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Lithium-ion battery fires continue to make headlines as the ignition source of an increasing number of house fires. Fortunately, our power tool batteries and chargers are generally safe, but it pays to take precautions to prevent a fire should one turn bad.

Video: What happens when a lithium-ion battery catches fire?

Kondinin Group engineer, Josh Giumelli, runs through essential items for electrical toolkits.

02 September 2025

Your impact wrench is only as useful as the range of accessories in your arsenal. It is a good idea to stock up on impact tools to avoid the temptation to use standard sockets and accessories, which risks rounding nuts and bolts and damaging your sockets

WORKSHOP: Going for maximum impact

Impact tools and accessories to complement wrench kits

29 July 2025

LED high bay lights have revolutionised illumination for large farm buildings such as workshops, machinery sheds and shearing sheds due to their high output, low power consumption and reliability.

WORKSHOP: Shedding light on workshop illumination

Lighting for the workshop

27 May 2025

Kondinin Group's Josh Giumelli runs through electrical toolbox essentials.

Video: Electrical Toolkits

Kondinin Group engineer, Josh Giumelli, runs through essential items for electrical toolkits.

20 May 2025

While plasma cutters have been around since the 1980s they have recently become more affordable, producing higher quality cuts. Plasma cutters are often installed on computer numerical controlled (CNC) tables where they cut intricate shapes straight from a computer file with an accuracy of around 0.2mm.

WORKSHOP: Putting plasma into practice

Kondinin Group's Josh Giumelli provides a run down on plasma cutters.

22 April 2025

Listen to what Kondinin Engineer, Josh Giumelli, has to say about locking methods for tight nuts.

Video: Locking methods for tight nuts

Kondinin engineer, Josh Guimelli, provides overview on locking methods for tight nuts.

21 March 2025

Stopping nuts and bolts from vibrating undone may seem straightforward, but a surprising amount of machinery breakdowns occur for this exact reason.

WORKSHOP: Locking methods for tight nuts

Josh Giumelli covers a range of fastener locking methods for adding a little security to repairs.

20 March 2025

Getting to grips with the range of welding electrodes and their suitability for different applications is a big job. An understanding of how electrodes are classified is a good place to start.

WORKSHOP: Cracking the electrode code

Kondinin Group engineer, Josh Giumelli, examines welding electrodes.

13 March 2025

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

Research Report: Side-by-side Vehicles (November 2025)

Kondinin Group’s research team dives into the side-by-side market for this report, looking at popular diesel models, a few petrol versions and a couple of electric vehicles.

Research Report: Farming Inputs (October 2025)

Inputs are unavoidable in any farming system. This Research Report focuses on several key farming inputs with a view to maximising outputs, production and profit.

Research Report: Self-Propelled Sprayer Testing (September 2025)

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli have rounded up five of the latest self-propelled sprayers to cast a discerning eye over them for this month’s Research Report. The sprayers were run over our regular test track and thoroughly inspected to see what makes these million-dollar machines tick.

Research Report: Sealable Storage Options (August 2025)

Kondinin Group researchers in collaboration with the GRDC Grain storage extension team test dozens of gas-tight sealable grain storages to Australian Standard AS2628-2010 identifying best and worst features in the ultimate grain storage buyers guide.

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