The key is to get the plastic as tight against the curve of the original auger trough as possible. If there are high spots or ripples, the auger’s flighting will eventually rub a hole in the ...

If an auger tube is merely dented and the auger flighting isn’t dragging on the dent, repairs can probably be put off until after harvest. However, a kinked auger tube usually means the auger ...

How Augers Work Augers have a helical screw blade called a flighting that acts as a conveyor, causing debris to move up and out of the newly drilled hole as the blade is rotated. Machine-mounted ...

“Even with a very small change allows the auger flighting to run against the wall of the hole and significantly increase friction. This also increases the power and torque required to dig the hole.

They were washed in with the tide, most likely from China or the US, thousands of miles away -- part of an enormous plastic garbage patch, spinning in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which you ...

Depending on which type of build you chose, the build can be buggy or decently stable since this feature is baked into Windows with an opt-in system if you want to check if you are Flighting or on ...

Scientists have new evidence to explain why plastic is dangerous to sea turtles: the animals mistake the scent of plastic for food. Thus, a plastic bag floating in the sea not only looks like a ...

Inside your refrigerator and pantry, plastic is everywhere. There’s plastic wrap, storage bags and bins, clamshell takeout containers, beverage bottles, and condiment tubs, of course.

In little more than a century, plastic has gone from being hailed as a scientific wonder to being reviled as an environmental scourge. It was in 1907 that the first modern plastic, bakelite ...

This story is part of Planet or Plastic?—our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to reduce your own single-use plastics. Read this ...

Scientists have developed a "self-digesting plastic", which, they say, could help reduce pollution. Polyurethane is used in everything from phone cases to trainers, but is tricky to recycle and ...

Plastic is a really useful man-made material that has transformed our lives, but what happens after we throw it away is causing a big problem for our planet. Plastic waste can last for hundreds of ...