[Jer Schmidt] needed a way to put a lot of M8 bolts into a piece of square steel tubing, but just drilling and tapping threads into the thin steel wouldn’t be strong enough. So he figured out a way to ...

Inside the busy workshop, a fabricator carries out precision welding on a heavy steel attachment. Bright sparks illuminate the workspace as the worn component is reinforced and restored, ensuring long ...

A fabricator that needs to weld thick plate in as few passes as possible often will turn to submerged arc welding (SAW), a legacy process that has dominated heavy fabrication for decades. Variations ...

Most combined cycle professionals understand that a joint between grade 91 steel and an austenitic stainless steel is considered a dissimilar-metal weld. For that reason, it requires special welding ...

Traditionally, welding has been limited to materials that share similar properties, so it's tough to make even aluminum and steel join forces. But now, scientists from Heriot-Watt University are ...

Sponsored Content. We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Metal fabrication is both an exceptionally practical skill and an avenue to some remarkable works of art. However, ...