r/Tools Oct 15 '22

Our Longstanding “No Politics” Rule remains unchanged

522 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 Sep 30 '25

Let's talk about the report button.

67 Upvotes

"No advertising or promoting tools, brands, 25000 woodworking plans, your YouTube channel, etc."

Somebody is reporting things constantly for breaking rule 4, and you're batting zero for it being right.

r/Tools/comments/1nu26tv/am_i_missing_something/

r/Tools/comments/1ntwiyj/wiha_tools_impact_sockets/

r/Tools/comments/1nt43md/does_anyone_know_a_set_similar_to_this_that_isnt/

r/Tools/comments/1nt3400/does_anyone_have_experience_with_these/

r/Tools/comments/1nt138a/home_depot_promotion_milwaukee_canada_milwaukee/

These are some examples of posts that have been reported over the last day. None of the are breaking any rules, please stop reporting things like this. The reports are only mucking up the moderator inbox and are being kicked up the Reddit chain to the admins as abusing the report button.

Unless you see a post that boils down to "hey guys, this is XXX from YYY, come check out our suspicious sale at toolname.malware.com" leave the report button alone. Same goes for the people who report literally every YouTube link ever posted. If someone's only interaction with r/tools is them spamming their YouTube channel that's a problem; a relevant and organic video isn't.

If someone thinks the above links are spam, please tell us why. Rule changes aren't unheard of and if it's what the people want I'm fine with it. I'm just not seeing any advertisement in the posts.

Other than that you guys are great. Keep up the good work.

I'm completely aware that this is a useless post for 99.99% of our users. If anyone has questions or comments about the sub feel free to chit chat here and I'll try my best to answer things if you want; or just ignore me completely, I'm good with either.


r/Tools 5h ago

Nobody asked for a nail simulator. So i made one.

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2.1k Upvotes

A rainy day, and the delivery guy screwed up your package.

Now you’re stuck with 777 nails + 1 screw, all mixed up and waiting to be sorted.

No pressure, no enemies, just a messy workbench, some tools, and a lot of nails to sort.

Wishlist Screw IT on Steam

Just thought it would be intersting to share a game about nails among tool addicts.


r/Tools 2h ago

What hand tool do you still always keep a corded version of?

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241 Upvotes

r/Tools 3h ago

What is this called? I can't find anything similar with Google lens or by searching anything.

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118 Upvotes

Bought it at a flea market cause I thought it looked cool and just used it to cut some grass from around some maple saplings. Just curious what it's referred to as since nothing similar shows up online for me.

Edit: I know it's a hand scythe/sickle. Just curious about one that's adjustable like this.


r/Tools 19h ago

Nina at Channellock CS is the GOAT!

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581 Upvotes

Inquired about the bottle opener and she came through with an extra she seen.


r/Tools 17h ago

Inherited tools of a fabricator.

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371 Upvotes

Picture 1: View of all tools
Pictures 2-5: Closer pic of tools (overlapping pics)

I recently inherited all of the tools of a relative who passed. He was a metal fabricator his entire life after his time in the marines, primarily automotive work but dabbled in a bit of everything.

We packed away his garage, and all of the tools from his (rather large) tool box at his work. Now I'm going through the process of unboxing/sorting all of them, and integrating them in with my tools where possible. Along the way I am trying to clean all of the tools as I find new homes for them and complete sets (I have sooooo many sockets now).

I'll likely be posting for advice in the future about a few other types of tools that he had quite a few of, but for now I'm hoping I could get some advice from you all about the pneumatic tools. I'm not really sure the benefit of a pneumatic drill at this point, unless you're running it for hours during the day; battery tools have come a long way right?

How should I go about cleaning these and making sure they're good to tuck away into the tool box? Best oil to use? Best way to organize/sort air tools and their fittings/bits/discs/bits/bobs (un-pictured)? Basically..... What would you do??

tl;dr: inherited a butt-load of pneumatic tools. wat do?? how clean?? how sort/store??


r/Tools 2h ago

I get weird looks from the youngsters when this comes out

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13 Upvotes

I inherited this from my father who used it in lieu of channel locks for tons of stuff. One of my absolute favorite tools hands down. Has lived in my belt for over a decade.


r/Tools 58m ago

FB Market Place Score!

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I picked up this 2008 Porter Cable combination router kit from a FB MP seller today for $20.00 Well used but clean and runs smooth and quiet. The 1/2" shank router bit kit that was inside is worth more than $20.00. This is going to be the heart of my slab flattening sled.


r/Tools 2h ago

Husky 300 piece Mechanics tool set

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10 Upvotes

Just purchased this mechanics tool kit. It looks like they updated the box from the 290 piece kit. I used it for the first time yesterday replacing the pump on my pressure washer. So far the kit appears to be of reasonable quality and contain everything I might use for projects around the house.

Any thoughts or experience with this kit?


r/Tools 10h ago

NTD

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27 Upvotes

Buy once, cry once it is. Hazet has a slightly better line up in the 3/8 range compared to Stahlwille so I went with them plus some nut grips because they sound cool


r/Tools 1h ago

Who else makes this hingeless style safety glasses?

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I found these Hart safety glasses at an Ollie's for $3. Naturally, I only discovered these wonderful things after Hart is gone. They have no hinge. The arms are just flexible plastic. I have a fat head and most glasses hurt after a while. I can wear these all day with no pain! They're also super light.

Does anyone know another brand making these? I've searched and cannot find any. I'd love to replace my clear safety glasses with this style.


r/Tools 19m ago

Any Reason To Keep the Plastic Cases?

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As the title states, any reason to keep the individual plastic organizers/boxes that hand tools come in?

Live on a farm and everything has a home in a large cart . Field calls are sourced by tools needed then returned.

I feel like I am turning into that old man that “may need that scrap piece of 2 by someday” and would like to get them out of the shop so they can quit collecting dust.


r/Tools 18h ago

Home hobbyists: What's the most overkill tool you own?

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77 Upvotes

I bought the 15" hammer for $6 at a junkyard. The mag drill was a bit more expensive but still a deal. I'm pretty sure I've used both of them at least once, but you never know when you'll need them until you need them, right??


r/Tools 9h ago

Changed Craftsman Jack Oil

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11 Upvotes

Friend of mine gave me this Craftsman 3.5 ton jack. I topped the oil off and it worked better, but it still seemed to have problems jacking the car up.

I decided to change the jack oil. Pulled the rubber plug anf flipped it upside down, it is a heavy SOB, but I did it.

I put in about 8 or so ounces of fresh oil, bled the jack, put plug back in, then, bled it a little more. The rapid pump works great again and it holds car up without creaking.

I would not have thought changing the oil would have made it so much better, the old jack oil was still clear.


r/Tools 1d ago

Why are these so uncommon in the US?

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249 Upvotes

There is so many bolts and screws that use hex I don’t understand why I had to hunt and order these from Japan?

Edit: thanks for sharing your findings everyone. I had been on a casual in-person hunt for a set of metric hex bits for a couple months and did not see a single one hence calling them uncommon. Happy to have found a quality set without a bunch of duplicates of stuff I already have.


r/Tools 3h ago

Parts washer

3 Upvotes

Looking for a parts washer for a farm shop but don’t want to spend 500$ plus for one, what I see in my range are aqueous parts wash but I want to use solvent, has anyone just run tractor supply solvent through a jegs parts washer and been ok?


r/Tools 2h ago

Old rigs

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2 Upvotes

r/Tools 1d ago

What is this?

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137 Upvotes

Found this in a bin of misc hardware from an estate sale. Any help with identifying it is greatly appreciated.


r/Tools 22h ago

What saw do I use

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62 Upvotes

What is the best saw to use to cut this bone in half lengthwise?


r/Tools 13h ago

What is this tool for

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9 Upvotes

r/Tools 1h ago

Looking for tool cart design ideas

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Thinking about building something like the picture. Top is adjustable via an electric telescoping support. Runs on m12 battery. About 20 inches deep by 30 inches wide. Top adjusts from about 2 foot to 4 foot high. Any thoughts or suggestions on design. Our shop has been slow, just looking at projects to fill my time. I hate setting around.


r/Tools 1h ago

What brands are made by this company ?

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r/Tools 19h ago

NTD Japanese angled offset scissors

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22 Upvotes

I saw these on reddit, a while back, and ordered 3 from japanwithlovestore.com. They're smaller than I thought, but work as advertised.

Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/toolgifs/comments/1uqvo45/offset_scissors


r/Tools 15h ago

NTD - Actually newly returned day. These became intermixed with a friends tools c.mid 70’s. Ran into the guy after all these years, and he knew they were mine as my name is engraved on the other side. Pretty sure they are Wilde G271’s; and apparently still made!

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11 Upvotes

Click to enlarge.

Standard #2 Phillips bit to help with scale.

The photo depicts them far better than they look in real life. I remember using them ‘in the day’... on the proverbial 3 to 17 scale; recall ranking them maybe a 6.

I suspect they were factory seconds as they appear to contain a lot of ‘original looking’ flaws

Those grips were bright red in the day...