Whether you are creating intricate jewelry or repairs on large machinery and vehicles, metalworking can help make your projects come to life. But it’s not enough to just have the right equipment; knowing a few tips and tricks of the trade will take your creations to the next level! In this blog post, we’ll be discussing some essential metalworking tips that all makers should know in order to perfect their craft.
Make: Live airs tonight! Ep14 is all about metalworking. Bring your burning questions about all things metal. Metalworker and Madagascar Institute director Hackett will join us for a welding lesson and to talk about his new TV show for the Science Channel, Stuck with Hackett, which premieres August 18th. And Becky will show you how […]
Join us Wednesday evening for the next episode of Make: Live, our streaming show and tell! Episode 14 is all about Metalworking.
This month, we’re going heavy metal here at MAKE. Safely and effectively working with metal is a skillset that every maker should have, at least understanding the basics. So, over the month we’ll be looking at fundamental aspects of the skillset, from choosing materials, to measuring, cutting, forming, attaching/welding, and the tools you need to make all of this alchemy happen.
Cool folk art tutorial from delightfully-pseudonymed Instructables user “oldanvilyoungsmith” that manages to combine blacksmithing, old rusty bolts, and scorpions in a single project. Win, win, and win.
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, from user gunterhausfrau.
John Kit built this marvelous mechanical mustache to wear to the HeatSync Labs first year anniversary party.
They’ve got to be heavy, and I can’t imagine how they might ride, but there’s no denying the post-apocalyptic awesomeness of sporting a bike you welded up yourself from a pile of rebar. Up top is a shot from the consistently-amusing-but-often-offensive There, I Fixed It, that got me Googling around for more….
