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Just as Americans settle onto their porch or deck for a peaceful end to a busy day, a chorus of lawn mowers, weed whackers, hedge trimmers, and leaf blowers drown out the sound of birds. It doesn't have to be that way.
Larger suburban lawns have generated a host of time-saving tools that, while making lawns neat and clean, fill the air with noise-audible litter-as well as other air pollutants. Most lawn equipment is so loud that the operator ought to be wearing earplugs to prevent hearing loss. The result is that on any given summer night, the drone of lawn equipment disturbs the peace. And in neighborhoods frequented by lawn services, the days can be filled with constant noise. Increasingly, citizens are trying to turn off the din of lawn equipment. Many people are realizing that it makes no sense to create the "perfect" landscape by polluting the soundscape. Fortunately, we can turn off the din without turning off the time-saving lawn equipment.
A QUIETER FUTURE The Noise Pollution Clearinghouse has tested more than 40 pieces of lawn equipment for noise. Consumer Reports has tested most of these for quality. Together these two sources should allow consumers to purchase high quality and quieter lawn equipment. Eventually, market forces and publicity will spur manufacturers to build better, quieter lawn equipment. The change will not happen overnight. The average life of the more than 34 million mowers, 14 million riding mowers and 16 million trimmers in the United States right now is seven years. By 2011, most of today's stock will be in the recycle heap. There is a tremendous opportunity over the coming years to dramatically reshape our neighborhood soundscapes by reshaping the lawn and garden marketplace. NPC is working hard to publicize our findings and is committed to years of testing to ensure that the transition to quieter lawn equipment occurs. In 10 years, summer evenings in neighborhoods could be much more peaceful. Currently, the quietest equipment available tends to be hand powered or electric...
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Angle grinders used with cutting discs expose workers to a range of severe additional hazards. Safe work procedures should ensure that, wherever a safer alternative cutting tool is available or can be obtained, an angle grinder is not used as a cutting tool. 
DID YOU KNOW?Angle grinders are one of the most dangerous hand tools in the manufacturing metal products industry. Kickback, where the disc is thrust away from the object it is grinding, can result in severe cuts to hands, arms, head, torso and legs. Discs can shatter or explode, sending pieces flying across the workshop. A boilermaker was thrown backwards more than 2 metres when a disc exploded, seriously injuring his hand. Most angle grinder injuries are from metal particles...
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Routers
Posted by: Admin on Thursday, November 17, 2005 - 10:40 AM (752 Reads)
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There are two distinct types of router; the plunge router and the fixed (or standard) router. Both types can offer the same end results, although each type is better for particular jobs.
The plunge router is especially useful when the routed area begins in the middle of the wood, rather than at the edge. The maximum plunge depth can be set so that you slowly lower the router bit into the wood while keeping the router flat on the wood's surface. While a fixed router can also be used in this example, the router cut depth is fixed and you must hold the router at an angle as you slowly allow the router bit to cut into the wood. This is not as accurate for small routs.
The fixed router is far better for routs along the edge of a piece of wood. The fixed router is also better for any time when the depth of the cut must be very accurate. Fixed routers allow very small increases in the depth of cut and are far more accurate than plunge routers. Further, if you are considering attaching your router to a router table, a plunge router is not suitable.
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Electric snow blowers are just the thing to buy if you live in a region that never gets more than 6 to 10 inches per snowfall.
Electric snow blowers don¡¦t rely on gasoline for power. Rather, they utilize a 6- to 12-amp cord, which you can plug into a regular wall outlet up to 150 feet away. They¡¦re highly maneuverable in tight spaces, but you must always be aware of the cord because accidentally slicing through it can be a safety hazard. As with all snow blowers, it is recommended that only adults use them.
All electric snow blowers are ...
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No one wants to have their house equipment broken. But it might happened your electricity went off or your water system not working etc due of broken installation. You realize it will take a whole day to wait for your electricians or plumbers to come. So, what should you do? Don’t wait until your family cried loud for light or water. You have to make a quick move. You must check the cause of the trouble, so once the electrician or the plumber came they will know the problem quickly. If you can fix it, that’s a bonus. But to do so, you have to own a set of basic tools in your place. Make sure you have the basic tools that mostly used by electricians and plumbers such as wire snippers, needle-nose pliers, screwdrivers, stripping tools, tubing cutters, and pliers. Having basic tools in your house...
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Ever heard the saying ‘women want babies, men want power tools!’ – it’s true. Most men would trade their remote controls just to have the coolest and most technologically advanced power tools there are in the market. in fact, I know of one man who would instantly trade his car in just to have the Bosch 1” SDS-plus BullDog Xtreme Rotary Hammer. BullDog Xtreme...
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Blowers
Posted by: Admin on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 09:30 AM (511 Reads)
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We know these days that each and every purchase we make requires some thought, but a leaf blower purchase merits real study of both your needs and of the models that exist on the market. Each category of blower possesses a range of characteristics ranging from power sources and performance, ease of use and accessories, weight and price. Buying the wrong machine can be frustrating… so don’t get blown away!
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Is it a man's world? Where's the equality in DIY, asks Christopher Middleton Published : 20 April 2005
If you need a mammoth slain, then men are, on the whole, rather better equipped for the job than women. Height, weight, brute force - they're all factors that count when you're bludgeoning a ferocious beast into insensibility. But when it comes to applying splodges of grouting between bathroom tiles, using Power Tools,
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Women
Posted by: Admin on Sunday, December 05, 2004 - 07:06 AM (783 Reads)
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Drawing from her popular Power Tools for Women® training workshops and presentations, management consultant Joni Daniels teaches women how to be personally and professionally more effective at work and at home. In the Power Tools for Women® workshops...
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Cutting Metal
Posted by: Admin on Thursday, December 02, 2004 - 02:19 PM (847 Reads)
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Whether you’re making brackets to hold a piece of sound gear in place or forming a new panel, unless you’ve got a tame metal fabrication workshop around the corner, there’s one aspect that will always confront you – cutting metal.
So how easy is that, you’re saying? Grab a hacksaw and whammo!, a few..
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