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Who Makes The Best Compact Impact Gun? Because Most Stuff On Your Ride Doesn’t Need A 1000 LbFt Impact To Remove Or Install It!

I know that a lot of “normal” people will buy a compact impact driver to drive screws and do DIY stuff at home, but they also have a place in your toolbox for working on cars. With the...

Is Milwaukee’s Latest Impact Driver The The Least Reliable On The Market? Here’s The Fix Though… Would You Buy One?

I’ve been building a new shop for the last couple of years, and we’ve done 99% of the work ourselves. Without a couple of good impact drivers I could not have gotten this project going at...

Tool Testing: $60 vs $4,000 Torque Multiplier: Can You Hand Turn 5,000 lb ft? Putting Them To The Test!

The Torque Test Channel is back at it, and this time they are testing something a little different. If you haven’t heard of a torque multiplier before, or you have but have never seen one in...

You’re Using a Torque Wrench Wrong! Or Are You Using A Torque Wrench Right? MythBusting: The 10 Do’s & Dont’s Of Torque Wrenching

I’m writing this BEFORE watching the video, because I don’t want to be prejudiced by what the Torque Test Channel is trying to teach us all about using a torque wrench properly. And...

The Torque Test Channel Bought And Tested the New Universal Cordless Tool Battery for All Tool Brands – Is This The Game Changer We’ve All Been Looking For?

Cordless tools have become some of the most powerful and convenient in industries of all kinds. Clearly we care about the automotive enthusiasts and DIY crowd, but you can’t argue with the...

Cordless Tool Testing: DeWALT’s Unreleased Flagship Drill DCD1007 vs Milwaukee. The Torque Test Channel Puts Them To The Test!

It’s time for some more tool testing! This time the Torque Test Channel is putting the newest DeWalt drill through its paces and up against the best from Milwaukee. This drill isn’t even...

How Formula 1 Wheel Guns Work And Why They Avoid Cordless. These Are Some Of The Baddest Impact Guns On The Planet.

Formula 1 and NASCAR have insanely short tire changing times. It’s nuts how quickly they can change a wheel and tire, and while the right people are important to that, the tools and equipment...

FINALLY! The New Makita 1″ Drive Impact vs Milwaukee Shootout! Who Needs Huge Impacts Like This? Insane Power!

I remember working at a rock and gravel and building materials joint growing up called U-Save Rockery, where I drove a dump truck, ran heavy equipment for loading and unloading materials, ran a...

Cordless vs Air: The Battle For Ratchet Supremacy Is Right Here! Putting Them To The Test To See Who Reigns Supreme.

I have always been horrible about using power tools. I forget to grab the air ratchet and instead spend my time with a hand ratchet all the while thinking I should stop and go get the power tool. I...

Are The Generic Amazon Brands Worth it? New Amazon Power Tools That Take Name Brand Batteries Get Put To The Test. Some Good, Some Not So Good.

It’s time for another cheap tool test showdown from the Torque Test Channel and that means we are going to see some surprises, both good and bad. But it also means that we are going to be...

2024’s Weirdest Impact Wrench Plus A New Torque Test Channel Impact Gun Record!

If you need serious impact gun power for working on big trucks, tractors, and equipment, then these two beasts right here just might be the ones for you. And this Ingersoll Rand has got some weird...

Has Team Teal Given Up On Mechanics? What In The Fresh Hell Is THIS, Makita?

We love tools around here and are always waiting for the latest and greatest tool tests from our friends at the Torque Test Channel, but this one here is a disappointment that really does deserve the...