Sandblaster Cabinet - Homemade Sandblaster cabinet - mwig #5 In order to facilitate the process of restoring old tools for removing the rust from old objects and coatings I needed a sandblaster. I ...

Sandblasting a historic building was once considered an act of kindness, the use of fine sand to cleanse walls of dirt and soot and grime. No more. After several decades of blasting, brick and stone ...

Opinions vary as to what actually constitutes a “complete” shop, but one thing is for sure: the more tools, the better. That doesn’t mean running out to buy a tool every time you have a need, of ...

We live in a synthetic world: plastic polymer shingles, vinyl fencing, fiberglass doors, and plastic laminate countertops and cabinets. We demand fast, durable, and cost-effective materials and ...

LAS CRUCES — Glass recycling in Las Cruces was introduced on Earth Day in 2014 … that’s when the South Central Solid Waste Authority began accepting glass bottles and jars for crushing into glass ...

Modifying surfaces by shooting particles at them - this technique, called 'sputtering', is indispensable in surface science. However, if the surface is not perfectly smooth and regular, it is hard to ...

CNC machinery, once a piece of workshop exotica, has become such a staple of projects within our sphere as to have become relatively unremarkable. A decent 3D printer can be had without mortgaging a ...