I can't be the only one who opened a brand-new can of carb or brake cleaner, set it on a workbench and it gets knocked off and “snap”, the nozzle is broken and it's useless. I started taking the nozzles off the popular yellow and blue canned Water…
Big Don Kincaid Big Don's Racing Engines Point, TX
This helps save me time, money, and storage space. Honing oil is not just for honing, it is a cutting fluid. I use it on taps and dies, for cutting lifter bushing and machining on my lathe. I also use it for surfacing aluminum heads on my CBN…
Darrin Anderson Don Gross Warehouse Kansas City, MO
I've had this inexpensive magnetic welder's square for years and have never found a good use for it, until now. This red magnetic square save time spent bending over to retrieve the tools off the floor after blowing off chips from drilling and can be…
Tom Nichols Automotive Machine & Supply, Inc. Joshua, TX
Often when tapping blind holes, chips pack in the bottom of the hole. This easy to make tool quickly removes them. You need 1-Panhead screw with the threads turned down (alternatively, a short screw with a length of rod can be substituted), 1-wood deck screw with the head…
Tom Nichols Automotive Machine & Supply, Inc Joshua, TX
When removing small dowel pins from driveshafts such as an ignition distributor drive gear or a machinery assembly, it can be awkward holding the part steady, while also holding a drift pin and striking it with a hammer. You need 3 hands. Instead, use a spring-loaded automatic…
Tom Nichols Automotive Machine & Supply, Inc Joshua TX
Different brands of hydraulic lifters can have varying travel. Here's how to measure plunger travel easily. We use a short length of pushrod chucked in our drill press, and a block of soft wood, to not mar the lifter face or roller. Take the…
Timm Jurincie Tuf-Enuf Performance Avondale, AZ
For proper block cleaning, the oil bypass valves in Gen 5 and 6 big block Chevys need to be removed. We made a couple different sized “hook” tools for a slide hammer. This tool will easily pull the valves out of the block and sometimes without damaging them.…
Nick Jones Automotive Machine Fraser, MI
Attach a yard stick or length of an old measuring tape to the front of shelves where there's often a need to check the approximate size or length of inventory items to increases shop efficiency. It saves a lot of time and steps going back to…
Tom Nichols Automotive Machine & Supply, Inc Joshua, TX
Chasing threads at the bottom of deep holes in engine blocks can be done with a pulley tap. Pulley taps are made with an extra-long shank. However, if you do not have a pulley tap, you can make a tap extension. Here's how: Cut off the threaded…
Tom Nichols Automotive Machine & Supply Joshua, TX
When machining on the CNC mill, it's necessary to blow the flood coolant and chips off the parts for inspection. I tried a tool holder mounted fan, but it wouldn't get all the chips and coolant out of the deeper areas. Using an air hose…
Tom Nichols Automotive Machine & Supply Joshua. TX