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by AV8OR
Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:25 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Hardening Axles - Pros, Cons?
Replies: 27
Views: 26201

Re: Hardening Axles - Pros, Cons?

Somewhere not that long ago on a Machine Shop Forum I frequent I read that the latest way to quench for the home metallurgist is to dip your metal in a bucket of water with automatic dish washer soap. Add the soap until the water won’t hold anymore then a little more. When you quench the metal in th...
by AV8OR
Sat Mar 27, 2004 5:33 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Greatest Hits Link
Replies: 0
Views: 7066

Greatest Hits Link

Locking a thread hummm, interesting way to run a board. Why don’t you set up a “Greatest Hits” web page like the “Practical Machinist” has? This way those who are new would have an archive of really great threads to go to that would have what they are looking for. http://www.practicalmachinist.com .
by AV8OR
Tue Mar 23, 2004 1:30 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Challenging the concentration of mass speed tip
Replies: 44
Views: 37214

Re: Challenging the concentration of mass speed tip

Depleted uranium is 1.7 times higher than lead density. And you think a mercury spill grabs the headlines!
by AV8OR
Thu Feb 12, 2004 10:38 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Mini, i.e. affordable, hobby lathe?
Replies: 62
Views: 94489

Re: Mini, i.e. affordable, hobby lathe?

http://www.littlemachineshop.com/images/CJ9518.gif For turning wheels and turning nails a minilathe is the way to go. http://www.mini-lathe.com/Default.htm http://www.littlemachineshop.com/ Both are good places to start your search. Be careful though once you get a lathe then you will want a mill, ...