This beginner-friendly guide explains how to use a socket wrench correctly, including choosing the right socket size, proper ratcheting technique, and common mistakes to avoid. If you are new to the concept of socket wrenches you are in for a very pleasant surprise. There are few other tools that bring you such a sense ofContinue reading “How to Use a Socket Wrench”
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How to Use Locking Pliers
Locking pliers are ingenious devices are the jacks of all trades, masters of quite a few, and something you should rush right out and buy. Once you have them, you won’t be able to imagine how you got along without them. In this post we’ll learn how to use locking pliers safely and effectively —Continue reading “How to Use Locking Pliers”
How to Choose the Right Wrench
Before we answer the question of which wrench, let’s identify the real question: what task are you trying to accomplish? Here are some quick and easy pointers that should help.
How to Use a Chisel
The chisel is an old-school woodworking tool – like Pilgrims and settlers old. But what do you do with it? And how do you use it?
How to Drill into Sheet Metal
If you’d like to hang that nice piece of sheet steel on the wall to hold your magnets, you may need to drill some holes in the corners. Here’s an easy and safe way to do it.
How to Coil an Extension Cord
How come this extension cord is always all tangled up? It’s like some sailor was practicing his knots with it!
How to Tell if an Extension Cord is Bad
You plug your groovy 90’s boom box into the extension cord, but it doesn’t work. Is it the boom box power cord, the extension cord, or the boom box itself?
How to Use a Power Drill
Your dad probably has one of these, and you see them advertised all the time. Soooooo, how do you use it?
How to Use an Adjustable Wrench
If you’re new to these old tools (they’ve been around since the Civil War!), you’ll be amazed at how easy it is to use this wrench!
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