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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.
Protecting Panel Boxes
I came in Monday to find my outside electrical panel boxes open. Three of them had the padlocks ripped off. The fourth had both panels taken off and thrown on the ground. All they took … Continue…
Free Tools
Yes, we have some Free (no strings attached, actually free) tools to give away. We had purchased several dozen ALVIN 4″ drafting triangles to send out as a free gift with orders or for a promotion. We sent these little drafting triangles to … Continue…
Tags: free tools
Solving a Common Filter Coolant Problem
All grinders have a bit of oil or grease in the sump. Sometimes this oil or light grease is agitated with air and can get whipped into a butter-like consistency. Once the oil or grease is in this butter-like consistency, … Continue…
Tags: cleaning coolant, coolant, filter units, Machine coolant, testing coolant
Salmon Fishing with Saw Filers
We were invited to join Mike West and about 20+ more Saw Filers on their annual Salmon fishing trip this year. It was a great time for everyone. Saturday night we started out our weekend with the filers by going … Continue…
Types of brazing flux
Changing the type of brazing flux you use can yield different results in the brazed parts. There are 3 types of flux we will talk about: White flux, black flux, and purified flux. Black flux tends to be more forgiving … Continue…
Tags: black flux, Brazing, brazing flux, white flux
Solving Brazing Problems
Analyzing and Solving Brazing Problems- part 1 There are many things that can cause brazing problems to occur. After 30 years of being in the saw blade industry we have seen everything from saw tips falling off, saw tips breaking … Continue…
American Made Tools
We are proud to sell several lines of American made tools. We beleive all of the tools we sell are top of the line, but are pretty happy when these top quality tools are manufactured right here in the USA. … Continue…
Tags: American made tools, Bondhus, SGS, Southeast Tool, triumph, Vortex, Whiteside, woodpeckers
Which Router Bit to Use
There are so many different types of router bits and trying to choose which router bit to use can be a little overwhelming. Here are a few key things to keep in mind when trying to choose which router bit … Continue…
Tags: carbide router bits, carbide tipped router bits, diamond tipped router bits, steel router bits
How to Braze- Part 4
Welcome to our series on how to braze! We have put together a tutorial on how to braze and broken it up into 4 parts. We have added a new post every few days so be sure to look back at … Continue…
