In recent years, hiking in the wilderness has become such a popular activity in Australia that if someone told you they didn’t like doing it, you’d be taken aback. Who could say no to disconnecting from reality and recharging your batteries at the same time? There’s hardly anything better. There’s an unprecedented sense of freedom… Continue reading Wilderness Tips: Essential Survival Tools for Your Next Outdoor Adventure
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Hand & Power Tools – Buying and Maintenance Tips for DIY Enthusiasts
The most important distinction between tools is the one based on their power source. The basic household tools (screwdriver, wrench, hammer, clamp, handsaw) are hand powered. Slightly more intensive projects require tools powered by electricity, such as drills, grinders and circular saws. Industry or trade specific tools can use pneumatic, liquid fuel, hydraulic, and powder-actuation.… Continue reading Hand & Power Tools – Buying and Maintenance Tips for DIY Enthusiasts
Tips for Buying a Flashlight Torch
Even though the use of torches has been significantly reduced due to the fact that today almost every phone features a flashlight, when it comes to tasks that need serious illumination, torches are still irreplaceable. Whether it’s for outdoor activities, such as camping and hiking, or repairing your car in the middle of the night,… Continue reading Tips for Buying a Flashlight Torch
Our Tips For Buying Angle Grinding Discs
One of the most versatile tools used for cutting a wide array of materials – everything from metal alloys like aluminium, steel and stainless steel, to concrete wood, stone and other materials is the angle grinder. This powerful cutting tool uses thin, round and flat panels like a DVD or CD, known as the grinding… Continue reading Our Tips For Buying Angle Grinding Discs
Our Tips for Safely Handling and Maintaining Jackhammers
Power tools are ingenious tools designed to simplify our lives, and while they are helpful a great deal, they can also be dangerous when not used properly. It’s not just the user’s life that could be in danger, but that of others as well depending on the tools and circumstances when they’re used. When it… Continue reading Our Tips for Safely Handling and Maintaining Jackhammers
Our Tips for Choosing the Right Hammer for the Job
There are specific types of hammers for different kinds of jobs. So if you need to buy hammers, you have to know more about these specifications. Now let’s go over those varieties. Claw hammer – the basic, most often used hammer. This hammer has a hard surface for hitting nails and a curved back piece… Continue reading Our Tips for Choosing the Right Hammer for the Job
Our Tips for Keeping Your Chainsaw as Sharp as Shark’s Teeth
I think most people that have used a chainsaw in their life would agree with me that there’s nothing more frustrating than a chain saw that starts and runs well, but cuts like an elderly man without any teeth trying to eat beef stake – a lot of energy spent for very poor results. An… Continue reading Our Tips for Keeping Your Chainsaw as Sharp as Shark’s Teeth
Our Tips For Choosing The Proper Diamond Saw Blade
Diamond saw blade has a steel core and a few diamond segments, also known as teeth. It is mainly used for cutting abrasive materials, which means that it is highly used in the construction industry, as it can cut granite, stone, bricks, graphite and other similar materials. Choosing the proper diamond saw blade for your… Continue reading Our Tips For Choosing The Proper Diamond Saw Blade