Category Archives: Awesome & Cool

Fastenal’s SmartStore Tool & Industrial Supply Vending

Posted on February 23rd, 2010
Fastenal's SmartStore Tool & Industrial Supply Vending Did you know that Fastenal has a SmartStore program which sets up vending machines at industrial shops and factories? These vending machines can be stocked with first aid supplies, safety consumables such as goggles and gloves, cutting tools, general MRO supplies, and other such regularly used items.
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New Joby Gorillapod Magnetic Flexible Mini Tripod

Posted on February 22nd, 2010
New Joby Gorillapod Magnetic Flexible Mini Tripod Joby just added a new magnetic flexible legged mini tripod to their Gorillapod lineup. Our biggest gripe with the Gorillatorch, although minor, is that we could not [easily] modify it for use with 3rd party flashlights. Although the new Gorillapod Magnetic is intended for use with P&S cameras, it shouldn’t be too difficult to craft a custom flashlight [...]
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Snap-on Custom Tool Storage Skins

Posted on February 19th, 2010
Snap-on Custom Tool Storage Skins Via their Facebook page, Snap-on recently discussed how one could skin and customize their Snap-on tool storage. While we understand and can appreciate the desire to customize and personalize a tool box, designs like this seem to be a bit too ostentatious.
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Brown Dog Welding’s Well Used Channellock Pliers

Posted on February 16th, 2010
Right after we posted our review of Channellock’s new 6.5″ V-Jaw pliers, Josh from Brown Dog Welding left a comment via twitter that he uses the hell out of his Channellocks. We love seeing tools in action, so we asked Josh for a pic.
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First User Reviews of the Paulding Hammer

Posted on January 22nd, 2010
First User Reviews of the Paulding Hammer The first user reviews of the Paulding Hammer have started pouring in. Here is what Sam S. shared with us via a comment about The Hammer: I purchased one of the pre-production models of this hammer from Paulding and consider it the finest of my tools, and I have no light weight assembly of tools… with [...]
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A Preview of the Spectacular Paulding Hammer

Posted on January 19th, 2010
A Preview of the Spectacular Paulding Hammer The Hammer, designed and crafted by John Paulding, is by far one of the most magnificent tools that we have ever laid our eyes upon. Still, merely describing The Hammer as a machinists hammer, as exemplary as it is, would never do it justice. Not just a tool, The Hammer is a work of art!
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This is the Story of a Screw

Posted on December 10th, 2009
This is the Story of a Screw With all this talk of the world’s smallest snowman, I’ve decided to show you a few of the electron micrographs that I’ve taken of a #2-56 machine screw. A few weeks ago, to better familiarize myself with a new scanning electron microscope, I had decided to take a look at a machine screw before moving to [...]

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Grip-on ErgoGrip Locking Pliers

Posted on November 19th, 2009
Grip-on ErgoGrip Locking Pliers Grip-on’s 727-08 ErgoGrip locking pliers sure are a strange a sight with its right-angle pistol-grip design. With a 70-degree angled design, these pliers are intended to reduce hand strain and fatigue, and are ideal for use in confined spaces. They are also claimed to exert for up to 50% more force in twisting applications. Grip-on’s ErgoGrip [...]
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Fantasia Sports Themed Tool Organizers

Posted on November 6th, 2009
Fantasia Sports Themed Tool Organizers In celebration of the New York Yankees’ World Series victory, we set out to find Yankee-themed tools and accessories. We already told you about a nifty Yankee-themed screwdrivers, but did you know that there are also Yankee-themed bucket organizers, tool belts, and tool bags? Not a Yankee fan? That’s okay, Fantasia offers similar tool organizers emblazoned with many [...]

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New Sculptures by Brown Dog Welding

Posted on November 4th, 2009
New Sculptures by Brown Dog Welding Brown Dog Welding, previously admired here on ToolGuyd, has released several new fantastic looking sculptures. One of the designs that appeals most to us is the Big Horn chopper, shown above. Another great looking piece is the Speedy Gonzales, shown below.
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Rotating Blade Utility Knife Concept Design

Posted on September 11th, 2009
Over on ToolSnob, they posted about a new Rotate-a-Blade utility knife concept design. The Rotate-a-Blade allows the blade to be rotated from normal cutting mode to scraper mode, and then to a right-angle cutting mode. In contrast, only the cutting depth can be adjusted on normal utility knives can only cutting depth adjustment. Head on over to [...]

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Gorillatorch – Hands Free Flashlight

Posted on August 20th, 2009
Gorillatorch - Hands Free Flashlight Joby just announced their new Gorillatorch – a nifty looking hands-free flashlight/worklight, and boy are we excited. We’re huge fans of Joby’s Gorillapod ball and socket legged mini tripods, so naturally this got our attention. The Gorillatorch is of course bendable and easily positioned. Its legs are composed from medical-grade ABS plastic and TPE rubber, and its feet [...]

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What We’re Watching: Cool Tools

Posted on August 14th, 2009
Although we often heard good things about Cool Tools, our cable provider does not offer the DIY network, so we’ve never been able to watch full episodes before. Until now! Early this morning we discovered that Cool Tools episodes are available for free via Hulu and DIY’s own website. We cannot yet tell you which service [...]

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Clever Marketing Images of Swanson Speed Square

Posted on July 25th, 2009
Clever Marketing Images of Swanson Speed Square We just wanted to share with you the clever marketing images we found on Swanson’s website. Keep reading to see three more.
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F/A-18 Super Hornet Time Lapse Construction

Posted on July 10th, 2009
This time lapse video showing the construction of an F/A-18 Super Hornet is almost too awesome for words… For those of you that aren’t familiar with the F/A-18, it’s an aircraft carrier-based strike fighter operated by the US Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. If you’re looking for more info, Wikipedia is a good place to [...]
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