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Two Time-Saving Tools
For a mechanic, time is money. The more we get done, the more money we make. So it’s often worth…
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Funnel Storage
A few months ago I wrote a post about making caliper hangers out of coat hangers. I recently had to…
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Getting Creative with Tools
There are always times when that one bolt you need to turn is in a really inconvenient place, and it…
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22 Things I Keep In My Car (and what you really need)
I’ve always been someone who likes being prepared. I like to be the guy who pulls out whatever item someone…
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The Yankee Handyman
One of the other techs in the shop was looking over a used car and found a few tools, including…
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Tool Review: Knipex Mini Bolt Cutters
Things need to be cut. Sometimes regular side-cutters just don’t work well enough.
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Excessive Tool Packaging
Before I got my job at the Toyota dealership, I ordered tools and had them shipped to me, because I…
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Evolution of My Toolbox
It’s interesting to look back at older pictures of my toolbox. Over the two and a half years I’ve been…
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6 Tools I Didn’t Know I’d Need
When I first started automotive school, I really didn’t know anything about tools. The school provided a list of tools…
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Tool Review: Gardner Bender Automatic Wire Stripper
Whenever I’ve tried using regular wire strippers, I always get frustrated. I don’t understand how people use them easily. Then…
