While many of us now have laser cutters — either a K40-style machine or one of the newer high-output diodes — you probably don’t have one that cuts metal. True, some hobby lasers now offer IR laser ...

There’s no reason to use a hacksaw in a modern farm shop. Cutting metal on a farm often used to involve either an oxy-acetylene torch, a hacksaw or tin snips. If a shop was “high-tech,” it might have ...

BEAR LAKE — Lisa Reed is one of those craft people who gets the rare opportunity to see her work displayed at many locations around the Manistee County area. Reed runs Farmside Metal Art in Bear Lake, ...

I’ve been using laser cutting services to make panels for broadcast and hobby projects for 15 years. It’s an effective way to produce custom-made panels and metal parts. In the case of electronics and ...