Metal Working Milling Welding
Prehistoric man fashioned tools from wood and bones. As his skill developed he used these tools to shape his environment. Over the centuries key discoveries such as fire and making the wheel had a major impact upon how man lived.
As civilization developed man discovered the benefit of heating rocks with minerals thus creating metals. Use of these new discoveries by the creativity of man has speeded up the evolution process of various ages. From the Iron Age to the Industrial Revolution.
Metalworking today has evolved into something of a science. The art of working and shaping metal to create individual parts has bounded forward with modern machinery. The three main categories of forming, cutting and joining are now greatly affected by modern technology such as computing and CNC. The following pages list items which will greatly assist you in the task you are undertaking but don't forget the history of how we arrived at such technology and do not take it for granted.