Auto Tools Blog

Only someone who has actually worked for an extended period in an automotive shop can imagine all of the needs a shop like that can possibly have. In order to keep your customers’ cars – not to mention your own – working smoothly, you have to be ready for anything. It’s amazing how creative a […]

We’re getting into the time of year when people really want to have their air conditioning units working properly. Yet, because most people tend to be very poorly organized and never check things before they break, and since their A/Cs have been sitting around getting musty all winter, now is the time when they are […]

No automotive shop is complete without a proper set of air tools. At HandsOnTools.com, you will find a great selection of air impact wrenches like the AirCat, air drills and hammers and air ratchets. Some of the best wheel and tire equipment around are air-powered, and that’s great for when you want to be doubly […]

A busy auto expert like yourself surely has more sockets and ratchets than he sometimes knows what to do with. I know that keeping up with the tools of my trade could be a full-time job if I let it. The secret to saving time on the job, however, is proper organization, and that means […]

When you have customers to keep happy, you need to make sure you have the best shop equipment money can buy. At the same time you don’t want to break the bank. You’re in business to make money, right? What you need to do is strike a balance by purchasing the best stuff that you […]

Don’t saddle yourself with just any tool when you have to do good work. And you should be doing good work every time, right? When you go out looking for an air impact tool (or any kind of tool, for that matter) make sure it’s the right one. A good one – a tool that […]

Nothing but nothing is too small a thing to be a terribly big concern in an automotive shop. That means taking care of the details in your shop so that you can take care of the details on your customers’ cars. Details are important for car owners and car lovers, whether that means something small […]

If you need to browse torque wrenches, you will find a good selection at HandsOnTools.com – pages and pages, in fact. The cool thing about their website, though, is that they make browsing easy with a “Compare Up To 3 Products” feature. Instead of having to look up all the specs and bounce back and […]

Remember when we said that an automotive shop has to be ready for literally any strange situation that presents itself? When you open a shop you will discover just how interesting things can get. When you get to the point where you need to purchase lockout tools, then HandsOnTools.com is the place to visit. You […]

HandsOnTools.com is not one of those oh-so-common Internet shipping companies with no actual address. These guys are real, and they’re located in Fort Collins, CO. It says so right there on their site. They are also web-savvy, however, and know how to put a tool into your hands quickly – whether you need mechanics tools […]