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A 2D fractal vise drawing

Getting to Grips With the Fractal Vise

We’ve all been there. We’ve all gone to bed crying, just wishing we could clamp irregular-shaped objects for our little hobby projects. And since Hand Tool Rescue’s video, most of...

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Getting to Grips With the Fractal Vise

We’ve all been there. We’ve all gone to bed crying, just wishing we could clamp irregular-shaped objects for our little hobby projects. And since Hand Tool Rescue’s video, most of...

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MetMo Pocket driver parts in gold

Pocket Driver: From Silver to Gold

Fully machined One big milestone achieved by January 2024 was that all parts were machined! That’s 42,000 pocket parts in total just for the Pocket Drivers that have each been...

Pocket Driver: From Silver to Gold

Fully machined One big milestone achieved by January 2024 was that all parts were machined! That’s 42,000 pocket parts in total just for the Pocket Drivers that have each been...

A MetMo Cube standing on technical drawings.

A seamless look into Wire Electrical Discharge ...

“But how do they make it look like there’s no seam?” Look, we’re not magicians (maybe 'metalagicians'...). But if we were, this would be our magic trick: Abracadabra… *turns on...

A seamless look into Wire Electrical Discharge ...

“But how do they make it look like there’s no seam?” Look, we’re not magicians (maybe 'metalagicians'...). But if we were, this would be our magic trick: Abracadabra… *turns on...

MetMo Pocket Driver parts awaiting assembly

Time to Inspect(y)or Gadget...

In October last year we carried out an in depth component inspection which saw us staring and squinting at 100's of shiny bits of metal, looking for dinks, chips, scratches...

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Time to Inspect(y)or Gadget...

In October last year we carried out an in depth component inspection which saw us staring and squinting at 100's of shiny bits of metal, looking for dinks, chips, scratches...

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Engineer at work in studio

Tat or treasure: Understanding the value behind...

Not all old tools are created equal — some are forgotten relics, while others are hidden gems of engineering history. In this deep dive, we explore what separates valuable antique...

Tat or treasure: Understanding the value behind...

Not all old tools are created equal — some are forgotten relics, while others are hidden gems of engineering history. In this deep dive, we explore what separates valuable antique...

MetMo Pocket drivers on a work bench getting QC Checked.

Pocket Driver: Pre-Production Run

Pre-Production Run Back in July 2023 we’d just received the Pocket Driver pre-production run and were super happy to report that we... almost nailed it first time! There were some...

Pocket Driver: Pre-Production Run

Pre-Production Run Back in July 2023 we’d just received the Pocket Driver pre-production run and were super happy to report that we... almost nailed it first time! There were some...