OTHER TOOLS

Give the gift of convenience. This 3 item set comes with a dual mode, 7" Versabeam 200 lumen flashlight with a side flood light mode at 300 lumens, sporting an aluminum alloy body. If that isn't enough light, you also get a 200 Lumen, 4-hour runtime COB tilting headlamp with adjustable band, perfect for walking the dog or working on the car or in the yard. Both are weatherproof and run on the included “AAA” alkaline batteries. And the icing on the cake is the 22 piece ratchet driver (reversible with rubber grips) with bits for Phillips, Pozi, Slotted, Torx, and Hex bolts. Phew, that is a lot of goodies packed in one set.

Slotted: #4, #5, #6, Phillips: #0, #1, #2, Pozi: #0, #1, #2, Hex: 5mm, 6mm, 7mm, 8mm, 9mm, 10mm,11mm, 12mm and Torx: T15, T20, T30

Sucking, of course, is the syringe bulb’s raison d’etre, and this one’s insatiable! Got a baby? Baby got snot? This little nose-vacuum will do the trick. Ear wax building up? Bring it on! Kitchen spill? Get a mop already—there are limits. But the 2.25" ridged rubber bulb and 2” tapered tip, 0.2" at the end, feel so good in your hand, you’ll happily agree next time someone tells you how much you suck.

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.

It’s not all swinging hammers and sawing wood for carpenters. They do a lot of measuring and marking, which is why they have their own style of pencil. Ours has a built-in, removable sharpener hidden in the top and (2) kinds of lead (2B and yellow), allowing for clear marks on light or dark surfaces. Body is orange, with a pocket clip. You’ll also get a total of (6) refills in a slim, see-through storage case.

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.

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.

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? 

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.

There was a day when you just slid your hammer inside the belt that held up your pants. Those were the days before you got serious about tools. We know—we’ve been there. Now you (and we) need a serious tool apron. Ours is made of heavy-duty canvas, in worker’s tan, 19-1/2” wide x 10-1/2” tall with (4) front pockets that are about 8” wide and either 5” or 7-1/2” deep. Also has (2) front slots for marking devices or slim tools. Strap is 1-1/2” wide with a molle buckle in back, a canvas loop (for that hammer of yours), a metal tape measure clip and fits waists 30"-54".

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!

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.

Got an inadequate hose? Nothing to be ashamed of. We’ve been there. Well, some people we know have. This little pressure-washer gizmo might do the trick when you’re cleaning up your Benz. Connects to a standard hose to create a powerful jet spray. Measures 18” long and has a 12” flex extension with a double-sided soap dispenser. Also comes with a car wash mitt and a towel. Pays for itself after a single wash.

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.

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.

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.

You don’t, huh? They’re called acid brushes because once upon a plumber they were used to apply acid flux to pipes for soldering. Now they’re just the cheap, disposable brushes with hollow aluminum handles you see in glue pots and everywhere else folks need to slather on goopy stuff. Measure 6" long with 5/8” wide bristles.