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ShopnGarage Forum Ridgid Flaring Tool HowTo

Hand Tools

How to Use a Ridgid Flaring Tool

May 20, 2010 Stuart Discuss

How do you use a Ridgid tube flaring tool? Check out Steve’s detailed HowTo over at the ShopNGarage Forum to find out! Update: The Shop N Garage forum is defunct, so the broken links have been removed. Sorry about that, this was done without warning and is out of our control.

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Made in USA

How to Use Split Ring Pliers

Feb 15, 2010 Stuart 5 Comments

Opening lots of key rings? Split ring pliers will save your fingernails.

DIY & Home

How to Use a Rotary Tubing or Pipe Cutter

Jan 15, 2010 Stuart 7 Comments

After yesterday’s quick review of a Superior Tools pipe cutter, we received a few inquiries about how to properly use such a cutter. Most if not all rotary tubing and pipe cutters share a similar design. Like a C-clamp, there is always one stationary support, and one adjustable support that is mounted to the end of […]

Hammers & Mallets

Intro to Dead Blow Hammers

Aug 3, 2009 Stuart 6 Comments

A dead blow hammer is a type of mallet designed to deliver strong blows with minimal rebound.  The head of a dead blow mallet is hollow and filled with sand or shot. Because of this, the force delivered by each strike is spread over a greater amount of time, thus reducing rebound while minimizing damage […]

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