Paint Sheens Chart
The right finish help eliminate expensive visual mis-matches. Light affects surfaces through their sheen. A high gloss surface reflect light better than a flat matte … Read more
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Gloss Paint Chart
Color aside, there are two things that matter most about paint: The way it looks (and feels) on your walls and the way it holds … Read more
Spade Bit Speed Calculator
This Wood Hole Spade Bit Speed Calculator is easier, safer, and cleaner. Because spade bits aren’t as forgiving in geometry as twist drills, or even … Read more
Pipe Schedule Chart
Ever purchase something called two inch but it doesn’t fit in the two inch fitting? It happens all the time with pipes. You’re frustrated out … Read more
Reinforcing Steel Size Chart
Rebar is used to make a concrete structure flexibly stiff enough that it can carry weight and cross spans because concrete can take a lot … Read more
Helicoil Tap Drill Calculator
Now, having a stripped thread can make a minor repair costly. You’ve got a casting that won’t hold a bolt anymore and you have no … Read more
Diamond Plate Thickness Chart
A guy walks into a supply house and asks for some diamond plate. They give him a gauge number that sounds right. Then he installs … Read more
Self-Drilling Screw Capacity Calculator
The self drilling screw capacity calculator is relevant because framing clips holds loads. Metal roofs stay attached to roofs during storms. Screws goes in, or … Read more
Steel Plate Thickness Chart
The gauge numbers on steel plates are backwards. The higher number represent thinner material. That seems backwards because the system began based off musket ball … Read more
Wood Screw Pilot Hole Calculator
When driving a screw, pilot holes stops the wood from splitting. If it does split, it takes glue and dowels to fix a piece of … Read more
DeWalt FLEXVOLT Battery: How To Charge & How Long It Takes
Both 20V MAX and 60V MAX charge is compatible with DeWalt FLEXVOLT batteries. This means you don’t have to buy a bunch of tools that … Read more
Forstner Bit Speed Calculator
The devil’s in the details, Forstner bits demonstrate this. You get everything lined up looking like it will be perfect and you begin drilling with … Read more
Steel Tempering Color Chart
Now take your freshly quenched piece of high-carbon steel. It’s red hot, then starts cooling until it becomes brittle. Now it’s really hard, but what … Read more
Hole Saw RPM Calculator
Want to know exactly which RPM your workshop machine should be spinning at for any given project? This calculator lets you input diameter, material SFM … Read more