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A Toe in the Fabrication Door “Uncle John,” the young man said as he approached a fabricator at a family function, “I think I’m interested in doing metalworking for a career. Is there any way I could do work for you in your shop this summer?” “Sure,” the fabricator replied. “We’ll be hitting our busy […]

The Bad Break of Buying a Bad Brake While there’s a lot to be said for buying press brakes and other fabrication machines brand-new and direct from the factory, a quality used brake can usually perform nearly as well as a new one and for a much lower price. Even with pricey retrofitting and complex […]

“Shear” Determination If a shop needs to trim plate or sheet metal to size, chances are likely they own a metal cutting shear. Metal shearing is the most efficient way to make a straight cut through flat stock. A small sheet metal operation may be able to get by with a slitter, while lasers, plasmas, […]