Supersized press brake Oh what a joy it is to be given the 4th of July off as a holiday. But, like this fella, I’d much rather be working than have to traipse three hours up the highway to attend some thoroughly cheesy family function, which this year involves some really spurious talent show. Oh, the [...]

Do they mean an entire bus made from stainless steel? So a European tour to learn the ins and outs of the uses of stainless steel in public transport. Maybe it’ll be a step up from sending the new lad to panel beating night school 101 at Nelson and Colne College. I’m sure Jasper will tell [...]

There seems to be an awful amount of second guessing as to what Flickr founder Stewart Butterfield meant in his Yahoo! resignation letter. Although I think it’s quite apparent he’s being overtly metalphorical: And if you’re wanting to drink The Tinbasher milkshake, Stewie, just give me a bell.

Well the last time I remember some fancy dan golf day sponsored by Butler Sheetmetal - well, it wasn’t really a golf day so much as John and Matt dragging me off up our local municipal course, Marsden Park, to hank, shank and slice with gay abandon. Ten quid for the round and a jumbo [...]

Possibly the only reason to visit the Reebok until Bolton finally get relegated to the Championship or Burnley promoted to the Premiership. You can decide which is the most likely. European Trade & Exhibition Services’ unique programme of regional industrial events moves to Bolton for the forthcoming North West Manufacturing & Electronics show at the Reebok [...]

Wycoller Panopticon Here’s a lovely picture of the Wycoller Panopticon that the boys back at Butler Sheetmetal have just titivated. Wycoller (if I remember rightly) is on the back road to Skipton if you go over the tops from Colne. So it’s the scenic route to Yorkshire, and a rambling point - that is, ramble-able from [...]

Well if the tooting and parping going on outside work and a couple of other street corners was anything to go by on my way home from work you’d be forgiven for thinking that Barack Obama was going to win today’s West Virginia Primary at a canter. Although I’m not too sure whether the signs the [...]

Hillary Where’s the sixty quid you borrowed off me for the gas? Hillary, The Fall Never in the history of political machinations and sycophantic panderings to the will of the common man has the humble sheet metal worker / steel mill worker been as important as in 2008. It’s the new blue collar barometer. It all started with the [...]

A curious instinct tells me I should make Steph get out more. Whether I give her a key or up her housekeeping are a couple of options I’m pondering. The problem with her doing bits and bobs for me is that she’s very easily distracted. I should know seeming I’m forever having my tract dissed. Once [...]

Ready for next week’s MACH ATTACK? MACH is the UK’s premier manufacturing technologies event, encompassing metalcutting and metalforming machine tools along with all ancillary and related products and services. For 2008, MACH will also incorporate MACHplus exhibitors from related industries and MACHconsult, industry advice from experts. MACH attracts over 500 exhibitors and in excess of 22,000 + [...]