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CNC Metal Forming

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Navarre Bartz

A large silver cone attached to a black hemisphere floats over a piece of sheet metal held in a metal frame. The metal has what appears to be machine grease on it to aid in the forming process.

Forming complex shapes in metal sheets is still a laborious process, especially if you aren’t needing more than a couple parts so stamping doesn’t make sense. That may change with …read more Continue reading CNC Metal Forming→

Metal Forming with a 3D Printer

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Al Williams

How do you use a 3D printer to bend metal? One way would be to take it to a machine shop and offer to trade the owner your printer for …read more Continue reading Metal Forming with a 3D Printer→

Ingenious Indigenous Artful Screw Conveyor

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Anne Ogborn

Many of us have heard the name Archimedes’ screw — but not everyone knows the term screw conveyor. These folks (sadly, the videographer at [Breeze Media] doesn’t tell us their …read more Continue reading Ingenious Indigenous Artful Screw Conveyor→