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Berland's Brainbuster

Berland's Brainbuster

Think you can work at Berland's? Take our Berland's Brainbuster to find out if you can! We use these brainbuster with our own employees - another way to ensure that we have the most knowledgable employees in the world!

Tim with his head in the cement mixer. New questions will be added periodically, so be sure to check back! Brainbuster questions and answers have been provided by Tim Landry, our Sales & Marketing Manager. Yes, that's him in the photo on the right with his head in the cement mixer.

To view the answers to our Brainbuster, either highlight the blank space to the right of the word "Answer" or print out this page.

Question: What materials should be sanded with aluminum oxide Abrasives? What materials should be sanded with silicon carbide?
Answer: Ha! Trick question. All materials can be sanded with silicon carbide (except diamonds). Aluminum oxide will not abrade masonry, tile or stone, but will abrade wood and metal.

Question: What is a nail shake and who uses it?
Answer: A nail shake is a container that holds and aligns nails, so they can be removed easily, one at a time, point down, head up. Pre-historic (well, pre-pneumatic nailer) roofers use them. (Nail shakres are going the way of the dinosaur.)

Question: Why is it important to ground your woodshop's dust collection system?
Answer: Dust particles traveling in ductwork genereate static electricity. If that electricity can be dissapated to a ground, it will continue to build until it causes a spark that will likely explode your d.c. system. (That would be bad. and your insurance agent wuld wonder why you let your d.c. system burn down your house.)
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