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Duct Folding Tool: About As Simple As It Gets

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Malco’s duct folding tool doesn’t look like much, but it allows you to evenly fold sheet metal for forming various duct parts. It’s simply two steel plates joined together at the center. You insert the sheet metal in the gap between the plates until you see it through the diamond site holes, then twist the tool to form the bend.

Malco sells five versions of the folding tool: 8″ and 12″ long folding tools that make 3/8″ and 1/2″ bends and 12″, 18″, and 24″ tools that make 3/8″ and 1″ bends. The longer the tool the more uniform the fold; the 24″ version can even be used as a mini brake for flashing and siding.

You can pick up one of these folding tools for between $10 and $15.

Folding Tool [Malco]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?]

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Laser Pulley Alignment

Monday, August 31st, 2009

If you need to check drive pulleys to see if they’re out of alignment, one way to do it is to use the Gates Drive Align laser alignment tool.  It can show you if the drive pulleys are offset or angled with respect to each other.

Gates’ tool uses a 650nm (red) laser diode powered by a replaceable lithium battery which provides 20 hours of continuous use. It can be used on all automotive serpentine belt drives with four or more ribs.

The Drive Align Laser includes glasses that help you see the laser better, a bungee cord to secure the laser tool to the pulley, and an Allen wrench to align the light beam. The tool comes in a high-impact plastic carrying with space for the other accessories. Overall the Laser Drive Alignment Tool will run you at least $125.

Lazer Drive Align [Gates]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?]

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Want To Write For Toolmonger? We’re Hiring!

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Have a passion for tools and all things Toolmonger? Willing to put in a little steady daily effort learning and writing about tools? We’d like to hear from you. Toolmonger is growing yet again and we’re seeking a few new writers to contribute to our daily flow of tool coverage and general fun.

As any pro blogger can tell you, the work is difficult and the pay is, well, not a lot. But there’s no better way to get (and stay) connected to the world of tools. If you’re interested, check out our application instructions (this is important) and then drop us a line as instructed. If you’re a match, we’ll have you up and blogging quickly.

How To Apply [Toolmonger]

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Consumer Reports Responds

Friday, June 26th, 2009

After reading Kevin Pace’s Hot or Not? Consumer Reports post — and the great comments it’s generated — our friend Bob Markovich over at Consumer Reports dropped us a line to respond. Read on past the jump to read his note we received last week:

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