🗑️Metal Working

Hand Tools

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Hand tools can be used to shape metals and other hard/dense materials, such as plastics.

Our Tools

• Hack Saws

• Tin Snips

• Files

• Punches

• Pliers

• Hammers

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Metal Band Saw

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Material is fed into a continuous band saw blade to create straight or curved cuts.

Our Machines

• Startrite 24-V-10, 1x

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Guillotine

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A sharp edge is lowered to slice straight cuts.

Our Machines

• John Heine Model 36B Series 2, 1x

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Cold Saw

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A cooled circular saw blade is controlled to make straight cuts in lengths of clamped material.

Our Machines

• Brobo S350D, 1x

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Drill Press

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A drill bit is loaded and fed at a controlled rotational speed into material mounted to the platform, allowing more precise holes to be made than are practicable using a handheld drill.

Our Machines

• Parken B8-VAR-1F, 4x

• Handheld Drills

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Sheet Metal Benders

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A heavyweight clamp holds sheet metal in place while the tool is pushed against it to make a straight bend.

Our Machines

• Magnabend 1250E, 1x

• Manual Metal Bender, 1x

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Sheet Metal Roller

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A sequence of rollers force curvature into sheet metal.

Our Machines

• John Heine 20H, 1x

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Pipe Bender

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Our Machines

• Pipe Bender, 1x

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Linishing Belt

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For shaping and deburring.

Our Machines

• Parken MK644, 1x

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Power Tools

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Our Equipment

• Angle Grinder - For cutting and grinding of metals and other hard materials.

• Nibbler - For making freehand cuts in sheet metal.

• Dremel Tool - For fine cutting and polishing work.

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MIG Welding

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Metal Inert Gas welding can be applied to join thicker steel parts.

Our Machines

• WIA 256 Weldmatic, 3x

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TIG Welding

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Tungsten Inert Gas welding can be applied to join thinner sheet steel or aluminium parts.

Our Machines

• Kemppi MLS3000 ACDC, 1x

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Spot Welding

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Spot welding can be used to tack materials together or make non-watertight joins. The metals are welded in a spot rather than a continuous seam.

Our Machines

• Orman 2-QS-17/A, 1x

• Benchtop Spot Welders

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Oxyacetylene Torch

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Oxyacetylene gas burns to enable high heats to be applied to materials. It can be used for soldering or brazing.

Our Machines

• Uni Flame TB-101-3/4, 1x

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