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More from Amanda Carlson
- From The Fabricator
Defining a champion
- By Amanda Carlson
- Apr 16, 2013
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
As I was putting together this issue’s Shop Stories featuring Tim Baber of College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, Calif., one word from our conversation stuck out in my mind: Champion. Champion is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as a warrior or a fighter; a militant advocate or defender;...
- From The Welder
Bottle tree boom
- By Amanda Carlson
- Apr 16, 2013
- Arc Welding
- Article
Mississippi metal artist Stephanie Dwyer never knew she was an artist until she relocated from Washington and began building bottle trees. Today her bottle trees can be found all over the U.S., which has led to opportunities in custom metal art fabrication.
- From The Welder
The quest to get America’s heroes hired
- By Amanda Carlson
- Mar 15, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
National unemployment rates for Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans are high and the state of Michigan is toward the top of list of states with the highest number of unemployed veterans. The Merrill Institute of Welding is working to combat that by providing unemployed veterans with welding, fabricating, and leadership skills.
- From The Fabricator
An alchemy of intentions
- By Amanda Carlson
- Mar 1, 2013
- Shop Management
- Article
METAL LLC of Ann Arbor, Mich., is not your typical custom fab shop. Along with taking on architectural fabrication jobs, the company also handles restoration of antique and contemporary vehicles, performs product research and design, and fabricates custom sculptural projects. If that weren't enough, METAL has plans to release its own line of custom tables and routinely opens its doors to the public for art showings and as a musical venue, truly pushing itself to the forefront of the Ann Arbor arts and entertainment scene.
- From The Welder
Bolt people: There’s an Appel for that
- By Amanda Carlson
- Feb 15, 2013
- Arc Welding
- Article
Steve Appel of Prescott, Ariz., has been making his bolt people full time for the last 23 years. The variety of requests and the kick he gets out of people’s reactions have turned this one-time hobby into an enjoyable career.
- From The Fabricator
Good teachers make good welders
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 16, 2013
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
It may have been the 11 young welders competing at the AWS/SkillsUSA U.S. Invitational Weld Trials at FABTECH® 2012 in Las Vegas who were in the limelight, but behind each of those students was a teacher who helped them get to that point. Six of those 11 welders were vying for three spots to...
- From The Welder
Three under-the-radar dangers in weld shops
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 16, 2013
- Safety
- Article
Most of us are very familiar with the hazards of breathing in toxic fumes, but here are three not-so-obvious reasons that you need to pay close attention to your dust collection practices.
- From The Welder
Sticking it to vertical-up, overhead SMAW
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 14, 2013
- Arc Welding
- Article
Three weld instructors from across the country share their classroom tips and tricks for helping welders tackle vertical-up and overhead SMAW.
- From The Fabricator
The real deal in stainless steel
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 7, 2013
- Arc Welding
- Article
A careful examination of metal artist Dave Regier’s work reveals a seamless melding of abstract and realism.
- From The Fabricator
A year's worth of advice
- By Amanda Carlson
- Dec 12, 2012
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
It's customary for people to reflect on what has taken place over the last year. As I was flipping through each issue of Practical Welding Today from 2012, I found myself re-reading the advice that welders and fabricators shared in each of the Shop Stories features. As we approach the new year,...
- From The Welder
Burning the torch on both sides
- By Amanda Carlson
- Nov 14, 2012
- Oxyfuel Cutting
- Article
For a project involving structural columns made of 4-in. plate, Owen Steel Co. Inc., Columbia, S.C., had two choices when it came to cutting difficult transition bevels. First, it could use a manually guided track torch system and bevel one side of the plate at a time, which would open the door to distortion. Or second, it could find a mechanized cutting system that would allow both sides of the plate to be beveled simultaneously.
- From The Welder
One man’s artisTIG endeavors
- By Amanda Carlson
- Nov 5, 2012
- Arc Welding
- Article
When he’s not TIG welding at his “normal” job, career welder and metal artist Roger King uses his skills with a TIG torch to create metal sculptures.
- From The Fabricator
The Lombardi Trophy, with a “Girly” touch
- By Amanda Carlson
- Nov 2, 2012
- Arc Welding
- Article
Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis earlier this year featured athletic prowess and classic gridiron toughness with a little speed and finesse. But also on display outside the stadium throughout the heart of downtown was a combination of strength and artistic flair that only a metal art sculpture can provide.
- From The Welder
Metal fab heads west
- By Amanda Carlson
- Oct 8, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
It’s been four years since FABTECH® made its debut in Las Vegas, and in that time we have been exposed to a great deal of change. We’ve elected a new president and are on the tail end of another presidential campaign. We saw the end of the recession in 2009, and in the second quarter of this...
- From The Fabricator
Packer backer - for a day
- By Amanda Carlson
- Sep 18, 2012
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
When I visited Lambeau Field, home of storied NFL franchise Green Bay Packers last month to check out the on-going structural renovations that have been taking place over the last several months, I was asked repeatedly versions of the same question: “Is it weird to be here as a Bears fan?” It...
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- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/30/2024
- Running Time:
- 53:00
Seth Feldman of Iowa-based Wertzbaugher Services joins The Fabricator Podcast to offer his take as a Gen Zer...
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