Torque tools live or die on precision, yet one of the most common garage shortcuts asks them to do a very different job: brute-force stuck hardware. Treating a torque wrench like a breaker bar might ...

Socket wrenches are a real need-to-have for both DIY and professional toolkits. Without a decent set, working with nuts and bolts is a whole lot more challenging (not to mention labor-intensive).

When I was in college I worked as a mechanic. It was a hard job, especially for someone like me. As a young woman with a leaner build, I didn't have much weight to throw at tasks that required lots of ...