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 ...

After nearly 4 years, I finally got my hands on the Stahlwerk Plasma Cutter! This machine cut through a 15mm metal sheet in a ...

Plasma is superheated, compressed air that ionizes to form a conductive gas. This gas conducts electricity from the torch of the plasma cutter to the work piece, through a electrode and copper nozzle ...

It doesn’t matter if you are just getting into your first Jeep or fabricating a frame for your tenth, we all need some way to cut metal for our projects. Choosing the right tool for the job is ...

Metalworking has always been very much a “mixed method” art. Forging, welding, milling, grinding; anything to remove metal or push it around from one place to another is fair game when you’ve got to ...

If you thought the benefits of a plasma cutter ended at the torch's cutting tip, you're in for a bit of a surprise. In this final installment of our yearlong Cliff's Notes fabrication tips ...

A plasma cutter works by using electrical current to superheat gas until it reaches the fourth state of matter, plasma. This directed plasma is 30,000 degrees Fahrenheit and reduces metal to molten ...

After nearly 4 years, I finally got my hands on the Stahlwerk Plasma Cutter! This machine cut through a 15mm metal sheet in a ...

A growing number of farmers are opting to tool up with engineering-grade workshop equipment to produce their own machinery parts. And when it comes to carving out perfect sheet metal profiles, there’s ...