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Saw CopDots in Lowe's today. Came home to research them before buying. It's microdot technology you (with the help of law enforcement) can use to mark and later identify tools (or whatever). A small glue pen is filled with thousands of microdots. You smear some of this very tenacious glue, mixed...

EDIT: NO GOOD I'm told these ring up at $10 if you load them into your cart. Are they any good? "Suitable for drilling tiles, masonry, wood, metal, and concrete." Say what? http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00902306000P?sid=I0084400010000100545&PID=552179

I have a Fein MultiMaster (like a Dremel Multi-Max or Rockwell SoniCrafter)... ...which I find very handy for remodeling projects on houses. I use it mostly as a plunge saw. It usually gets carried even when other saws stay in the shop due to size. The other day I was having to cut some...

Search your Lowe's for Skil 100-Piece Drill Bit Set Item #: 176028 | Model #: 45102 for $10.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00931875000P

On sale 20% "off," as in "hacked off with a light saber." I KNOW you do not have one of these in your auto toolkit. http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ec0a/

I need to carry small amounts of solvents with me to jobsites. About 4 ounces would be good--lighter and safer than carrying a whole gallon or even a quart. I've never found acetone, lacquer thinner, mineral spirits, denatured alcohol, etc, sold in cans that small. I would gladly transfer to...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390511696346 And if you don't like that deal, here's the goofiest "semi-automatic" screwdriver ever, also on sale, hyped with a slick "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" ad where husband and wife (?) go around driving screws into the walls of their house...

Bolster's "Toolbox of Cleaning Chemicals." EDIT: Please note this list has been significantly updated and extended, Jan 29 '13. The list got too long for one post, so it spills over onto post 11. Toolboxes for every conceivable purpose! That's my goal. Recently I created a "cleaning...

Most of us try to MAXimize our tool collection, get as many tools as possible. No criticism of that; all well and good, I believe the more tools the better...at your base camp, at least. But when you have to schlep your tools around, and those tools DO get heavy, and they DO take up space, and...

Has anyone out there in Garage Journalland ever tried to resharpen the teeth on a favorite pair of pliers? If so, how'd it go?

Have not used this, but am interested in trying it. A sort of rubber modeling clay or "rubber epoxy" for repairs. Found a deal price on it (I think) @$11. http://fab.com/sale/15255/product/181433/ Anybody tried this?

Seems I always run out of "big" sizes of wrenches when working on plumbing. Recently the plumber installed a new Kohler toilet for us and it started running a month later. Problem was the gasket from the tank to the bowl...it got installed crooked...I replaced it, but how the heck do I tighten...

This post is just for fun, something a little different. Here are some photos of my (now ancient) locksmith kit. Amazing I still have it! My dad bought me a Belsaw locksmith course when I was in 7th grade (mid 1970s) and when I entered highschool I became the school's locksmith. Four years, this...

Help me make a decision here. During ACE's black friday promo, I picked up a $23 pair of Crescent needle nose pliers for half that. The pliers are CLEARLY and UNAMBIGUOUSLY marked USA on the website, which is why I bought them. http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1289770...

Most of my tapped holes, regardless of which tap brand I use (most are the typical H2 or H3 clearance) give me more play than I'd like when I put in a screw. Is it my technique? I do all my tapping by hand, using the mill turned off. In other words, I drill the hole of the appropriate size...

Enco - TAKETEN for 10% off $99 and can also use TAKEUPS for free shipping on same order. Ends 10/19. Now's the time to order that 500 lb. granite reference table you've been wanting!

I noticed that HD was selling Urrea (pronounced: oo-ray-uh) screwdrivers, so ordered myself a set of these Vato Locos. They are very reasonably priced; the most expensive of the set you see here was $2.69, the cheaptest was $2.01. As you may know, Urrea is the Mexican Proto. They used to be a...

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00945671000P I assume these are Chinee. Can anyone verify? EDIT: Yep. Here's a review: "Made in china, BOOO. I used to buy only Craftsman hand tools due to the lifetime replacement warranty and their being made in the US. But more an more craftsman...