#MetalWorkIng

I'm making some quick copper tiles for a craft show next weekend. 6", 8" and 12". I'm including small walnut stands for the little ones but I also want to solder a small tab on the back for hanging.…

went to [Normetals](https://www.normetals.com.au/) the other day dropping off a small load from clearing out a garage and i kinda expected it to just be “metal in, sorted, done” but after standing there a bit it actually reminded me of donation places,…

Hello everyone 👋 Sometimes I see people asking questions about CNC plasma cutters here. I built this machine myself. Maybe I can help some people too. If you want, I can share the whole process from the beginning.…

Yesterday I showed you the raw frame and today it is completely finished. The steel is treated with a transparent matte varnish to preserve the workshop look, and I added the upper parts of lightly stained wood, I used spruce wood - battens and decorative…

welding preheat engineering AI data analysis I spent 1 month reverse-engineering an industrial thermal preheating process with AI. Not because I had a massive budget. Because I wanted to close the gap between guessing and physics.…

Hello, I’m working on starting up my mobile welding truck setup. Starting off small with a miller 215 multi process paired with a 9,500 generator.…

I found this thing on the side of the road near Bishop, CA, and I have been unable to identify it. I’ve been trying to find out what it is for a couple years. Everyone has a guess, but I’ve never heard a definitive, proven answer.…

For this project I needed to re-create a left side ‘47 Indian Chief saddle bag. These bags are extremely rare, I’m told only a few sets still exist today. After years of searching the owner managed to track down a right side bag.…

I'm in my first year of a metalworking workshop, and I started this project using the face of a Mayan deity as a model. It's the size of an average face. I haven't finished it yet; I still need to weld over the joints of the wire.…

Howdy yall, Im going to start off and say that I do rolling. Im not worth a pot to piss in on a press break. We dont even have one, just a big ironworker. Problem is, customer has a big job of 1/2" round rod that they desperately NEED.…

Hi all, Never worked with brushed aluminium before and I'm trying to refurbish some car trim. I managed to sand and remove all of the existing clearcoat, but unfortunately went a little too aggressively in one area.…

Hi everyone, I've a steel female braze stem, with copper check valve from danfoss. we need to braze this together. The OD & ID of both ends are same so it's going to be a butt weld, this is a long AC hose so I am worried in mobility of vehicle this weld…

I hope this post is ok here. Does this look like gavalnized or galvannealed steal? I have this cheap pizza oven that I've used a few times now.…

This is another calla lily ring I recently finished in sterling silver. The flower center ended up taking most of the time. I wanted it to feel a little closer to a real calla lily, so I kept refining the shape and texture until it looked natural at such…

I'm a part time scrap metal artist and this is one of my latest works. Its a battle axle that stands about 3 ft tall and weighs about 35 pounds.…

This is one of the last stages in the process of CNC machining components for an all titanium sculpture I just finished making. The 4th Axis really helped speed it up quite a bit, but since there are eighteen facets, twelve of which require threads, it…