Practical guides for workshops, builders and anyone working with metal, with worked examples step by step. Each article points to the matching calculator or table.
Amperage per rod diameter, machine duty cycle and 2.3 kg of rods for 10 m of fillet weld: the numbers to start from.
Welding · 28 October 2026Steel offcuts under one metre: keep them or scrap them?New tube at 7.20 lei/kg, scrap at 0.84 lei/kg: the full calculation and the 12.6% break-even point for keeping offcuts.
Cutting · 24 October 2026How to calculate the weight of a steel profileStep-by-step formulas with worked examples for HEA, tube, sheet and rebar.
Guides · 19 October 2026How much does a metal fence cost: materials and calculationThe material list for a 50 m fence, with quantities and weights calculated step by step.
Projects · 19 October 2026How to reduce waste when cutting steel profilesThe same order from 8 bars cut in sequence versus 7 optimised bars: a worked example.
Cutting · 19 October 2026HEA, HEB or IPE: differences and how to chooseA comparison at 200 mm: shape, weight per metre and where each section is used.
Guides · 19 October 2026Net salary 2026 in Romania: how to calculate it from grossThe deductions explained on one example: gross 5,000 lei, net 2,981 lei, employer cost 5,113 lei.
Salary and PDF · 19 October 2026