popularmechanics.co.zaEmail us at [email protected]. Please include high-resolution photos, wherever possible
and relevant, for even more chances of winning. Prizes can only be awarded to South African residents.WRITE TO US, ENGAGE IN DEBATE, and you could win an exciting prize. The writer
of this issue’s winning letter has won a WORX Slammer Cordless Drill (worxtools.co.za,
vermontsales.co.za) valued at R6 085.LETTERS
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July/August 2022 issue will win a WORX
Garden Tool Combo (containing a WORX
Cordless Blower and Cordless Trimmer)
valued at R3 285, generously sponsored
by Vermont Sales.
Up to 85 per cent of the dirt in your home
is tracked-, blown- or carried in from the
entry points around your house – places
such as the garage, deck, veranda, garden
or workshop. The WORX Cordless Blower
will make keeping these zones clean a
much simpler task. The long, angled tube
makes it easy to access hard-to-reach
places – blowing away the dirt from under
furniture, workbenches, cars or decking
will take little time or effort. Blowing at
speeds of up to 200 km/h, the blower
delivers a stream of clean air, making it
easy to clean large areas, using even just
one hand.
The WORX Cordless Grass Trimmer
is a trimmer and edger tool in one. The
lightweight device converts from trimmer
to edger in seconds, so there’s no need to
own multiple tools. It boasts a long runningtime, and the long shaft enables you to
reach those areas in the garden that are
usually difficult to access.
Thanks to the WORX PowerShare plat-
form, you can use the batteries on these
tools with your other 20 V WORX tools.
Vermont Sales is Southern Africa’s
leading tool and accessory wholesaler,
and has been providing top-rate services
for more than 35 years. Over nearly four
decades, the company has grown ten-fold,
and now stocks the best international
brands, and markets well over 20 000
products. The secret to Vermont Sales’
continuing success lies in
its diverse product ranges
and effective solutions
provided to trades and
other customers.
Connect with Vermont
Sales by visiting vermont
sales.co.za, worxtools.
co.za, calling 011
7711, on Instagram
(@vermontsales), or on
Facebook (toolsupplier).10 MAY / JUNE 2022
EARTH’S EPICENTRE?
While reading the article in
the March/April issue, about
the mysterious phenomenon
of Earth pulsating every 26
seconds, and that it originates
in the Bight of Bonny, I
remembered that São Tomé
and Príncipe nearby is virtually
on the equator, and that it’s
almost exactly at 0° East!
So, just maybe, the pulsating
emanates from 0°0’0”N
0°0’0”E, or the ‘belly button’
of Mother Earth! Anyway,
that’s my theory – the
Bonny Bay Belly Button.
MIKE SIMPSONYour theory certainly made me
smile, Mike. And, who knows...
You might just be right!- Mark, Editor
To round off the project,
my wife made draw-string
bags for the stands and
shaker, so the stands and
ukuleles didn’t damage each
other inside the ukulele bags.
My wife also made masks for
the members, which weremachine embroidered for
the Eisteddfod performance;
they have the same logos as
the stands. This project was
certainly a multidisciplinary
team effort!
This design could be
adapted and scaled for
other instruments.
RUSSELL DIXON-PAVERWhat a truly extraordinary
project (and set of gifts),
Russell. I would love to have
seen the looks on the faces of
the musicians who received
them. Congratulations to you
and your family – I hope you
enjoy the prize that you’ve
won for your incredible efforts.- Mark, Editor
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