2019

Custom Sheet Metal Fabrication: What You Should Know

If you are working on a metal project, either for your own personal use or for mass production, you may need sheets of metal specially fabricated for your project. Unfortunately, most people have no idea how to go about finding a fabricator, what to expect from a fabricator, or what the process involves. I know because I found myself in this very situation just under a year ago. I was working on a custom car and needed sheets made for the custom body. I did a lot of research in many different places to learn what I needed to know to get the project done. I started this website in hopes of compiling all of the information in one spot and hopefully saving others some time if they are looking for this information. If you need metal fabricated, I hope this helps you.

Shouldering The Burden: How Shoulder Screws Bear Weight

15 January 2019

Shoulder screws are unique fasteners in that they wear a "collar" around and just underneath the heat of the screw. The threaded part of the screw is typically what fastens things together, but it is the shoulder component that fascinates anyone who builds. In fact, these screws can turn and pivot, even while bearing (or shouldering) weight other fasteners could not. Just to give you an idea of the weight these clever fasteners can manage, here is a " [Read More]

Shouldering The Burden: How Shoulder Screws Bear Weight