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Choose Local over Big Business
Whether you’re a local tradesmen, or you have a DIY renovation happening at home, or maybe you have a small one off task such as building a clothes rack for the room you’ve just moved into, the decision to buy local has a number of positive benefits. Let’s look at...
Industrial Furniture: A DIY’ers Dream
The popular design trend for interiors is Modern Industrial. Hardwood timbers, worn metal joinery, blending old and new: honest, no nonsense, hardwearing and reliable. Its accessibility and straightforward approach to design makes it a DIY’ers dream. But understanding...
From Your Car To The Hardware Store – How Some Of Our Metal Is Made
It’s a familiar story. The old faithful wagon has been spluttering and emitting strange smells for a little while now. Rego is due in a week. Offering it for free to the 17 year old kid looking for his first car ended in rejection, so there was only one thing left to...
What is White Rust?
White rust, also known as wet storage stain or storage stain, is the white powdery substance that can form on the surface of a galvanised metal. This powder is a form of natural corrosion. This corrosion is damaging to both the aesthetic and the anti-corrosion layer...
What is Galvanisation and Why is it Used?
Galvanisation is the process where a zinc coating is applied to steel or iron, in order to give it a protective layer, resistant to corrosion. The most common method of galvanisation is dipping the steel or iron into a pool of molten zinc. This method is called...
Annealing – Making Metal Ductile
What is Annealing? Annealing is a heat treatment which alters the physical and often chemical properties of a metal to see it increase in ductility and decrease in hardness. Annealing involves heating the metal to a certain point and then slowly cooling. It is often...
Tempering – Making Metal Tough
What is Tempering? Tempering is a heat-treating process used to increase the ‘toughness’ of iron-based alloys so they are able to resist fracture. Typically, this process is done after the hardening process so some of the hardness can be reduced. Less hardness in a...
Understanding Metal – A Metal Glossary
For anyone who doesn’t live and breathe metal every single day, the industry terms can be extremely confusing. Some of the terms used within the metal context have very different meanings and interpretations in other industries. So, to help minimise confusion and make...