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How to extend the life of your masking tape. 15 May 2012 | 06:15 am
After a long time of storage, masking tape can dry out and lose it’s adhesiveness. This can lead most people to just throw it away thinking that it is useless. You can save your dried out masking tape...
Uses for broken allen keys. 13 May 2012 | 07:20 am
If you have found that you snapped your flimsy allen key right in half while using it you don’t have to just throw it away. It can still be used while broken. So stop flexing your mighty muscles at ev...
Maintaining Your Sandpaper Belts 11 May 2012 | 09:10 am
If you want to extend the life of the sandpaper blet that goes into your belt sander you can do this by simply loosening the tension bolt on the belt sander. This will prevent the sandpaper belt from ...
Putting adhesives in cracks. 2 May 2012 | 07:55 am
Some times you may find that you are not getting your glue where it should be. This is usually the case when it comes to gluing cracks. This little problem can be solved by using a large diameter need...
Sawdust is Dangerous 1 May 2012 | 02:49 pm
Make sure that you have good air filtration and a vacuum in your shop because any saw dust that is floating or lying around can be extremely harmful to your health. This is because saw dust is flammab...
How to Magnetize a Screwdriver. 29 Apr 2012 | 10:31 am
Magnetized screw drivers can be a highly valuable tool. They are not only able to hold onto the screw as you are driving it in but you can also use it to reach behind cabinets to pick up dropped screw...
How to make adhesives last longer. 28 Apr 2012 | 07:47 am
The main reason that most glues, epoxys and adhesives loose their effectiveness is because of the air that is in the bottle. So the more you use your adhesives, the less effective they will be. One wa...
How To Protect Your Work From Clamps 27 Apr 2012 | 05:01 am
If you have ever used a clamp before then you know that they can easily leave an impression in soft pieces of wood. To prevent this all you need to do is take the caps off of soda bottles and place th...
Preserving Your Hand Tools. 26 Apr 2012 | 02:03 pm
You can easily keep your hand tools in great shape and prevent rust from forming if you follow this one simple tip. Purchase a product called rust check and soak your metal hand tools in it over night...
Removing Splinters with Glue 24 Apr 2012 | 06:49 am
Any one who has worked with wood knows that there is a very good chance that you are going to get a few wood splinters every now and then. This is a minor inconvenience and can be easily fixed. To rem...
