This is the third and final part of an article on detonator bench crimpers. Chilean-manufactured bench cap crimper The crimping pattern is a little different than that of the du Pont crimping tool, as the photos above show. The handle requires a much wider “throw” or...
This is the second part of Bruce Koffler’s article on bench crimpers Chilean-manufactured bench cap crimper The other model that I have and use is made in Chile, purchased about 25 years ago. It was imported to the USA by Petro-Explo and they may still offer it on...
Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (OTBDs) are becoming more common in North America and the changing climate has pushed tick ranges northward. Lyme Disease, Ticks and You is a distillation of Shelley Ball’s, (PHD), exhaustive research into Lyme and...
Bomb techs and military EOD techs use hand crimpers, such as the old reliable du Pont No. 8 crimper, similar to pliers, to secure safety fuse into the mouth of a non-electric detonator and tightly crimp the metal shell around the fuse. The crimper squeezes and deforms...
Hundreds of KN95 masks distributed to law enforcement agencies statewide were found to be less protective against COVID-19 than the standard N95 masks May 1, 2020 Boston.com Staff BROCKTON, Mass. — When the Brockton, MA Police Department received hundreds of...
In India on Sept 26 2012 freelance journalist, Chaitali Santa was killed when she opened a package containing a parcel bomb. The report was filed by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Proper training including how to spot a suspicious package can reduce the...
