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9 Essential Tools For Your DIY Shop

October 28, 2021October 19, 2020 by Mechanic
What Are Your Essential Tools

We’ve been asked many times about “What are the most essential tools for your shop?” Well, that’s a hard question, because frustration and wailing are the result when the right tools are not available.

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Categories Adventures Tags DIY, Drilling, Press, Safety, Testing, Tools, Wires Leave a comment

Get Thread Tapping Straight

December 31, 2022August 26, 2020 by Mechanic
Thread Tapping Straight

A Tap and Die set is a near must for a DIY fab shop.  While the thread creating functions are pretty easy to visualize, sometimes getting the tread to start straight and run true is a different matter.

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Categories Mechanics Tips Tags Bolts, DIY, Drilling, Measurements, Tips, Tools 1 Comment

Drill Matching Bolt Holes

February 9, 2022August 3, 2020 by Mechanic
Drill Matching Bolt Holes

So many times we need to make matching holes to bolt something on.  You purchased something to mount on your trailer or your workbench or some other project, but now you need the exact

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Aligning Misaligned Holes

April 6, 2023October 29, 2018 by Mechanic
Aligning Misaligned Holes

Despite your best efforts, sometimes the holes you drill for a project will not quite align with those in the mating parts.  It is maddening, and often you feel dumb because it is messed up, but there are ways to fix

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Categories Mechanics Tips Tags Bolts, Drilling, Gantry Crane, Hitch, Tools Leave a comment

Storage Solution For Clamps

June 19, 2021October 4, 2018 by Mechanic
Clamps and Drills Access and Storage Solution

Storage space is a high priority in my shop.  Maybe in yours too?  It’s not that there is not enough space, it’s the prime space where tools are super accessible for any moment

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Creative & Cheap, That’s How To Fixture

March 9, 2022January 5, 2017 by Mechanic
Drill Fixture Zoom In

Oh, I need to drill a bunch of holes, all the same, in 8 parts.  What a pain!  And, I need to cut these other 5 pieces all to match.  What a hassle to measure, mark, and cut each one! Is there a good way to make the job easier? 

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The Twisted Truth

June 26, 2021November 11, 2016 by Mechanic
DIY Drilling Steel

Need a hole?  Many of our plans require drilled holes, so here are some Tips about drilling in metal, like steel, as well as in wood, and other materials.

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