BYRON, Ill. (WTVO) — A Byron-based company has been making the tools needed to make screws for decades. Loomis International, ...

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Fast, careless work with the wrong tools most often lead to stripped screws. Driving the screw with excessive force, at too high a speed, or without a pilot hole can cause stripping. Work slowly and ...

You probably have all the basic tools you need for DIY projects, and even some of the non-basic tools. But you probably don’t have these amazingly useful specialty tools.

Essentially, tools help put something together or take it apart. Nails call for a claw hammer. Screws, a screwdriver. But when it comes to nuts and bolts, the choice is not as clear. Should it be a ...

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When the utmost accuracy is paramount, this ½-inch digital torque wrench from GearWrench offers a top-of-the-line solution.

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Security screws appear on products the manufacturer does not want consumers to open and require specialty screwdrivers to remove. You can track down and purchase the specific screw used, but an easier ...

Our hackmasters Will O'Brien and Ben Heckendorn weren't satisfied with their one-slot-per-week How-To gig, so we had to come up with a new way for them to get the word out about some simpler hacks and ...