OTHER TOOLS

Stop wrapping duct tape around your vise, and protect delicate material the right way with this pair of hard-rubber, ribbed pads made to cover the jaws. The pads have (2) rare earth magnets embedded inside the rubber. Made for a 4" vise, they measure 4" long x 1-1/8" high x 3/8" thick with a lip along one long side. The rubber is 3/32" thick.

Handy 3-pack of syringes, 10ml, 20ml and 60ml, perfect for squirting glues, greases, lubes, paint, whatever you need to squirt. And if you use them as squirt guns, you didn't get the idea from us. Small ones are graduated in 1ml increments; the big one in 2ml. All come with caps, so you don't dribble.

Small, but mighty useful if you need a tiny tap and die set for threading wire or stripped screws. The micro set has a 3-1/4" long die plate and 14 taps (sizes 7 through 20 -- read 0.7 mm through 2.0 mm), and a mighty attractive price. A little oily in its vinyl storage pouch -- but it's all steel, after all, and has to safeguard its complexion.

What you torch is up to you, but we suggest you do it with this extra-high temperature 2300F refillable butane Torch Blue. It’s handheld, in a pistol-grip style, with a blue cylindrical body/handle, a wide black plastic base, a silver nozzle up top and a blue sliding lever control. Measures 6-1/2" x 5" x 2-1/2" comes empty but takes standard butane canisters. Creme brule anyone? 

A 2-1/2" x 1-5/8" plastic-framed mirror swivels on a ball-joint mount at the end of telescoping handle that stores at 8" long and extends to 31". The contoured rubber-coated handle makes those double-shift inspection days a little easier.

Shove these down the throat of your bigger bottles or tubes and clean up. Measure 16" long over all, with 4" long x 1-1/2" dia spiral nylon bristles on a stainless steel handle and a small, but bendable, metal nub on the bottom.

Could be what you do if you’re buried alive, or if you want to dance your life away, but most likely it’s a description of the machinist’s friend. This tap & die set cuts straight, clean threads and includes a 1/8” to ¼” tap wrench, and a tap & die in 6-32 NC, 8-32 NC, 10-24 NC, 10-32 NF, 1/4 – 20 NC and 5/16 – 18 NC. In drop-forged, heat-treated steel coated with titanium nitride. Titanium tools!

From Morris Products, this heavy-duty plastic resin toolbox is lightweight and both weather- and impact-resistant. In gray and yellow, it has lid snap locks, a hasp for a small padlock, and an interior removable tray with a handle. The top has a fold-down handle, (2) slide-out lidded storage containers, plus a 20-slot driver-bit keeper. Measures approx. 16" x 10” x 7” deep.

Or bag something else in this olive drab unwashed 100% cotton canvas mechanics tool bag with webbing carry handles. Bag measures 11" x 7" x 6" with a zippered middle compartment, which is wide open with (8) interior side sleeves to hold pencils, tire gauges and items like that. Also has (2) double-zippered side compartments, (1) adorned with cool-looking orange printed tech info about the bag. Firm bottom permanently sewn in. It’s a sturdy, handsome little bag, no two ways about it.

Hang on to your widgets, screws, bolts, pins and assorted teeny tinies while you're taking things apart. This indispensable 6" dia x 1-1/8" deep magnetic stainless steel dish from Omaha Tools holds all those parts and saves you from crawling around on the floor later, when you're putting things back together.

These lights have COB LEDs in a 3-2/4” x 1-1/4” lens that rotates 250 degrees out of a red and black triangular housing. Two magnets in the base make them perfect for shedding light down on a locker shelf or workbench, or as a work light stuck on the underside of a car hood or trunk lid. Also has (6) LEDs on one end, so it will also function as a flashlight. The push-button lights the lens and flashlight in sequence. The housing measures 5” long x 2-1/8” on a side. You add a quartet of “AAA” batteries.

If your knot-tying skills are a clove hitch short of Eagle Scout, you'll want this set of (4) CamJams, cord-tightening carabiners. In sturdy black plastic with stainless steel gates, there are (2) ways to use them, a loop or fixed-end system. Anchor the carabiner to any hook, D-ring, or loop and feed your cord through, then pull firmly until the cam locks. Sounds ridiculously easy, does is knot? Works with 1/16" to 3/16" diameter cords. 

Like a 300-lb Labrador for the shop. Our ceramic lift magnet is mounted in a metal housing with swivel that will attach to a standard threaded broom handle or painter's pole, and lift 20-25 lbs.

Called the Sharpie Pro® series, these are made for the job site. They mark in black on wet, oily, and abrasive surfaces, and have a flattened shape—so they won't roll. Have break-resistant pocket clips, ribbed grips and extra-tough marking points. You pick: the single fine-point; the single chisel tip with 50% more ink; or the (4)-pack of chisel tips

You'll need a little paint roller. This 4” wide version is made for painting behind radiators, inside cabinets and bookcases, and other tight spaces. Measures 13" long with a drip-catching handle and a 9/16” microfiber nap. Mfr says it’s good for any surface, and ideal for semi-gloss and high-gloss paints. Might as well keep a few handy, considering how little space they take up.

Permanently mark soft metals, plastics, leather and wooden items with this excellent 38-piece punch set. Imprint 1/8" characters -- 26 uppercase letters, numbers 0-9, a period and an ampersand, and a spring-loaded 6-1/2" long punch , all stowed in a permanent, molded-plastic storage case.

Punch 1/8" to 1/2" holes in leather, balsa wood, etc., with this set of (9) steel punches. The punches, which come in a fitted black-plastic carrying case, are 1/2", 7/16", 25/64", 3/8", 5/16", 1/4", 3/16", 5/32" and 1/8". They are 3-1/4" to 3-3/4" long, with knurled grips, imprinted sizes, and side slots to allow the slugs to fall out.

This 9" wide rubber squeegee has a removable 5" handle for storage, e.g. in a glove box. The squeegee itself slides out of the holder and becomes 9" x 3/4" for the ultimate easy storage. Good for car windows, house windows, shower doors, and it just happens to be perfect for our 9" x 12" computer monitor.