Nootan Kumar
My grandfather could run a hand saw straight through a board without it sticking once. I watched him do it and thought it looked easy. I was younger and stronger than him, so I was sure I could push harder and cut faster. I tried. The saw jammed. I pulled it free, pushed again, and … Read more
Three ways to slow a grinder, what speed each job actually wants, and the DIY SCR controller that runs any brushed tool up to 2,500 W.
Lost the pin spanner? Four ways to get the flange nut off, the thread and speed chart for refitting, and the one improvised method that wrecks grinders.
Cut metal with an angle grinder by fitting a thin (1 mm) abrasive cut-off disc rated at or above the grinder’s free speed, clamping the work on both sides of the line so it can’t sag and pinch the disc, and letting the disc’s own speed do the cutting rather than leaning on it. That’s … Read more
Three controls run this drill, and one missing feature explains every mistake it lets you make. Speed and mode by material, plus the ten-year maintenance list.
Nine handheld types plus drill presses and mag drills, compared in one table – and the two that cover almost every hole a home workshop drills.
A drill drives screws perfectly well, provided it has a torque clutch and you actually set it. That numbered collar is the entire difference.
Your eye cannot judge vertical as well as it believes. The fix is never to try harder – it is to give the bit something physical to follow.
The glaze is a brittle skin under compression, so a bit that skates before it bites scratches a starting point for a crack. Beat that first moment and the rest is straightforward.
The first shelf I put up with one of these brackets nearly came down on me. The bracket was not the problem. It was the fourth design on this page, glued and screwed, and it was solid. I hung it with a plastic wall plug and an ordinary drywall screw. It held fine for a … Read more