Tool Care Articles
Your primary selection for the most basic of work should include scrapers, a hammer, a hacksaw, screwdrivers, a utility knife, a craft knife, and three sizes of clamps...
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Putting garden tools away properly for the season will add years to the life of your equipment. Protecting tools from rust and wear and the elements will keep them ready for when you need them...
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Throwing your tools randomly into a bucket or a metal chest is not an organizational method. If you're a serious do-it-yourselfer, you need to know how to put your hands on the right tool when you need it...
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If the tool shed, work room or garage has gotten just a bit too crowded and unorganized, maybe it is time to start from scratch and get things where you want them. Here's a step by step way to get some order in your tool shed...
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Tools can last for years if you take care of them. But don't worry; if your favorite shovel or work tool has gotten a tad rusty, it is easy to make tools shiny as new...
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Drawer slides use guides, bearings or rollers to support drawers and facilitate their motion. They provide smooth action and high lateral stability...
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Powder coating is a type of dry coating, which is applied as a free-flowing, dry powder. The main difference between a conventional liquid paint and a powder coating is that the powder coating does not require a solvent to keep the binder and filler parts in a liquid suspension form...
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Even if you're a wizard with tools, you can't cut a straight line or plane a true edge without a solid surface to work on. A rickety table or wobbly counter can't securely support your work...
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Most people don't sharpen their knives as often as they should, perhaps because they think it's too complicated or too much trouble. But unless an edge is bent or chipped, sharpening a pocket knife, a kitchen knife or even a cleaver is pretty simple...
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You can't do good work if your tools are dull. A sharp chisel or plane blade should be able to shave the hair off the back of your hand. If your edge tools can't pass the shaving test, you're working harder than you need to and probably getting poor results as well...
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You're probably familiar with pruning tools. Chances are, your mother had a beat-up old pair of shears for cutting roses, and your father had a rusty pruning saw that rarely left its hook in the garage...
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Few things strike terror in homeowners' hearts like plumbing gone awry. And, conversely, few things are as satisfying as having the right tool handy when trouble strikes. You could save yourself the cost of a new floor...
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It's amazing what goes into a garage. Besides cars, that is. Where else could you find a collection that includes rolled-up rugs, 2-cycle motor oil, a spare coffeemaker, chipped (but still useful!) flowerpots, old baseball gloves and partial bags of potting soil? Organizing this all-purpose space is always a challenge, but that's why we're here...
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Times change. When Dad was a young dude, toolboxes were heavy on handsaws and block planes. But in this age of reliable, inexpensive power tools and modular building materials, it's time to rethink the traditional toolbox...
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