By rotation Cylinder or reel mowers The cylinder mower carries a fixed, horizontal cutting blade at the desired height of cut. Over this is a fast-spinning reel of blades which force the grass past the cutting bar. Each blade in the ...
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There are many reasons to remove flooring in a part of your home. While materials such as carpet are often relatively easy to pull up, when it comes to vinyl floor removal, there are several complications that make the job difficult. Why ...
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What is a homeowner to do when they wish to install hardwood or bamboo flooring in a room of their home, but the experts advise against it? They turn to engineered hardwood flooring, of course! Far more authentic and attractive than any ...
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Types of lawn mowers Other notable types Riding mowers (U.S. and Canada) or ride-on mowers (U.K. and Canada) are a popular alternative for large lawns. The operator is provided with a seat and controls on the mower and literally rides ...
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Rollprint Packaging Products, Inc. announced a $1.25 million investment on a new multi-configuration pouch manufacturing line for sterile medical and other demanding applications. Rollprint has purchased a state-of-the-art Ritemed 900 CHB ...
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Some vacuuming tasks like spilled Cheerios or the dirt the dog dragged in are too small to break out the big upright or canister vacuum. And for homeowners tight on storage space, a smaller vacuum may be all you can accommodate. That's why, ...
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Plastic Connectors Benefit Critical ApplicationsRiley Phipps, Technical and Design Services Manager, Value Plastics, Inc., a Nordson Company Industrial and laboratory OEM designers are constantly being challenged to come up with more ...
Centuries ago, our world functioned solely on manual labor. Our tools were extensions of ourselves, and required physical competence and an element of strength to use. With modern technology, we use machinery more often than manual labor ...
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Do you tackle an average of 18 cleaning tasks each week over a total of five hours? If so, you're part of an influential breed of cleaners dubbed "cleaning routinists" by S.C. Johnson & Son. As the Wall Street Journal reports, manufacturers ...
Dyson continues to push the limits of industrial design with the announcement of two new vacuums, each with space-age styling and impressive innovations. The question is, will the DC47 bagless canister vacuum and the DC50 upright vacuum ...
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Pampered pups are prancing around New York City poised to compete in the Westminster Kennel Club's 137th Annual All Breed Dog Show. Last year a perky little Pekingese named Malachy won Best in Show. Sure, the little furball was handsome but ...
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One of the first choices to make when shopping for a full-size vacuum cleaner is between an upright or canister vac. Occasionally, though, you can buy both in one package. One of the latest models to hit our Ratings, the bagless Shark ...
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The dirty little secret of Black Friday is that many shoppers are out for themselves. And why not take advantage of the lower prices, especially if you have a remodeling project in the works. The home improvement stores are offering deep ...
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If rooms were round, the robotic vacuums tested in the past by Consumer Reports would have been better at tidying up. But in our tests, they tended to miss edges and corners. Now LG has introduced the LG Hom-Bot Square at the Consumer ...
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It's probably fair to ask why Japanese electronics maker Sharp--deep in debt and red ink,cutting workers and salaries,awash in excess inventory in the brutal LCD market--is actively promoting a line of talking vacuum cleaners. But the ...