Discover the fascinating process of creating tools using liquid metal and sand! This video takes you through the unique ...

Quasicrystals, once considered impossible, were found in a 3D-printed aluminum alloy – and they make it stronger. This could ...

Then you'll need to use a step drill for accuracy and to stop the metal snagging or tearing. Edges are shaped and flattened by cross filing, smoothed by draw filing and softened using an emery cloth.

Welding and fabrication play a big part in how things are made. Have you ever wondered how strong metal parts are built to ...

It helps make things clearer when you start cutting your metal. And you're ready to start cutting. Check out 'Explain This… Cutting a shape from metal' for what to do next. This short film ...

3D printing creates shapes that would be impossible with any other method. For example, in 2015 GE designed fuel nozzles for airplane engines that could only be made with metal 3D printing.