Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. gilaxia / Getty Images Despite the many uses for metal, it can be a difficult material to work with, so most DIYers avoid jobs ...

Gregg Simpson, President of Ohio Laser said, “The addition of fiber laser cutting will allow us to cut copper, cut brass and cut other nonferrous sheet and thinner materials very efficiently. Fiber ...

My favorite tools for accurately cutting sheetmetal are aircraft shears. These are available in most hardware or big-box stores, and are quite affordable. They come in left (red), right (green), and ...

HVAC professionals working with sheet metal, ductwork, and tubing need tools proven to stand up to the test of time: tools that can gouge, drill, crimp, cut, seam, fasten — or maybe a combination ...

Hobbyist-grade laser cutters can be a little restrictive as to the types and thicknesses of materials that they can cut. We’re usually talking about CO 2 and diode-based machines here, and if you want ...

i recieved an email from owen the other day: fellow hackologists may be interested in a year and half long project of mine to build a computer controlled sheet metal cutting system. It uses a 100 watt ...

Cutting high-thickness metal sheets is a basic manufacturing process common to a wide range of industrial sectors, from heavy carpentry to ship-building. Laser-cutting technology ought, in theory, to ...