BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 15,932,000	$ 20,709,000
Operating income (expense)	808,000	1,124,000
Interest expense	(89,000)	(131,000)
Earnings before income taxes	719,000	993,000
Total assets	53,812,000	60,777,000	53,241,000
Long-lived assets	16,631,000	17,677,000
Reportable Subsegments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (expense)	2,219,000	2,528,000
Total assets	50,659,000	55,948,000
Corporate Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (expense)	(1,411,000)	(1,404,000)
Total assets	3,153,000	4,829,000
Long-lived assets	20,000	17,000
Tool [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	11,191,000	15,629,000
Long-lived assets	12,032,000	13,134,000
Tool [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (expense)	1,328,000	1,714,000
Total assets	37,385,000	42,168,000
Hardware [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	4,741,000	5,080,000
Long-lived assets	4,579,000	4,526,000
Hardware [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (expense)	891,000	814,000
Total assets	$ 13,274,000	$ 13,780,000