How many of you practice sheet metal craft just to enjoy time away from the daily routine? This article describes how to make a sheet metal barn star. It’s a perfect time to take a break from the ...

A motor mount. A sturdy enclosure. A 43.7° bracket. The average hack requires at least one angled metal part, and the best tool to make one is still the good ol’ press brake. Bending parts requires a ...

The three mechanical engineers who make up the San Francisco-based Ronin Metal Masters have developed a method of cutting perforation lines in sheet metal using lasers or a punch press. The sheet ...

When engineers need to make curved or bent pieces of sheet metal, they use company-written tables, rules of thumb, and guesstimates to determine the length of straight stock needed for bending into a ...