Don’t hang up your carpenter’s square quite yet; it will still be useful in the layout of your treads. But today’s smartphones have mini gyroscopes called MEMS (microelectromechanical system) gyros (that’s “JIGH-ro, not the Greek food GEE-ro). These sensors allow Read more…
Month: August 2013
Those of us who work with metals know that they are made out of materials that are either taken from the earth or that are recycled. But do you know which elements that constitute metals are the most abundant? Here Read more…
140-foot-tall towers designed to have minimal environmental impact had maximum impact when they crashed to the ground in the desert near Las Vegas. Despite extraordinary precautions to protect creatures as small as the desert tortoise and the sage grouse, the Read more…
All modern rails are made out of hot rolled steel with a specific profiled cross section that includes the head, web and foot. The head is profiled to resist wear and to give a good ride, and the foot is Read more…
When it comes to creating large, metal sculptures, artists are also artisans: they design and then create their sculptures by cutting, welding, and assembling metal including mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum. Those of us in the metal bending business Read more…