Facebook's motto may be "move fast and break things," but the 3,000 employees at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, now have the chance to do just the opposite. To attract workers and keep them happy, the social network offers ...
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Having a fireplace in your home, can make the room look cozy and inviting. However, just building a fireplace is not enough. You need to beautify it and make it look aesthetically appealing by building a fireplace surround and mantel. The ...
Tags: Fireplace Surround, Fireplace, Construction, Decoration
Many houses (and especially apartments) don't necessarily come with in-built fireplaces and at times, it can be an unfortunate thing. People who love its romantic settings and/or simply appreciate the beauty of a hearth with dancing flames ...
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How often do you give your power tools a tune up? I know it is not always easy or convenient, but hopefully you don't wait until something goes terribly wrong before you give your tools the attention they need. To make power tool ...
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Plexiglass is a type of plastic acrylic, which is used as an ideal substitute for glass in furniture, craft items, picture frames and greenhouses. As compared to glass, it is lightweight, more durable, does not break easily, is resistant to ...
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Bathroom wall cabinets can bring your dream of a clean, uncluttered and attractive bathroom into reality. You can store all your lotions, perfumes, deodorants, and many other common-usage things such as toilet paper, toothbrushes, ...
Woodworkers are extremely passionate about their table saws. That’s at least one thing we’ve learned from our multiple postings about efforts to mandate saw safety by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and more ...
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California's controversial table saw safety bill will head to the state senate for a vote after being approved 3-2 by the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. The Table Saw Safety Act, AB 2218, would require all new table saws manufactured ...
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The Power Tool Institute, the California Chamber of Commerce and retailers such as Home Depot and Lowe's strongly oppose AB 2218, known as the Table Saw Safety Act, Closets Daily reports. What is the Table Saw Safety Act? Introduced by ...
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A former woodworker, industrial engineer and inventor says he has received a patent on a flesh-sensing table saw safety braking system. David Butler, who is principal of Whirlwind Tool, Cotuit, MA, says he has spent years developing the ...
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Kevin had a doctor's appointment last week. He's been a patient of Rodde Cox since 2005, so they know each other pretty well. Usually, the medical stuff is dispatched fairly quickly, then the discussion gets into some friendly banter. The ...
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When you think of cutting-edge technology, power tools don't generally come to mind. Take the table saw: Many woodworkers are using 30-year-old saws in their wood shops and, among the major tool companies, there hasn't been much innovation ...
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When you think of cutting-edge technology, power tools don't generally come to mind. Take the table saw: Many woodworkers are using 30-year-old saws in their wood shops and, among the major tool companies, there hasn't been much innovation ...
Tags: Market View, table saw
If you want to stir up some sawdust when you’re with a group of woodworking hobbyists, just bring up the topic of whether electric table saws should have an automatic shutoff. The divide between those who shout “Yes!” and ...
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Craftsmen tools have traditionally included the lathe, table saw and drill press. Efforts to automate the use of these tools became more prominent as the industrial revolution of the 1800s began to dramatically speed the manufacturing ...