I found this great video of tips and techniques to help you restore and refinish your wood furniture, it includes some great tips on sanding wooden furniture. These tips are always useful if you ever want to restore and refinish some of your favorite wooden furniture like, bookcases, desks, bedroom furniture.
When working on any home improvement project or professional build site, safety should always be of primary concern. For each individual job, what safety equipment should be used for each individual job?
Buy Brand Tools provide measuring tools, scaffolding tools, tiling tools and personal protective equipment to professionals and DIY enthusiasts alike, so what safety equipment should be worn for each specific job? Firstly we need to see what safety equipment is available.
Ear defenders are available for hearing protection, safety glasses / goggles should be worn to protect eyes from damage, fall arrest equipment should be used on scaffolding sites, gloves should be used to protect hands, hard hats to protect the head, work boots with steel toe caps to protect the feet and ankles.
So now we know what equipment is available, which should be used and when?
When using chain saws, extensive safety equipment should be used. Safety glasses / goggles will protect eyes from wood chippings, ear defenders protect hearing, a hard hat will protect you from falling debris and should the chain saw kick back, steel capped work boots should also be worn, as well as protective knee pads and trousers.
For use of non-electrical saws, you should wear safety goggles to protect eyes again from wood chippings.
On scaffold sites, hard hats and protective gloves should always be worn, as should fall arrest equipment.
When using a floor sander, safety goggles and a dust mask should be worn to protect your eyes and respiratory system from debris.
When drilling, safety goggles should be a priority. In some cases ear defenders and a dust mask should be considered.
You should always approach the use of such equipment with caution, and it pays to be prepared. Taking the necessary measures to ensure you have the right equipment will ensure your safety.
Azcentral.com has produced a list of tips for choosing the right tape measure for you. Their first suggestion being that you need to know what will work best for you, you may need a tape measure that can extend far without snapping, you may need a pocket tape measure – needs are different for every job.
A tape measure that extends without bending is known as ‘standout’. If you are going to be measuring on your own, a 25 foot tape measure with a 12 foot standout would be perfect for measuring room dimensions and ceiling height. The general rule of thumb is the wider the blade, the longer the standout.
Another thing to take into consideration is the tale of the tape. The wider the blade, the easier it will be to read as printing can be larger with more numbers and graduations, with the most popular two measurements on tape measures being in feet and inches.
Certain tape measures are two-sided. One kind used for measuring pipes has a narrow blade, the scale being in consecutive inches on one side, with a diameter scale on the other. Some tape measures have conversion data on the opposite side.
The number of measuring tapes you need is the next question to ask. The answer will usually be one with a ½ or ¾ inch wide blade, with the tape between 10 and 16 feet long – enabling it to fit comfortably into a pocket or drawer. This type of tape measure would be ideal for measuring kitchen appliances.
Another important feature within a tape measure is its back tracking. The blade of a tape measure will retract back into its housing in two ways. Either by lever lock, a spring loaded mechanism with auto brake on the underside of the housing that extends or retracts the blade of the tape measure when squeezed. When you stop squeezing, it locks into place.
Other blades simply retract all the way back when you press the lever. Using an index finger on the underside of the blade will slow the retraction.
The best metal for the blade of a tape measure would be stainless steel, but some have coatings which can make the blade more durable.
People often opt to have a rubber cased tape measure, easier to grip with wet or greasy hands, and more protected if dropped. Clips on the tape measure will often be there to secure it to your belt.
Price wise, you can pick up an everyday household tape measure for a few pounds, for the more durable and featured tape measure, expect to pay anything up to £100.
