Tools and Equipment

This category is intended for sites which offer tips and advice for the use of tools and equipment that are commonly used for home improvement projects. This includes proper technique, safety measures, and instructions for care and maintenance of tools. This category does not include sites which sell goods and services online (Shopping: Home and Garden), sites for businesses that design or manufacture products (Business: Industries: Construction and Maintenance), or sites offering advice for purchasing decisions (Home: Consumer Information).

How Stuff Works: Inside an Electric Screwdriver - Photographic tour inside an electric screwdriver, with explanations of how different components work.
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Craftsman Tools - Projects, product guide, tool use and tips, service centers, products, event calendar, clubs, and warranty information.
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How Stuff Works: How Nail Guns Work - Full-color animations showing how pneumatic, solenoid-powered, electric-powered, and combustion nail gun technologies launch nails. Also includes safety information.
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Skil Power Tools: Help With Tools - Tool tips, FAQs, suggestions for tools needed based on experience, safety instructions, and instruction manuals with illustrated parts lists for Skil's line of power tools.
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Fine Homebuilding Magazine - Articles on using a variety of tools including circular saws, nail guns, and a skid-tier loader.
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Better Homes and Gardens: Tool Dictionary - Short descriptions on the use and application of each tool along with sketches.
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Ms. Builder Hand Tool Illustrations - Illustrations of groups of common hand tools and supplies.
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Toolmanmike's Woodworking Shop: The Basic Tools of Home Repair - Advice and suggested list of tools to include in a basic home repair kit. Includes photographs.
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BobVila.com: The Essential Toolbox - Review of the uses of the most common tools needed for home improvement.
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DeWalt Industrial Tools and Accessories - Tool use and tips, service centers, products, event calendar, and warranty information.
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This Old House: Tools, Tips and Techniques - Collection of articles offering tips, advice, and techniques for making better use of many different tools. Also contains "Tom's Essential Tools": a list of forty tools that every homeowner needs for home improvement and repairs.
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