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The Way You Hang Your Roll Of Toilet Paper Says A Lot About You

How do you hang your toilet paper? Under the roll and closer to the wall? Or do you hang your toilet paper over the roll? Well, a new study suggests there [...]

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

This is What a Massive 500 Gallon Propane Tank Explosion Looks Like

If there's one thing that you want to avoid with anything that's propane powered from your grill to your heater, It would most obviously be a situation that would put the propane tank in danger of building up enough pressure to explode and send shrapnel flying everywhere. While these tanks are fitted with safety...

How to set up and operate a dozer using GPS blade control (VIDEO)

Editor’s Note: This is the third in our four-part GPS/GNSS 101 series. To read more, click here. Bulldozers were the first machines to begin operating using GPS satellite data to guide the operator and position the blade. Today these systems have evolved to become more productive and user friendly, but you don’t just jump on one and […]

Why There Are Diamonds on Tape Measures

In a perfect world, you could use the red marks to identify the placement of the studs. To locate a center between the studs, simply find the black diamond.

10 beginner plumbing tips everyone should know

Hey guys! We actually just got back from 10 days away, up to Maine visiting family and completely unwinding without cell or internet for a few of those days. Sorry for the crickets in the comments and on social media. Speaking of crickets, we didn’t really see much wildlife on our vacation (that transition works, right?), which is a bummer because I was really hoping to see a moose because I haven’t for many years and everyone has been talking about seeing a…

How to Get Rid of Fire Ants

Want get painful pests off your property? Choose the extermination method that best suits your fire ant infestation.

11 Great Ideas for Machine Shops

Forward-thinking machine shops must watch for emerging technologies. Here are 11 ideas we found this week for set-up, tooling, machining, and shop operations.

Getting To Know: iQ Power Tools

Learn more about iQ Power tools including their history, products offered, and how iQ's power tools can help you increase efficiency and safety on the job.

Study Finds Brass Has Profit Potential for High-Speed Machine Shops

For machine shops with high-speed equipment already on the floor, brass represents an opportunity to capture new profits they might otherwise miss with other materials, according to the study.

When is the Last Time You Bought a Corded Power Tool? Cordless?

Tell us about your recent power tool purchasing decision. Did you buy a corded tool, or cordless?

Fix-It Chick: Replacing carbon brushes may help appliances, power tools

If you have an electric appliance or power tool that is losing power, sparking or turning off and on intermittently, replacing the carbon brushes inside the motor may give new life to the tool. Not all electric motors have brushes, but when they do, the brushes are often designed to be easily replaced.

The Ultimate Guide to Improving Machine Shop Efficiency

Making everything work together synchronously and efficiently is a balancing act

Afraid of Pushing Your Cutting Tools?

How advanced software and cutting tool technologies take the fear out of pushing your tools.

The 4 Essential Tips For Safety In Your CNC Machine Shop

Building a Better Business: Lessons for Machine Shops From an Unexpected Source

Learning how to be a great manufacturer by listening to the insights of a different industry, homebuilding (which perhaps is not so different after all).

Should a Machine Shop Have a Blog?

I am revising my opinion about machine shops and blogging. Here's why.

Micro Cutting Tool Options Expand as Applications Increase

The number of parts requiring tiny holes, channels and other features is growing, and the tools capable of creating those features are getting more capable and more sophisticated. Solid-carbide micro cutting tools about the diameter of human hair or smaller—some producing parts visible only under a microscope—are making a huge impact on manufacturing highly advanced electronics, automotive and aerospace fuel injection systems, and medical instruments and…

Safety Tips for Power Tools

Things can quickly go wrong when using power tools. Keep yourself safe with these measures.

Metal AM in a Machine Shop? Ask the Marines

A hybrid system combining metal 3D printing with machining gives the Marine Corps perhaps its most effective resource yet for obtaining needed hardware in the field. It also offers an extreme version of the experience a machine shop might have in adding metal AM to its capabilities.