Sheet Metal Fabrication

Sheet Metal Bending Calculator

Posted on 20, Jan

Sheet Metal Bending Calculator I have no idea why this is where it is, but it is. At the moment I’ll claim any old sheet metal related tidbit from any blog.

Metal Finishing.com

Posted on 7, Jan

about finishing.com is the home page of the finishing industry ® — a place for people around the world who have an interest in metal finishing and the allied surface finishing arts to get information and enjoy the camaraderie of their peers. So, if you’re in need of an anodizer, electroplater, powder coater, zinc plater, [...]

Even Bigger Stainless Steel Balls

Posted on 6, Dec

We love our stainless steel balls round here. We also love doing slightly more design-led projects- even if the designers themselves always want the quote yesterday and then don’t actually throw the job your way for another six months. But, it’s the nature of the beast and is always pleasant diversion from the usual bread [...]

TIG Weld of Doom

Posted on 5, Nov

Here we go. I’ve just found an article at Street Chopper about DIY welding entitled Raiders of the Lost Arc Weld. They claim: A common misconception about welding is that it is better left to trained professionals that have been doing it for years. We here at Street Chopper want to dispel that myth, because [...]

Cool Warmth (Yes, really)

Posted on 19, Oct

The Fireorb Don’t you just love a bit of quality stainless steel design? If you pop over to the Fireorb site there are pictures of them in various swanky houses and pictures of them being spun and fabricated. Don’t let it be said that you can’t mix high end stainless steel design and sheet metal [...]

Just Your Average Twisted Genius.

Posted on 14, Oct

The soup can mouse trap got me thinking what a bunch of twisted geniuses tinbashers are. I suppose it comes with the territory. Good sheet metal fabricators aren’t just welders, polishers, grinders or benders, they’re also some of the best problem solvers you’d ever wish to meet. An interesting proportion of Butler Sheetmetal Ltd’s work [...]