Posts by Jonathan Maes

You'll hardly find a scrap metal more common than rebar. From spindly little rods to beefy cylinders, it's accessible and dirt cheap. So what kind of metal is rebar? Usually standard rebar is...

I felt compelled to write this article because I've seen so many people struggle with cutting aluminum plate. I may or may not have been among these people. As a general rule of thumb, anything...

If you're anything like me, when you see a chunk of metal laying around you're instantly wondering what you can make from it. Railroad tracks are very solid chunks of steel. So what kind of steel are...