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Viewtainer
The Viewtainer is an inexpensive, flexible plastic tube with a rubbery cap at both ends. Originally, they were intended to hold small parts (screws, nuts, bolts, etc.). On one end the rubber cap has a...
View ArticleMaker Update: Spider Clock and 3D Printed Robot Toys
This week on Maker Update, an LED filament clock, a pool noodle robot rover, a scream that screams back at you, a motorized Flippy crawler, 7 vintage toy robot designs you can 3D print, a project...
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Peanut Butter Mixer
Natural peanut butter is delicious, but the initial stirring causes a mess. The minute you put in a spatula, the oil on top overflows everywhere. Instead, try this stirrer integrated into a screw-on...
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AeroGarden
For anyone who likes fresh flowers, herbs, vegetables, or fruits, but lives in urban areas or homes where maintaining a garden may not be an option, this in-house, aeroponic garden ($112) is convenient...
View ArticleTojiro DP 8-inch Gyutou Chef’s Knife
The Tojiro DP 8″ Gyutou ($79) is a step up from stamped chef knives, and a nice entry into Japanese cutlery. Gyutous are the Japanese knife closest to a the traditional German-style chef’s knife, e.g.,...
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Lodge Hibachi Grill
The first time I saw one of these finely crafted grills was on a ranch I visited back in the late ’70s. They’ve changed very little over time: the one I have now that is a few years old is essentially...
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Dan Dubno, Contributing Editor for Popular Mechanics
Our guest this week is Dan Dubno. Dan is an Emmy Award winning journalist, technologist, curator, and founder of nonprofit organizations. At CBS News, he developed many new technologies that have...
View ArticleAirHelp/iNaturalist/BattleBots
Easy flight delay compensation My International flight to Los Angeles was delayed for 10 hours. The airline didn’t tell me I was eligible for compensation, but I friend told me about an app called...
View ArticleDewalt Right Angle Attachment for Drills and Drivers
This time, we’re taking a look at this right angle adapter for your drill or impact driver, made by Dewalt. I picked this on Amazon for around $18, and if you want one for yourself, using the Amazon...
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Citrus Squeezers
We make tapenades for the local farmers’ markets and each contain the juice of half a lemon. Before getting this sturdy juicer, not only were my hands and wrists aching after a morning squeezing...
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Whizard Handguard Cut Resistant Glove
These fiber/stainless gloves are used in the restaurant industry to defend against knife and mandolin cuts, as well as handling trash that may have protruding bits of glass and fish bones. I read about...
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Removable Magic Tape
By the same token as the Restickable Glue Stick, 3M’s Scotch makes a product called Removable Magic Tape which I use extensively in doing rough page layouts of books with a lot of graphics on each...
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Long-Reach Stapler
My theater group always uses these long-reach staplers ($33) for stapling our programs together. It’s a serious workhorse, big and heavy, and the longer reach will allow you to make booklets out of...
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Larry A, Engineer
Our guest this week is Larry A. Larry is a longtime subscriber to Cool Tools and an occasional contributor. He’s an engineer who loves technology, and who sees things differently and in more depth than...
View ArticleCached Views/Three YouTube channel/How Long To Read
Website not loading? Get the Google Cache Sometimes a website is temporarily offline. It could be that the server is down, or the site is experiencing unusually high traffic. If that’s the case, enter...
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IRWIN Unibit Drill Bit
I’ve been easing into more and more metal work over the last year and half (propane art, collapsible fire fans and fire hula hoops a la Burning Man), so I drill a lot of multi-size holes in aluminum...
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Scotch Restickable Adhesive Glue Stick
Whereas most glue sticks are designed to permanently stick paper to paper, this glue stick ($2) is designed to create instant, repositionable sticky notes out of just about anything (Scotch specifies...
View ArticleWhat’s New in My Tool Box
In this video I’m going to give you a preview and a quick overview of some of the tools I’ve ordered in recently. Most of these haven’t been tested yet, but I thought you might like an early look. And...
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Schroeder Hand Drill
A hand-powered drill allows a subtlety and control you don’t get from a power tool, so very much more direct and satisfying to use. From a sheer utilitarian perspective, my Schroeder 1/4″ drill ($28)...
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BDU Pocket Field Organizer/Wallet
I had seen these small pouches ($11) before, but didn’t pay close attention until I saw photo of a fully-loaded one on Flickr. When I don’t want to carry my whole gear bag, these are great for the bare...
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