How to Install a Backup Generator
How to Install a Standby Generator This guide is designed to be an overview to help you design and understand an electrical system that allows you to safely change over the source of your power…
How Does a Backup Generator Work?
How Does a Backup Generator Work? Ok we are going to look at a backup or standby generator for a house and not an expensive auto switching, auto starting commercial generator. For a house you…
How Big a Backup or Standby Generator do I Need?
What Size a Backup or Standby Generator do I Need? That certainly depends on how often you might need it. If power cuts are a regular occurrence then you probably will need something approaching the…
Adjusting Blade Alignment with Mitre Slot on a SIP Table Saw
Checking saw blade for Parallel with Your Saws Mitre Slot Raise the blade to it’s full height above the saw table. As in Fig. 1 place a level or other suitable straight edge against the…
Water Cooled Torches for MIG & TIG
Water Cooled Welding Torches Whenever heat is created to perform work, the temperature of the machine must be regulated. This fact requires a cooling system to protect the machine’s internal parts from overheating. For example,…
Pump Head Explained
How a Pumps Performance is Measured Water pumps are in use all around you, often anonymously moving liquid from point A to point B. They can pump water from a well into your home or…
What is buffing and polishing? And what do I need?
Restore your cars paint by buffing and polishing it Buffing and polishing is an extremely cost effective method of getting your paint that “out of the dealer” showroom look. What is buffing? Buffing is using…
Filling your Paintball Tank from a Larger Co2 Tank
Paintballers across the world use CO2 as an inexpensive way to fill their tanks instead of compressed air, Co2 is easier to source, cheaper to purchase and in some cases safer than compressed air. Usually…
Choosing a Band Saw Blade Size
Choosing the Right Size Band Saw Blade For wood cutting band saws there are a few main considerations. Fine Cut or Rough Cut For fine cutting you need more tpi (teeth per inch) and…
My Planer Won’t Feed
Timber Not Feeding Correctly in Your Planer? Timber Sticking, Twisting or Jamming This is a reasonably common problem. You get your new planer