While using a cordless saw, EHT Online Editor Hal Jones, injures his leg. In a self confession, an expert talks about taking shortcuts and how they can lead to disaster.
Archives for August 2010
Holding It All Together, Machine Screws, Hex Head Cap Screws or Bolts to Laymen
It’s funny, but one of the simplest devices we encounter has so much impact on whether things work or don’t. Here in the EHT office, we have our favorite fastener companies, and they are the ones whose fasteners not only do what we expect them to, but actually outperform our expectations. These products are few […]
Lightning, When it Strikes Home
Some weeks stand out for various reasons, some good, some bad and others reach that level that make us shake our head and wonder what wrong we must have done to be singled out by nature for punishment. One week ago Sunday, my mom’s house greeted me in an eclipse of darkness that had engulfed […]
Post-Weekend Update On Husqvarna GTH 26 Garden Tractor, RedMax 7150 Blower and Flashlights
This weekend was one of the hottest in years with triple digit highs and heat index of more than 110 degrees, so outside work was kept to very little. Since my neighbors were having a reunion on Saturday, I went out early to cut the grass along the shoreline and to blow the driveways […]