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Posts by Jonathan Maes

link to Why Does Metal Rust?

Why Does Metal Rust?

It's pretty rare for rust to ever be considered a good thing. It's an absolute pain to restore anything that's begun to degrade and rot away with rust. The cost of restoration can be pretty insane,...

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Why Does Steel Turn Blue When Heated?

If you're a machinist like me, you're probably always trying to make those beautiful blue 6's and 9's for chips when you're cutting steel. If you're a welder, that color spectrum following your bead...

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link to Do Titanium, Aluminum, and Other Nonferrous Metals Rust?

Do Titanium, Aluminum, and Other Nonferrous Metals Rust?

While sometimes a bit of rust can make a project look kinda interesting and sell well at county fairs, it's generally something entirely undesirable. Some materials, however, don't rust. Do...

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link to Can I Anodize Stainless Steel? Why You Might Not Want To

Can I Anodize Stainless Steel? Why You Might Not Want To

Anodizing can be a really cool way of getting interesting colors on metal, and can sometimes be used as a way to make the metal more durable. Can stainless steel be anodized? Stainless steel...

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Is It Illegal to Melt/Destroy US Pennies and Other Coins?

If you skim through the comments of nearly any YouTube "make a ring from a quarter" or mokume gane type of video, you'll see mindnumbing arguments back and forth on whether the content is illegal...

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link to Stupid Easy Salt Water Etching in Stainless Steel

Stupid Easy Salt Water Etching in Stainless Steel

I've done professional etching, so when I heard about salt water etching using a few things that you have laying around your room, I was a bit skeptical that you could actually get decent results. I...

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I've been working in manufacturing and repair for the past 14 years. My specialty is machining. I've managed a machine shop with multiaxis CNC machines for aerospace and medical prototyping and contract manufacturing. I also have done a lot of welding/fabrication, along with special processes. Now I run a consulting company to help others solve manufacturing problems.

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