Four former employees reopened Rockford’s shuttered Gunite foundry Nov. 20 as Rockford Brake Manufacturing, which poured its first iron and resumed brake drum production after Accuride’s 2024 ...

In this video, I build a DIY blacksmithing forge from scrap materials. Using steel from a local scrapyard and a brake drum from a vehicle recycling site, I assembled a functional forge perfect for ...

Not everyone thinks about the shape of kitchen cabinet handles, the design of the towel rods in the bathroom or the texture of keyhooks inside a door. But Durango blacksmith Nathaniel Winkler thinks ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) -Walk away with more than just memories as you forge your own metal creation at this family owned blacksmith shop! Come along as we roll up your sleeves and step into the Black ...

He labors alone on a cold morning, his leather apron stained with soot, his workspace illuminated by a bed of glowing coals, hammering and refusing to bend with the times as cars whiz past his small ...

For master blacksmith Yong Ah Kow, age is just a number as he continues to hammer and solder metal into kitchenware at his century-old family shop on Jalan Hang Kasturi here. Despite his silver hair ...

As of 2025, the once-ubiquitous humble brake drum has practically faded into obscurity, and fade is a familiar word for most people who have ever driven a drum-braked classic car hard on a twisty ...

Technology around us is growing at a faster rate than we can say "What's the Wi-Fi password?" However, there are still some things that haven't changed since they were invented and are still in use ...

Modern trucks come equipped with advanced technologies, yet many still rely on drum brakes, a design that has been around for more than a century. Drum brakes remain widely used in the trucking ...

There's surprising old-school technology making a comeback on some of Volkswagen group's most important EV models, headlined by the Audi Q4 E-Tron – drum brakes. The technology's reappearance on a $51 ...

The brake system is a vital part of any car's anatomy. It relies on a combination of hydraulic power and friction to stop your vehicle. Each wheel has a braking mechanism and, depending on the car's ...

From rusted and stuck to spinning like new! 🔩🔥 Watch this beautiful old forge blower get a full restoration—it’s a piece of history back in action. #ForgeBlowerRestoration #ToolRevival ...