Discover the secrets behind creating your very own essential tool for sheet metal work! In this informative and engaging ...

Step drill bits are designed to drill holes in sheet metal and other thin materials. They’re just the thing when you need a perfectly sized, clean hole in a steel junction box, electrical ...

The best way to make a clean hole would be with a sheel metal punch.<BR><BR> Like this <BR><BR>If you can ever find another use for it (to justify the price) and the holes must be exactly 3/4 ...

With the fate of repetitive motion injury looming due to the need to drill 1,200 holes, [bitluni] took matters into his own hands and built this nifty DIY hole punch for light-gauge sheet metal.

Holes should not be chamfered or have broken edges in excess of 0.005”/0.127mm, and hole tolerances must be held. Force from the press pushes the fastener until the head touches the sheet metal.

Titanium is a tough, light, and corrosion-resistant metal. It is perfect in high-demand areas such as medical devices and ...

You will need to have the two pieces of metal closely butted together, typically around 1mm apart to help avoid burning holes. Then create a small tack weld on the joint, and repeat with a series of ...

Anybody have a definitive answer on what size pilot hole I should drill in the side of my truck bed to attach tie down hooks using #10 sheet metal screws? I'm thinking 7/64 or 1/8 but I'd like to ...