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That battery swivel on the grinder is sweet. Exactly the agility you want with a cordless grinder.

Yep, higher tooth count ratchets are usually quite a bit stronger, due to engaging multiple (usually 4 or 5) teeth at a time. Although, there are several youtube videos of ratchets being tested to failure (including AvE's video) and the square drive usually sheers off before the ratcheting...

The Knipex "Twinforce" pliers are effectively the same as the NWS Fantasticos. Half the jaw opening size and double the leverage. Many designs out there, all with the same basic end result. GermanToolReveiws did a review over these "Pivoting Joint Side Cutters" and the declared the NWS pair...

I really like my Knipex long nose pliers. I have a pair that's over 10 years old and has seen a lot of abuse, and I used it to pull a tiny metal sliver out of my finger just the other day (jaws still tight). The Knipex pliers are a little thin for my liking, the USA made brands seem to make...

I use tamper proof screwdrivers at work every day. Felo drivers are by far my favorite. Tips hold up very well over time also. The Wera drivers are also very good, and are a little bit cheaper. The Bondhus drivers are pretty good too - very good for how cheap they are. I don't care for the...

I've really been eyeballing Metabo tools lately. I have a full compliment of Makita stuff, which I like, but the Metabo stuff is just 1 step above. A guy I work with has a Festool drill with removable chucks, and it is super slick (albeit very expensive!), the Metabo stuff seems like very...

Home Depot has some sizes. Lowes has a pretty good selection - and will cut glass to size for free (HD does not). If you have a decent size order, a local glass company will usually make it to order. Shipping glass or acrylic is expensive.. buying local saves a lot of money. I ordered some...

I'd go 10". The max jaw size on the 10" is 2" or 52mm, how often do you need to grip a nut or surface larger than that? The mouth opens very wide for how long the handles are. 10" is still small enough to stick in your back pocket.

Those Durham storage bin things are incredibly expensive per cubic inch of tool storage compared to a conventional toolbox.

Some(most?) 3/8 impact wrenches are literally identical to 1/4" hex impact drivers with a different anvil on them. You lose some torque using an adapter, but it certainly works, and works well.

Take it apart and look for anything obvious on the circuit board.

I have one. Like others said - they're pretty good for a consumer grade import model, but they're not anything phenomenal.

I think the a-symmetrical jaws grip round things (pipe, etc.) better that symmetrical jaws. Same effect that Cobra/Alligator pliers have. Not sure how useful that is for 8" lineman pliers though... not like you're going to be gripping 3/4" conduit with it or anything like that. Maybe on stuff...

I used dark gray for bottom 4 feet, blue stripe, and very light gray on top. Its the same colors I used to paint the rest of my house (most of the house is light gray, with a few dark gray accent walls). 5 Gallons of light gray and 2 gallons of dark gray did the whole house and garage (~2200...

I'd be curious to see how the NWS cutters compare to Knipex. Based on some tests that I've seen from GermanToolReviews, the NWS pliers and cutters are solid products, but always come in right behind Knipex, which makes sense given that NWS is usually just a bit cheaper. I've owned probably 10...

I'd say Dewalt is most popular, Milwaukee 2nd most, and Makita 3rd. Sometimes you see some Hilti, Bosch, or Ridgid.

What about the Huksy cabinets? I don't own one, but I've handled them in the store and they seem pretty sturdy. They seem like decent value at ~$350. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-48-in-W-x-72-in-H-x-18-in-D-Steel-Garage-Floor-Cabinet-G4802T-US/206338297

Depends on your budget. Are you looking for something that's mains powered or something more portable, like a battery powered unit?

The few torque tests I've seen done online seem to indicate that proper ratcheting wrenches are as strong or stronger than their equivalent ratchets. This would make sense - they have basically the same mechanism, except standard ratchets have the disadvantage of having the square and socket...

I painted my garage the same colors that I painted the interior of my house (very light gray with darker gray accent walls), made logistics easier. Standard interior semi-gloss latex paint is a lot more durable than people think it is. You just need to make sure it adheres to the surface well...