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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...Read more -
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...Read more -
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 ...Read more -
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...Read more -
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...Read more -
How to Change Bench Grinder Wheels
Bench grinders are all-purpose grinding machines that use heavy stone grinding wheels at the ends of a rotating motor shaft. All bench grinder wheels have centered mounting holes, known as arbors. Each specific type of bench grinder needs a correctly sized grinding wheel, and this size is either ...Read more -
How to operate a Drill Press
Set the Speed The speed on most drill presses is adjusted by moving the drive belt from one pulley to another. In general, the smaller the pulley on the chuck axis, the faster it spins. A rule of thumb, as with any cutting operation, is that slower speeds are better for drilling metal, faster spe...Read more -
ALLWIN 10-INCH VARIABLE SPEED WET SHARPENER
Allwin Power Tools designs a 10 inch variable speed wet sharpener for getting all your bladed tools back to their sharpest. It has variable speeds, grinding wheels, leather straps, and jigs to handle all of your knives, planer blades, and wood chisels. This wet sharpener features variable speed o...Read more -
How to Use a Drill Press
Before commencing the drilling, make a little test-run on a piece of material to prepare the machine. If the hole required is of a large diameter, start by drilling a smaller hole. The next step is to change the bit to the appropriate size you’re after and bore the hole. Set high speed for wood a...Read more -
How to Set up a scroll saw for the beginner
1. Draw your design or pattern onto the wood. Use a pencil to draw the outline of your design. Make sure that your pencil markings are easily visible on the wood. 2. Wear safety goggles and other safety equipment. Place your safety goggles over your eyes before you turn on the machine, and wear t...Read more -
How to Set Up Allwin Band Saws
Band saws are versatile. With the correct blade, a band saw can cut wood or metal, in either curves or straight lines. Blades come in a variety of widths and tooth counts. Narrower blades are good for tighter curves, while wider blades are better at straight cuts. More teeth per inch provide a sm...Read more -
BAND SAW BASICS: WHAT DO BAND SAWS DO?
What do band saws do? Band saws can do many exciting things, including woodworking, ripping lumber, and even cutting metals. A band saw is a power saw that uses a long blade loop stretched between two wheels. The main advantage of using a band saw is that you can do the highly uniform cutting. Th...Read more