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Action Can – The New Name in Lubricants & Adhesives

Action Can is the new name in lubricants, recently introduced to the South African market in 2019. Launched in the UK industrial market in 1985, the AC-90 Multipurpose Lubricant was the flagship product…

Jack Basics – Different Ways To Lift Your Car

With a wide range of jacks available to the user in today’s market, it can be quite confusing to pick one or two dedicated jacks for your workshop without thinking that you are missing…

Mat-Air Oiless & Silent Compressors

Compressors earn a very bad reputation as being machines that are heavy, bulky, and deserving to be limited to a larger and more industrial workspace. This is largely because these machines have for…

Digital Measuring: Bosch Professional Detection

The ability to detect various materials through walls, to detect and measure surface temperature and even measure ambient conditions from a distance used to be an ability reserved for the qualified engineer equipped with…

Made to Last – Groz Indestructible Handle Hammers

Known as one of the most revered manufacturing leaders, the GROZ Engineering Tools company has been producing high-quality engineering equipment since 1976. With their focus being primarily on manufacturing the very best tools in…

Torque Wrenches: A Twisting Matter

‌Torque‌ ‌Wrenches‌ ‌are‌ a type of driver‌ ‌used‌ ‌to‌ ‌fasten‌ ‌bolts‌ ‌and‌ ‌screws‌ ‌to‌ ‌specific‌ ‌torque‌ ‌settings‌ ‌which‌ ‌are‌ ‌usually‌ ‌specified‌ ‌by‌ ‌the‌ ‌manufacturer‌ ‌and‌ ‌set‌ ‌by‌ ‌the‌ ‌user‌ ‌thereafter.‌ Using these wrenches…

What You Need to know about Drill Chucks

Attached to the end of a drill, the chuck is the “clamp” which contains Jaws (usually three) that hold your bit in place and centered to ensure that you cannot only drill straight but…

Shooting Heat – Heat Guns: All You Need To Know

Heat guns have been used throughout the years to perform a variety of applications. In their most rudimentary forms, the paraffin and bottled gas blowtorches, these heat guns would produce a naked flame which…

Moving Away From The Tape Measure: Digital Laser Measures

Since the production of the first pocket tape measure was sold to Stanley Works by Hiram A. Farrand in 1926, this tool has been the staple of any workshop. Through the years, we…

Pneumatic Basics: Air Powered Tools

In our previous article Pneumatic Basics: Compressors – Holding Your Breath we explored the various basic components of the air compressor and the factors to consider when choosing an air compressor for your…

Pneumatic Basics: Compressors (Holding Your Breath)

The basic function of an air compressor is to absorb surrounding air and compressing the air which is then stored in the tank and moved through several other components to deliver the optimum force required…

What is Plumbers Tape and where do I use it?

Every home should have a roll of plumbers tape – but what is it and what do you use it for? https://za.pinterest.com/pin/195906652526976720/ Plumbers tape, also known as thread…