Hydraulic jacks and screw jacks serve the same basic purpose, allowing mechanics to lift and support heavy loads in the shop. That said, there are some pretty major differences in how they work, the ...

A floor jack is a tool that should be part of every garage's arsenal. You can have the most well-equipped garage, chock-full of the best tools, but none of those items will be of any value if you ...

Most hydraulic jacks are big tools that can lift upwards of 1000 kg but [Maker B]’s is quite a bit smaller than average. The world’s smallest hydraulic jack is a tiny hand-machined model made out of ...

For both amateur and professional mechanics, using a car jack to lift a vehicle off the ground provides safe and easy access to components on its underside. This shortens the time it takes to perform ...