Category: Machine Tools

Belief Leads to Action In order for a metalworking business to practice safety in all aspects of work, management and staff have to have safety on the brain at all times. However, an endless stream of memos or managers who are constantly badgering their underlings will only breed resentment and not commitment in workers. A […]

Picking the Right Bandsaw “I’m going to buy a horizontal bandsaw for my shop,” the new metalworker told his fabricator friend one evening at dinner. “What kind of a bandsaw?” the friend asked. “A metal-cutting saw, of course,” said the novice. “Yes, but there are many kinds. The first questions you need to ask are […]

Give it to Me Straight When the band saw was invented, craftsmen were excited to have a tool that could deftly cut through wood—and later metal—so readily. Any time a workpiece needed to be severed at a specific point, the shop’s bandsaw could be powered up to make the cut. Provided it was a straight […]