CUTANDWELD
Metal, mastered — welding techniques, cutting and fabrication guides, plus handy everyday calculators.
From weighing steel stock and pricing a weld job to finding a starting amperage, metering shielding gas, sizing a filler order, and planning cuts to waste less bar, CutAndWeld pairs practical shop calculators with hands-on guides and a richly illustrated museum. Cut cleaner, weld stronger.
Welding & Metalwork Calculators
Practical calculators for the fabrication shop — metal weight, welding cost, weld amperage, gas consumption, filler metal, and cut yield.
⚖️ Metal Weight Calculator
Weigh plate, round bar, square bar, or pipe in steel, stainless, aluminium, copper, brass, or titanium from your dimensions and the material density — in both pounds and kilograms
💵 Welding Cost Calculator
Add up filler, shielding gas, labor, and electricity to see what a weld job really costs — broken down by component, totalled per job, and reduced to a cost per foot of weld
⚡ Weld Amperage Calculator
Get a starting-point amperage range for MIG, TIG, or stick from your electrode or wire diameter and the base-metal thickness, using typical manufacturer charts for mild steel
🛢️ Gas Consumption Calculator
Work out how much shielding gas a job burns from your flow rate and arc time — total cubic feet, cost, and how much of a cylinder you'll go through
🧵 Filler Metal Calculator
Estimate the deposited-metal weight from the joint size and weld length, then the wire, rod, or electrode to buy once deposition losses are counted
✂️ Cut Yield Calculator
See how many parts you get from a length of stock once the saw or plasma kerf is counted — pieces per bar, end drop, waste percentage, and the bars a full order needs
Museum of Metal & Fire
Wander an immersive museum of metal and the fire that shapes it — four wings covering the welding and cutting processes that join and sever steel, the metals and alloys behind every build, the smithy and its ancient craft of forge and anvil, and the great metal structures that changed the skyline, each in its own gallery, so you can get to know the story behind every process, material, and landmark: how each one came to be, what makes it matter, and the role it plays in the work we do at the bench today.
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Fresh guides on MIG, TIG, and stick welding, plasma and laser cutting, metal fabrication, and welding safety, plus equipment reviews and practical tips for cutting cleaner and welding stronger.
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