I remember standing in my old shop back in the nineties, surrounded by a mountain of twisted offcuts and rusted shavings that looked more like trash than treasure. A younger foreman walked in, looked at the mess, and told me Continue reading Managing Metal Scrap in the Workshop
I remember sitting in my first fabrication shop back in the seventies, watching a young apprentice try to force a joint together by cranking the heat like he was trying to start a bonfire. He thought more temperature meant a Continue reading Techniques for Soldering Metal Components
I remember sitting in my old shop back in the nineties, staring at a vintage lathe I’d spent three months restoring, only to find a blooming patch of orange decay creeping across the bed because I’d been lazy with the Continue reading Ways to Prevent Metal From Rusting