My dad was an ag teacher so I grew up in a shop. I loved tools but he soon learned to keep folding rulers away from me. I thought I knew a lot about them until I got a call this week suggesting that we carry "Inside" Rulers. I thought Thomas Ford was pulling my leg. He assured me that he wasn't and gave me enough info to find them through my distributor. As you can see the folding part of the ruler is on the top as you measure. It is also called a lay flat ruler. I remember a bump knocking my folding rulers off the pipe and I remember wishin' and a hopin' that when I got down to it that it was still in one piece. Lay flat Inside Rulers make a lot of sense. Lufkin Lay Flat Inside Folding Ruler
StrongHand Tools For working with small pipe, these clamps and pliers come in really handy.	Stronghand Tools s
It is miserable to be cold on a job. A really warm helmet liners cuts down on a lot of heat loss. Having comfortable safety glasses make a difference as well. If you do a lot of cutting out there then having glasses with the right shade and cheaters is a big plus. Jackson Helmet liners, Safety Glasses, Goggles and Shields	Helmet liners, Safety Glasses, Goggles and Shields
G.A.L. Gages have been around for a long time They have been manufacturing precision measuring tools for 35 years. We are delighted to be carrying their line.
The Pipe Trades Pro Calculator and The Plumbing Calc Pro from Calculated Industries are available now.

Kevin Caron is a friend of ours and a metal sculptor. His wife, Mary Westheimer, makes videos of his work and post them to their site and also to Youtube.com. Kevin uses a couple of our tools in his work and here are the videos of him using these tools:

The Piping Guide is back as a printed book. It was only available as a CD for a few years. Now you can get it as either a printed book or as a CD. The full name is The Piping Guide for the Design and Drafting of Industrial Systems. The authors are Dennis Whistance and David Sherwood.

Piping Guide Book
Piping Guide Exchange (This exchange is for people who have bought the CD then decided that they would prefer the book)

Three manufacturers have larger two hole flange pins. These larger sizes are needed when you are working with large high pressure pipe. Here are some of the item numbers:

Sumner's Two Hole Flange Pins Extra Large S134
Flange Wizard's Two Hole Pins XLarge F134
Lee's Quick Release XL Two Hole Pins L142

Lee Tools has four new additions to their tools. They can be seen on the last page of their category.
Lee's new tools

It is easier to keep a thin line when marking pipe to cut with the Silver Streak Metal Marker Pencil.

Flange Wizard has three new kits and a Miter Marker.

Several new tools from Sumner are available.

Pipefitter Estimator is a new old book. Norm Goodings has reissued his pipefitting manhours estimating book with a new title.

We have three Instrumentation booklets from Glen Enterprises written by Ralph Dewey.

Audel Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual joins Audel Pipefitter's and Welder's Pocket Manual in our inventory

Laying out an underground system with precision is difficult. The Plumber's Guide to the Underground is a book with laminated pages that shows you how to be precise in this work. The laminated pages lets you use it in the trenches.