by Ben Wiley | Sep 25, 2019 | Cutting, Finishing, Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabricators, Punching, Shearing
Remember Jaws? Those rows of jagged teeth in the shark’s mouth kept even the most enthusiastic swimmers out of the ocean for years. Well burrs on sheet metal are like miniature shark’s teeth, ready to slice and dice soft flesh. That’s why people in...
by Ben Wiley | Jun 5, 2019 | Manufacturing, Metal Fabrication, metal fabrication business, RV
We’re partial to a bit of heavy metal here at Wiley, but we don’t mean the music. Walk through our shop and you might see the occasional Metallica or Iron Maiden tee-shirt, but when we say heavy metal we mean it in the fabrication sense. We’ve...
by Ben Wiley | May 22, 2019 | Aluminum Extrusion, Extruded Section, Manufacturing, Metal Fabrication, metal fabrication business, Metal Fabricators
As you may recall from some earlier Tiki Talk posts, we’re big fans of extruded aluminum. It’s strong for its weight, machines easily and can be extruded into an almost limitless variety of cross-sections. That makes it ideal for applications ranging from window...
by Ben Wiley | Apr 10, 2019 | Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabricators, Sawing
Is there anyone alive who hasn’t used a saw? It’s one of the simplest tools to use, (or so it appears at first glance.) Just place the teeth against what you want to cut and push it forward. Then draw it back and push it forward. Over and over. At this...
by Ben Wiley | Mar 13, 2019 | community, Metal Fabrication, metal fabrication business, Metal Fabricators, Welding
Wiley Metal Manufacturing has called Marion, Indiana, home of our metal fabrication business for over 35-years. Marion is a community of about 30,000 – and many Hoosiers have held fabrication careers at our local business. Located in the North Central part of...
