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Does your soldering job leak? Why is lead-free solder hard to work with? And new products to make life easier.
They took the lead out... Several years ago, throughout North America lead was removed from the solder used for making joints in copper pipes intended for carrying drinking water, just as before that we had removed lead from paint. Lead based solder is still available in stores for other tasks, ... -
How do you solder copper pipes?
There are three key steps to making leak proof copper pipe joints. Clean off both the inside of the elbow and the outside of the pipe with steel wool or a special cleaner tool. Apply a soldering flux to both cleaned surfaces. The cleaning gets rid of contaminates and oxidation o... -
Why Zoom problem solving consultations are effective and easy to do!
Video conferencing, like Zoom, is known for head-to-head talks, but it is also a dynamic tool for interactive inspections, remote on-site consultations and remote on-site teaching. See for yourself! Let me show you how much amazing detail I can see with a Zoom consultation, and with it being... -
At what speed should my saw blades spin?
Tools Vary Woodworking tools, from table saws to portable saws right down to tiny routers vary in rotational speeds from around 3,000 RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) up to 50,000 RPM. If it is a direct drive motor, the arbor RPM and the blade RMP are the same, which is true of routers and many, bu... -
How to install a flashing at the bottom of an existing brick wall
Homeowners hear a lot of strange suggestions when it comes to repairing a flashing at the bottom of a brick wall, or installing one where it had not been installed. Actually it is a bit difficult to find reliable guidance in this endeavour as most industry brick information is intended for indus... -
Working with stairs
Paul from Vancouver wants to put some new stairs down to his basement, but he has a very limited opening in the floor above. He wants to know just how do you determine the slope of stairs. In the first photo you can see on the model the triangle formed by stairs as they go to the basement. The t... -
A close look at carpenter's hammers.
There is a confusing array of hammers on the store shelf, and then many more that aren't on the ordinary store shelves. You may be surprised to learn that there are cultural differences in hammers. Here is a comparison of a North American with a British hammer. The head itself is similar bu...
Table Saw Basics
