Desperate to find out what should be coming to ITV 2 at some low-point in your not-too-distant future? I bet you are: On “The Salt ‘N Pepa Show,” VH1 will follow the ladies as they attempt to reunite on and off the stage in this funny, often touching reality series. They soon discover however, that [...]
Continue readingPress Brake Ron
Here’s a message left by a certain fella called Ron looking for help with the following: Nice information! In the past I have built my own hydraulic press brake 60 Ton X 4 ft wide. I utilized dual ram’s salvaged from a catipiller, I utilized hydraulic dual selonoid valves to allow balance and stop control, [...]
Continue readingWelding Stainless Steel Pocket Protectors in your Sleep
I’m obviously something of a visionary. Well, when I say visionary, I mean I’ve found another blog post about stainless steel pocket cups after I’d touted a return to the vest-pocket ashtray. Anyway, the above fella somehow got somebody at Boing Boing all excited because he’d made his own – wait for it – stainless [...]
Continue readingAntique Sheetmetal Fabrication Books?
Following on from the same lady who gave us the antique sheet metal tools, we also have the list of sheetmetal fabrication books dating from as early as 1907. Here’s the listing of the books as it was provided to me in the email: Antique books 1. sheet metal a) Sheet Metal Work; Neubecker; approx [...]
Continue readingAntique Sheet Metal Tools?
Three or so weeks ago I was contacted by a lady who’d inherited her grandfather’s entire set of sheet metal tools and has had them in her garage since he passed away 30 years ago. She’s not only wondering what’s what, but would also like to determine how much, if anything, they’re worth. She could [...]
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The Tinbasher is the award-winning company blog of Butler Sheetmetal Ltd UK, a small fabrication shop in the darkest recesses of North West England.
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