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Bacon: the Other White Heat
Grease Fire Pure oxygen flows from a metal pipe through a core of baked prosciutto, generating a grease fire hot enough to ignite steel and burn a hole clear through this pan. A wrapping of...
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Welding, Part One: Gear Selection
Welding Gear John B. Carnett My welding hobby started shortly after I got a bid for a steel staircase. As with everything, the money always causes me to do the Carnett calculation:How much is the...
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Learn How to Do Anything with Netflix for DIY Nerds
Get mad skillz at Smartflix Smartflix - http://www.smartflix.comAlmost four years ago I swapped out my fancy lad IT job in New York City for a 100 percent DIY lifestyle in Truth or Consequences, New...
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Tool School: Break Out the Torch
Oxy-Acetylene Cutting Torch Vin Marshall MIG welders and plasma cutters might carry more cache, but serious metal cred comes from the mastery of a simple flame. The oxy-acetylene torch setup is one of...
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Tool School: A Quicker Way to Cut Steel
Plasma Torch Vin Marshall Building things from metal can seem intimidating—metal just feels so much more permanent than, say, wood, and with the all the sparks and pressurized cylinders, it seems like...
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Get Medieval: How to Build a Metal Forge
Propane Forge The forge, assembled. Vin Marshall Forging steel is significant for several reasons. It's one of the oldest metal-forming operations in existence. Blacksmiths throughout history have...
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Brake Cleaner Can Kill: When to Take Safety Warnings Seriously
Brake Cleaner Warning Label www.brewracingframes.comI've been careless at times. We all have. I try to address safety issues in posts about my projects, but it is all too easy to ignore the boring...
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Adventurous Germans Grill Sausages with an Industrial Welder
The Fat is in the Fire Dietmar Schroeder (dietmar-schroeder.de) Barbecue grills don't typically require eye protection, but then, they're typically not made from a giant TIG welder and an industrial...
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Build a Jig to Improve Your Fabrications
Space Frame Courtesy of selfhatingotaku on Flickr Some form of jig is a practical necessity for fabrication in volume, or when dealing with tight tolerances, or both. While it can seem like a lot of...
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Hacking the 21st-Century Auto
Make My Ride Buyers of Local Motors's Rally Fighter do much of the assembly themselves over two long weekends. Coutesy Local Motors Digital Imaging: Eric Heintz Today's cars may seem too sophisticated...
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This Portable Blowtorch Uses Only Water As Fuel
Water-Fueled Welder SafeFlameResearchers from ITM Power, a UK-based clean energy company, say their new blowtorch prototype produces fire using only water as fuel. The electrolyser system turns...
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How I Turned Car Batteries Into A Welder [Video]
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View ArticleLearn How to Do Anything with Netflix for DIY Nerds
Almost four years ago I swapped out my fancy lad IT job in New York City for a 100 percent DIY lifestyle in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The only problem was that I…
View ArticleTool School: Break Out the Torch
MIG welders and plasma cutters might carry more cache, but serious metal cred comes from the mastery of a simple flame. The oxy-acetylene torch setup is one of the most affordable versatile tools in...
View ArticleTool School: A Quicker Way to Cut Steel
Building things from metal can seem intimidating—metal just feels so much more permanent than, say, wood, and with the all the sparks and pressurized cylinders, it seems like…
View ArticleGet Medieval: How to Build a Metal Forge
Forging steel is significant for several reasons. It's one of the oldest metal-forming operations in existence. Blacksmiths throughout history have (and continue to) forge…
View ArticleBrake Cleaner Can Kill: When to Take Safety Warnings Seriously
I've been careless at times. We all have. I try to address safety issues in posts about my projects, but it is all too easy to ignore the boring safety lecture and skip ahead…
View ArticleAdventurous Germans Grill Sausages with an Industrial Welder
Barbecue grills don't typically require eye protection, but then, they're typically not made from a giant TIG welder and an industrial sausage positioner either. That's…
View ArticleBuild a Jig to Improve Your Fabrications
Some form of jig is a practical necessity for fabrication in volume, or when dealing with tight tolerances, or both. While it can seem like a lot of extra work, making a jig…
View ArticleHacking the 21st-Century Auto
Today's cars may seem too sophisticated for tinkering, but the DIY auto movement is thriving, yielding designs and innovations too radical for mass production. Here are four…
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