Metalworking DIY Projects for Makers - Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers https://makezine.com/category/workshop/metalworking/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 22:47:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/favicon-32x32.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Metalworking DIY Projects for Makers - Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers https://makezine.com/category/workshop/metalworking/ 32 32 179013238 Review: Work IQ Vise https://makezine.com/article/workshop/review-work-iq-vise/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://makezine.com/?p=574937 Review: Work IQ Vise

The medium-duty Work IQ Vise is for someone who wants ball joints on all the things.

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]]> 574937 Hot Metal — DIY Blacksmithing Forge https://makezine.com/projects/hot-metal-diy-blacksmithing-forge/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://makezine.com/?post_type=projects&p=574567 Hot Metal — DIY Blacksmithing Forge

Metal sculptor Howard Sandroff built a blacksmithing forge to his exact specifications.

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]]> 574567 xTool Wants To Make Metal Accessible With MetalFab https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/machining/xtool-wants-to-make-metal-accessible-with-metalfab/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://makezine.com/?p=570578 xTool Wants To Make Metal Accessible With MetalFab

xTool's MetalFab system aims to make metal as accessible as woodworking. All signs point to an exciting new machine.

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]]> 570578 Modernizing The Craft Of Hand Engraving https://makezine.com/article/workshop/metalworking/modernizing-the-craft-of-hand-engraving/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://makezine.com/?p=566400 Modernizing The Craft Of Hand Engraving

upgrade your hand engraver with a solenoid system for a modern take on a classic craft

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]]> 566400 Book Review: The Machinist Sculptor by Chris Bathgate https://makezine.com/article/craft/fine-art/book-review-the-machinist-sculptor-by-chris-bathgate/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://makezine.com/?p=566440 Book Review: The Machinist Sculptor by Chris Bathgate

Chris Bathgates book on industrial art is a triumph of beautiful sculpture and elegant writing

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]]> 566440 Hand Engraving With Clickspring https://makezine.com/article/workshop/metalworking/hand-engraving-with-clickspring/ Mon, 15 May 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://makezine.com/?p=563720 Hand Engraving With Clickspring

I personally find videos of precise hand skills to be mesmerizing. I find myself lost in the process as tiny details emerge and I can only imagine the skill it takes to get to the final product. Clickspring’s videos fill that craving of mine very consistently (his soothing narration doesn’t hurt either). This video, I […]

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]]> 563720 Watch A Hobby CNC Guru Play With A $100,000 Machine https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/machining/watch-a-hobby-cnc-guru-play-with-a-100000-machine/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://makezine.com/?p=562838 Watch A Hobby CNC Guru Play With A 0,000 Machine

Winston Moy may not be your average hobby cnc user. His methodical and scientific approach are thorough and intelligent. He really pushes the hobby CNC machines he has access to, to their limits for finish and clean cuts – unlike me, who just smashes stuff out no matter how ugly because math is tedious. Winston […]

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]]> 562838 Watch This Gorgeous Video, Learn A Little About Guilloche https://makezine.com/article/workshop/metalworking/watch-this-gorgeous-video-learn-a-little-about-guilloche/ Mon, 20 Jun 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://makezine.com/?p=557877 Watch This Gorgeous Video, Learn A Little About Guilloche

Clickspring is a fairly popular youtube channel that has been making beautiful things from metal for quite some time. He’s written a little for us, and even done video for us in the past. One thing that he’s really good at (aside from making pretty stuff) is explaining complex things in a simple and visually […]

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]]> 557877 Can You Machine A Useful Steam Engine In A Home Shop? https://makezine.com/article/workshop/metalworking/can-you-machine-a-useful-steam-engine-in-a-home-shop/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:13:08 +0000 https://makezine.com/?p=556632 Can You Machine A Useful Steam Engine In A Home Shop?

Quinn from BlondieHacks has just started a very interesting new project. She’s going to build a steam engine in her home shop. I don’t mean one of those tiny little desk toys, an actual functional (somewhat small) steam engine! This machine comes as a kit, but it isn’t the type of kit you may be […]

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]]> 556632 Busting Metalworking Myths: Is It OK To Drag Your File? https://makezine.com/article/maker-news/busting-metalworking-myths-is-it-ok-to-drag-your-file/ Fri, 26 Nov 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://makezine.com/?p=556062 Busting Metalworking Myths: Is It OK To Drag Your File?

If there is a more opinionated group of makers than machinists and metalworkers, I’d be surprised. One common point of argument is when it comes to filing things. You see it in YouTube comments and even in person quite frequently. Someone goes to knock an edge off with a file, dragging both directions, and someone […]

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