*Click here for more metal forming machinery. A plasma cutter isn’t exactly a tool that sheet metal workers can carry around in their pockets — as nice as this model from Advance Cutting Systems is.

If you've taken a few metalworking classes or have a long-standing interest in the practice, you may be wondering what it takes to set up shop at home. While it may seem like a daunting task, ...

The impact that faster and more powerful laser cutting machines have had on the typical metal fabricating shop floor is undeniable. Just ask the bending department. It wasn’t too long ago that one ...

Does the project you’re working on require you to manipulate metal? At Sears think[box], we offer tools such as a waterjet cutter, metal saws, lathes and more to serve your needs.

Fast forward more than two decades. The founder of Freedom Fabricators in Jupiter, Fla., stands in front of a large press brake and its touchscreen controller, again working aluminum—this time on a ...

Perhaps the biggest hurdle to starting a home blacksmithing operating is the forge. There’s really no way around having a forge; somehow the metal has to get hot enough to work. Although we might be ...