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- 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...
- 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 .
- 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!
- 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, ...