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The best Metalworking newsletters

2 newsletters, ranked by editorial quality and how recently they published. Looking for something more specific? Search instead.

coldbrewjewelry.com· irregular· Published 5 days ago

A hobbyist jeweler documents practical solutions for hand engraving, such as a centering fixture for an engraving vise, shaping gravers with a flex shaft instead of a bench grinder, and improvised workholding. Each post pairs a concrete problem with a homemade fix and notes on the tools used.

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dlc.net· irregular· Inactive for over a year

A hobbyist documents hands-on electronics and firmware projects, such as anodizing titanium business cards with a laser-marked finish and building an alphanumeric PIN entry routine for an Arduino device. The posts are short, informal, and mostly describe steps and experiments in progress rather than offering polished analysis.

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