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I am knocking through a stone wall that previously had a window to create a doorway. I have removed all the stone from the middle with an SDS chisel, but don’t want to continue with that method for the sides as I don’t want to disturb things further into the wall. I thought the best thing to...

I am familiar with a number of quality vintage foot pump manufacturers from th UK, suchas Kismet. But what about vintage offerings from the rest of the world? Were there any quality american foot pumps made? What about Eastern Europe and the former Soviet union?

Snapon makes a 1/4" drive 16mm socket, but it's not a deep socket. Does anyone know if any company makes a 16mm deep socket in 1/4" drive?

What do people think is the best CV boot tool design for maximum tightness of the clips? Looking at the two designs below, it looks like the band type design may give an advantage over the plier type design. What do people think? Band type design: Plier type design:

I am in the market for a sliding mitre saw that can cut 6 inch (150mm) thick material in one go. I am not worried about cost and am willing to buy whatever that is up to the task. Does anyone know if any manufacturers make anything that can cut this type of thickness in one go?

I am looking for torque wrench recommendations for wrenches with a range of 0 to 6 Nm. I don't really have a budget in mind, just looking for a few recommendations.

Does anyone know which companies sell the below design of torque tools in 8mm? I have seen larger versions of the below for working on car fuel lines etc, but does anyone make them in smaller sizes? I think Wiha used to sell an 8mm one, as part of a torque screwdriver kit. Does anyone know...

I am looking for the smallest head open end wrench in 8mm. Most of the open end 8mm Snap-on wrenches have a head width of around 17mm, which is too large for my application. Who makes an 8mm wrench with the smallest head?

I am looking for a 6mm hex bit socket that is at least 100mm long (can be longer) in 1/4" drive. Also I need the 6mm bit to be 6mm along the whole length and not taper out when going into the socket. Does anyone know of anything in 1/4" drive?

I am looking for some very small snap ring pliers or even medical pliers where the ends curl outwards. Most snap ring pliers etc don't have the ends curling outwards. The photo below is a medical tool where the ends curled outward, but it's not very strong and the ends have become bent, but it...

Does anyone know if you can get locking flexible spinner handles like in the picture below? I think a locking variety would be very useful, as I often use mine in very tight / impossible places that would cause a real problem if the socket were to fall off the end.

I am looking for a metric 12mm semi deep socket in 1/4". I see Snap-on make them, but all their semi deep sockets in 1/4" are 31.8 mm long. Ideally I want something 35mm to 40mm long. Does anyone make anything like this in 1/4"?

I have a pressure gauge for testing engine compression and it has a quick release fitting as shown in the pictures below. Does anyone know what this quick release fitting is called? The same fitting appears on most engine compression testers. Secondly, does anyone know if you can get an...

Just wondered if anyoune else makes a tool like the VIM Tools HBR12 in 1/4" as shown below?

Does anyone make a ratchet of similar design to the Wera Zyklop in 1/4"? (see picture below) I like the Wera Zyklop because you can even position it straight on, or even use it as a spinner. Not sure if anyone else makes a ratchet with a similar design in 1/4"?

Does anyone know of any company that makes or has made metric sockets longer than 50mm in 1/4" drive?

I am looking for a garden siphon mixer like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015X6H3MS/?tag=atomicindus08-20 But I want something that will mix in 1:1 ratio. Everything I see is mainly used for concentrate. I know I could just premix equal parts in one tank, but then I would need an...

sometimes I like to hammer down on a corroded bolt to shock things loose. I keep some cheap socket extensions that I use for hammering on, since I don't want to beat up good quality tools (scratch them, chip chrome etc). But does anyone make (or have they ever made) quality extensions designed...

I have many Fein supercut blades that were given to me, but I only have a Milwaukee C12MT multi tool. Am I able to get an adapter to use these Fein blades on my Milwaukee? Here is a picture of the Fein blade next to my Milwaukee:

I am looking for a torque screwdriver that goes up to at least 7nm. Wiha 28655 looks like it could be an option: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07143KL14/?tag=atomicindus08-20 ideally I want something that takes standard bits. Does anyone have any other recommendations for a quality tool?