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Made in Ashcroft, BC, the Rolgear Multibit Ratchet Screwdriver features innovative roller ratchet technology that delivers smooth, silent ratcheting and one-handed operation. With seven double-ended S2 steel bits, you can tackle almost any screwdriving application—slotted, square, Phillips or Torx. Also, Continue reading Rolgear Multibit Ratchet Screwdriver – Made in Canada
Crescent Indexing Nail Puller (CRE-DB12NP – $19.95*) Crescent’s new nail puller has a slick indexing head that locks in 14 positions, up to 180°. This allows you remove nails in hard-to-reach places, like between studs, rafters or joists. It also Continue reading Crescent Indexing Nail Puller
Makita DMR200 Jobsite Speaker with Bluetooth (MAK-DMR200 – $124.95*) Powered by any Makita slide-style battery pack (12V MAX CXT, 14.4V Li-Ion or 18V LXT) or an AC power source, Makita’s new Bluetooth speaker is both versatile and tough. It has Continue reading Makita DMR200 Jobsite Speaker with Bluetooth
When you’ve seen as many wrenches as we’ve seen over the years, it can sometimes be pretty tough to muster up excitement when a manufacturer releases another new take on such a time-tested tool. We can honestly say that we Continue reading Wera’s New Revolutionary “Joker” Combination Spanner Wrenches
Torque wrenches need to be accurate. Period. When a wrench tightens a bolt the rotational force -the torque – causes the bolt to stretch as the threads seat tightly against one another. The trick of the torque wrench is to put enough force on Continue reading Proto Micrometer “Click” Style Torque Wrench
Proto is known around the world as a juggernaut manufacturer of professional quality hand tools and accessories. Within the last 100 years Proto has evolved a great deal as a business but has kept its original vision of excellence. It Continue reading Proto – A History of Excellent Hand Tools
The lowly hand file, relied upon since the Stone Age, has been the tool of choice to smooth, hone, clean and deburr all kinds of materials for thousands of years. Records show that ancient civilizations used handmade metal files and Continue reading Hand File Identification
Hand Taps and Proper Threading Techniques Whether you’re repairing a damaged thread or threading virgin material, there are a number of factors to consider and procedures to follow to produce the best job, with the least amount of wear and Continue reading Hand Taps & Proper Tapping Techniques
Tools are an investment, to be sure, but so is the tooling that you need to operate it. Probably the most common type of tooling there is is the lowly twist drill used by just about very type of trade Continue reading Resharpen Dull, Broken Drill Bits In Under A Minute
It never fails! Just when you think you’ve got the whole disassembly thing under control you either twist off a nut, break or round off a screw, or strip out the threads entirely. This can often be a frustrating time-waster Continue reading Removing Broken & Seized Fasteners