Knipex Alligator Pliers Review

Alligator Pliers are a variation of the tongue and grove pliers (commonly called Chanel-locks after the original pliers) These tough pliers from Knipex fix some of the agrivating design issues all the other tongue and groove pliers have. -Pinch guard protects against hand and finger pinching – Optimum adjustment for different size work. It will grab the smallest piece of wire and pipe up to 2 3/4 inches on the…
Read more...Made in the U.S.A. Why Imported Tools are Okay, Outsourced Tools are Not

I am busy working on 2011 reviews of mowers and tractors over at TodaysMower.com/. Feel free to go over there and take a look at all the new mowers. In particular Craftsman has really improved their line and Sears is offering a great bunch of mowers this year. When I’m done or when I see a new product that you need to know about I’ll be back here. In the…
Read more...Tool Survey Results

A few weeks ago Tools of The Trade Online asked it’s readers to fill out a survey on tools. So far 1800 readers have responded and the results are somewhat surprising. There were a series of multiple choice questions and the main improvement readers wanted was durability. Safety features were second and dust control dead last. There was also a section in the survey to write in ideas and the highest…
Read more...Sears Changes It’s Return Policy!

(This is a reprint of the article I posted on todaysmower.com titled “Sears Finally Gives Up” In an unfortunate move Sears announced that it’s very lenient return policy on Gas Powered equipment will be changing from 90 days to 30 days as of May 23, 2010. Why, reading the news, talking to manufactures, and just listening to mechanics and homeowners I feel that at least 40% of the returns on…
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