Sheet metal fabrication is a widely – used technology in the manufacturing industry. It involves processing metal sheets into ...

fellow hackologists may be interested in a year and half long project of mine to build a computer controlled sheet metal cutting system. It uses a 100 watt CO2 industrial laser.

Sheet metal is very easy to form, including the pressing in of intricate shapes with dies and a hydraulic press, but the dies themselves are slightly harder to come by. What if we could 3D print ...

To make straight cuts, clamp your metal piece in a vice and use a hacksaw. If your metal is thinner than 3mm you could also use a brake press guillotine or a sheet metal guillotine. Most curves ...