Shop Safety
1 Check this post out for the ultimate guide to selecting and purchasing an auto darkening welding helmet. Welding helmets are critical for the safety of any DIY metal work, whether you are welding or plasma cutting. Without a good welding helmet, you can cause eye stress, skin burns or even […]
The Ultimate Guide to Auto Darkening Welding Helmets
1 EVERY shop struggles with organization and cleanliness. Here is a motivational story on how I cleaned my DIY Metal Fab shop up and got organized so I can rock some projects in 2019!
Year End Shop Cleaning Plus How to Install Retractable Cord ...
16 I am definitely not perfect but I always try to take any extra safety precautions that I can think of before doing any potentially dangerous tasks, and you should too. When I sit down and think about it I realize I have a lot to lose and there is no shortcut […]
Safety Tips for Using Metal Fabrication Tools
4 There are many different kinds of welding gloves for different welding processes. Read more to make sure you are using the right ones!
Tools of the Trade! – Welding Gloves
1 So this is part 2 of my garage lighting experience. I of course decided that the 4 new lights weren’t enough, so it was time to install two more. Read more to check out the completed project.
DIY – How to Install LED Garage Lighting Part 2
5 Hooray for Christmas and Happy New Year! I got a set of 4 sweet new LED overhead lights for my garage for Christmas. Read more to see what I got and how I hung them up!
DIY – How to Install LED Garage Lighting
6 Working with metal is LOUD. Be sure to use ear protection. Read more to see how you can protect yourself cheaply and effectively.
Home Metal Fabrication Safety – Ear Protection
10 It really doesn’t take that many tools to get started welding or repairing your own projects. I wanted to prove it, so I made up a quick list of everything you need to get started welding for < $250.
Get started welding for under $250 guide
8 Home metal fabrication shop safety is an easy thing to overlook, but it is THE most important thing to be aware of while in the shop. Also in this post, we discuss a little known benefit of safety equipment that you might not have thought of. Here is a list […]