Colorful tool world
01.06.2011 | Innovations & Trends
Colorful tool world
The PB Swiss Tools corporate color is red. Tools with the red signal color are eye-catching and can easily be located, no matter whether it is in factory buildings, workshops, studios, hobbies rooms or in the household.
Phillips and Pozidriv cross-head screws – explained in simple terms
31.05.2011 | Tips & Tricks
Phillips and Pozidriv cross-head screws – explained in simple terms
In the first half of the twentieth century, the slotted screws proved to be increasingly problematic. The industrialization brought about more and more power-operated screwdrivers. Aligning the screwdriver to the slot in the screw took up too much time and laterally slipping off of the screw lead to damages of the workpieces.
Transparent wood?
27.05.2011 | In Focus
Transparent wood?
Hardwood and conifers contain cellulose and lignine as building substances. Cellulose is important as raw material for producing paper.
A screwdriver for breakfast
26.05.2011 | Tips & Tricks
A screwdriver for breakfast
Since a vacuum exists in the inside of the glass, the lid is pushed onto the edge by the external air pressure and clamps persistently.
BikeTool: Endurance test in Latin America
08.05.2011 | In Focus
BikeTool: Endurance test in Latin America
The trip of Martin Arnet and his partner Evelyne Rohner leads through Latin America, from Mexico to Argentina – with the bicycle! In the meantime, the two have reached 8,600 km in top-fit condition, left the heat of Central America and the rain of Columbia behind them in order to defy the mountains and the cold of the Andes.
PB 500 – the Magnetizer
06.05.2011 | Tips & Tricks
PB 500 – the Magnetizer
Watch this entertaining video now how – it shows how screwdrivers are magnetized and demagnetized.