[mrjohngoh] had the need to join two pieces of sheet ... of metal. The resistance of the metal work pieces and the current passed though them creates enough heat to melt and join the two together ...

To make an ultrathin metal sheet, the team heated a droplet of the metal between two sapphire anvils, which were pressed together as the metal cooled (see ‘Putting the squeeze on’).

You print out the upper and lower die, put a piece of sheet metal between them, and then smash them together with a hydraulic press. If everything works correctly, and your CAD skills hold true ...

Dryer sheets are an obvious way to combat static buildup in the dryer. But there's another solution: aluminum foil. Taylor Martin CNET Contributor Taylor Martin has covered technology online for ...

Recycling aluminum cans into flat sheets of metal is gaining popularity among DIY enthusiasts and sustainability advocates. Aluminum’s lightweight, durable, and corrosion-resistant properties ...

Sheets of metal just two atoms thick can be produced by squashing molten droplets at great pressure between two sapphires. The researchers who developed the process say the unusual materials could ...

Editor’s note: One of the country’s foremost wholesalers of sheet metal working machinery is Vorys Bros. Inc. in Columbus, Ohio. Richard S. Voorhees is manager of the machinery division. When he heard ...

How to fasten sheet-metal parts without fastening hardware. Folding and adding bending tabs is one of the easiest and most economical way of making moderately strong joints in sheet-metal parts ...

Audi and GSAPP teamed with FLATCUT_ to create a 1:1500 scale model of Manhattan’s street grid from 3/16-inch-thick aluminum sheets This ... was tied together and contextualized by a hanging ...