If you've built a custom classic truck, chances are you've had to deal with cutting metal-it may have been removing or modifying something old or installing something new. And, if you're like most ...

Anyone working in a fabricating shop or machining operations comes face to face with a steady stream of science and technology every day. Speeds, feeds, calculations, and reactions — you have to be ...

A plasma cutter looks similar to an arc welder, but instead of joining metals, the job here is to cut through them quickly and accurately. We’ve been looking at the technical aspects so we can help ...

For consumable parts a typical shielded plasma torch has an electrode, a nozzle, and a shield. Many other torches are unshielded with an exposed nozzle and an electrode. The two consumable parts in ...

Plasma cutting – occasionally referred to as ‘plasma arc cutting’ – is a melting process that sees a high-temperature ionized gas jet used to melt the material and expel it from a cut. This ionized ...

For many four-wheelers, building our rigs is almost as much fun as driving them. There are many really unique and functional rigs built in the home shop. The adage that "real Jeeps are built, not ...

1.What Is Plasma Cutting? Plasma cutting is the first form of cutting that was developed in the 1950s as an alternative to flame cutting. Plasma cutting involves firing a superheated, electrically ...

For one-off projects or prototypes it’s not uncommon for us to make do with whatever workspace we have on hand. Using a deck railing as an impromptu sawhorse, for example, is one that might be ...

In This Project, I Built A Mini Skid Steer Snow Plow Using A Plasma Cutter, Showcasing The Entire Process From Metal Selection, Precision Cutting, Welding, And Assembly To Create A Fully Functional ...