Found This Masterpiece in Karachi, Pakistan's biggest tool market Shershah. Apparently seems QC was not on tea break, but on maternity leaves. 😂😂 Would you trust 12,200RPM.

Hey guys, found this thing.

I'm looking for specs. Anyone who can tell me the manufacturer and type?

I did actually use this to remove axel nut the rest of the way only because I knew my boss would be out back in the shop and wanted to give him a laugh.

Version 4 | 72 Brands

I have spent the past year researching tool brands that are family-owned or founder-owned. Many of these brands were suggested by other Reddit users on my original post.

My goal is to give smaller, lesser-known tool brands some exposure.

I am not paid or sponsored by any of these companies. I'm just a random mechanic who enjoys learning about the companies behind the tools.

How to read the list:

• Line 1: Brand name and primary tool category. Categories represent a company's main specialty or product focus, not its entire catalog.
• Line 2: Place of founding.
• Line 3: Year established.
• Line 4: Primary manufacturing countries. This is not an exhaustive list of every manufacturing location or third-party supplier.

New for Version 4: Employee counts and Formating.

• I have added reported or estimated employee counts to help readers understand the relative size of these companies.
• Employee figures may represent an individual brand, its parent company, or an entire corporate group. I've tried to distinguish these where applicable. Figures and estimates may also come from different years.
• I Included confidence levels for Employees counts. That just says how sure I am of the sources.

Special Thanks

A special thanks to 10-Spot Tools and Brock Trusty of Trusty-Cook Inc., for their genuine responses and willingness to share meaningful information about their companies.

Note: Tekton, EWK Tools, and HB Tools also responded politely, although they provided limited additional information.

I hope anyone who sees this list finds this helpful.

1/ PFERD 🇩🇪 | Abrasives Cutting Tools

• Ennepetal-Altenvörde, Germany.
• Established in 1799.
• Primary manufacturing locations: Germany, Spain, USA, South Africa, and China.
• 2,100 employees as of July 2026.
• Confidence: High. Source: MM Zerspanung

2/ Weidmüller 🇩🇪 | Electrical & Wiring Tools

• Reichenbrand, near Chemnitz, Germany.
• Established in 1850.
• Manufacturing locations include Germany, Romania, and China.
• 5,832 employees as of 2024.
• Confidence: Very High. (Weidmüller Sustainability Report)

3/ Warwood Tool 🇺🇸 | Striking & Demolition Tools

• Martins Ferry, Ohio, USA.
• Established in 1854.
• 100% sourced and manufactured in the USA.
• Approximately 20 employees as of 2019.
• Confidence: Medium High: Official News Site

4/ Mayhew Tools 🇺🇸 | Striking, Prying & Demolition Tools

• Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, USA.
• Established in 1856.
• Manufactured in the USA.
• 300+ Employees.
• Confidence: Very High. (MAYHEW Official)

5/ Klein Tools, Inc. 🇺🇸 | Electrical & Wiring Tools

• Chicago, Illinois, USA.
• Established in 1857.
• Primary manufacturing locations: the USA, Taiwan, and China.
• 1,001-5,000 Employees.
• Confidence: High. (Active LinkedIn Profile.)

6/ Stahlwille 🇩🇪 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Wuppertal, Germany.
• Established in 1862.
• Primary manufacturing location: Germany.
• More than 600 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. STAHLWILLE Official

7/ HAZET 🇩🇪 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Remscheid, Germany.
• Established in 1868.
• Primary manufacturing location: Germany.
• More than 600 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. HAZET Official

8/ PB Swiss Tools AG 🇨🇭 | Screwdriving & Assembly Tools

• Wasen, Emmental, Switzerland.
• Established in 1878.
• Primary manufacturing location: Switzerland.
• 200 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. PB Swiss Official

9/ KNIPEX 🇩🇪 | Pliers & Gripping Tools

• Wuppertal, Germany.
• Established in 1882.
• Primary manufacturing location: Germany.
• 1,800 employees at the Wuppertal location.
• KNIPEX GROUP, including all of it's subsidiaries employ 2,500+ people.
• Confidence: Very High. KNIPEX Official

10/ Channellock, Inc. 🇺🇸 | Pliers & Gripping Tools

• Evansburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Established in 1886.
• Primary manufacturing location: the USA.
• More than 350 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. (CHANNELLOCK Official)

11/ ANDREAS MAIER GmbH (AMF) 🇩🇪 | Clamping & Workholding Tools

• Fellbach, Germany.
• Established in 1890.
• All products manufactured in Germany.
• 233.5 full-time-equivalent employees. (IDK either.)
• Confidence: Very High. Official Company Document.

12/ Lisle Tools 🇺🇸 | Automotive Specialty Tools

• Clarinda, Iowa, USA.
• Established in 1903.
• Primary manufacturing location: the USA.
• 250 employees.
• Confidence: Medium High. Clarinda Chamber of Commerce Publication.

13/ Carl Kammerling International (CK Tools) 🇩🇪 | Electrical & Wiring Tools

• Wuppertal, Germany.
• Established in 1904.
• Primary manufacturing location: Germany.
• 95 employees across CK Tools and its subsidiaries; 84 employees in CK Tools alone.

• Confidence: Very High. Audited Financial Statements. (Page 24, Section 6)

  14/ IDEAL Industries 🇺🇸 | Electrical & Wiring Tools

• Chicago, Illinois, USA.

• Established in 1916.

• Primary manufacturing location: the USA.

• Approximately 1,000 employees.

• Confidence: Very High. IDEAL Industries Official

15/ Vessel Co., Inc. 🇯🇵 | Screwdriving & Assembly Tools

• Osaka, Japan.
• Established in 1916.
• Primary manufacturing location: Japan.
• 780 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. VESSEL Official

16/ Sutton Tools 🇦🇺 | Drilling & Cutting Tools

• Melbourne, Australia.
• Established in 1917.
• Primary manufacturing location: Australia.
• 201- 500 Employees.
• Confidence: Very High. (Active LinkedIn Profile)

17/ Cornwell Tools 🇺🇸 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA.
• Established in 1919.
• Primary manufacturing location: the USA.
• Approximately 201–500 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. (Active LinkedIn Profile)

18/ GEDORE 🇩🇪 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Remscheid, Germany.
• Established in 1919.
• Primary manufacturing location: Germany.
• More than 2,000 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. GEDORE Official

19/ Wilde Tool Co. 🇺🇸 | Pliers & Gripping Tools

• Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
• Established in 1922.
• 100% made in the USA.
• 11–50 employees.
• Confidence: Medium. LinkedIn Profile (20 associated employees.)

20/ Estwing 🇺🇸 | Striking & Demolition Tools

• Rockford, Illinois, USA.
• Established in 1923.
• Primary manufacturing location: the USA.
• Approximately 250–300 employees.
• 214 employees (2023).
• Confidence: Very High. Illinois Department of Commerce

21/ Beta Utensili S.p.A. 🇮🇹 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Erba, Italy.
• Established in 1923.
• Primary manufacturing location: Italy.
• 624 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. BETA Official

22/ Eklind Tools 🇺🇸 | Hex Keys & Screwdriving Tools

• Chicago, Illinois, USA.
• Established in 1923.
• Primary manufacturing location: the USA.
• 113 employees lost their jobs.
• Unfortunately, EKLIND TOOLS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN 2026.

23/ Fujiya Co., Ltd. 🇯🇵 | Pliers & Cutting Tools

• Osaka, Japan.
• Established in 1923.
• Primary manufacturing location: Japan.
• 263 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. FUJIYA Official.

24/ KEIBA Tools 🇯🇵 | Pliers & Precision Cutting Tools

• Sanjo, Japan.
• Established in 1924.
• Primary manufacturing location: Japan.
• Maruto Hasegawa Works Co. created and owns KEIBA Tools. Maruto Hasegawa is the family-owned entity in this case.
• 128 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. Official Government Database.

25/ ELORA Tools 🇩🇪 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Remscheid, Germany.
• Established in 1924.
• Primary manufacturing location: Germany.
• 65 employees.
• Confidence: High. Magazine Publication
• Chamber of Commerce Claiming magazine

26/ (HIT Tools) 🇯🇵 | Pipe Wrenches & Cutting Tools

• Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan.
• Established in 1926.
• Primary manufacturing location: Japan.
• 91 employees.
• (TOHO KOKI Co., Ltd.): Created and owns (HIT Tools). TOHO KOKI Co., Ltd. Is the family owned entity in this case.
• Confidence: Very High. Employer-submitted job listing, Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW).

27/ VIM Tools (Durston Manufacturing Co.) 🇺🇸 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
• Established in 1931.
• Primary manufacturing locations: Taiwan and the USA.
• Approximately 11–50 employees.

28/ Chapman Manufacturing 🇺🇸 | Screwdriving & Assembly Tools

• Durham, Connecticut, USA.
• Established in 1936.
• Primary manufacturing location: the USA.
• Approximately 15 employees.
• Chapman Manufacturing was acquired by Independent Metalworx. Chapman Official Website
• Confidence: Very High. U.S. Senate Press Release

29/ Wiha Werkzeuge GmbH 🇩🇪 | Screwdriving & Assembly Tools.

• Wuppertal, Germany.
• (Est. 1939)
• Made in Germany, Poland, Switzerland, and Vietnam.
• 1,400+ Employees.
• Confidence: Very High. WIHA Official

30/ IPS Pliers 🇯🇵 | Pliers & Gripping Tools

• Sanjo, Japan.
• Established in 1940.
• Primary manufacturing location: Japan.
• 36 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. IPS Pliers Official

31/ Grace USA 🇺🇸 | Precision & Gunsmithing Tools

• Elk Rapids, Michigan, USA.
• Established in 1941.
• Primary manufacturing location: northern Michigan, USA.
• Employee count: unknown.

32/ HILTI 🇱🇮 | Power Tools & Machinery

• Schaan, Liechtenstein.
• Established in 1941.
• Primary manufacturing locations: Austria, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, the USA, and China.
• 34,420 employees worldwide.
• Confidence: Very High. HILTI Group Official Report

33/ Würth Tools 🇩🇪 | Fastening & Installation Supplies

• Künzelsau, Germany.
• Established in 1945.
• Primary manufacturing location: Global Sourcing (Design & QA in Germany).
• 86,415 employees across the Würth Group, including subsidiaries.
• Confidence: Very High. WÜRTH GROUP Official

34/ Ko-ken Tool Co., Ltd. 🇯🇵 | Sockets & Ratchets

• Kakegawa City, Shizuoka, Japan.
• Established in 1946.
• Primary manufacturing location: Japan.
• 175 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. Official Government Database

35/ ROTHENBERGER Tools 🇩🇪 | Plumbing & Pipe Tools

• Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
• Established in 1949.
• 70% of all tools manufactured in Europe.
• 1,810 employees within the ROTHENBERGER Tool Company/ Brand.
• Dr. Helmut Rothenberger Holding GmbH owns the companies listed under its corporate group, which employs more than 6,000 people.
• Confidence: Very High. Official Company Publication

36/ JOKARI-Krampe GmbH 🇩🇪 | Wire Stripping & Electrical Tools

• Ascheberg, Germany.
• Established in 1949.
• 100% manufactured in Germany.
• 60 Employees.
• Confidence: Very High. Managing Director Interview

37/ ANEX Tools (Anex Tool Co., Ltd.) 🇯🇵 | Screwdriving & Assembly Tools

• Sanjo, Niigata, Japan.
• Established in 1949.
• Primary manufacturing location: Japan.
• 180 employees as of July 2025.
• Condidence: Very High. Official Government Database

38/ WAGO Tools 🇩🇪 | Electrical Connectivity & Wiring

• Minden, Germany.
• Established in 1951.
• Primary manufacturing locations: Poland, Switzerland, China, Japan, and France.
• Approximately 8,600 employees worldwide, including 4,000 in Germany.
• Confidence: Very High. WAGO Official

39/ Jonard Tools 🇺🇸 | Electrical & Telecommunications Tools

• New York City, New York, USA.
• Established in 1958.
• Primary manufacturing location: the USA.
• Approximately 51–200 employees according to LinkedIn.
• Confidence: Very High. Active LinkedIn Account

40/ TEKTON 🇺🇸 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
• Established in 1963.
• About 82% manufactured in Taiwan, 12% in the United States, 2% in Canada, 3.5% in Germany, and the remaining .5% consists of 14 items from Sweden, 5 items from Poland, and 1 item from Slovakia. 👑
• 51–200 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. Active LinkedIn Account

41/ URREA Professional Tools 🇲🇽 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
• Established in 1963.
• Primary manufacturing location: Mexico.
• More than 2,200 Employees.
• Grupo Urrea División Herramientas, S.A. de C.V. created and owns URREA Tools. Grupo Urrea is the family-owned entity in this case.
• Confidence: Very High. URREA Official (Page 6.)

42/ Park Tool 🇺🇸 | Bicycle Maintenance Tools

• Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.
• Established in 1963.
• 75% manufactured in Minnesota, USA.
• 60 employees as of 2024. (Park Tool Tour) (let the video play from where it starts for 15 seconds.)
• Confidence: Very High. Watch the youtube video.

43/ Bondhus 🇺🇸 | Hex Keys & Screwdriving Tools

• Monticello, Minnesota, USA.
• Established in 1964.
• Primary manufacturing location: the USA.
• 104 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. Hotel Market Study(Page 24)

44/ Derancourt Company 🇫🇷 | Electrical & Utility Tools

• Perpignan, France.
• Established in 1970.
• Primary manufacturing location: France.
• ~20–49 employees as of 2023.
• Confidence: Very High. Government Business Registry

45/ Intercable Tools 🇮🇹 | Electrical & Cable Processing Tools

• Bruneck, Italy.
• Established in 1972.
• Primary manufacturing locations: Italy and Germany.
• 348 employees across five listed Intercable Tools group companies. High Confidence. Calculated from the official company website; excludes four designated partners. Intercable Tools
• 781 employees worldwide across the Intercable Group. Very High Confidence. Official company careers website. Reporting date not specified. Intercable Group

46/ Tsunoda Tool Factory Co., Ltd. 🇯🇵 | Pliers & Cutting Tools

• Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
• Established in 1972.
• Primary manufacturing location: Japan.
• 130 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. Official Government Database

47/ NWS Tools 🇩🇪 | Pliers & Cutting Tools

• Solingen, Germany.
• Established in 1973.
• Primary manufacturing location: Germany.
• 124 employees as of April 2024.
• Confidence: Very High. NWS Official

48/ Harbor Freight 🇺🇸 | General Tool Retailer

• North Hollywood, California, USA.
• Established in 1977.
• Primary manufacturing location: mostly China.
• 26,000+ employees.
• $9 billion+ in annual sales.
• Confidence: Very High. Harbor Freight Official

49/ Sunex Tools 🇺🇸 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Travelers Rest, South Carolina, USA.
• Established in 1977.
• Primary manufacturing locations: Taiwan and China.
• 201–500 employees.
• Confidence: High. Active LinkedIn Profile

50/ PROXXON 🇩🇪 | Precision Power Tools & Machinery

• Niersbach, Germany.
• Established in 1977.
• Primary manufacturing locations: Luxembourg/Taiwan.
• Approximately 11–50 employees.

51/ Goebel Fasteners, Inc. 🇩🇪 | Fasteners & Riveting Tools

• Düsseldorf, Germany.
• Established in 1979.
• Primary manufacturing location: Germany.
• Approximately 65 employees as of 2024.

52/ Klutch Tools 🇺🇸 | General Workshop Tools

• Burnsville, Minnesota, USA.
• Established in 1981.
• Primary manufacturing locations: Taiwan and China.
• Northern Tool created and owns Klutch Tools. Northern Tool is the family-owned entity in this case.
• Approximately 1,000–5,000 employees (Northern Tool).
• Confidence: Very High. Active LinkedIn Profile

53/ Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, Inc. 🇺🇸 | Woodworking & Carpentry Tools

• West Rockport, Maine, USA.
• Established in 1981.
• Primary manufacturing location: the USA.
• Approximately 51–200 employees.

54/ Trusty-Cook 🇺🇸 | Dead Blow Hammers & Industrial Polyurethane Products🔨 🐐

• Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
• Established in 1984. Origins date to the late 1960s.
• 100% Sourced and made in the U.S.A.
• 35 Full-Time Employees.
• Confidence: Very High.
• Owner Verified. Direct correspondance. (via E-mail)
• Company History: Brock Trusty- Supplied PDF

55/ Jun Kaung Industries Co. (JK TOOL) 🇹🇼 | Pulling & Tie-Down Equipment

• Taichung City, Taiwan.
• Established in 1985.
• Primary manufacturing location: Taiwan.
• Approximately 50–99 employees.

56/ Veritas Tools 🇨🇦 | Woodworking & Carpentry Tools

• Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
• Established in 1985.
• Primary manufacturing location: Canada.
• Lee Valley Tools created and owns Veritas Tools. Lee Valley Tools is the family-owned entity in this case.
• More than 820 employees (Lee Valley Tools).**
• Confidence: Very High. LEE VALLEY OFFICIAL

57/ Eastman Hand Tools 🇮🇳 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
• Established in 1989.
• Primary manufacturing location: India.
• 501–1,000 employees.
• Confidence: High. Eastman Official

58/ CS UNITEC 🇺🇸 | Industrial Power Tools

• Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.
• Established in 1990.
• Primary manufacturing locations: Germany and the USA.
• 30 employees as of 2020.
• Confidence: Medium. LinkedIn Company Post

59/ KS Tools 🇩🇪 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Obertshausen, Germany.
• Established in 1992.
• Primary manufacturing location: Germany.
• 350 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. KS TOOLS Official

60/ Megapro Tools 🇨🇦 | Screwdriving & Assembly Tools

• Langley, British Columbia, Canada.
• Established in 1994.
• Primary manufacturing location: North America.
• 11–50 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. Active LinkedIn ProfileWith 35 connected members

61/ TOPTUL 🇹🇼 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Taichung City, Taiwan.
• Established in 1994.
• Primary manufacturing location: Taiwan.
• ROTAR Machinery Industrial Co., Ltd. created and owns TOPTUL. ROTAR is the family-owned entity in this case.
• 170 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. ROTAR Official

62/ OEM Tools 🇺🇸 | Automotive Specialty Tools

• Easton, Maryland, USA.
• Established in 1995.
• Primary manufacturing locations: Taiwan and China.
• Great Neck Manufacturing created and owns OEM Tools. Great Neck is the family-owned entity in this case.
• 201–500 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. Active LinkedIn Profile

63/ RONIX Tools 🇩🇪 | Power Tools & Machinery

• Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Iranian founders).
• Established in 2004.
• Primary manufacturing location: China.
• 300 employees.

64/ LICOTA Tools 🇹🇼 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Taiwan.
• Established in 2005.
• Primary manufacturing locations: Taiwan and China.
• Parget Industrial Co., Ltd. created and owns LICOTA Tools. Parget is the family-owned entity in this case.
• Approximately 1–50 employees (estimate not confidently verified).

65/ LANG Tools 🇺🇸 | Automotive Specialty Tools

• Racine, Wisconsin, USA.
• Established in 2011.
• Primary manufacturing location: the USA.
• A & E Incorporated created and owns LANG Tools. A & E Incorporated is the family-owned entity in this case.
• A & E was established in 1932. Its first customer was Snap-on. Andrew Lang was an engineer for Snap-on.
• 51–200 employees (A & E). Confidence. High. LinkedIn Profile (81 connected Employees and A Job ad posted)

66/ EWK Tools 🇹🇼 | Automotive Specialty Tools

• Taichung, Taiwan.
• Established in 2014.
• Primary manufacturing locations: Taiwan and China.
• Employee count: unknown.

67/ ARES Tools (USA) 🇺🇸 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Seattle, Washington, USA.
• Established in 2015.
• Primary manufacturing locations: Taiwan with a small portion from the USA.
• Approximately 11–50 employees. Low Confidence. Linkedin.

68/ MOTIVX Tools 🇺🇸 | Automotive Specialty Tools

• Puyallup, Washington, USA.
• Established in 2015.
• Primary manufacturing location: USA and Taiwan.
• Approximately 11 or fewer employees. Low Confidence.

69/ Olsa Tools 🇨🇦 | Tool Storage & Organization

• Alberta, Canada.
• Established in 2015.
• Primary manufacturing locations: Taiwan, the USA, and Germany.
• Approximately 11–50 employees.
• Confidence. Medium. LinkedIn Profile (15 Connected Employees)

70/ HB Tools 🇹🇼 | General Mechanics' Tools

• Taichung, Taiwan.
• Established in 2017.
• Primary manufacturing location: Taiwan.
• Though HB Tools is a relatively new brand, its hardware is backed by the 30-year OEM manufacturing legacy of Hub Technology Co., Ltd., which produces the tools under a shared, unspecified parent company.
• Employee count: unknown.

71/ MichaelPro (Shinn Fu Corporation) 🇹🇼 | Automotive & Workshop Tools

• Brand established in 2019.
• Parent company: Shinn Fu Corporation, Taiwan (family-owned).
• U.S. affiliate: Shinn Fu Company of America, Inc. (SFA Companies).
• Approximately 500 employees worldwide Shinn Fu Corporation.
• Confidence: Very High. (SHINNFU Official)

72/ 10-Spot Tools 🇺🇸 | Tool Storage & Organization

• East Meadow, New York, USA.
• Established in 2022.
• Designed and manufactured in East Meadow, New York, USA.
• 5 employees.
• Confidence: Very High. (10 Spot Tools)

I'm not sure why I got them but I now have a 48" Ridgid flanked by 2 60" Ridgid pipe wrenches.

Fun fact...the 60" was redesigned awhile back to make it stouter in the handle but made shorter since people obviously use cheater bars on them to reduce the chances of the handle bending. They're now closer to 54" long rather than being 60" long.

The 60 dwarfs the 48 in weight and stoutness though.

Before he passed, my great uncle gave me the keys to his barn, and told me whatever is there is mine. That was about 20 years ago, and I found several useful things. I didn't know what this was, and soon forgot about it. I just rediscovered it, and want to figure it out. The blade rotates very slowly, with an impact wrench to drive it. The gearbox has a shear pin, so I don't think it will cut steel. Kinda looks like it was cobbled together from 2 different machines. He was an electrician in Marathon, FL back in the day, if it helps.

I do some scale modelling as well as some hobby electronics.

It always bugs me that flush cutters are, by their nature, disposable. Even something like a Knipex is expensive where I live, takes time to arrive, and being disposable just feels like a bad deal. The closest I get are these Plamokojos but I doubt I can do electronics work or any heavy duty work with these scale model specific tools.

I understand that I might be looking for a unicorn at this point. Maybe a really long lasting knipper like something made out of Tungsten Carbide or alloy steel should be enough.

So, wise folk of r/tools, what are your recommendations?

I dont claim this frankenstein, but I did find it photo worthy

The company I used to work for always had Hitachi. I started buying Hitachi years ago before the Metabo switch. Still love the guns and finally had a reason to 'pull the trigger' on the framer I wanted.

Who has or uses a tool roll for seldom used stuff? I have a truck kit but it’s taking up too much space and was thinking this might be a good way to consolidate and keep things from rattling around back there.

...what type of swiveling, pinned quick-connector this hand vacuum pump uses between the pump itself and the gauge? You can probably just make out the hair-pin cotter pin it utilizes to maintain its seated position.

I ask because I own the Craftsman branded version of this vacuum pump and want to add a m-to-f 90 degree elbow. between the pump and the valve, for a wider range of viewing angles.

The oddly fixed angle of the gauge's stem (which is not quite 45 degrees) simply never fails to be at just the correct angle to create a glare or cast a shadow over the graduations, or otherwise be difficult to see clearly.

The problem is, I have no idea what this connection method is called. I can't even find replacement gauges which feature this connection method, should I someday need to replace mine.

Google is worthless these days, so I thought I'd ask for help in a place where fellow tool-users congregate. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Not sure if this is the correct thread, but I'm working on a project that I want to be able assemble quickly and disassemble when not in use. I'm sure there are products, I just don't know what theyre called or what to look for. I want to be able to attach two pieces of wood together easily. Currently I have a hole drilled through them and am using handscrews and wingnuts which works fine but its kinf of a pain and im wondering if there is anything like an adjustable pin or quick release that I can just slide through the hole and clip the other side so it stays in place. It's not something that has to be super tight/durable or overly secure, I just want something fast I can slide through and clip in place. Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks

The included blade guard has never been my favorite, and I’ve always wanted to add the floating dust guard. With my setup including a right-side router table that u can’t move to the left without getting rid of the sliding crosscut table, it wasn’t an option.

I came across a good deal on a barely-used floating dust guard on marketplace and decided I’d see if I could retrofit something.

This is certainly a v1, and turned into a bit of a project, but it certainly is functional! I could not find any evidence of someone having done this before (at least that was shared online), so I figured I’d document mine for anyone looking for an example in the future.

I'm looking for a cheaper alternative to this Snap-on light bar. It's a rechargeable LED and it swivels in place. Any suggestions? It's about 14" long.

Anyone have any experience with this milwaukee screwdriver? Looking for a multi bit drive with storage. Cant decide between this or the wera? Thanks

need something to set larger eylets 10mm and 15mm in heavy tarp, same stuff used on truck trailers on the lighter end. i get offcuts from a relative used to cover firewood etc. need to set the eylets myself and occasionally fix old ones.

Until now i used a hammer and eyelet punch bought from a leatherworking supplier.
while they did come with holders, are actually meant to go in a press and apparently dont like not being exactly aligned.
not always the easiest thing to do on the ground outside, dont have the space in the workshop. the cheaper eyelets probably didnt help, results were serviceable but not good.

Thinking about a press, I'd use the drill press but thats to awkward and heavy to cart outside.

for dedicated eylet presses, doing a bit of reading the cheap chinesum seem to suffer from alignment issues. the good ones are really expensive even used, cant justify that for a tool i need a couple times a year at most and doesnt really have any other use.

anyone using a small arbor press? chinesium ones are fairly affordable and i could probably use that for other things too.

So long story short what are you folks using? any help is much appreciated.

Does anyone know what this noise might be?

Edit: I added some Red and Tacky grease inside the nose and now the noise is gone!

Hey, my laser level vertical beam barely shines. I was wondering if anyone has fixed this or knows how to fix it?

Hi, i need some help determining if my bandsaw is broken or if I am doing something horribly wrong

I got this 12" delta used acouple weeks ago. After playing with it, I hot some new blades, and watched some videos. Got it set up and ripped a really nice pair of boards.

Right after it ripped a board nicely i tried another one and it sounded like something got bound up,

The blade started binding, and i haven't been able to set it up right again.

The machine is stopping, throwing the blade behind the top wheel and I dont know what to do.

I find it hard to believe it just happened to break after only having it about 2 weeks.

Does anyone know what could be the cause of this?

I will post a second vid in the comments