Thomas Martinez

Furniture fails most often in quiet moments, not party time, when you sit down in a chair or set a big kettle in its corner. … Read more

And maybe there’s that day when a forklift driver question whether he can take that load or not. That makes fabricators sweat. There is the … Read more

There’s that certain panic point where you’re aware the crane guy is holding up your stack of copper plate waiting for a confirmation on weight. … Read more

A base plate isn’t something you have to be a structural engineer to know about. But it’s something you should ofnt guess at either. Weight … Read more

If you’ve ever been in a supply yard staring at a pallet of diamond-patterned sheets trying to figure out whether or not you could carry … Read more

“How much does this thing weigh?” If you ask yourself this question, chances are good you don’t realy know how to lift something like a … Read more

The posts is pounded into concrete, and the lumber’s on hand. You have a stack of two-by-eights and a tape measure in your hands. You … Read more

Pneumatic systems has warning labels about stored energy and crushing hazards. To some, this is boilerplate legalese. To others, this is the moment they see … Read more

Pallet or no? Can I fit that in my pick-up? Will I snap an axle? Standing on a yard littered with galvanized steel, you has … Read more

Here’s the thing about the machine shop: When that perfectly sized round piece of metal lands on the floor, it causes a specific kind of … Read more

If you’ve ever watched someone install a commercial door, you know it isn’t easy and they needs help. One person lifts the massive steel door … Read more

There’s something about standing down an aisle at a metal supply house that gets your heart pumping with anxiety. You’ve got a sketch in your … Read more

The weight of a metal sphere can be calculated without knowing any calculus or needing to get a physics degree, but it do require an … Read more

There’s this thing that happens, though, where someone realizes that a part they need to move is just plain too heavy for them to pick … Read more