Tool Chart

It’s a list of sizes in the supply yard, and there you stand. It’s for your project; you’re looking for steel tubing. Get the specs … Read more

The coolant is hot, and engine fires up. The hose won’t quite seat. Your bin clamp is either too big to get tight or too … Read more

Gear Ratios The tooth count is right but the gears don’t mesh. Pressure angle’s good too, but still no go. What gives? Usually it’s because … Read more

If you’ve ever had one of those moments where a critical machine failure occurs because you install a new coupling and it doesn’t fit, it’s … Read more

The clicking noise means that pneumatic nailer isn’t firing because there’s no more air coming from the compressor. What does that have to do with … Read more

A metal supply shelf stands before you with a chunk of square tubing roughly two inches across. It’s substantial, maybe more than necessary for your … Read more

So what’s confusing about those brass tubes that you stand in the aisle looking at? Some of the tubes seems pretty much the same, but … Read more

Here you are, standing in hardware store staring at loops of white, blue and red plastic tubing. It’s not unlike colored rope, only it has … Read more

Hardware stores sell white pipes, all of which look alike. But some are better then others. Buy the wrong kind and your project won’t work … Read more

In the toolbox of every mechanic is something called a feeler gauge. The feeler gauge tells you whether your engine will run smooth or tear … Read more

Ever tried cutting with a hacksaw blade that won’t? You grind away and grind away, then push harder and feel frustrated. There’s no bite on … Read more

So there you are standing with a circular saw in hand and realizing your miter gauge has slipped three degrees. The cut appears perfect, so … Read more

Notice that little space between the molding and the ceiling? Yeah, you measured it twice. You cut it once. You think it’s big. But when … Read more

Most people think a half-inch copper pipe are half an inch wide. They are wrong. A lot of DIY plumbing mistakes results from this confusion … Read more