A plasma cutter looks similar to an arc welder, but instead of joining metals, the job here is to cut through them quickly and accurately. We’ve been looking at the technical aspects so we can help ...

Plasma cutters are ridiculously cheap these days, just cruise by the usual online sources or your local Harbor Freight if you’ve got any doubt about that. But “cheap” and “good” don’t always intersect ...

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 ...

Anyone working in a fabricating shop or machining operations comes face to face with a steady stream of science and technology every day. Speeds, feeds, calculations, and reactions — you have to be ...

Can you turn one of the most frustrating parts of any automotive restoration into one of the most fun? Removing the spot welds prior to replacing rusted out panels is usually not fun. What it is, ...

Can you turn one of the most frustrating parts of any automotive restoration into one of the most fun? Removing the spot welds prior to replacing rusted out panels is usually not fun. What it is, ...