Your eyes are the most vulnerable body part when you’re using an automated machine or a power tool. It does not matter if you are cutting wood or metal; the workpiece will always shred lots of pieces when cut or shaped that can cause injuries. The tiny fragments can easily be caught in the eye leading to lots of problems including permanent eye damage. To help prevent such a situation from occurring, you should invest in the best safety glass. However, the wide variety of safety glasses in the market had made it quite tiresome for interested buyers to shop for one. In this review guide, we will be looking…

lathed 8 ball

And now for your daily dose of ASMR: Metalworker and restorer my mechanics is best known for bringing rusty old machinery back to life. His YouTube channel is chock-full of restoration projects, but once in a blue moon, he decides to make something different. Armed with the newfound knowledge of creating balls using a lathe and milling machine, he decides to take a break from restorations and makes an 8 ball out of stainless steel and brass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKiHgBhW8UQ&ab_channel=mymechanics The project consists of six pieces: two brass tubes form the inner circles of the “8” symbol, two stainless steel tubes to hold the brass tubes, a brass piece serving as the…

literal hand axe

Quite possibly the oldest tool in known history that has taken on many forms is the hand axe. You’ve got your various one-sided axes and your double-sided axes (used in Medieval ages and cosplays), but rarely you have seen a hand axe live up to its namesake. The Metalist is a metalworker whose latest work is a literal hand axe – and by this, I mean it’s an axe with a blade exactly shaped like a human hand. Using his own hand as a basis for the blade, this man cuts and welds a piece of metal until it can deliver karate chops the likes of which anyone without any…

Glow-in-the-dark paints are very popular among both the young and the old. Setting up a great décor for the entertainment night will be easy for you when you invest in the best glow-in-the-dark paint in the market.  Be sure of impressing your mates with the right paint as it will offer you the needed creativity to help light up the night. However, the process of choosing the best glow-in-the-dark paint in the market has been complicated by the presence of different brands and models in the market. To help make your work easier, we did a review of the top five best glow-in-the-dark paints currently available. So, do not forget…

HVLP spray guns are becoming more and more popular as DIY tools these days. They are convenient, easy to use, and versatile. If you are creative enough and skilled in using this tool, you can paint pretty much anything yourself. Compared to the conventional of painting objects, using an HVLP sprayer would not just give you satisfying results, but it would also allow you to do projects with ease in a matter of minutes. The trick to getting the most out of this tool is to aim for the highest quality. This is what our experts in the paint, home improvement, and interior decoration industry aimed to achieve by reviewing…

miniature japanese tanto

Weapons are cool but do you know what’s even cooler? Making your own weapons! The YouTube channel known only as Koss is dedicated to making all types of handmade weaponry which includes swords, hammers, hatchets, and knives (which are basically smaller swords), just to name a few. In this particular case, the weaponsmith takes an everyday file and turns it into a miniature Japanese tanto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq0phQ91r5I Shaping Metal File First things first: you have to turn a blunt file into an imposing small blade. To do this, the weaponsmith cuts an outline of the tanto onto the file and begins whittling down the metal on a belt grinder. Since files…