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Went to Home Depot and Lowe's yesterday, both had taken down their Spax section. Home Depot had a few Spax products on clearance, but they had mostly been cleared out. Real bummer, I'm a huge fan of SPAX screws. I use their MDF screws like candy on my woodworking projects. I have a lot of...

I have a bunch of Knipex in my work truck. They get some surface rust on them, mostly on the machined surfaces near the jaws, they fare better than chinese pliers, but they're not rust proof by any means. A little WD-40 cleans the rust off, no big deal.

I had the exact same reaction when watching Fireball Tool's vise video. The rotating vise was just as strong as the regular ones, so it seemed like it had lots of advantages and few downsides. I ended up purchasing the Wilton version. Its more expensive than the Yost or Irwin versions, but it...

Damn, I need to stop by HD and see if they're clearing them out. I really like Spax screws, and haven't found a good source online to order them from that are cheaper than what HD charged for them.

I just want to clarify that the Metabo HPT tool lineup shares no parts, engineering, or interchangeability with Metabo power tools from Germany. At least not yet. I agree the name change was stupid. My guess is that they did some market research, and that any Japanese name would be confused...

To me: Garage - somewhere you (theoretically) park cars, and house tools and stuff. Multipurpose space. Shop - Dedicated place for tools and working on stuff. Probably not for parking daily driver vehicles. Man Cave - Has memorabilia on the walls and probably couches and a TV. More of a...

I agree. I used to really like Project Farm, and I still do, but I think his "tests" are getting worse and worse. Its like getting a group of SUV's, and them dropping a wrecking ball on them and whichever one crumples the least is the "winner". I mean I guess that shows which one is...

I looked at a lot of full height cabinets, and wasn't impressed with any of them that weren't $600+ each or industrial surplus. I didn't want surplus cabinets because it would be nearly impossible to get matching cabinets down the road. I built my own wall cabinets with 3/4" plywood (albeit I...

The soft close drawers require significantly less force to open once the drawer is loaded up with weight (tools). So they feel terrible while empty (in the store), but once the box is full they are great.

Be careful. Knipex pliers are highly addictive. The patent for the Pliers Wrench and Cobra pliers expired several years ago, so there are many other copy-cats on the market now, but none of them are as well made as Knipex, IMO. The jaws, especially on the Cobras are just spectacular, so...

I haven't been impressed with any of the Craftsman boxes at Lowes. I think they have poor drawer layout, and they're not not as sturdy as the HF freight boxes. Most of them are 18" deep, and don't have soft close or latching drawers. I rather like the Husky boxes at Home Depot. They have a...

Don't want to nit pick, but the Hitachi/Hikoki/Metabo merger was at a corporate level. Metabo, the German based tool company, is still a totally separate lineup of tools, which share no parts or engineering with Hitachi. The only change was purely naming, with Hitachi now being labeled as...

I've broken 3 or 4 right angle adapters, all name brand. I was using too hard, but still they all break if your bit binds. I broke down and bought a Milwaukee M12 right angle drill. It wasn't much more expensive than a name brand right angle adapter (I already had M12 batteries) and is much...

I've owned and used various Klein micro screwdrivers and systems. I would say they're all "pretty good", but not excellent. Wiha and Wera are really the top dogs in that category. They're a little more expensive than Klein, but they are a more refined and quality product. All of the Klein...

I usually hate little electric screwdriver doohickeys, but one of my coworkers(electrician) carries around this Skil electric screwdriver, and I'll be damned if its not one of the most handy tools that can fit in a toolpouch. Easy to use as both a regular and electric screwdriver, it has...

Brushless motors are the real unsung heroes of the current and future dominance of cordless tools. Once you have a microcontoller controlling a brushless motor, there are all sorts of cool things you can do with it, and once the circuit is made and the code is written, it generally doesn't add...

I'm 33. When I was a kid and I helped my dad with stuff around the house it was all corded stuff. By the time I got into the trades, the 18v Lithium tools were just hitting the market. I bought into the Makita LXT system back when they only offered like 12 tools. I often think at work, "how...

You already mentioned them in your post - Grey Pneumatic and Sunnex. Those 2 brands are probably your best bet for a medium-priced set of pretty good quality sockets.

I'm in 'Rona quarantine, cleaning and organizing the garage, and got me thinking... About 12 years ago I purchased a bunch of Craftsman wrenches. Full 28 piece 6 point raised panel combination wrench set. 10 piece box ratcheting wrench set (double end reversible ratcheting, 5 SAE 5 Metric)...

For a 1" hole you'll definitely need an SDS drill. SDS drill may feel like a little overkill for 1/4" anchor holes, but if you're up on a ladder, an SDS drill is a lot more comfortable (and faster) to use.