White or beige pipes (PVC and CPVC) also require a primer. You don't need a PVC primer with black ABS pipe. Read the label to ...

Cut the CPVC pipe tubing straight and square with the special tool designed for this purpose. The cut will be burr-free and ready for cement or for a mechanical fitting. But for a better fit, chamfer ...

Cement and concrete are commonly mistaken for each other, but it’s important to know which is which. To help you remember, we’re detailing the differences: cement vs. concrete. After reading t ...

While we don’t recommend destroying family heirlooms, antiques or wedding china solely to practice kintsugi, there’s no harm in keeping a tube of ceramic glue in a drawer as an insurance policy.

When is a hot glue stick not a hot glue stick? When it’s PLA, of course! A glue gun that dispenses molten PLA instead of hot glue turned out to be a handy tool for joining 3D-printed objects ...

For example, an ASIC chip may contain large functions, such as a microprocessor, memory block or communications block, which are tied together via small amounts of glue logic. Glue logic was ...

A concrete slab is composed of wet cement mixed with additional materials (usually gravel). This mix is poured onto a gravel bed bordered by a wooden frame, the latter typically made from standard ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Cheap money and boosterism made it easier for founders to hit the fabled milestone. But among US companies ...

2. Place 1 tablespoon of water in another cup and add 1 tablespoon of Elmer's glue. Stir with a popsicle stick until the glue and water are thoroughly mixed. This is your glue solution. 3. Slowly pour ...

There aren’t many tools that bridge the gap between delicate artists and burly builders, but the best glue guns do. You’ll find them in the hands of hobbyists as well as repairmen and women ...

He spread his arms as if circumscribing the entire Roman world. Modern concrete, based on a material known as Portland cement, was developed in England in the 19th century and is the world’s ...

By Stanley Reed Reporting from Brevik, Norway Even in the idyllic Norwegian summer, with anglers casting for mackerel from nearby piers, the century-old cement plant on the edge of the harbor town ...