To enter last week’s Toolsday’s giveaway, you had to identify a round contraption with a handle and a cord. We had a few correct answers, but not many – some folks thought it was a garden hose, others thought it was a plumbing snake, and quite a few just said some sort of pump.
Kudos to those who got it right. The mystery gadget was an old underwater camera. We randomly picked two winners out of all the comments and those lucky people are Wild guesser who thought it was a sprinkler, and Teristeb who knew it was an underwater camera You both have one week to reply to our email before we pick another winner .
Next Tuesday, we will be giving away two Skil Multi-Tasker Oscillating Multi-Tools. This high-speed DIY essential includes a wood/metal purge blade, drywall blade, wide-cut plunge blade, sanding pad with refills, and of course the oscillating attachment.
To win one of the Skil Muli-Taskers, post a comment (click “comment” above) and tell us what the device pictured below is used for and what famous people used it. You don’t have to answer correctly to win; we will randomly pick two winners.
Did you know you could paint upholstered chairs, curtains, floors and even carpeting? While you can. We’ve also got instructions on how to a paint low-pile carpets. staircase, ceiling and more.
On Tuesday, September 4, we will select the winners then start up a new giveaway for another tool, which will be given away the Tuesday after that.
You have until September 4, 2012 at 2:00pm (ET) to enter to win the Skil Multi-Tasker.






In days of yore, if you wanted to meter your anemo, you could use this anemometer for somewhat accurate results. Could also be used by farmers to record the speed of methane expulsion from cattle.
This device measures wind speed.
measure wind/pressure
used by the wright brothers to measure wind speed
Wind guage/Temp guage
A wind speed meter
wind speed gauge, can also mark highest gusts.
wind speed checker used by the wright bros
must i be the one to prove you all wrong? i thought just about everyone would know that this is a flatulence meter used to test the bodily pressure of exiting gas. DUH!
wind speed inspector gadget!
A device to check the air speed velocity of a swallow!
tool to measure wind an barometric pressure.
Anemometer used by DaViaci
old anemometer
Wind Speed Anemometer used to measue airn flow in hvac duct work.
wind speed indicator
wind speed gauge
wind speed meter used by meterologists
I to think it to be a device to messure air flow in an air duct.
wind speed meter
The Wrights used this French-made, hand-held anemometer to measure wind speeds. http://airandspace.si.edu/wrightbrothers/fly/1903…
It's a wind speed indicator, and it's used by famous kite flyers everywhere…
wind meter
wind speed gauge
Wright brothers used it to measure wind speed & barometric pressure.