Dive into the world of creative DIY woodworking with our latest project: making a cow bullock cart from bamboo! In this video, we'll guide you through each step of crafting this traditional piece ...

A motor mount. A sturdy enclosure. A 43.7° bracket. The average hack requires at least one angled metal part, and the best tool to make one is still the good ol’ press brake. Bending parts requires a ...

Dive into the art of woodworking with our latest project: creating an authentic cow bullock cart using bamboo. In this ...

Metalworking has always been very much a “mixed method” art. Forging, welding, milling, grinding; anything to remove metal or push it around from one place to another is fair game when you’ve got to ...

Through a welding mask, the world is a dim place. A few minutes ago, the sliding door of Nick Wicks’s metal shop outside Portland, Maine, was wide open. Sun streamed in through a light rain. But now, ...

Harbor Freight has a long history as a retailer of budget-friendly tools suitable for the DIY hobbyist workshop, in addition to some otherwise unexpected Harbor Freight items. Anyone interested in ...

There are a variety of processes involved in the use of machine tools for working with metals. Cold forming involves shaping metal without heat treatment either manually or using a jig, while hot ...

Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www ...

Sheetmetal is used in a variety of ways on our rigs. A thin, flat sheet of steel can be flimsy and weak toward bending. Use of thicker sheet can add strength and rigidity, but also adds cost and ...