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Audi R8 V10 Decennium celebrates 10 years of 10 cylinders
611-horsepower coupe will be limited to 222 units.
Mythbusters Revolver Cylinder Gap---Can You Injure Your Hand?
Mythbusters Revolver Cylinder Gap---Can You Injure Your Hand?
What You Should Know About Your Brakes and Master Cylinder
Replacing the master cylinder for you brakes or clutch is only part of the job, we'll show you how to bleed the master cylinder and finish the job right.
The Four-Cylinder Porsche Macan Proves That Performance Doesn't Really Matter
There are two ways to think about the four-cylinder Macan: either as the least expensive way to get a Porsche, or a really overpriced, lifted hot hatchback. It turns out, a lot of Macan buyers don’t care about the number of pistons under the hood.
Audi Has A Team Of People Who Smell Cars For A Living
Manufacturers go to great lengths to make customers feel comfortable, and perceive high quality, while driving their cars. That includes making sure doors shut with a satisfying clunk, and, apparently, ensuring the interior smells nice...
Even Published Authors Get Stuck: How to Overcome Writer’s Block
To celebrate HMH’s Spark a Story contest, we turned to some of our authors and novelists to get their tips for how to overcome writer’s block.
10 Home Staging Tips to Make Your Listing Look like a Model Home
A blog devoted to celebrating home with DIY home decorating, house staging, interior stylist and styling ideas.
Cylinder Swap Made Easy
If your RV has dual LP-gas cylinders, you know how difficult it is to remove and replace them when the regulator keeps falling. You have to hold the regulator and bracket with one hand while…
What is a Hydraulic Cylinder? (with pictures)
A hydraulic cylinder is a device that produces linear motion and force by using a pressurized hydraulic fluid. Hydraulic cylinders...
How to Spec a Pneumatic Cylinder
Specifying a pneumatic cylinder isn’t as hard as it might seem to be. There are a lot of tidbits of information that goes into each and every cylinder, such as mounting. Is it a clevis, a double …
Tips and Tricks for Maximizing Cylinder Performance
What are hydraulic cylinders?
Hydraulic cylinders are linear actuators powered by hydrostatic energy. A linear actuator is a mechanical device that creates force in a straight line.
How To Avoid Cylinder Side Loading: 4 Ways to Compensate for Less Than Proper Cylinder Alignment
Side loading can conceivably be the most common cause of premature cylinder failure. A side load of sufficient magnitude can result in tube scoring, piston rod and rod bearing wear, and seal failure, individually or in combination.
Guidelines to Avoid Those Hydraulic-Cylinder Headaches
Increases in hydraulic-system working pressures make individual component design details even more important.
Swap Meet Guide To Small-Block Chevy Cylinder Head ID
Cylinder head ID is very important when hitting the swap meet. Knowing what you're looking at could save you from wasting a lot of money.
Propane safety tips for users of small cylinders
Propane Safety tips for users of small cylinders (usually used for outdoor grills) to help keep everyone safe and to reduce the risk of serious and potentially fatal injury, fire, or explosion.
Cylinder Trade Show Aquarium
Look at this incredible cylinder aquarium we had made and installed for a trade show! The tank holds the inner workings of a wind turbine for clean energy. T...
How To Scribe A Diameter On A Cylinder End
Learn how to scribe a perfectly centered diameter on the end of a cylinder when turning on the lathe. WOOD magazine's Brian Simmons demonstrates this fast an...
Oxygen concentrators: Why they are in demand, how they differ from oxygen cylinders
An oxygen concentrator is a medical device that concentrates oxygen from ambient air. Atmospheric air has about 78 per cent nitrogen and 21 per cent oxygen, with other gases making up the remaining 1 per cent.
Why You Must Celebrate Small Successes
Constantly asking Are we there yet? means you're missing all the sights along the way.
Celebrating 30 Years of Building Homes for Life
This year, our family celebrates 30 years of building homes for life! We believe that a home should be built to last for generations, and with that in mind, ...
