The fourth state of matter HF Contact or Pilot Arc Plasma gouging, too Anyone working in a fabricating shop or machining operations comes face to face with a steady stream of science and technology ...

If you have a well-equipped shop, it isn’t unusual to have a welder. Stick welders have become a commodity and even some that use shield gas are cheap if you don’t count buying the bottle of gas. But ...

Plasma cutters are a must-have for any metal shop and have been for years. Good cutters normally cost anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000, and have always been well worth the purchase when considering the ...

What we want is a Star Trek-style replicator. What we have are a bunch of different machines that can spew out various 2D and 3D shapes. For the foreseeable future, you’ll still need to post-process ...

Industrial processes are becoming more and more accessible to hobbyists and engineering renegades, those unaffiliated with research institutions or patent-churning corporations. Case in point, as of ...

With the introduction of two new metal-cutting machines, Grizzly brings versatility to metal fabrication with options for a wider range of metalworking customers. The 3-in-1 welder caters to newer ...

All three of Harbor Freight's plasma cutters are pricey, but generally well regarded by users, and come with a range of power ...

Plasma cutting uses hot jets of plasma to cut through a wide array of materials, especially those that are electrically conductive. With a watermelon or a steak, the results are a little less reliable ...