To enter last week’s Toolsday giveaway, you had to identify a pair of long skinny half circles. Not too many people guessed what they were. Most guesses were curtain rods or drawer slides, a few of you also guessed tracks for moving a refrigerator. But they were all wrong. The mystery tool was a pair of upholstery channel tins. They are forms used to make old-fashion channel-back chairs (the backs are fluted). The tins hold the shape of the half circle while the upholster stuffs the chair.
We randomly picked one winner out of all the comments and that lucky person is Chris. Congrats Chris, you have one week to reply to our email before another winner is chosen.
Next Tuesday, we will be giving away a BenchtopPRO parts cleaner. This is a great tool for all homeowners, DIYers and mechanics. The BenchtopPRO is a parts-washing system that can clean years of gunk and grime off most anything from lawnmower blades to bicycle parts, and it works great on flea market treasures that you’re planning on repurposing. To get everything so clean, the BenchtopPRO combines the process of bioremediation with a revolutionary non-flammable degreasing solution engineered to work at room temperature.
Did you know you could paint upholstered chairs, curtains, floors and even carpeting? While you can! We’ve got instructions on how to paint low-pile carpets. Also, find out how to revive furniture with paint, or a staircase, ceiling and more.
To win the BenchtopPRO, post a comment (click “comment” above) and tell us what these two pieces belong to. You don’t have to answer correctly to win; we will randomly pick one winner.
On Tuesday, February 19, we will select the winner then start up a new giveaway for another tool, which will be given away the Tuesday after that.
You have until February 19, 2013 at 2:00pm (ET) to enter to win the BenchTop Pro.
Official Rules.






Great tool for saving your time and your tools. We all want to clean our tools after using them, but who wants to spend the time. Toss them in with the Pro, and just wipe them off. Satisfaction!
A money or chip cup from a players postion on the poker table. Their turned upside down in the picture, tuned right side up the lip keeps them from falling thru. Now thats a wild guess.
Lights for a circuit board
Look like buttons to an antique radio or TV
hold buttons on a telephone
car battery post covers
Indicator light lenses
My guess is push buttons for a vintage 30's-40's radio
some type of relays
Lights for on/off switches
Bakelite control knobs.
Telephone buttons
push button covers
electrical relays
light switch covers
no clue
Look like lenses or covers to bulbs
Push buttons
light switches
it molds plastic
looks like a molding to make parts
some kind of covers
The on / off button to my new bench top parts cleaner
Looks like indicator lights for something, illuminated with a bulb inside. But mostly I need a parts washer so they can be whatever they want!
dont know