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This is What a Massive 500 Gallon Propane Tank Explosion Looks Like

If there's one thing that you want to avoid with anything that's propane powered from your grill to your heater, It would most obviously be a situation that would put the propane tank in danger of building up enough pressure to explode and send shrapnel flying everywhere. While these tanks are fitted with safety...

70 Cool Welding Projects and Ideas for welding

Easy welding projects for beginners. Ideas to weld and sell. Cool welding projects for fun. Complete List. Make money welding in your garage now!

11 Great Ideas for Machine Shops

Forward-thinking machine shops must watch for emerging technologies. Here are 11 ideas we found this week for set-up, tooling, machining, and shop operations.

50 cool welding project ideas

For experts and beginners alike, welding can be a great way of making money. A lot of people dream about turning their hobby into a thing that pays extra money; therefore, welding may be your way of making that dream to see the light. There are various difficulties when you want to make money from …

How to Get Started With Welding

Whether you want to restore a car or just make your own mailbox, with the right tools and a little bit of patience, welding is surprisingly easy to pick up.

Welding Helmets and a few Tips and Tricks

In this video, several different style welding helmets are reviewed

The 4 Essential Tips For Safety In Your CNC Machine Shop

CNC Machine Shop Reaps Benefits of Hiring an IT Person

A database guru combined off-the-shelf technology with an elaborate proprietary shop management software to drive efficiency throughout all areas of a machine shop.>

What Industries Use CNC Machines?

Check out our new post to learn how different industries benefit from outsourcing CNC machining!

What Is Aerospace CNC Machining?

Aerospace CNC machining produces precision components with the strength and durability the industry needs for mission-critical applications. Learn more.

Should a Machine Shop Have a Blog?

I am revising my opinion about machine shops and blogging. Here's why.

Hydraulic Equipment Reliability: Who's Responsible?

I got this beef from the Chairman of an association of contractors in a particular industry in a European country (all of whom shall remain nameless to protect their identity)<br>"We depend heavily on hydraulic equipment. Our problem is that the manufacturers seem to make machines to sell components and not for reliability. So they don't provide any information regarding reducing breakdown of working hydraulics and…

Benefits of Contracting CNC Machining

Astro Machine Works has contract CNC machining solutions for many industries including Medical, Pharmaceutical, Energy, Food Processing, and more.

New Machine Shop Ideas Emphasize Productivity, Flexibility, Connectivity

Productivity, flexibility, and connectivity have simple meanings and big implications for machine shop operators and machine tool programmers.

PVC CNC Machine Build Results In A Great Learning Experience

Hobby level CNC machines are fun to use and are a great tool to make your projects with. So how does a CNC newb get started? Our opinion is that it’s best to jump right in and get doing. [WTH…

The Ultimate Guide to Improving Machine Shop Efficiency

Making everything work together synchronously and efficiently is a balancing act

Six Easy Steps to Maintain Your Hydraulic Equipment

My wife often asks me why I still do consulting work. She wonders why I happily leave the comfort of my office to crawl all over hot, dirty, smelly hydraulic equipment.<br>For starters, I actually...

Building a Better Business: Lessons for Machine Shops From an Unexpected Source

Learning how to be a great manufacturer by listening to the insights of a different industry, homebuilding (which perhaps is not so different after all).

How to Use a CNC Machine

A CNC machine is a piece of equipment that manufactures parts according to preprogrammed computer directions.