The Die Is Cast!
We all know the basics of how metal casting works, a metal is heated up to melting point and the resulting liquid metal is poured into a mold. When the …read more Continue reading The Die Is Cast!
Category Archives: Metal
Casting Metal With a Microwave and Vacuum Cleaner
Metalworking might conjure images of large furnaces powered by coal, wood, or electricity, with molten metal sloshing around and visible in its crucible. But metalworking from home doesn’t need to …read more Continue reading Casting Metal With a Microwave and Vacuum Cleaner
Cutting Metals With a Diode Laser?
Hobbyist-grade laser cutters can be a little restrictive as to the types and thicknesses of materials that they can cut. We’re usually talking about CO2 and diode-based machines here, and …read more Continue reading Cutting Metals With a Diode Laser?
This Stainless Steel Knife Build Starts with Raw Iron Ore
Making knives at home has become a popular hobby, thanks partly to reality TV and the free time and idle hands afforded by lockdowns. Depending on how far you get …read more Continue reading This Stainless Steel Knife Build Starts with Raw Iron Ore
Can You Build An Industrial grade CNC With Only DIY Resources?
[FloweringElbow] aka [Bongo] on YouTube is certainly having a go at this, and we reckon he’s onto a winner! This epic flatbed CNC build (video, embedded below) starts with some …read more Continue reading Can You Build An Industrial grade CNC With Only DIY Resources?
Portable Pizza Oven Has Temperature Level Over 900
While it’s possible to make pizza from scratch at home right down to the dough itself, it’ll be a struggle to replicate the taste and exquisite mouthfeel without a pizza …read more Continue reading Portable Pizza Oven Has Temperature Level Over 900
Mining and Refining: Copper, the Metal That Built Technology
It’s hard to reckon exactly when in history humans became a technological species. Part of that is because the definition of technology is somewhat subjective; if you think making a …read more Continue reading Mining and Refining: Copper, the Metal That Built Technology
Tech in Plain Sight: Primitive Engineering Materials
It isn’t an uncommon science fiction trope for our hero to be in a situation where there is no technology. Maybe she’s back in the past or on a faraway …read more Continue reading Tech in Plain Sight: Primitive Engineering Materials
Keep The Sparks Away With a Plasma Cutting Table
For one-off projects or prototypes it’s not uncommon for us to make do with whatever workspace we have on hand. Using a deck railing as an impromptu sawhorse, for example, …read more Continue reading Keep The Sparks Away With a Plasma Cutting Table
3D Printer Cuts Metal
Every now and then we’ll see a 3D printer that can print an entire house out of concrete or print an entire rocket out of metal. But usually, for our …read more Continue reading 3D Printer Cuts Metal