You may not think you'd have much use for a tube bender when building a car if you're not contemplating fitting a rollcage, but they have plenty of other uses. They come into play while fabricating ...

If you want to bend metal to make shapes, you might use equipment like a brake. But if you don’t have one, no worries. You can still do a lot with common tools like a vise and torches. [Bwrussell] ...

Quite literally, books have been written on the topic of bending sheetmetal to form useful shapes. We don’t intend to duplicate all that knowledge here, but rather give you, the home fabricator and ...

Go inside the blacksmith shop to learn fundamental techniques. This guide shows you how to master bending and twisting hot ...

Structural steel tube is a great compromise of strength and weight. Tube is built to be used in structural applications and to contain pressure. Pipe is built to transport fluids and gases. We don't ...

Following on from last month's installment on dent removal, we thought a further look at some more advanced metal fabrication might be in order. After all, if you're contemplating tackling the ...

Through a welding mask, the world is a dim place. A few minutes ago, the sliding door of Nick Wicks’s metal shop outside Portland, Maine, was wide open. Sun streamed in through a light rain. But now, ...

CNC press brakes have transformed the sheet metal fabrication industry, providing a level of efficiency, precision, and cost-effectiveness that traditional methods cannot match. These ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A workshop isn’t complete until it has a bench vise. Without it, you’ll find yourself ...