Tag Archives: For the Love of Tools

For the Love of Tools: Grabbing Rounded Fasteners

Better Tools & Fasteners mission is to make your life easier.  That’s it.  That’s their sole mission.  I have to say I think they’ve accomplished it with the Grip-Tite system.  You can purchase Grip-Tite sockets in the der5er Store!
The key to the Grip-Tite system is ACT.  Advanced Camming Technology.  You can see in the end [...]

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For the Love of Tools: Finger Tight

This is what they mean when they say, “Finger Tight” or “Hand Tight”…isn’t it?
Well, not really.  This tool would be more of a conversation piece rather than something you would actually use–if you could buy one.  According to the designer’s website (Paul Julius Martus), it’s been around since 2000, but I do not see where [...]

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For the Love of Tools: Wrench Turning Concerto

Last night, one of my employees, Donnie, and I swapped out a cell site that’s been giving us trouble.  We did not do this the easy way.  The easy way would be to hire a couple of electricians to run and connect all the power cables.  The easy way would be to have a crane standing  [...]

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For the Love of Tools: The Cat in the Corners

No, this post is not about Cuddles, the new cat in our household.  I would not take a tool anywhere near a kitten.
This is about the Ryobi Corner Cat.  The Corner Cat is my newest acquisition, and helped me (and Sarah) with the digital picture frame project. 
Since I last wrote about the frame, I’ve actually [...]

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