Posts by Jonathan Maes

I can guarantee you that there is not a tool more used by machinists than a good set of calipers. They're easily the most versatile measuring tool that are absolutely necessary for day-to-day use. So...

Especially in shops with a lot of baby boomers, you're going to here the name "Bridgeport" tossed around like a summer salad. What is a Bridgeport? A Bridgeport mill is a standard manual knee-type...

There are few things more annoying than fighting with your tools. Having an oxy acetylene torch constantly popping and blowing out is beyond frustrating. So how can you troubleshoot this problem and...

This is a pretty common question from people that are interested in forging. The cool thing with forging is that you can turn a chunk of metal into nearly anything as long as the composition matches...

Aluminum angle is such a good material for projects. It's durable and easy to work with. You can use it for framing, or just cut it up into little pieces and drill it for brackets or supports. So...

There are approximately 36 million different kinds of steel. You can probably imagine where I pulled that number from. (Hint: from somewhere behind me) But you get the idea. At first glance,...