Let's look first at bending square tubing. This is easily achievable with a very basic bender, such as a floor-mounted item readily available from discount tool warehouses. The trick to bending square ...

The two most common types of metal tubing used in custom tube bending and tube lasering are seamless and welded. The choice between the two is normally determined by application type, material ...

Structural steel tube is a great compromise of strength and weight. Tube is built to be used in structural applications and to contain pressure. Pipe is built to transport fluids and gases. We don't ...

Bending technology is often associated with various processes and machines employed in sheet metal fabrication. Such machines include both press brakes and panel benders, but press brakes are the most ...

Ever since we launched the Do-It-Yourself column earlier this year, I've been on a mission-literally hellbent on learning things that I should have already known how to do by now. While I don't ...

A motor mount. A sturdy enclosure. A 43.7° bracket. The average hack requires at least one angled metal part, and the best tool to make one is still the good ol’ press brake. Bending parts requires a ...