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Quite A Bit Of Engineering Goes In To A Dust Collector

by Chris     September 25, 2012    
Quite A Bit Of Engineering Goes In To A Dust Collector

How many of you have ever had the idea of building a dust collector from scratch? Mathias Wandel had this idea and decided to show us his progress on Youtube. A dust collector doesn't seem very complicated, but it turns out that there is a whole heck of a lot of engineering that goes into making one that works well. The hard part of building your own dust collector is coming up with a design that does a good job of filtering out dust but still has enough power and capacity to handle the debris that your tools throw at it. It seems that doing one or the other is relatively easy.

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Mythbusters' Adam Savage Shows Off His Small Parts Organization

by Chris     September 24, 2012    
Inside Adam Savage's Cave: The Tool Boxes

Being on a show like Mythbusters it is pretty obvious that Adam Savage has a passion for making things. A person that makes things ranging from a small knick knack to a large catapult ultimately requires that he has a part for every situation and in every size. So with that many parts, how does he stay organized?

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New 6.6-Gallon Wet/Dry Vacuum/Dust Extractor From Bosch

by Chris     September 21, 2012    
New 6.6-Gallon Wet/Dry Vacuum/Dust Extractor From Bosch

One thing I really hate is jobsite dust, especially concrete dust. It gets all over the finished woodwork and always finds a way into my lungs. So the way to combat dust is to use a vacuum or a dust extractor. But we need one small enough to fit in the truck with the rest of the tools, and Bosch has one in the new 3931B-SPB 6.6-gallon Wet/Dry Vacuum.

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Power Tool Sounds Used To Make Dubstep Music Video

by Chris     September 20, 2012    
Dubstep Power Tools

If you frequent the Tool-Rank blog it probably has something to do with you being a fan of power tools. If you also happen to be a fan of dubstep you might enjoy this video of tools being used as instruments to create the dubstep sounds. If you don't like dubstep, you still might appreciate the effort and skill required to make the music using only tools. Check it out below.

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