The Mechanic's Crazy Idea — Amazing inventions and tips with scrap materials Instead of letting worn-out tools rust, this diy invention shows how simple modifications can unlock new functions, ...

Organizing hammers can be cumbersome, but this steel hammer rack makes it easy to keep them all in one place and ready when you are. Jimmy Diresta assembles this one using some basic metal working ...

When it comes to making changes to or installing new parts on a pickup, "bolt-on" simplicity is preferred by most truck owners who take on such projects themselves. As we saw at the 2021 SEMA Show, ...

Chico >> For generations, students who raise livestock have looked forward to the fair as pay day. The young people raise animals for many months and learn the value of investment of time and money.

Vision protection and protection from heat and electricity, or the arc itself, are obvious precautions for welding. Less obvious is how to prevent exposure to the fumes and gases inherent with many ...

Welding student Kayla McKenzie’s 7-foot, 150 pound guitar sculpture gives new meaning to the term heavy metal. (Photo courtesy of Amy Matisek) A larger-than-life guitar sculpture is being praised for ...

A thing of beauty is a joy forever, and beauty often takes the form of a perfectly laid welding bead—one that looks like a tall stack of dimes laid on its side. Okay, welding has some practical ...

DIYer and woodworker April Wilkerson completes her first welding project building a truck bed plywood rack. Little boy stomped to death for 'sneaking Skittles' during 2-day visitation with dad he did ...