Running your CNC plasma cutter near its limits, such as making thick cuts, requires everything to be correct. From having ample power to running clean consumables, any minor compromise can lead to poor results. In this video, our product engineer Nick explains everything to check and what settings to dial […]
Tag: metal fabrication
Bagged C-10 – CNC Plasma-Cutting a Custom Cupholder
As Adam works through his C-10 project, his next job was to design and fabricate a custom cupholder mount. With a rough idea in mind, he sources some cupholder inserts and sketches out a bracket to support them. Using free Fusion 360 software, he formalizes the design and converts it […]
CNC Plasma 2×2 Comparo: Eastwood Versa Cut vs Langmiur CrossFire
Once reserved for high-end fabrication shops, CNC plasma cutters have become much more affordable in recent years. In the last year alone, Eastwood has introduced no fewer than three new CNC plasma options specifically for DIY fabricators. The smallest and least expensive of these is the compact Versa Cut 2×2. […]
Shaving the Roof and Adding a Scoop to a Fast and Furious Replica Project
Hollywood movies have made legends out of countless hero cars. The original 2001 film The Fast and the Furious featured all kinds of memorable cars, including one notable Mitsubishi Eclipse. Of course, the Eclipse is mostly infamous for losing its floor panel in a street race due to, uh…exhaust manifold […]
Prototype To Product – Developing a DIY-Friendly CNC Plasma Cutter
It used to be that CNC machines were only found in professional shops. But as the cost of computers virtually disappeared and access to user-friendly CAD software became common, Eastwood’s Mark Robidoux felt DIY hobbyists should be able to have computer-control machinery in their home garage. In this episode of […]
How to Bend Metal At Home
The Eastwood 4 inch metal bender is a great way to easily make precise bends in metal up to 3/8 of an inch thick or 4 inches wide. The powerful two and a half tons of pressing force
Must Have Tool for Sanding Wood and Grinding Metal- 12″ Disc Sander
The Eastwood 12 inch sander rips through metal and is backed by a powerful eight amp one and a quarter horsepower motor to power through any fabrication jobs.
What is an IronWorker Machine?
What does an IronWorker Do? There are a lot of metal fabrication tools on the market and some of them have names that don’t always tell a beginner what they actually do. Obviously a Metal Shear, shears metal and a metal punch punches metal, but what does an “IronWorker” machine […]
Is a Sheet Metal Nibbler or a Sheet Metal Shear Better?
Cutting Sheet Metal Other than hammers and screw drivers a cutting tool is probably the one you will want to have the largest collection of in your tool box. We often get asked the difference between types of sheet metal cutting tools and while there isn’t a clear “best cutting […]