Learn how to change the blades on a handheld power planer with an Allen wrench and some good old-fashioned common sense so you don’t injure yourself. Watch this process done…
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Slate is a material used to create tiles, which are made out of thin sheets of dried mud, clay and volcanic ash. The finish on a slate tile is a…
Engraving on slate is a technique that allows you to personalise slate and stone items for yourself or as gifts. Create garden stones, useful items such as address plaques or…
Shale deposits occur through the United States and represent significant potential sources of fossil fuel. When sedimentary mud hardened into shale, it often trapped organic particles that were later converted…
Shale is a sedimentary rock – that is, rock formed over vast spans of time by the compression of sediments under water in a process known as “compaction.” Because calm…
Shale is a form of sedimentary rock created from silt, sand and mud. Sedimentary rocks such as shale are fossil-rich areas because plants and animals trapped in mud get fossilised…
Oil shale extraction is not, as of this writing, an economically feasible way of obtaining oil from these geological formations. However, this has not stopped countries like the United States…
A circular saw is a power tool that may come with a cord, or it may be cordless, and using a circular saw means attention to safety must be paid.…
Oxygen and acetylene cutting torches, used for cutting various metals such as steel, can get dirty, clogged or covered with deposits resulting in poorly operating equipment. A clogged cutting torch…
Pliers are a kind of adjustable wrench. Instead of having one wrench for 1/16 inch bolts and another for 1/8 inch bolts, you can use pliers for gripping both –…