Archive for June, 2008

Metabo’s New Angle Grinder Features ‘Cool Flow’ Technology, Increasing Service Life and Ensuring a Faster Work Progress (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, has introduced the new W8-115Quick angle grinder, featuring “cool flow” technology with repositioned brushes for unrestricted airflow and a fan that pulls 35% more air through the tool to keep it running cooler during …

Oil is making millionaires in North Dakota (Grand Forks Herald)

BEULAH, N.D. - Oscar Stohler was raised in a sod house in western North Dakota and ranched there for nearly seven decades. He never gave much thought to what lay below the grass that fattened his cattle. Advertisement: GRAND FORKS WELDING & MACHINE Men of Steel! Over the years, Grand Forks Welding has acquired a reputation for doing the highest quality work and giving the best …

Mosquito spraying tonight (Grand Forks Herald)

Grand Forks and East Grand Forks will spray for mosquitoes tonight between 8:00 p.m. and midnight. Monday’s average mosquito trap count in Grand Forks is 69. Advertisement: GRAND FORKS WELDING & MACHINE Men of Steel! Over the years, Grand Forks Welding has acquired a reputation for doing the highest quality work and giving the best possible service. Our highly trained staff is ready …

Hewitt impresses so far on ‘Nashville Star’ (Grand Forks Herald)

Ashlee Hewitt doesn’t have to pedal door-to-door to peddle her sweet folksy vocals. Instead, she can be found crooning for an estimated 6.1 million viewers each Monday as a finalist on the NBC country music talent show, “Nashville Star.” Advertisement: GRAND FORKS WELDING & MACHINE Men of Steel! Over the years, Grand Forks Welding has acquired a reputation for doing the highest …

Crookston native Gilbert continues to hold her own on ‘Star’ (Grand Forks Herald)

If Ashlee Hewitt’s road on “Nashville Star” has seemed paved in gold, a fellow Minnesotan’s path on the NBC talent show has contained a few potholes. Crookston native Alyson Gilbert was almost eliminated from this season’s first episode of the country music talent search. Advertisement: GRAND FORKS WELDING & MACHINE Men of Steel! Over the years, Grand Forks Welding has acquired a …

What the bridge inspectors know (Grand Forks Herald)

Bridge inspector Jeff Moore has a probe that measures not only the thickness of a piece of steel but the thickness of the layer of paint that covers it. Advertisement: GRAND FORKS WELDING & MACHINE Men of Steel! Over the years, Grand Forks Welding has acquired a reputation for doing the highest quality work and giving the best possible service. Our highly trained staff is ready to …

Email This | Print This (The Daily Record)

Leitner Fabrication Now Hiring Leitner Fabrication is seeking two welders for our 2nd shift. Successful candidates must have 5 years minimum experience with Fluxcore and Stick welding. Individuals must have their own welding equipment. A welding test is part of our hiring process.

Boy finds spark of creativity in welding (The Oakland Press)

ORTONVILLE - Tyler Baker is only 10 years old, but he’s already got four years of experience welding metal sculptures and three years of experience selling them.

Does it sparkle or fly? Forget it (Rocky Mountain News)

It’s almost July 4, so get ready to bust out those little, round popper thingies you throw at the ground because they’re the only type of explosive that’s legal in Denver.

New street crime: Thieves lift manhole covers (USA Today)

Cities and counties are battling manhole-cover thefts, a crime spree that police tie to the weak economy.

Lightning Destroys Litchfield Barn (WLBZ Bangor)

Tom Campbell was working in back when the storm rolled in and lightning struck. “It was like a welding flash in my eyes, it was that close, I mean it was huge.”

Lightning Destroys Litchfield Barn (WCSH 6 Portland)

Tom Campbell was working in back when the storm rolled in and lightning struck. “It was like a welding flash in my eyes, it was that close, I mean it was huge.”

Lightning Destroys Litchfield Barn (WCSH 6 Portland)

Tom Campbell was working in back when the storm rolled in and lightning struck. “It was like a welding flash in my eyes, it was that close, I mean it was huge.”

Email This | Print This (The Daily Record)

Leitner Fabrication Now Hiring Leitner Fabrication is seeking two welders for our 2nd shift. Successful candidates must have 5 years minimum experience with Fluxcore and Stick welding. Individuals must have their own welding equipment. A welding test is part of our hiring process.

Caltech scientist’s bizarre job switch in ’50s still unexplained (Los Angeles Times)