Category Archives: Mechanics' Tools

Adjustable Wrench with Built-in Ratchet

Posted on January 11th, 2010
Adjustable Wrench with Built-in Ratchet Take a look at this KR Tools adjustable wrench with built-in 1/4″ drive ratchet that we came across. Quite a few thoughts come to mind, but at no point did we look at the tool thinking “boy, we could really use a tool like that.” We’re quite sure that some people would be able to put [...]

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MVT – Hand Impact Tool

Posted on December 21st, 2009
MVT - Hand Impact Tool Our fourth and final featured “Most Valuable Tool of the Week Contest” entry is for a hand impact tool. These tools can be used to manually free frozen, rusted, or other such stubborn or stuck fasteners. This is what 2WYKD had to say about the tool: Maybe I think this is the most valuable because I don’t [...]
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Sears Super Saturday First “Black Friday Now” Sale

Posted on November 6th, 2009
Sears Super Saturday First "Black Friday Now" Sale From now until Christmas, Sears is holding “Black Friday Now” sales every Friday and Saturday with special Saturday “Doorbusters” from 7am until noon. Here are some of the items included in their first such sale. With your Craftsman Club Card, according to this sales flyer: 8 drawer combo kit for $100, includes a 4-drawer chest, and 4-drawer [...]
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Digital Adjustable Wrench Torque Wrench

Posted on October 23rd, 2009
Digital Adjustable Wrench Torque Wrench There are times when a tool leaves us absolutely speechless, and this is almost one of those times. Behold, a digital adjustable wrench which gives torque readings. We would scream “cheesy gimmick” at the top of our lungs if not for the attention-grabbing $395 pricetag. Surely this cannot simply be an overpriced gimmick tool, right? Before anyone [...]
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Craftsman Saturday 40%-off Wrench Set Sale

Posted on October 10th, 2009
For today only, Craftsman is offering 40% off “all” wrench sets. Below are several of the sets that most will be interested in, but the sale is not limited to these items. Still, bear in mind that when Sears says “all wrench sets,” they mean “some/certain wrench sets.” Also on sale at 40%-off is Craftsman’s 8-pc [...]
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Gearwrench Flex-Head Ratcheting Wrench Sets $30!

Posted on September 25th, 2009
Gearwrench Flex-Head Ratcheting Wrench Sets $30! Gearwrench 7pc flex-head ratcheting wrench sets are on sale at Sears for $30 per set until tomorrow, Sept 26th! You can opt for in-store pickup, but free shipping is also available on the SAE set today only, and on orders over $125 through tomorrow. The metric set is only available for in-store pickup. (In other words, [...]
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Gearwrench Double-X Hemostat Review

Posted on September 11th, 2009
Gearwrench Double-X Hemostat Review Today we’re taking a quick look at the relatively new Gearwrench Double-X hemostat. Similar in design to Gearwrench’s Double-X pliers, these hemostats are designed to hold and clamp onto objects in hard to reach areas. Hemostats are clamping forceps that (in a non-medical sense) are preferred over pliers when dealing with small or delicate parts or when working in tighter spaces. [...]
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Wera’s Zyklop Ratchet

Posted on September 8th, 2009
Wera's Zyklop Ratchet Wera’s Zyklop ratchet is claimed to be “faster than a speeding bullet.” While this may not be entirely accurate, the Zyklop is as speedy a ratchet as we’ve ever seen. The Zyklop is based off of a traditional swivel ratchet design and incorporates several new user-friendly features. First, a Zyklop ratchet head can be locked at 0°, 15°, [...]
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Grip-on Locking Pliers – Muy Dulce!

Posted on August 12th, 2009
Grip-on Locking Pliers - Muy Dulce! Grip-on locking pliers are the bee’s knees. Seriously. Grip-on offers a wide selection of locking pliers styles, their prices are fair, and their tools are of superb quality and feel. Grip-on’s pliers are available with an enamel coating as shown above, or uncoated. The ones we have are uncoated, and are spectacular to use. Grip-on at [...]
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August Tool Giveaway Prize Sneak Peek

Posted on August 6th, 2009
As many of you are already aware, we are giving away tools as part of this month’s ToolGuyd Tool Giveaway. Well, we’re not going to reveal all of the prizes/gifts just yet, but there’s no harm in offering up a brief sneak peek. One of the top items included in the giveaway is the above pictured Craftsman deep offset metric [...]
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The Tools We’re Buying

Posted on July 30th, 2009
We’re about to place an order for a few new tools and wanted to share our selection and reasoning with you. First off we’re picking up Channellock’s 8-Inch Wide Adjustable Wrench (808NW). We spoke favorably of their extra-wide Code Blue version a few weeks ago, but could not justify a 65% increase in price for a 1/3″ increase [...]
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Gearwrench Roto Ratchet

Posted on July 28th, 2009
Gearwrench Roto Ratchet Gearwrench’s Roto Ratchet is a flex-head swivel ratchet with a pivot through its drive head. This design enables the Roto Ratchet to be positioned perpendicular to a fastener to apply maximum torque, axially aligned for rapid spinning, or any angle in between. Gearwrench’s Roto Ratchets are available in 1/4″ and 3/8″ drive sizes, and a set of both will [...]
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Gearwrench Ratcheting “S” Wrench Sets on Sale

Posted on July 27th, 2009
Gearwrench Ratcheting "S" Wrench Sets on Sale Over on Amazon, Northern Tool is selling 2pc Gearwrench ratcheting “S” wrench sets at a steep discount. Each set includes two wrenches for a total of four reversible ratcheting box end sizes. The metric set includes sizes 13, 14, 15, and 17mm, and the SAE set includes sizes 1/2″, 9/16″, 5/8″, and 11/16″. Each set is [...]
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Channellock Product Videos via YouTube

Posted on July 22nd, 2009
As we were working on a recent post about Channellock’s adjustable wrenches , we discovered several entertaining and insightful Channellock product videos. The clip above features Channellock’s adjustable wrenches. To view the other Channellock videos, check out their YouTube channel. Channellock YouTube Channel
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Channellock’s Wide Adjustable Wrenches

Posted on July 14th, 2009
Channellock's Wide Adjustable Wrenches  I had the opportunity to use a Channellock adjustable wrench today, and it was an impressionable experience. The Channellock adjustable had very little play in the jaw, was relatively smooth to operate, and felt robust and sturdy. To top it off, the Channellock packed a huge jaw capacity into a small package. The adjustable wrench also [...]
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