All2ools.com is selling the Dynafile pneumatic abrasive belt sander for the low price of $383. It looks rather funky, but it has it where it counts — did we mention it’s pneumatic?

Because its belt measures between 1/8″ and 1/2″, many tool guys reach for the Dynafile when they’re blending welds or finishing castings with small nooks and crevices that a larger abrasive tool can’t reach. Try getting into nooks and crannies with your belt sander and you’ll understand.

Dynafile 14000 [all2ools.com]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?] [What's This?]

According to their latest “Super Savers” flyer, MSC is selling Kant-Twist’s T-handled 2″ clamps at the low price of $11 apiece, if you buy two or more. Make sure you follow the link from the flyer, as the clamps’ll come up at the higher price if you just search the catalog. If you buy only one, the price is $13.33 — still a deal, although Shop.com sells them for $13.07.

Kant-Twist’s C-type clamps work great for welding and machine shop setups — they don’t twist as the jaw pivots down to tighten. They’re so superior, I rarely use a plain C-clamp anymore.

#405 Kant-Twist 2″ Clamp [MSC]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?] [What's This?]

For lawn purists, the push reel mower is the only way to cut your grass — the eco-friendly tool also makes for some great exercise. Factory Lawn and Garden are currently listing this Scotts 20″ push reel mower for $93. The mower features nine cutting heights, from one to three inches, and it comes with five heat-treated blades and a two-year warranty.  Amazon is also listing this mower, but for $99.

Scotts Mower [Factory Lawn and Garden]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?] [B00004RA3E] [What's This?]

YourCornerStore.com is selling DMT’s DuoSharp 8″ fine/extra fine sharpening stone and base for only $55. DMT makes diamond hones and sharpening stones of better quality than the cheaper varieties — they’re quite useful for putting a good cutting edge on a knife or other sharp tool.

DuoSharp With Base [YourCornerStore]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?] [What's This?]

Bookholders.com is selling a number of copies (most seemingly unused) of the latest edition of Machinery’s Handbook for only $57.34. If you don’t own a copy of Machinery’s Handbook, what can we say? It’s the bible of the metalworking trades and contains just about any information you’ll need in the shop. If you want to save even more money, look for earlier editions, which you can often find for as little as $5-10 at used bookstores.

Machinery’s Handbook, 28th Ed. [BookHolders]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?] [What's This?]

Eagle America is selling this four-piece set of Weldon 82-degree countersinks for $35.  They’re “zero-flute,” which means the cutting edge is produced by a hole running through the tool. They never chatter and tend to self-center much better than multi-flute countersinks. Around the shop we often use them to debur a hole after drilling.

Weldon Four-Piece Countersink Set [Eagle America]
Street Pricing [Google Products]

Wholesale Tool is selling this universal transfer punch (1/4″-3/4″) for $6.50. A universal transfer punch helps to transfer the location of an existing hole to a workpiece underneath, when making a bolted assembly for instance. The punch self-centers with a spring-loaded cone in the hole — just whack it with a hammer to put a prick mark on the piece underneath. These come in especially handy for odd-sized holes that an ordinary transfer punch set won’t work for.

Universal Transfer Punch [Wholesale Tool]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
3/16″-5/8″ Via Amazon [What’s This?] [What's This?]

ElectOtronics is selling the old standard Panavise #301 for only $31.79. I used to be skeptical about the utility of the Panavise, but now I use it for all sorts of delicate jobs that require the multi-axis positioning and gentle grip — filing small parts, tapping, etc. AVToybox lists it for an even lower price, but their cart system seems broken, which is annoying.

I like to attach one of these to the side of my rolling tool cart — it’s great for car work or doubling as a soldering iron holder. Though this may not be a recommended use, it does work well.

Panavise #301 Vise [ElectOtronics]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What's This? [What’s This?]]

UniversalPart.com is selling the wonderfully tiny Wiha pocket-sized precision screwdriver set for only $14.46. The set includes a handle and four double-ended interchangeable bits with both Phillips and slotted tips — for the multitude of tiny-screw problems that life throws your way.

Pocket-Sized Precision Screwdriver Set [UniversalPart.com]
Street Pricing [Google Products]

Ace Hardware offers some incredibly low prices, if you can get past the shipping costs. We found these General #888 dowel centers for only $3 — exciting stuff if you like your table legs to be straight.

Dowel centers are handy little plugs with points that you insert into drilled holes in one piece of wood, and then you can transfer the location of those holes to another piece of wood — if you’re building shelves, for instance.

#888 Dowel Centers [Ace Hardware]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?] [What's This?]

HMC Electronics is selling these Xuron Micro-Shear flush cutters for only $4.40. The Xuron flush cutters are great for doing tiny flush cuts on wire, for craft and electronics wire work. Flush cutting leaves a square end, rather than a typical mashed chisel end.

Xuron 170-II Micro-Shear Flush Cutters [HMC Electronics]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?] [What's This?]

An Ebay store is selling the Malco TS1 Turboshear for only $32. The Turboshear turns your cordless drill into a power metal shear, capable of cutting up to 20-gauge galvanized steel much easier than the ole tin snips. Blind cuts require only a 1/2” starting hole.

For comparison, Magnum Tools’ website lists the Turboshear for $39.

Malco TS1 Turboshear [Magnum Tools Ebay Store]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?] [What's This?]

Ace Hardware is selling these Crews Stratos safety glasses for 71 cents a pair. They feature adjustable temples and a scratch-resistant coating. I buy these by the dozen so I’m never without a clear, clean, and scratch-free pair at hand — they’re just basic, good safety glasses at a disposable price.

Crews Stratos Safety Glasses [Ace Hardware]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?] [What's This?]

I stumbled across this deal at Sportsman’s Guide — strange place to buy a vise, I know. You can get this KR Tools 3-1/2″ cast iron bench vise for $5 when you apply the code “SH638″ at checkout. Rated at 8,000 PSI, the vise features replaceable steel jaws, dual-locking 360-degree swivel base, chrome-plated handle, and a striking anvil on the top. It weighs about ten pounds, which makes shipping about $5 to most locations.

Bench Vise [Sportsman's Guide]
KR Tools [Corporate Site]
Street Pricing [Google Products]

MSC has marked down this 13-piece ball-end hex key set to $8. Made by Allen, the set includes sizes 1/20, 1/16, 5/64, 3/32, 7/64, 1/8, 9/64, 5/32, 3/16, 7/32, 1/4, 5/16, and 3/8-inch, and they all come in a plastic holder.

The offer’s good through August 11, 2008. If you haven’t used ball-end hex keys for getting at poorly placed screws, we highly recommend them!

Note: If you’re having trouble getting the deal, you may have to click through the flyer, linked below — the wrenches are on the bottom of p. 13.

13-Pc. Ball-End Hex Key Set [MSC]
Flyer [MSC]
Street Pricing [Google Products]

Amazon’s got another deal/steal for us: a Milwaukee 1/4″-sheet palm sander for $30, including free shipping.  The lightweight 3A motor generates 14,000 orbits per minute.  An ergonomic body design with tactile rubber on top gives more control with less hand fatigue, and pad cushioning reduces swirl marks and ensures a smoother finish.  The integrated vacuum port fits either 1-1/4 or 2-1/4-inch vacuum attachments.

Palm Sander [Milwaukee Tools]
Via Amazon [What’s This?] [B000YZ8L66] [What's This?]
Street Pricing [Google Products]

Micro-Mark is lowering the price on their 2-1/2 X Optivisor Binocular Magnifier — and while $35 isn’t that great a discount over the regular price of $39, they’ve sweetened the pot by including a 1-3/4 X extra lens.

The Optivisor allows you to do hands-free close-up detail work — no need to hold a magnifying glass — and it flips up out of the way when not needed.

Optivisor Binocular Magnifier With Extra Lens [Micro-Mark]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?] [What's This?]