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Blogs, Bonds , and a BMW

Blogs, Bonds , and a BMW

Hello Open Bench Community! I’m Matt, your new OBP blogger and guide. You have probably seen me around the shop, likely grease-stained and hovering over the metal lathe or the Bridgeport milling machine. When I’m not monkeying around with metal or crawling...
Give a Gift From the Heart

Give a Gift From the Heart

Give a gift from the heart this holiday season by hand crafting something unique, something fun, something completely unexpected.  We found this “DIY Metal Motorcycle Sculpture” project from “Instructables” member “Southpaw...
Distributed workshops

Distributed workshops

One of the first things we are doing to help get the maker community together here in Portland is to organize some Skills classes at various people’s shops. We have recently organized a youth soldering / electronic workshop as well as a few welding workshops. If...

Kids in the Shop

A recent trip to the Nelson Metal Fabrication  was a great experience for these two young Makers. As they walked in with their arms crossed and in their pockets you could feel them being anxious and defensive. However, “anxious” means to be both nervous...