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Hey Steelsters, Yes, today marks the start of the summer sales! You can use the promo code "SOLDAO" to get 10% off your order until July 29, 2014. And it's off to a great start for us — take a look at this cart full of packages ready to ship all across France. It's ...

The big day has arrived, the beast is purring again! It's a celebration for John — he's going to have a blast with laser cutting all weekend [or almost]. Laser cutting of a steel plate in progress And here's the result… Beautiful custom-cut steel plates made from digital plans...

We're almost there, John! Home stretch before the planned startup just before Easter, so that the lasers can once again produce… metal sheets! [For chocolate eggs, you've come to the wrong place] Let's get back to our… metal sheets. It's time to install...

Hello! It's been 2 days that we've been working on connecting the laser, and it's not finished yet. There's the electrical part, Electrical connections in progress The nitrogen supply to be set up, And demineralised water to cool the beast. Demineralised water supply to cool the las...

After the heavy machinery work, the precision work begins: fixing, balancing, adjustments, connections, etc. And that is precisely what will take the most time to guarantee the laser's accuracy to 1/10th of a mm. First, we fix and adjust the height of the feet for perfect laser balance. ...

See how the laser was moved out of its lair and loaded onto trucks for an exceptional convoy heading to the new workshop. Relocating the laser is no easy task! But Brigitte and John have it under control — heading to the new workshop to keep making ever more beautiful cuts...

After the exceptional convoy, the laser has arrived at the new workshop. But who snuck inside? John?! He just can't stay away from his favourite toy. It really is so much better than an angle grinder! Yes, John Steel is one of those men who love big high-tech toys!...

Today we are preparing the spaces to move the laser safely. First of all, we need to remove the shelving units used to store metal sheets: steel, stainless steel, aluminium, of all thicknesses. Priority goes to clearing the shelving units located right next to the laser. It is through...

Second day of laser relocation: we are carefully packing everything. The small parts, the loading trays… Blocking the tray and packing the small parts. This is professional gear… it’s no joke! It’s the manufacturer of our big toy who came to prepare everything. He is ini...

Hello! As John previously announced, we are moving the workshop. And of course, the most bulky and complex item remains the laser. So I will report to you every day on the progress of its installation in John's new workshop. Today, after a bit of cleaning, we start dismantling the...

Hey Steelsters, As the years go by, our little sheet metal workshop is getting more and more cramped. More than once over the past few months we've said to ourselves: "Miseria! Go get the forklift, we need to push a wall out…" And yet we had everything organized… [ylwm_vimeo]48668850[/ylwm_vimeo] and…

Hey Steelsters, Since about 6 hours this morning, our website has disappeared from the web. Our hosting provider carried out a security update last night to which our little shop had an allergic reaction. By the time the SWAT team of the Maurices got out of bed, we had disappeared from your screens for...