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  • Product Review: Allwin Water-Cooled Sharpening System

    Product Review: Allwin Water-Cooled Sharpening System

    You can sharpen 99% of your tools with the Allwin water-cooled sharpening system, creating the exact bevel angle you want. The system, which combines a powerful motor with a large water cooled stone and an extensive line of tool holding jigs, allows you to accurately sharpen and hone anything fro...
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  • What Is A Bench Grinder?

    What Is A Bench Grinder?

    A bench grinder is an appliance that is used to sharpen other tools. It is a must-have for your home workshop. Bench grinder has wheels that you can use for grinding, sharpening tools, or shaping some objects. The Motor The motor is the middle portion of a bench grinder. The speed of the motor de...
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  • How To Replace Scroll Saw Blades

    How To Replace Scroll Saw Blades

    Preparation Steps Before Replacing The Scroll Saw Blade Step 1: Turn Off the Machine Turn off the scroll saw and unplug it from the power source. With the machine turned off you will avoid any accidents while working on it. Step 2: Remove the Blade Holder Locate the blade holder and identify the ...
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  • How to Set up, Use and Care for a Drill Press

    How to Set up, Use and Care for a Drill Press

    A drill press is a versatile tool that can help you with tasks like drilling holes in wood and fabricating intricate metal parts. When choosing your drill press, you will want to prioritize one with adjustable speeds and depth settings. This versatility will increase the number of projects you ca...
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  • Parts of the Drill Press

    Parts of the Drill Press

    Base The base is bolted to the column and supports the machine. It may be bolted to the floor to prevent rocking and increase stability. Column The column is accurately machined to accept the mechanism that supports the table and allows it to raise and lower. The head of the drill press is atta...
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  • Choosing A Dust Collector

    Choosing A Dust Collector

    Allwin Power Tools provides dust collection systems ranging from a small portable dust collection solution to a central system for a well equipped two car garage sized shop. How Dust Collectors Are Rated Dust collectors are designed and rated to produce a sufficient air moving force to capture ...
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  • Dust Collector Basics

    Dust Collector Basics

    To woodworkers, dust results from the glorious task of making something from pieces of wood. But allowing it to pile up on the floor and clog the air ultimately detracts from the enjoyment of building projects. That’s where dust collection saves the day. A dust collector should suck most of...
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  • WHICH ALLWIN SANDER IS RIGHT FOR YOU ?

    WHICH ALLWIN SANDER IS RIGHT FOR YOU ?

    Whether you work in the trade, are an avid woodworker or an occasional do-it-yourself-er, Allwin sanders are an essential tool to have at your disposal. Sanding machines in all their forms will perform three overall tasks; shaping, smoothing and removing woodwork. We giv...
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  • Differences Between Sanders and Grinders

    Differences Between Sanders and Grinders

    Sanders and grinders aren't the same. They are used in different work-related applications. Sanders are used in polishing, sanding and buffing applications, whereas grinders are used in cutting applications. In addition to supporting different applications, sanders and g...
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  • All About Dust Collection

    All About Dust Collection

    There are two main types of dust collectors: single-stage and two-stage. Two-stage collectors draw air first into a separator, where the chips and larger dust particles settle into a bag or drum before they reach stage two, the filter. That keeps the filter much cleaner ...
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  • Things to consider before buying Allwin dust collectors

    Things to consider before buying Allwin dust collectors

    A dust collector should suck most of the dust and wood chips away from machines such as table saws, thickness planers, band saws, and drum sanders and then store that waste to be disposed of later. In addition, a collector filters the fine dust and returns clean air to t...
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  • How to Use a Benchtop Belt Disc Sander

    How to Use a Benchtop Belt Disc Sander

    No other sander beats a benchtop belt disc sander for rapid material removal, fine shaping and finishing. As the name suggests, a benchtop belt sander is usually fixed to a bench. The belt can run horizontally, and it can also be tilted at any angle up to 90 degrees on m...
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