The fourth state of matter HF Contact or Pilot Arc Plasma gouging, too Anyone working in a fabricating shop or machining operations comes face to face with a steady stream of science and technology ...

If you have a well-equipped shop, it isn’t unusual to have a welder. Stick welders have become a commodity and even some that use shield gas are cheap if you don’t count buying the bottle of gas. But ...

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 ...

Two new lightweight plasma cutters from Hobart Welding Products offer fabricators increased portability and flexible power options coupled with the largest cutting ability in Hobart's line. The ...

Plasma cutters are a must-have for any metal shop and have been for years. Good cutters normally cost anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000, and have always been well worth the purchase when considering the ...

The Powermax ® SYNC series is Hypertherm's next-generation plasma cutter, known for simplified operation and streamlined consumable inventory. It features a single-piece cartridge consumable and ...

For many four-wheelers, building our rigs is almost as much fun as driving them. There are many really unique and functional rigs built in the home shop. The adage that "real Jeeps are built, not ...

Cutting steel can be easier than you think, especially when using a 12V car wiper motor to create an automatic plasma cutting track. In this video, watch as a simple motorized setup turns a standard ...

Work centers are manual tools or machines that process material to make parts. Cost estimators can easily select from over 3500 work centers included in its software library. This helps estimating ...