Tool Chart

The burrs are set up right if metal doesn’t chatter when scraped across something. This requires patience, metallurgy, and some geometry. Most folks take what … Read more

The same goes for all those rotary tools. You pay your hard-earned money thinking you have purchase a do-everything machine. The sales pitch worked. And … Read more

In a hardware aisle, you pick up two similar-looking fittings: same material (metal), same type of thread (external), but two different countries (one from Ohio, … Read more

Tighten a fuel line till there’s resistance. With an adjustable wrench, you turn it another quarter-turn. Fast forward three-hundred miles and the smell of gas … Read more

To get a snug fit, you only need to turn it one-sixth of a rotation. Tighten the fitting until you feel metal resistance, then back … Read more

Hydraulic lines is leaking. Slow dripping on your shop floor is not due to too much hydraulic pressure but a poorly installed line. A tech … Read more

Your resolve is not the issue; it’s never really about you gritting out your way through problems. That little metal cone on the business end … Read more

Abrasive media selection in sandblasting isn’t always about maximum aggression; it’s about matching correct abrasive to the application. Diamond-bladed abrasives might remove rust from a … Read more

The pain of having a worn-down chef’s knife is familiar, probably even to you. It has transformed from surgical instrument into a blunt-edged wedge. Tomato … Read more

Here’s your situation: You have a piece of wood. On your side is a power tool and box of sandpaper. There are scratches on the … Read more

There are thousands of pounds per square inch that want to force themselves through tiny openings in a hydraulic system and they need precision. When … Read more

The pipe doesn’t fit a half inch fitting you bought at the store. You hold it up in the aisle, it looks good. The threads … Read more

Stripped threads can occur in engine blocks, drone frames, and any assembled part. Stripped threads are those holes where you stripped out first bolt so … Read more

For example: A stripped thread occurs when you overtighten a bolt. What happens? You no longer get any resistance as you try to tighten it … Read more