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The week in tools

The week in tools

Here’s the latest this week in tools from Chuck! This week we looked at a double-thick aluminum framing square – light like plastic, strong like steel – as well as a couple of tools you might think about making yourself: a 50-gallon drum dolly with a curved side that easily rocks the drum into a […]

The week in tools

The week in tools

Here’s another week in tools from Chuck! This week we looked at a portable high-pressure CO2 rig designed to power low-volume pneumatic tools – like nailers – without a compressor; Toolmonger readers responded with some great DIY versions based on SCUBA gear. We tested a set of demolition screwdrivers designed to do all the things […]

TNT, Round 15: Shoot for the Moon

TNT, Round 15: Shoot for the Moon

The latest TNT (Tips-N-Tools) is up, this one includes a wonderful hour-long video of Erin McKean, editor of the New American Oxford Dictionary, talking about dictionaries (it may not sound like the most exciting topic on the planet, but it’s really worth checking out!), a great service for making your own books, encouragement to relive […]

The week in tools

The week in tools

Chuck has this week’s installment of “The week in tools”– We looked at lots of practical tools this week, including some uber-inexpensive interlocking flooring that’s great for anywhere you stand a lot – like the workbench – and costs about a quarter as much as the tool-store standard, a five-outlet extension cord adapter that snaps […]