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10-in-1 Hyde Multi-Tool
10-in-1 Hyde Multi-Tool
Hyde Tools, Inc.

  • Scrape paint
  • Spread compound
  • Clean rollers
  • Remove putty
  • Open cracks
  • Hammer Head end set nails
  • 4 bits in the handle

31-in. Ultra Light Mini Bar
31-in. Ultra Light Mini Bar
Artillery Tools

  • Fiberglass handle makes this 3-lbs., 3-oz. pry bar light enough to hold in one hand
  • 4 1/2 in. of prying motion enhances productivity
  • Durable handle grip for comfort and control
  • Designed for overhead comfort
  • Made with aircraft aluminum, tempered spring steel and US-made fiberglass

BitFlip Bit Sets
BitFlip Bit Sets
Wiha Tools

  • 8-in-1 bit sets
  • 1/4-in. magnetic driver with storage for eight bits in the handle
  • Three standard sets to choose from

Cable Stripper/Cutter
Cable Stripper/Cutter
Klein Tools Inc.

  • Designed for working with non-metalic cable
  • Cuts and loops 12 and 14 AWG solid wire
  • Shears 6-32 and 8-32 screws
  • Serrated nose bends, shapes and pulls wire
  • Curved handles for firmer grip, better leverage and control

Code Blue Adjustable Wrenches
Code Blue Adjustable Wrenches
Channellock Inc.

  • Available in 6-1/4-, 8-, 10- and 12-in. sizes, wide or extra wide capacity
  • Lightweight, chromed vanadium steel
  • Precision ground sizing wheel for smooth sizing
  • Measurement scale in both standard and metric
  • Cushion grips

Contractor Shovels
Contractor Shovels
Wolverine Products

  • 27-, 29- or 48-in. wood or fiberglass handle
  • D-handle or long handle
  • Round or square point blade
  • Two rivets for strong head-to-neck attachment

Crescent RapidVise
Crescent RapidVise
Cooper Tools

  • Self-adjusting locking pliers automatically lock onto objects of different thicknesses at a preset pressure without any user adjustment
  • Line includes a 10-in. curved jaw with wire cutter model and an 11-in. ‘C' clamp in swivel pad and regular tip versions
  • Angled tooth pattern
  • Nickel-plated finish

Dalluge DDT 16
Dalluge DDT 16
Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co.

  • “V” design head
  • Titanium head has overstrike guard
  • Double D magnetic nail holder holds standard and duplex nails
  • Sidewinder nail puller
  • Weighs 16 oz.
  • Comes with either serrated or smooth face

Fastback Utility Knife
Fastback Utility Knife
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.

  • One-handed blade opening
  • Tool-free blade change
  • Thin body design
  • An integrated gut hook and wire stripper increase utility by allowing the user to make cuts without exposing the blade

Gold and Silver Hex Key Tools
Gold and Silver Hex Key Tools
Bondhus Corp

  • Full range of inch, metric and star tools
  • Available in 14K gold plated finish or Brite Guard (silver) plated finish
  • Made from Bondus' exclusive Protanium steel which makes them up to 20% stronger than competitor tools

Handi-Shim
Handi-Shim
Handi-Shim, LLC

  • Reusable construction shim, spacer and measuring tool in one
  • Four sizes: green 1/32 in., red 1/16 in., white 1/8 in., and blue 1/4 in.
  • Use as tile spacers, to plumb and level cabinets, in window installation, spacing bricks and pavers, and more

Instant-Change Handsaw System
Instant-Change Handsaw System
Stanley Works

  • Utilizes one handle that works interchangeably with seven different steel blades
  • Blades include 15- and 20-in. Blade Armor coated, aggressive blades; 15-in. lacquered, aggressive blade; 15- and 20-in. lacquered, fine finish blades; 14-in. lacquered, backsaw blade; and 15-in. pruning saw blade

Jumbo Wedge
Jumbo Wedge
Southwestern Mfg.

The Jumbo Wedge, new from Southwestern Manufacturing, weighs only 8 oz. and can lift up to 10,000 lbs. Made of high grade A.B.S., the tool has a powerful double angle, built-in handle and high impact striking surface. At 14 in. long and 1 5/8 in. wide, it has 1/4-in. wall thickness for strength. Ideal for wedging, aligning, lifting framework, installing doors, prying plywood, paneling and general leveling on the jobsite.


Professional-grade Ratchets
Professional-grade Ratchets
Wright Tool Company

  • Available in 1/4-, 3/8-, 3/4- and 1-in. drives
  • The 1/4-in. features a compact head for use in confined spaces
  • 3/8- and 1/2-in. models available in various styles and lengths with three handle designs

Snips Vinyl Fence Rail Nibbler
Snips Vinyl Fence Rail Nibbler
Midwest Tool & Cutlery Co.

  • Allows vinyl fence installers to elongate post or rail holes as needed to rack fence for a slope or grade
  • Compound action, 18-in. long aluminum handles
  • Three models for various fence sizes and rail and post applications

Super Tool 300
Super Tool 300
Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.

  • 19 tools in 1
  • Neck of the pliers is sloped for reaching tight spaces
  • Removable and replacable wire cutters
  • Other features include straight blade and other cutting edges, screwdrivers, ruler, and bottle and can openers

Twin Blade Knife
Twin Blade Knife
Stanley-Bostitch

  • User can alternate between a straight blade and a hook blade in one tool, or load two of the same blade
  • Interlocking blade sliders ensure only one blade is extended at a time
  • InstantChange feature allows users to replace a blade in seconds
  • Rear blade storage for up to nine blades
  • Rubber comfort grips

Twist-a-Nut Conduit Deburring Tool
Twist-a-Nut Conduit Deburring Tool
Ideal Industries

  • Safely deburrs 1/2-, 3/4- and 1-in. thin-wall conduit tubing by reaming and smoothing both the inside and outside edges
  • A universal Wire-Nut wrench is molded into the grip to tighten and loosen twist-on wire connectors.

Vee-Twin
Vee-Twin
Seatek Company Inc.

  • Model VT-270 is a safe and fast way to strip cables from 5/16 in. to 2-1/8 in. outside diameter
  • Design allows you to first ring-cut a cable and then make the lengthwise cut
  • Also cuts curved cables

Vise-Grip Quick Adjusting Wrenches
Vise-Grip Quick Adjusting Wrenches
Irwin Industrial Tools

  • Adjusts using a sliding lever for one-hand operation
  • Parallel jaws with smooth surfaces
  • Precise scale markings -- available in metric or SAE
  • ProTouch grips for comfort

Wheeler-Rex Plastic Pipe Saw
Wheeler-Rex Plastic Pipe Saw
Wheeler Mfg.

  • Available in 13-, 18 or 26-in. size, with or without Teflon coating
  • Comfort-fit handle
  • Cuts on both the push and pull stroke

Wire Rope Cutter
Wire Rope Cutter
Knipex Tools LP

  • For medium hard wire up to 6 mm in diameter
  • Opening spring and locking lever
  • Cutting edges induction hardened
  • Special blade geometry prevents the wire rope fanning out
  • High-grade special tool steel, forged, oil-hardened

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