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Shake Light 40 Rechargeable Flashlight
I know that there are a lot of flashlights on Cool Tools, but this one fills a different niche. It is rechargeable by shaking it. Shaking it sends a magnet through a coil and that charges it. It was...
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Book Freak #3: Stop worrying about things you can’t control
Book Freak is the third newsletter from Cool Tools Lab (our other two are the Cool Tools Newsletter and Recomendo). In each weekly issue, we offer three short pieces of advice from books. Here’s the...
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Long-Reach Deburring Tool
This is the best deburring tool I’ve used so far. You know how when you cut sheet metal, it leaves a sharp edge? Well this takes care of that. Unlike most other deburring tools, this one has a big,...
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Ice Pick
I have two ice picks in my kitchen drawers — one in the cooking utensil drawer and the other in the utility tool space with the kitchen screw driver, glue, small hammer etc. Yet I don’t have an old...
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Book Freak #4: The Art of Persuasion
Book Freak is the third newsletter from Cool Tools Lab (our other two are the Cool Tools Newsletter and Recomendo). In each weekly issue, we offer three short pieces of advice from books. Here’s the...
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Writing Tools
This two-page PDF contains the wisdom of an entire book on how to write better. Nay, it distills an entire shelf of the world’s greatest writing manuals (and I have them all). After 30 years as both a...
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Knog Boomer Tail Light
I have had countless bike lights stolen over the years. Part of this is due to forgetfulness, but also to the difficulty of quickly removing the light from the bike when I’m finished with my ride. Knog...
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The Best Pencil Eraser
Mars plastic erasers (4-pack, $6) are the best. Abrasive erasers tear up the paper surface too much, and unless you have mastered pressing really hard without breaking the lead a mechanical pencil...
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Book Freak #5: Procrastination Tips
Book Freak is the third newsletter from Cool Tools Lab (our other two are the Cool Tools Newsletter and Recomendo). In each weekly issue, we offer three short pieces of advice from books. Here’s the...
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Best Workshop Screw
-- Mike Warren[Cool Tools has a YouTube channel with many more tool reviews]Modified Truss Head Self Driller Screws (#8 x 1-5/8 inch), 100 ($14) Available from Amazon
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Cameo Wood, Filmmaker
Our guest this week is Cameo Wood. Cameo is an EMMY nominated filmmaker. She is also a former tech founder, founded an urban beekeeping store, was the first to perform Turing’s Original Imitation Game...
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Empty Planet/507 Movements/Tool tip newsletter
Sign up here to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox. Population heresy A book that recently changed my mind is Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline. In great scholarly detail the...
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Best Rotary Tool Metal Cutter
-- Mike Warren0..[Cool Tools has a YouTube channel with many more tool reviews]Dremel EZ406-02 1 1/2-Inch EZ Lock Rotary Tool Cut-Off Wheel and Mandrel Metal Cutting Starter Kit Available from Amazon
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Tomato Shark
I have dozens of tools and gadgets in my kitchen. Years working in the restaurant and catering world left me with an inventory of items that I bought for this job or that party. Some were quite...
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Seymour Iwan Auger
This is the best ever tool for digging holes ($75) — so far superior to a clam shell post hole digger that it is hard to put it in the same category. We just dug six ~8″ diameter holes (the 6″ head...
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Book Freak #6: How to Be More Creative
Book Freak is the third newsletter from Cool Tools Lab (our other two are the Cool Tools Newsletter and Recomendo). In each weekly issue, we offer three short pieces of advice from books. Here’s the...
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Cable Saw
I was actually quite surprised that nobody mentioned these simple PVC saws ($6) when someone requested a cheap PVC cutter awhile back. I’ve been using them since high school, and haven’t found a better...
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Book Freak #7: Random Advice
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ResQMe
The ResQMe tool ($10) is something that I believe everyone should own, but I pray that no one will ever need to use. I have been fortunate enough to have never needed to use this tool myself, but...
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Fels-Naptha
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01N1ZHU12/cooltools-20cFels-Naptha is old school soap that works great when it comes to stains. I had a pair of khakis that I got old chain grease on, washed...
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