Regarding Steel Channels: I have been digging out old notes, went to the steel store to measure the inside radius of some available specimens with a set of...
Here is another link to a table of MC Channels, called "miscellaneous". http://www.tmtco.com/products/channels.html Same rules of layout should apply. Enjoy,...
For anybody looking for some of the USA & USN shop practice manuals + some other useful stuff: http://www.home-machine-shop.com/ Go to the "Free Downloads"...
Or is a tool cabinet with slide out LED lights, a six outlet power strip, a 12 volt power outlet, an LCD display with time, date, alarm/timer and temperature, ...
Hi all, I want to make a vee belt and pulley for my mini-mill. have plans from someone who I guess is over in Europe as they spec'd out FORTAL a bit of an...
Fortal is alloy 7075 T651 It's available here. Try Wicks Aircraft or Aircraft Spruce & specialty. Other suppliers would have it too but these two will sell...
Do I need to go to that exotic a material to make a pulley for the mini-mill ? Dave ... or Aircraft Spruce & specialty. Other suppliers would have it too but ...
Fortal is a high strength European alloy. Equivalent to a 7000 alloy like 7075 in the US. For a drive and pulley regular 6061 is likely to be just as good...
I made the mistake of buying metal fro the Home Despot. The aluminum was like the center of a Snickers bar and the steel seemed to be mixed up with part of...
the hardware store steel is tough machining too try mcmaster carr ... From: Mert Baker To: 7x10minilathe@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007...
I bought some Fortal from a guy on ebay that sells offcuts. Heres a link to his store (hope it works): http://stores.ebay.com/FORTAL-Aluminum Prices were...
Believe I'll pass on this one. Mert mertbaker@... ... From: PK Lumber Co To: 7x10minilathe@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 11:40 PM ...
I have been told about this group by mert baker when I put my "foot in" in gunsmithing group. I see here are many topics, I may not be up todate or understand...
I saw an incredible tool used by scrap metal dealers. It seems to be a hand held mass spectrometer which uses a laser to vaporize a small section of the metal...
... you can ballpark most carbon steels with a spark test http://shopswarf.orcon.net.nz/spark.html for stainless and aluminum a test cut will show how it...
An accurate way would be to persuade a scrap dealer to run his metal identification gun over it. You can use the traditional method like the Buhler equipment...
Yep, and so does Radio Shack, &, I bet, Wal-Mart. Mert mertbaker@... ... From: ironeaglehq To: 7x10minilathe@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 04,...
Most of the "aluminum" drive pulleys are actually die cast zinc alloy. You can distinguish it from aluminum with an acid; zinc reacts, aluminum doesn't....
That die cast white metal sure does look like aluminum often. ... From: roylowenthal To: 7x10minilathe@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 7:04 PM ...
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I have been very successful at the local Dollar Store. They have 'em at 8/$. And they seem to last as long as the ones from Radio Shack at $3.99 each. YMMV....
... I think aluminum may be inert with some acids, but it does react with HCL. youtube if full of videos of aluminum bombs with a soda bottle and muriatic...
my late father likes steel or cast iron pulleys ... From: AnaLog Services, Inc. To: 7x10minilathe@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 8:07 PM...
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