Coiled wire is a smart idea for adding service loops or mechanical strain relief on automotive electrical jobs or other projects.
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Best of Shop Press 2024
Let’s recap the best of this year!
Fronting & facing and staging orders: the fast track to the wholesale parts counter
Putting up freight and pulling orders is more than busywork. It’s tuition.
Watch how magnetizer/demagnetizer tools work in this excellent video
Demagnetizers demystified.
SHOP STUFF
Auto care news and advice you can use.
What tools do you keep in your road box for car repair? (VIDEO)
Do you have a toolbox ready to go for repairs on the road? What do you keep in it?
Turbocharger repair and replacement: What you need to know (VIDEO)
Not so long ago, forced induction was mostly limited to high-performance sports cars and diesel trucks. Join Lemmy and Nick for a deep dive into modern forced induction systems and the parts that keep them running.
Better ops with SOPs
Why you should use standard operating procedures for customer communications.
Cars that make you think of something specific
Chances are you’re going to have a Pavlovian response when seeing one of these vehicles.
Photo gallery: Auto repair (and a few motorcyclists) in Indianapolis, Indiana
Shop Press photographer Mike Apice recently visited Indiana, exploring the local scene and a few repair shops. Here’s a bit of what he saw behind his lens.
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SHOP STUFF
Auto care news and advice you can use.
What does horsepower really mean? (VIDEO)
The essential unit of automotive power has an unexpected history.
How do you handle billing shop supplies?
You ARE accounting for them, right?
Fixing cracked plastic parts with a hot staple tool (VIDEO)
When plastic parts break, sometimes replacements can be prohibitively expensive or hard to find. Learn how to use a hot staple tool to salvage broken plastics for auto repairs and other projects.
How stop drilling can help to save cracked parts (VIDEO)
Learn how stop drilling can help to prevent cracks from propagating with a little know-how and a drill.
Tool Review: FNIRSI DSO152 Oscilloscope
Lemmy tries out the cheapest lab scope available on Amazon.
VIDEOS
How stop drilling can help to save cracked parts (VIDEO)
Learn how stop drilling can help to prevent cracks from propagating with a little know-how and a drill.
Tool Review: FNIRSI DSO152 Oscilloscope
Lemmy tries out the cheapest lab scope available on Amazon.
Making custom coiled wire is easier than you think (VIDEO)
Coiled wire is a smart idea for adding service loops or mechanical strain relief on automotive electrical jobs or other projects.