table INCLUDING THE Plasma Cutter For $600 Off Amazon?.
May 30, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Can You Build A Simple DIY CNC Plasma Table INCLUDING THE Plasma Cutter For $600 Off Amazon?.
If you haven’t once said that you wished you had a CNC plasma cutting table, then you aren’t a car builder. I realize that not everyone can have one, I certainly don’t, but that...
How-To Linear Stretch With A Power Hammer – Make It Kustom Is Metal Shaping At Bespoke Coachworks
May 25, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How-To Linear Stretch With A Power Hammer – Make It Kustom Is Metal Shaping At Bespoke Coachworks
While Karl at Make It Kustom does a ton to teach as many metal shaping techniques as he possibly can, he is still a student of the process and that means he’s always wanting to learn even more...
Which DeWALT Impact Is Right For You: Dyno Graphs Of Every DeWALT Impact – How Much DO You Need?
May 18, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Which DeWALT Impact Is Right For You: Dyno Graphs Of Every DeWALT Impact – How Much DO You Need?
If you are a DeWALT tool user, there are a ton of awesome cordless tools that you can buy. But they also have a bunch of bad ass impact guns and impact drivers. In fact, so many that sometimes it is...
Who Makes The Best Ratchet (Round 2)? Let’s Settle This! Snap On, Proto, Matco, FACOM, Gedore, Nepros, Crescent
May 16, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Who Makes The Best Ratchet (Round 2)? Let’s Settle This! Snap On, Proto, Matco, FACOM, Gedore, Nepros, Crescent
In the US these are called ratchets. Some places call them ratchet wrenches, which gets confusing here because there are ratcheting wrenches, like the ones made popular by Gear Wrench several years...
Milwaukee’s New Line Wrenches vs Professional Tools Mac, Snap-On, Proto
May 15, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Milwaukee’s New Line Wrenches vs Professional Tools Mac, Snap-On, Proto
Line wrenches, are one of those tools you don’t think you need until you screw up a line fitting because you only have an end wrench. I have a bunch, from a few different brands, and can tell...
Is Any Die Grinder Worth Over $600?! – The Most Expensive Die Grinder Ever vs M12 & Makita
May 09, 2023Chad Reynolds2
The answer is no. For me anyway. I haven’t watched this video yet as I write this, but for me there is NO WAY that a die grinder is worth $602 unless it comes with an operator that I...
Is A Cheap Generator Better Than Honda? Predator vs Honda & GENMAX—Let’s Settle This!
May 08, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Is A Cheap Generator Better Than Honda? Predator vs Honda & GENMAX—Let’s Settle This!
We’re fans of cheap vs expensive testing, because we are big fans of bang for your buck. But value doesn’t always mean cheap. So this test from Project Farm is exactly what we need. In...
The BEST Beginner’s Guide to Paint Your Car with NO Paint Booth!
May 08, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The BEST Beginner’s Guide to Paint Your Car with NO Paint Booth!
I’ve watched a jillion paint job videos, because I’ve wanted to paint my own car for a long time. But I don’t have a paint booth, or any special equipment. Does that mean it...
How To Make Rust Repair Panels Step By Step – Metal Shaping Shrink Stretch Profile Dies
May 05, 2023Chad Reynolds2
Some patch panels are easier than others. Sometimes the hard ones look easy, and vice versa. Often the ones that have multiple shapes, like the insides of the doors on this video, can be very...
New Best High Speed Ratchet? One Dies: Ryobi v Milwaukee v Makita
May 05, 2023Chad Reynolds1
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
May 02, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off 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
May 02, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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...





