What Do You Get In A Quality Tool?
The question “What do you get in a quality tool” came up on a forum today. Somebody needed a new endmill and was looking at two different endmills. One end mill was higher quality, but cost four times the amount of … Continue…
Tags: quality tools, Tenryu, Vortex, Whiteside, Wiha
Interesting fact about particle board
An interesting fact to keep in mind when cutting man made materials is the difference in the material depending on it’s origin. A great deal of man-made material is made of wood fiber, sawdust, etc. glued together. That binder or glue very often … Continue…
How Temperature Impacts Tool Wear
Harold Stewart has recently published an article that demonstrates the great affect temperature can have on tool wear. The information from this article was taken from the experiments and articles published by Harold A. Stewart from Mississippi Forest Products Lab. Abrasion has … Continue…
Burning Coolant mixed with Saw Dust
Is it okay to mix Grinding Coolant with Saw dust to burn? This was an issue that was brought to Tom by one of our customers. Wanting to be absolutely certain that we gave this customer the right answer, we … Continue…
Allen Wrenches
I found this old set of Allen wrenches. I’d forgotten I even owned it. I was rooting through some old tools looking for stuff to give my grandson Max for his fifth birthday. These are genuine Allen wrenches made by … Continue…
Tags: allen wrenches, Bondhus, hand tools, hex keys, hex wrenches, Wiha
Differences Between Welding and Brazing
Brazing Isn’t Welding; Brazing Requires Much Better Cleaning Brazing is regulated by the American welding society AWS which is about as good a place as any to put it. However there are differences. Brazing requires a much higher standard of cleanliness … Continue…
Interesting Video on Lumber
Here is an iteresting video on pre- cut lumber process. Hope you enjoy it! Watch Video Dick Brenier Shared this video with us. Columbia Vista also make lumber for this market.
