The Tinbasher | Company Blog of Butler Sheetmetal

Peddling (or Pedaling) Industrial Revolutions

Posted on 2, Sep

Hands up those of you who used to dick about with their mates down some version of a ‘wreck’? Hands up those of you who used to do it on bikes? And hands up those of you who built ramps to jump over stuff? If I’m counting correctly – and I rarely do – I [...]

Galvanic Corrosion of Stainless Steel with Other Metallic Materials

Posted on 24, Jun

Stainless Steel Fabrication

Wikipedia’s overview as to what galvanic corrosion is comes in the form of the following: Dissimilar metals and alloys have different electrode potentials and when two or more come into contact in an electrolyte a galvanic couple is set up. A galvanic couple can also be set up on a single metal or alloy due [...]

Twitter Links You May Find of Interest

Posted on 19, Jun

The Tinbasher

Here’s a round-up of tweets and posts from the past month or so that you may or may not find of any interest: UK launches a competition to design pylons of the future http://zite.to/lqPsXj # Detroit DIYer cooks up stronger, lighter steel, shames scientists http://t.co/rj30UaB via @engadget #fb # Regions hope industry clusters will draw [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-15

Posted on 15, May

The Tinbasher

No Longer Used for Evil, Oil Barrels Remade into Sweet Cabinets http://zite.to/jGyBBq # The United States will be competitive with China in Manufacturing costs in 2015 http://zite.to/j4b8C4 # How To: Make Your Own (fake aluminium) Mid-Century Modern House Numbers http://zite.to/jOaqhm # How to make a cookie cutter / food shaper http://zite.to/keCiJ3 #fb # 3D printing [...]

One (Hard Rocking) Night in Bangkok

Posted on 12, May

Sheet Metal Fabrication

Now before you ask, no we didn’t have anything to do with the above aluminium casting, cladding or installation for Bangkok’s Hard Rock Cafe stage.

That isn’t to say we haven’t done our fair share of cafe work. Stainless steel takeaway counters to be precise. But, you’ll have more luck finding the fellas being sworn at in Eric’s Cafe down by the tall buildings than you will any of the swanky Hard Rock variety.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-08

Posted on 8, May

Google Workshops Hints at Long ‘Bashing History http://nblo.gs/hiMJW # How the (Original) ‘Doctor Who’ Theme Changed Music http://zite.to/kVTYTK # The Cost of SETI: Infographic http://zite.to/jNY5p1 # Sweet chemistry: Carbohydrate adhesion gives stainless steel implants beneficial new functions # Conspiracy theorists will be doing their nuts if Bin Laden is dead. They’ve been saying that since [...]