Tool Chart

Here’s the scenario: You’re at your bench with a tap and a hole drilled. Will the tap break? Will the whole thing come together? That … Read more

So here’s the deal: There’s a piece of material in front of you, a tap and a drill bit in your hand. Now what? Which … Read more

If youve ever been to an aisle of fittings trying to match the right connector to end of a pipe while clutching both in your … Read more

If you’ve ever tried to tighten down a pipe fitting hoping to seal a leak, you probably have an idea of what I’m talking about … Read more

If you’ve tried to replace some plumbing hardware only to find that it looks like old piece but won’t fit, you’re not alone. This is … Read more

Nothing. You pull on the lever, and it doesn’t do anything. And maybe it’s quiet at first but then just stops working. A bearing fails. … Read more

The steel within make all the difference: Why does one cost twenty bucks, while another is eighty and yet another clocks in at two-hundred? The … Read more

This is stainless steel. Have you ever wondered why some metals rust and others don’t? Why does your old car door turn rusty but your … Read more

A poor fitting welding cap frustrates you. After hours it become worse and makes job difficult. All you want to do is concentrate on that … Read more

Unless something goes wrong with it, you likely have never given much thought to the horizontal piece of wood sitting over your door frame. Maybe … Read more

You know the look. When building your dream garage apartment requires a twenty-foot clear span in your room, you stare at your stack of lumber. … Read more

Calculator + Lumber = Framing Site, which is where things get complicated for your roof: What happens if those lumber boards has to go really … Read more

Then there’s the steel beams that has a W12x26 on them… you think it’s some kind of cryptic code from a bygone era. It isn’t … Read more

Steel is a material choice that’s really a geometry question. Why does an I-beam work? It’s not so much what type of steel are used … Read more