I remember sitting in my old shop back in the eighties, the smell of burnt oil and ozone thick enough to chew on, staring at a rusted-out cast iron lathe component that most folks would’ve tossed straight into the scrap Continue reading The Process of Restoring Antique Metalwork
I still remember the smell of ozone and singed hair from a job back in ’84, when a kid I was mentoring thought he could dodge his leather apron just to stay a bit cooler in the shop. He thought Continue reading Essential Welding Safety Protocols for the Workshop
I remember sitting in my old shop back in ’84, staring at a heavy-duty vise that had been left out in the rain for a season. I’d spent half my paycheck on some fancy, store-bought chemical spray that promised to Continue reading Effective Methods for Removing Rust From Metal
I remember standing in a drafty fabrication shop back in ’84, watching a young apprentice try to force a bend in a thick piece of mild steel by cranking up the torch way past what the material could take. He Continue reading Essential Metalworking Techniques for Beginners