http://www.toolgasm.com Tools For Life Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:15:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have tried so many different types of toothbrushes you would have thought in ones toothbrushing career one might come across a design that nails it on the head. Well, in my experience, not until now. I read a review somewhere about the Colgate 360, and was at the drug ... http://www.toolgasm.com/2008/09/03/colgate-360-toothbrush/ When I was a kid one or both of my elder brothers had a motorcycle at one point or another. I myself have never owned one until very recently, but I have always been around them or on one from time to time. For the last year or 2 the ... http://www.toolgasm.com/2008/05/21/kawasaki-klr-650/ My girlfriend and I like to backpack, but my gear wasn't really up to snuff. Especially my Craigslist acquired sleeping bag. I paid less than 20$ for it, but it had to weigh 10lbs, and took up 2/3rds of my backpack. All that extra weight resulted in one of the ... http://www.toolgasm.com/2008/03/20/western-mountaineering-highlite/ In an earlier post I raved about the Gerber Back Paxe which is made by Fiskars. So when time came for a new pair of hedge shears I jumped on these. They have a 3x toothed gear on them to make cutting branches much easier. They were even awarded the ... http://www.toolgasm.com/2008/03/20/fiskars-powergear-hedge-shears/ I love it when something you see on an infomercial actually works. The Gator Grip Socket would be one of those things. Its a goto piece for almost any socket like job. I have moved, and have had to leave my workshop behind temporarily. I now have limited space and ... http://www.toolgasm.com/2008/03/20/gator-grip-socket/ You have one don't you? If not, you have no idea what you are missing. They can be picked up pre-seasoned for prices that are lower than your ordinary cooking skillet. Some of the best meals I have made come out of mine (not that I'm much of a cook), ... http://www.toolgasm.com/2007/06/22/cast-iron-skillet/ I am a jeweler by trade, and the most valuable tool I have in my arsenal is a flex shaft drill. I honestly don't understand how any workshop can exist without one. Sure I know about Dremel, but they are clunky and big in your hand. A dremel's motor ... http://www.toolgasm.com/2007/06/16/flex-shaft-machine/ I don't care how stupid they look, LED headlamps are some of the most useful things you can have. Whether your camping, working on a computer, soldering, you name it. Having a bright light pointed exactly where you are looking at all times is indispensable. Now that LEDs are ... http://www.toolgasm.com/2007/06/16/led-headlamp/ As I get older I am starting to realize the importance of creature comforts. I've also mentioned before my new found fascination with shaving. Learning to shave correctly has really opened my eyes as to what I have been missing all these years. Convenience seems to have over taken the ... http://www.toolgasm.com/2007/06/14/badger-hair-shave-brush/ This is on my "I have to get very damn quick" list. I always found those individual faucet filters, and the pitchers you have to fill a little silly. I like walking up to the sink, any sink, and getting a glass of water, and I don't want it to ... http://www.toolgasm.com/2007/06/11/the-u25-house-water-filter/