https://www.old.toolrank.com/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/images/stories/toolrankcom_100x358.png https://www.old.toolrank.com/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/two-new-billet-magnetic-torpedo-levels-from-johnson-201302131391/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/two-new-billet-magnetic-torpedo-levels-from-johnson-201302131391/ Johnson has come out with a couple of new torpedo levels designed to meet the specific needs of tradesmen. These 6-inch and 9-inch levels are not your typical plastic torpedo levels but instead are machined out of solid aluminum and offer other professional features. They might be called levels, but with four vials set a 0°, 30°, 45° and 90° angles, you can also set things precisely out of level. A built in v-groove and magnetic edge should make it simple to pitch your plumbing in the right direction. The 6-inch (no. 1411-0600) and the 9-inch... ]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:00:00 -0600 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/johnson-level-debuts-bamboo-t-bevels-and-try-squares-201302041383/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/johnson-level-debuts-bamboo-t-bevels-and-try-squares-201302041383/ A couple of years ago Johnson Level first introduced their bamboo levels. Bamboo is advantageous to use for a number of reasons including strength and sustainability, so is it any wonder that they have decided to introduce a line of T-Bevels and Try-Squares that use the fast growing grass? There are actually a couple of versions of the T-Bevel and Tri-Square, depending on the look you want. Yes, guys like our tools to look good. You can get each tool with the traditional bamboo look, or you can get the carbonized bamboo version, which has a... ]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:38:28 -0600 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/kreg-multi-mark-just-might-replace-your-combination-square-201208061261/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/kreg-multi-mark-just-might-replace-your-combination-square-201208061261/ Kreg has come out with a new layout tool that just might be good enough to replace your combination square for good. Why? Everything I use my combination square for the Kreg Multi-Mark can do, but it can also do so much more. The Multi-Mark is really very simplistic in its design and consists of only a sliding ruler and a clamp, but the combination square is also a very simple tool. What sets the Multi-Mark apart for me is the more compact design and its extra features. Not only can the Multi-Mark be... ]]> Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:29:20 -0500 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/new-glm50-brings-bosch-laser-product-line-to-six-measurers-201203131137/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/new-glm50-brings-bosch-laser-product-line-to-six-measurers-201203131137/ Bosch currently has five different laser distance measurers on the market today, so you would think that they have every customer covered throughout their range. But the original DLR165K is no longer available and it looks like Bosch is going to fill that gap with the new smaller GLM 50 that made its way to us from across the pond. The GLM 50 has the same accuracy of 1/16-inch at 165-feet as the now 4 year old DLR165K, but it has some great new upgrades that were lacking from the original. I think the most important upgrade... ]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:16:27 -0500 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/preview-of-swansons-new-professional-savage-hand-tools-201111141071/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/preview-of-swansons-new-professional-savage-hand-tools-201111141071/ Update: Website and additional photos added. Early next year Swanson Tools will be launching a new professional line of hand tools called Savage. Now I always figured Swanson tools were already for professionals, so I guess this new line of tools will be for more professional professionals, not just your everyday run of the mill professional. So what makes the pro Savage line of tools different/better than the Swanson tools of old? Well it appears the most obvious difference is Swanson's new found love for aluminum hand tools with... ]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:00:00 -0600 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/woodpeckers-bar-gauge-makes-measuring-without-a-tape-more-accurate-201110201053/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/woodpeckers-bar-gauge-makes-measuring-without-a-tape-more-accurate-201110201053/ When we are looking for accurate and repeatable measurements, we often turn to the trusty story pole. Though, our story pole usually consists of just a scrap piece of wood that is either cut to the right length or has measurement markings drawn on it. After all, being able to use the scraps we already have on hand, is what makes the story pole great. But what if you are doing a lot of measuring, and you need something that is going to be able to handle the abuse that goes along with production work? ... ]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/bleispitz-deep-reach-hole-marker-201109121025/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/bleispitz-deep-reach-hole-marker-201109121025/ Finally we have a solution for getting marks or lines in really narrow places. Countless numbers of times I find that I need to mark layout holes for brackets, but the small holes combined with the thickness of the brackets make it impossible to get the tip of a pen or pencil through. Bleispitz has a new product that is specifically designed to reach into narrow places and make marking a simple task again. What they have is a marker with a tip that is almost a full inch in length (25mm). The tip... ]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/new-sliding-t-bevel-locks-at-90-degrees-20110707989/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/new-sliding-t-bevel-locks-at-90-degrees-20110707989/ In 1872 J. Robinson patented the first butt-locking sliding t-bevel, and ever since, his model has been the paradigm to all other models. It is an invaluable tool for people of all trades and can be used to easily duplicate and transfer any angle you can find; with a little help from a protractor, these angles can even be identified. The only downside to the t-bevel is that it can not be used to accurately set 90-degree angles. Almost 140 years later Patrick Leach comes along and sets a new paradigm with his new sliding t-bevel that... ]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:09:50 -0500 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/speed-square-t-bevel-speed-bevel-20110628986/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/speed-square-t-bevel-speed-bevel-20110628986/ Swanson, the makers of the ever popular Speed Square, have come out with a new layout tool that does it all, or almost all. Their new Speed bevel has all the features and looks of their classic Speed Square, but with a little transformer magic, turns into a T-bevel. With a little more transformation you have a try-square; in total the Speed Bevel offers 5 different layout tools in its one small fold-able package. Heck, the fact that you can fold down and make a Speed Square smaller, is all it took to sell me on... ]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:46:07 -0500 https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/who-needs-math-when-you-have-a-sector-20110526966/ https://www.old.toolrank.com/tool-blog/News/who-needs-math-when-you-have-a-sector-20110526966/ Math gets in the way of great woodworking projects. Yeah, I know it might be hard for some of you to believe, but amazing looking furniture was being built long before the masses knew the wonders a+b=c and all that jazz. Sure a tape measure comes in handy when you need to divide 73-3/16 by 5, but that is only because we were never taught the ways of old. So what can replace a tape measure and the knowledge math? How about two sticks and a hinge, or what is commonly known as a "sector". So... ]]> Thu, 26 May 2011 08:00:00 -0500