Over the past year or so, I’ve become quite familiar with a good variety of new tools. There was the bearing and bushing removal-slash-installation kit, and who could forget having my world turned ...

EASY OPERATION: For brake pad and shoe replacement and rotating pistons back into the caliper on your car, truck or 4-wheel drive disc brake vehicle. Includes both right-handed and left-handed thrust ...

Never forget this: There is a tool for everything. And not just a general mixed-use tool. There is a tool specifically designed for the job you’re doing. Take rulers, for example. They’re one of the ...

If you haven’t changed rear brake pads on a newer car recently, you might be surprised to find it can’t be done without special tools. It’s been probably 30 years since I replaced rear pads on a car, ...

Are your brakes sticking, pulling your vehicle to one side or just not stopping your car like they used to? All three are signs that you may have a faulty brake caliper. (The caliper is the part that ...

Fellow makers and machinists will understand me right away. One of the most frustrating things in the workshop is having no proper place to store your digital calipers. If you put them in your pocket, ...

Every professional has a tool set that they would never part with. Likewise, for experimental physicists, mechanical engineers, and tinkerers, a caliper set can be unspeakably crucial to their work.

Although old-school machinists typically prefer the mechanical vernier scale on their trusty calipers, many users nowadays buy calipers with a digital readout. These models often come with additional ...

For my latest woodworking project, I decided to build a wood (IPE) case for my Starrett Dial Caliper! To keep the caliper in good working order, it is important to keep dust and debris off of the long ...