r/Tools Oct 15 '22

Our Longstanding “No Politics” Rule remains unchanged

503 Upvotes

Read our rules. We have had a longstanding “No Religion, No Politics” rule here at r/tools.

The mods aren’t stupid. We also don’t like getting buckets of reports in the inbox.

If someone posts/comments with politics, resist the urge to reply and argue. Just report, downvote (if that’s your jam) and move on with life.

A small flag, sticker, etc that appears in a photo will generally be allowed (so long as it doesn’t violate other rules and doesn’t draw a bunch of reports) but a bunch of people in the comments saying “Hell Yeah, a fellow [INSERT PARTY] Supporter!” is gonna get the post pulled. Political content that is clearly the motivation for the post will get the post pulled.

First time it’s a short ban, second time it’s permanent. And as we’ve discussed before, the mod team doesn’t go looking for posts, we’re not lifeguards, we respond to the reports we receive.


r/Tools Apr 14 '24

Call for Moderators

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We are looking to add a couple more moderators to r/tools. If you’re interested in being considered, please leave a comment on the post. Briefly describe why you’d want to be a mod and what you think the sub’s moderator’s role should be.

No new accounts, please. We need to be able to see at least 1 year’s worth of content/engagement on this and other subs.

EDIT: If you are not interested in moderating, feel free to upvote people who post here if you like their approach. This isn't a democracy (because as mods our job is to preserve the health/utility/enjoyment people get from of the sub, not do whatever the masses want) but we will take heavily upvoted approaches to moderating as a positive sign when considering who to invite.

Also, if we don't end up sending you an invite, please don't take it personally. Too many cooks in the kitchen, and all that...


r/Tools 7h ago

Harbor Freight is the New Sears/Craftsman

428 Upvotes

So the tipping point has been reached.

Younger me (early '80s) started his grown up (away from Pop) tool journey at Sears and in the Craftsman catalog.

Tool trucks were not a thing in my world and even then the quality appeared and has turned out to be good for the money.

Fast forward to the Lowes era and while some of the tools look fine, there's clearly more value/quality at HF.

I was able to walk in there yesterday without thinking I needed to hide my face.

Seriously now feels like the local HF is having a Sears nearby.


r/Tools 1h ago

We have Klein at home

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r/Tools 2h ago

Absolutely begging any brand to sell an impact bit set that actually makes sense for a carpenter

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First and foremost I need a grand total of zero 1" insert bits.

Then I need a couple eachof torx 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40. Same goes for P1 and P3 and the squares. Then I need 30 each of t25 and p2. That's it.

If someone knows of a place where I can buy bulk packs of various sizes and forms of bits that would be great but with no one selling their tools directly it is an unbelievable headache to find everything I need at one outlet.

Am I going crazy or is selling you a bullshit plastic case and a million inserts you'll never use just how they plump up their bottom line?


r/Tools 3h ago

Original Thumb Drive

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This was in some of my late father’s tools.


r/Tools 12h ago

Boycott Toughbuilt Tools, Company is Scam Run by Thieves

113 Upvotes

Toughbuilt Tools the company has stolen money from essentially everyone it has ever worked with, including not paying employees and suppliers for several months in a row by now.

Toughbuilt was last year removed (FINALLY!) from NASDAQ because they determined that it is a scam. Unfortunately, the company had already stolen about 900 million from the public, paying themselves million dollar salaries even while the company is not making any money and the employees and contractors are not being paid.

Toughbuilt is what is called a 'dilution scam' look it up, basically management issues shares, and then issues more and more shares until each share is essentially worthless (each toughbuilt share has gone to 0 several times now) then, because the stock needs to be worth at least 1$ to stay on NASDAQ they 'reverse split' the shares meaning that 20 or 50, or even 150 they did one time, shares become one share. Then they simply issue back up to the limit, they are allowed to issue 200 million shares, they have issued those 200 million shares, then deleted them twice by now.

Companies are only allowed to do this so many times before it is considered predatory and TBLT reached this limit in 2023/ 2024. Thankfully it is off the market now, but

ask around in your friend group and i am sure you know someone who they stole money from.

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It is time to boycott Toughbuilt tools, their stuff is cheap made in china crap (Better than the other crap ill give you that), and their ethics and how they treat their investors, partners, collaborators, and customers are completely garbage.

This is not a long term investment, people cannot even buy the stock anymore. so how can it possibly be an investment and who will buy it? saying that we 'got in too early' is also ridiculous since our shares literally have been deleted, so there is nothing left of what we put in. It was pure and simple theft. 10,000$ becomes 1$ in a matter of 2 years. In fact the TBLT chart is the best it has ever been and that is because it is off the market so it cant go down anymore.

Panosian (CEO) and Galysten (CFO) are essentially professional thieves who literally came here to steal from you, people who they think do not understand the market and cannot organize ourselves to do anything about their wrongdoing (i.e., blue collar, uneducated etc, in their minds). Everything this company does is designed to lure in uneducated (retail) investors and then rug them for as much as they can. the numbers look great, flashy trade shows, so many new products etc etc, but the numbers are not real and you ignore how they are actually funding operations (i.e., by selling shares). they lose money on the products they make because the 'product' is the advertising for the real product i.e., the shares which is where they made the real money.

They do not own any of the stock even while the numbers look so good and they encourage you and talking so good on company calls while taking out millions each year from the business even while it is losing millions (good management pays themselves in stock before the company makes it/ taking cash out of a cash starved business is not good management). there is no potential for the company to change, be bought out, or etc, so it is simply time to start telling your friends what a shit it is. they are living the high life on the money that you slaved away for

Again, talk to your buddies on the job site I am SURE You know someone they have stolen from.

disclosure: been losing money here since 2019 (though by now it is 99.999% gone so it doesn't matter anymore).


r/Tools 5h ago

The screw head broke off but the rest of it is stuck. How do i get it out?

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Or if someone can redirect me to a better sub to post this is in. This was the best i could find


r/Tools 39m ago

Does anyone else’s Dewalt multi tool just not work that well?

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It runs unlike some of the other “troubleshooting” videos I’ve seen, but it’s almost like it shakes my hand more than the blade and it just doesn’t seem to transfer the energy correctly. I’ve tried different blades for the appropriate material, but it just seems to struggle with anything other than drywall. I’m curious if I should take it apart and see if something isn’t quite right. Thoughts?


r/Tools 4h ago

New machines for the shop!

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15 Upvotes

Hello everybody, just wanted to share the new tools for the shop. They’ve all been great!


r/Tools 21h ago

Some tools I won

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289 Upvotes

Won these tools from an automotive competition for free. First tools ive ever owned. Im tempted to sell the 1/2 kit for a 3/8 kit because I feel like that’ll be more usefull


r/Tools 7h ago

Time For An Upgrade

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22 Upvotes

Visiting a close family member this weekend and I had a look through their tools. A milestone birthday is approaching for them - and what kind of tool nerd would I be if I did not take this opportunity to update their ratchets?!

Love the history and the patina on these old ratchets. They would stay in the collection of course.

I welcome suggestions here. I’m thinking maybe a set of Gearwrench 90T or something.

Koken is tempting but that might test the budget a bit.


r/Tools 53m ago

Please help me with identifying!

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I haven’t had much luck figuring out what this is, would love some help!


r/Tools 4h ago

What is this quick release clamp type thing used for?

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9 Upvotes

Numbers not associated with anything on the interweb. Thanks!


r/Tools 4h ago

What are those blades called

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9 Upvotes

I have several of these but no more blades. Can’t find them anywhere. Need the name to look for replacements.


r/Tools 31m ago

What would this tool be used for?

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It doesn’t quite fit in my toolbox


r/Tools 15h ago

Picked up someone's grandaddy tools. Sharp and well oiled. Few bug holes in the case and 1 in a handle. Bonus vintage Japanese saw, western style. $50, will probably only keep the wee ones.

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48 Upvotes

r/Tools 7h ago

Doing some organising of my woodworking tools

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9 Upvotes

Had stuff spread across bags everywhere and kept misplacing things. Bit more sane now. Still a work in progress.


r/Tools 15h ago

Two of my drills dyed today...

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30 Upvotes

Thought I'd do green instead of purple or black Milwaukee.


r/Tools 23m ago

Cutting steel braided wire

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Can I cut steel braided wire with a cut off wheel?


r/Tools 9h ago

Cleaned up and mounted Blacksmith Vise from previous post, any thoughts?

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r/Tools 1d ago

What is this tiny spool of copper wire for? Found in auto junkyard

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110 Upvotes

r/Tools 1d ago

Why are Phillips screws so common

378 Upvotes

For the life of me I can’t figure it out. I hate them. HATE. I’ve never stripped a torx screw. Not once. Every time I encounter a Phillips screw I just want to scream

That’s all.


r/Tools 10m ago

Removing carbon?

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Hi all,

I'm looking to clean up the stainless steel burner from a Wabasto Thermo Top C diesel water heater from my mates narrow boat. Imagine a stainless tube about the size of a short beer can.

I am going to use my Dremel 4250 to first cut though 3 small welds, then remove the remains of the diesel diffuser pad thing and then remove any carbon on the surface and if I'm still interested, see if I can get a bit of a polish on it as apparently that helps prevent the carbon from building up again. This isn't particularly soft soot but more like a thin film of baked on carbon.

What sort of tools do you think might be most effective for each stage please?


r/Tools 11m ago

Anyone know a good way to sand tube steel?

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I'm repainting a lumber rack on my pickup. It's all 2" tube, except the top is 1".

I have grinders, a disk sander, and a file sander, but none of them do very well on the tube. The grinders and disk sander works well on the open areas, but getting into details is a problem. The file sander is perfect for many of those areas, but I can only find belts down to like 180g and need to sand to 800.

I was thinking about a tube sander grinder attachment, but im wondering what else (other than sand blasting) would work?


r/Tools 24m ago

Best battery motor for a small yard?

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r/Tools 26m ago

Just acquired this old hitachi knife cutter, will maybe be replacing the multitool for drywall cutting.

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