#RedditMetalworking

Hi everyone, I am having a frustrating issue with my ESAB Sentinel A70 Pro welding helmet and could really use some troubleshooting help from fellow welders.…

I have tried to straighten this weld deformation out with a propane/oxy torch but whatever i try will just bend back as soon as it cools. What im trying to do is join a ready made sink (1.5mm) with a countertop (4mm).…

I made this floor lamp using a combination of welded steel and 3D-printed ABS. I wanted it to be wireless, so I used a powerful rechargeable light bulb originally designed for camping, which can be controlled with a remote.…

I posted about fixing these skid steer mounts on a mulcher. Went and bought a rosebud and smacked it til it was straight/ clamped some 3/4 flat bar to it. Added some reinforcement underneath so hopefully it won’t bend again.…

Fluxcore mig welding for the first time today. A lot of practice needed but any tips? Been practising lap joints on 2mm steel with 0.9mm wire. Burnt through some of them quite easily. I’m not sure if it’s my fault or just the fact that the steel is thin.…

How do these work? Seems to me even if you take them out, not much changes since the working jaw stays the same. Or am I missing something? I know large sheet metal brakes can do this to form almost anything, but on those you replace the other jaw as…

Hello im looking to get a mirror like finish on my injen air intake. When i started it had a slight shine to it but you could see there was marks all over it as it get heated up alot sitting above engine.…

I'm so confused can someone help Can someone please draw this out and explain. I'm so frustrated by blueprinting I just want to pass the class and have a basic understanding but it feels impossible.…

An ancient technique that remains alive. Here, I show some of the processes involved. Once the design is ready, I cut the brass sheet, then using a hammer and various handmade chisels crafted from steel rods, I shape the volumes in reverse as required by…

I get to do all kinds of silly things at work. Today I got a small job that needs 16 itty bitty rivets. I don't even know where to get a 1/16" rivet, and i bet if i did i'd need to get a thousand of them.…

Buy to the bed length: simple, one or two long bars, done. Buy to the bend length distribution: look at what actually ran over a quarter, build a ladder of segments around that.…

Need your old blueprints, PDFs, scans, or hand sketches turned into accurate, editable DXF files ready for laser, plasma, CNC, or fabrication? I convert paper and digital drawings into clean, properly scaled DXF files with organized layers and dimensions.…

Hello, i’m currently trying to clean metal dust that has become airborne from some busted magnets in my bedroom, I’m starting to lose hope! After throwing away most of my belongings and cleaning my bookshelf 3 times I think I have to just move and throw…