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Stainless steel-HOW TO CLEAN STAINLESS STEEL THE FAST AND EASY WAY!
Idon’t know about you, but my stainless steel appliances are always getting smudgey and dirty and riddled with hard water stains. Yuck! I love the way stainless steel looks, but keeping it clean used to be a pain. At first I tried the olive oil on the paper towel trick. And while it did remove smudges, it also left an icky sticky residue all over my appliances that capture even more dirt and dust. No go. So after a little bit of hunting around I found a great solution for how to clean stainless steel the fast and easy way – and it actually WORKS.Read more -
ERW Steel Pipe-How To Cut Stainless Steel Pipes 10x
Cutting stainless steel pipe is usually a difficult and slow task, especially when the tool used for the job is angle grinder. Angle grinder is not only slow and inaccurate, but also dangerous and prone to cause accidents.Read more -
Stainless steel-How To Clean Stainless Steel Appliances
Stainless steel appliances can make any kitchen look shiny and new. However, once they’ve accumulated a few hard water marks, streaks or fingerprints, they can make the very same kitchen look like a complete mess. What makes matters even worse is that many of the harsh chemical household cleaners that promise to rid your appliance of stubborn streaks and renegade splash marks come with hefty price tags and are loaded with (in many cases) harmful toxins. Thankfully, you don’t have to use them or put in much effort to keep your stainless steel appliances looking their very best.Read more -
ERW and EFW Steel Pipe-CUTTING TUBE STEEL WITH A COMPACT BAND SAW
Since I recently learned how to weld, I’ve been experimenting with different methods of cutting metal. I typically use an angle grinder, but with so many different tools on the market I thought I would start experimenting with other options. Today I’m going to show you how I cut tube steel using my new Makita Portable Compact Band Saw.Read more -
Stainless steel-How to Clean Stainless Steel Appliances
Did you ever get your haircut, and you loved it when the stylist was finished... but then the next time you showered and tried to do your hair, it just didn't look the same? That kind of phenomenon occurs in many parts of life, including with stainless steel appliances. You remember how great your stove looked in the showroom at the store? Or how shiny the fridge was in the photos? And now look; fingerprints, stains, drips, streaks... is it hopeless? No! There are lots of great ways to clean stainless steel appliances, and many of them are quite inexpensive!Read more -
Welded Steel Pipes-HOW TO CUT STAINLESS PIPE
Stainless steels are highly alloyed materials; Stainless Steel is a common name for metal alloys that consist of 12% or more Chromium (Cr) and more than 50% Iron (Fe). Modern stainless steel pipe may also contain other elements, such as nickel, niobium, molybdenum, and titanium. Nickel, molybdenum, niobium, and chromium enhance the corrosion resistance of stainless steel. It is the addition of a minimum of 12% chromium to the steel that makes it resist rust, or stain ‘less’ than other types of steel. The chromium in the steel combines with oxygen in the atmosphere to form a thin, invisible layer of chrome-containing oxide, called the passive film.Read more -
Stainless steel-How to Clean Stainless-Steel Appliances and Surfaces in Your Home
The most common issues facing homeowners with a kitchen full of stainless steel would include limescale buildup, fingerprints, and even water stains. Yes, even simple H2O can harm this resistant material. “Tap water is never entirely pure; it consists of calcium, salts, and probably other stuff, depending on your location,” says Lucy Norman, cleaning expert at End to End Cleaning Services in London. “When a drop of water hits on stainless steel, the water molecules are slowly evaporating while the salts and other minerals are just left there. This is how the water stains are formed.”Read more -
Welded Steel Pipe-KNOW-HOW NOTES: HOW TO CUT METAL TUBING
Work with cars long enough and you will have to cut some tubing. Whether you just need to replace a fitting with stripped threads, replace an entire hard line, or need to build an exhaust system you will need to cut metal tubing cleanly with precision. This may require special tools, depending on what you are working with.Read more -
Stainless steel-How to Clean Stainless Steel to Make It Shine
To properly care for stainless steel, you must first understand how it keeps from rusting, thus garnering the name "stainless." The key ingredient that elevates normal steel to stainless steel is chromium, which reacts with the oxygen in the air to make a layer on the surface of the metal called chromium oxide, which blocks the formation of rust. Every time you scrub, scratch, or strip stainless steel with scratchy tools or harsh chemicals, it removes the chromium oxide layer. This used to be no big deal, because high-quality stainless steel had lots of chromium in it and could self-heal, forming a new layer of protection in minutes. Nowadays though, as stainless steel has shot up in popularity, so has the cost of chromium, so appliance manufacturers put less and less in to cut costs, resulting in lower and lower grades of stainless steel that can no longer self-heal as easily. It is important to avoid being overly aggressive with scouring your stainless steel and to dry it quickly, as you have no real way of knowing how low a grade of stainless steel your fixture or appliance has been made with until it's too late.Read more