Guides
Our guides sit on the product pages, next to the thing they are about. Each one covers choosing, using and looking after a tool, and each product page carries thirty questions and answers as well.
Safety and protective equipment
- Choosing head, face and hearing protection that gets worn
- Choosing and fitting a half mask respirator
- Getting the protection an ear defender is rated for
- Keeping a workplace first aid cabinet actually stocked
Lifting and material handling
- Using a lever hoist safely, and what to check first
- Moving heavy furniture with straps, and when not to
- Moving furniture on dollies without damaging the floor
- Taking a pallet apart without turning it into firewood
Power and cutting
- Cutting concrete safely with a handheld saw
- Setting up a magnetic drill so it stays where you put it
- Making a clean swage joint in copper tube
Hand tools and measuring
- Getting a repeatable reading out of a digital caliper
- Working accurately with a 360 degree laser level
- Getting a stuck fastener undone without rounding it
- Hex keys, ball ends and rounded socket heads
- Working safely with insulated hand tools
- Getting an O ring out without damaging the groove
- Retrieving a dropped part without making it worse
- Buying a mechanics tool set that stays complete