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Tap Drill/Metric-SAE conversion Chart?

When ever I'm hanging out in my Ole Machinist friends shop, I always notice several of these very large charts hanging...
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posted by estevew
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by estevew

Vacuformable Aluminum?

Hi All. I recently read somewhere that was an aluminum allow that becomes quite plastic at some-or-other rather low tem...
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posted by misterpaslowAT
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Type 4130 magnetic ?

How magnetic is Alloy Steel 4130 compared to other steels? Is there a steel magnetism specification chart online ? Thank...
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posted by dragonbreed
21 comments posted 20yrs posted by dragonbreed

My review of HF's ratcheting load binders

Harbor Freight put their 05511 ratcheting load binders on sale for $20. They take 3/8" chains and are rated for 9200 po...
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posted by no
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by no

tube bender

Is there a relatively inexpensive, but effective, tube bender available to help me construct a roll cage? Is there anot...
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posted by a6016
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by a6016

Follow up OT - RC Electric planes

Okay. Doesn't sound as bad as the info I posted makes it out to be. Saw some ducted fan electric stuff. Looks cool. Mor...
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posted by res6nlr2
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by res6nlr2

low temperature annealing oven

I would like to solution anneal aluminum to the W condition. This requires bringing it up to just under 1000 degF for a...
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posted by joe_d_builder
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by joe_d_builder

Just a good feeling

About 4 years ago a woman came to my shop looking for someone to machine parts for her son. He needed the parts for a s...
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posted by etpm
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by etpm

Wood storage box: finish the inside?

Hello all, The first of my home-grown storage boxes is taking shape, and if I am going to put any kind of finish on the...
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posted by bschwab
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by bschwab

OT-Software to create webpage of thumbnail images

I'm looking for some simple and hopefully free software that can take a group of image files, create thumbnails of them...
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posted by jstewart
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by jstewart

Opinions?

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posted by boozoochavez
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by boozoochavez

I've had enough!

I unsubscribed from this group about a year ago when the signal to noise got really low. I tried it again for awhile re...
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posted by stauffer
37 comments posted 20yrs posted by stauffer

interference fit on small brass parts

Hi, I'm drawing up some small parts that need to be cold press fit together. They are made from brass, and the basic di...
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posted by hq105862
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by hq105862