Sheet Metal Fabrication

Boeing Sells Another Sheet Metal Fabrication Plant

Posted on 10, Aug

Sheet Metal Fabrication

My favourite Tinbasher referral of all time came from Boeing. Someone somewhere had done a search for ‘sheet metal bending’. Obviously they were looking for other firms to take on their fabrication work as opposed to a how-to guide. They seem to have found who they were looking for. I fully accept that Boeing might [...]

Cutting Square Holes in Aluminium Sheet

Posted on 27, Jul

There’s always more than one way to skin a cat and there’s also more than one way to cut a square hole in aluminium sheet. Fourteen according to MakeZine. Most of the methods are ideally suited for the DIYers amongst you, but you can never fault finding a decent laserer for numbers.

For all you DIY metalwork enthusiasts…..

Posted on 20, Jul

This is the real deal with knobs on. I give you Don Justo’s homemade cathedral: In 1961, at the age of 29, he laid the first stone in the construction of a “cathedral” that he has built virtually single handed since then on a plot of land 50 metres by 20 metres that he inherited [...]

Ask your local sheet metal jobshop

Posted on 30, Jun

Here’s a post which I found via my referrals. Where can I find stainless steel for outdoor garden use and how do I buy it? I’ve seen lots of British garden shows that feature really slick looking garden accents done in stainless steel. Sometimes it’s a 6-inch wide cap for lawn edging, sometimes it’s used [...]

B of the Bang in Bits.

Posted on 24, May

I’d never heard of the B of the Bang until John mentioned that it was dropping to bits this morning. Apparently, it’s not for the first time, either. The B of the Bang is Britain’s largest bespoke metalwork sculpture and is a series of rusted spikes jutting out at various angles standing proudly at 184ft [...]

’2,3,4,5. We don’t want them oxidised.’

Posted on 19, May

Do you remember those large rusty planters we manufactured for an installation in the Midlands? Well there’s only been a peasant’s revolt by the residents of the housing estate they were being plonked on. Apparently, they placed one out of the six in situ and there were placards, petitions and all manner of grass roots [...]

Make Yourself a Solar Oven.

Posted on 4, May

Here we go. How about making your very own solar oven? This site gives you the complete lowdown from conception to completion of this little outdoor sausage sizzler. All you need is the following: 28-gauge galvanized iron (or aluminum) – 16 square feet No. 6, 3/8-inch sheet metal screws – approximately 24 2-inch fiber glass [...]