Clay's Machine Shop & Welding

10 Questions You Should Ask a Mechanic Before They Work on Your Car

Before you let anyone work on your car, ask them these 10 questions. Based on their answers, you'll know if they're the right mechanic to do the job.

This is What a Massive 500 Gallon Propane Tank Explosion Looks Like

If there's one thing that you want to avoid with anything that's propane powered from your grill to your heater, It would most obviously be a situation that would put the propane tank in danger of building up enough pressure to explode and send shrapnel flying everywhere. While these tanks are fitted with safety...

How Can Drivers Avoid Costly Automotive Repair?

What is the key to avoiding costly automotive repair? The answer is fairly obvious—keep up with basic automotive service at the appropriate mileage and time intervals. You will be helping your vehicle keep operating efficiently for as long as possible.How do you do this, you ask? First of all, reg...

Peak Toolworks Endurance Diamond Finger Joint Tool in IWF 2022 Debut

Peak Toolworks (IWF Booth B4816) will show its Endurance Diamond Finger Joint Tool at IWF for the first time. Based on a polycrystalline diamond grade blade for tooling technology developed by Peak Toolworks in 2018, it was incorporated into the Endurance Diamond Finger Joint Tool in 2020, an innovation to the many decades of HSS… Continue reading Peak Toolworks Endurance Diamond Finger Joint Tool in IWF 2022 Debut

What Is CNC Machining?

CNC machines create parts from just about any material imaginable. Learn more here.

Can cobots help shops make the most of their welding operations?

Even in the midst of the pandemic, when thousands lost their jobs, manufacturing companies still struggled to find qualified personnel to fill vacant jobs. Easy-to-program and quick-to-deploy collaborative robots might be able to help shops fill the gaps in their welding department.

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Metal AM in a Machine Shop? Ask the Marines

A hybrid system combining metal 3D printing with machining gives the Marine Corps perhaps its most effective resource yet for obtaining needed hardware in the field. It also offers an extreme version of the experience a machine shop might have in adding metal AM to its capabilities.

How Scrap Metal from Machine Shops gets Recycled

Ever wonder what happens to scrap metal from machine shops? Learn about the recycling process and how scrap gets from the floor back to the factory.

This Machine Shop In A Box Turns Your Desk Into A Factory

3-D printers are so one-dimensional. This machine shop in a box fits on your desk and can print, mill, and etch multiple materials. It even catches fish! (No really, but it can 3-D-print one.)

How Choosing the Right Supplier Can Make or Break Your Deep Drawn Components

Learn how the right supplier can make or break your deep drawn components.

3 Ways To STOP Your Machine Shop From Losing Money

The CNC Machinist BlogIn today’s age … every machine shop is looking for an ADVANTAGE. Most, however, are looking for the “home run” … and overlook the advantages / solutions they trip over every day. It’s not always that big hitter but a lot of little things that can contribute to your shop losing money and profitsWe know that the task of turning around a non-profitable shop is daunting … so we decided to help by focusing on some of the…

11 Great Ideas for Machine Shops

Forward-thinking machine shops must watch for emerging technologies. Here are 11 ideas we found this week for set-up, tooling, machining, and shop operations.

MC007: It’s Not Your Dad’s Machine Shop [Podcast]

Manufacturing conjures up an image of a dirty, physical, labor intensive job, but the reality is that the machining industry is one of the most technological forward and innovative industries. In...

Understanding the Types of Welding

You’ll find a full line of welding gear and welders, including safety equipment, fire-resistant clothing, and more at your nearby Coastal. Plus, there are people there that know a thing or two about the equipment and can steer you in the right direction.

Behind the scenes at the Dietrich School’s machine shop

Meet the people who mill, drill and 3D print the tools that keep Pitt research on the cutting edge.