[Kevin Cheung] likes to upcycle old soda cans into — well — things. The metal is thin enough to cut by hand, but he’d started using a manual die-cutting machine, and it worked well. The problem? The ...

While many of us now have laser cutters — either a K40-style machine or one of the newer high-output diodes — you probably don’t have one that cuts metal. True, some hobby lasers now offer IR laser ...

In the aftermath of the disastrous Deepwater Horizon explosion of 2010, as millions of gallons of oil leaked into the Gulf of Mexico, a St. Michael company called Jet Edge, Inc., played a key role in ...

Soft, lightweight, and virtually maintenance-free, that’s aluminum – a popular choice across all industries, from aerospace to automotive and construction. It is soft enough to be cut by manual tools, ...

My favorite tools for accurately cutting sheetmetal are aircraft shears. These are available in most hardware or big-box stores, and are quite affordable. They come in left (red), right (green), and ...

Shenzhen, China, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ToAuto, a global innovator in maker tools, announces the upcoming launch ...

Modern milling machines look much the same as they did 30 years ago. However, they now must cut superalloys, titanium, and high-tensile steels to closer tolerances and at faster rates than before. To ...

There’s no reason to use a hacksaw in a modern farm shop. Cutting metal on a farm often used to involve either an oxy-acetylene torch, a hacksaw or tin snips. If a shop was “high-tech,” it might have ...

Choosing the right metal cutting tool can make or break your project’s precision, speed, and efficiency. From band saws to cold saws, each tool offers unique strengths for different materials and cut ...

Grinding, or abrasive machining, once performed on conventional milling machines, lathes and shapers, are now performed on various types of grinding machines. Grinding machines have advanced in design ...