Sheet Metal Sites

Airplane Trailer Trash?

Posted on 26, Sep

You know what I’m like with all these DIY plane enthusiasts. Well now we seem to have gone a step further – somebody has bought themselves an existing aeroplane and decided to fit it out in order to make it habitable. You’re also more than welcome to go and take a tour so long as [...]

The Mechanical Finishing of Decorative Stainless Steel Surfaces

Posted on 22, Sep

Euro Inox has just emailed me a notice of their new 35-page pdf talking about all aspects of mechanical finishing with regards to stainless steel. It includes: • Specifying mechanically finished surfaces for stainless steel fabrications • Frequently used finishing methods • Frequently used abrasives and power tools • Best practice finishing • Case studies [...]

Groundhog Day

Posted on 31, Aug

For the second night in succession I’ve been awakened by the not so dulcet tones of Heart blaring from the TV. SAME TIME.SAME CHANNEL.SAME F******** SHOW. Stephanie thought I’d taken to sleep swearing as I’d gone from snoring to expletives in a matter of seconds. I’m slightly worried that I’ve passed some vague point of [...]

Sheet Metal Exhibitions Worldwide

Posted on 26, Aug

I’ve added a list of sheet metal related exhibitions from all over the world for your perusal. It’s a nifty little script offered by Sheetmetalworld that anybody can integrate into their site. So that’s what I’ve done.

FOR SALE: One Metal Stamping Plant

Posted on 19, Aug

Whilst looking around for any new sheet metal blogs (and failing miserably I hasten to add), I found this sponsored link on Google. Just down the road from me in Elyria, or, to be more precise, just down the I-75 Ohio Turnpike just outside Toledo, there’s this guy trying to sell his metal stamping plant. [...]

Save Our Steel – Get A Tattoo

Posted on 26, Jul

“Save Our Steel” is a growing grassroots community organization founded by Amey Senape and Michael Kramer to support the historically sensitive redevelopment of the former Bethlehem Steel site in Bethlehem, PA. Our Mission Statement follows: “The mission of Save Our Steel is to encourage the historically sensitive reuse of the former Bethlehem Steel site by [...]

Welding Wiki for Welding History

Posted on 3, Jun

Sheet Metal Sites

The welding wiki is probably rather good if you fancy a history lesson but not too handy as a means of showing you how to do it. However, the beauty of it is that you can add such things yourselves if you see fit. If you want a few more handy resources then you’re more [...]