In general, when more substrate and more of an enzyme are present, the reaction will proceed more quickly. But if more and more substrate is added without adding more enzyme as well, all of the enzymatic binding sites become saturated, and the reaction has reached its maximum rate for that ...
If glitter glue was found stuck to a carpet, use a tool with a dull edge to lift away as much of the glue stain as possible. Then, mix a solution of oxygen bleach and warm water. Saturate the stained area, and allow the solution to work for at least one hour. After an hour, wip...
(e.g., table saws, circular saws, miter saws, drills, routers, sanders, joiners, planers, painting equipment and sprayers, nail guns, staple guns, riveters, screwdrivers, welding equipment, torches, soldering equipment, polishers, heat guns, glue guns, etc.); household and commercial ...
Joiners. Joiners are specialized woodworking tools that use a saw blade to cut a thin slot into a piece of wood. A similar slot is cut into another piece, and the two are joined by placing a single piece of glue-covered wood into the slot and pushing the pieces together. Jointer. Thi...
In 1968, a chemist named Spencer Silver was trying to develop, essentially, one of the strongest types of glue – one to be used on aircraft. Instead he created a weak one, though it had the unusual property that it stuck well but was easily removed. Unknown to him at the time, Silve...
The limbs of the composite bow are laminated, with a thin strip of wood serving as a core for facing and backing strips of fibreglass that are secured to it with epoxy glue. The bow’s rigid middle section gives the archer a good grip, and its thin, wide, fibreglass limbs are ...
a German colonel designed a rocket weighing 132 pounds (60 kilograms); it was constructed of wood and wrapped in glue-soaked sailcloth. It carried a gunpowder charge weighing 16 pounds. Nevertheless, the use of rockets seems to havewaned, and for the nxt 100 years their employment in militar...