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big brother is watching
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In that case, you know exactly what a traditional tanto does not look like (Don't feel bad, they screwed me up too)
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Good luck! Post pics of yourself carrying that home on the bike
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Yep, that's a good buy in my part of the world.
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Lucky kid indeed! If that landed on my desk, even today, I would be doing my best Kyūzō impressions within 10 minutes... (My impressions wouldn't do the sword justice either!)
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OK, I have to admit to doing a "Face-palm" when I saw the title of this. Then I saw who posted it, and thought, "Well, he could possibly pull that off." And pull it off you did. That is pretty striking.
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Nice! Very well done indeed!
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Report back once you've learned how to strike a match with it
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Bwaa haa haa haa haa!
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<slight thread distraction> The title of this thread makes me say "with Lucy" in my head every time I see it pop up on my unread posts list. I am weird. <return to normal thread traffic>
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Pot Metal ID and Casting?
Brian Dougherty replied to Aiden CC's topic in Metallurgy and other enigmas
I would expect the end bells of an alternator to be an aluminum alloy rather than zinc or magnesium. However, I can't say that I have any direct expertise with one that old. -
FWIW, I think AEB-L tastes different than 1075. Not sure about O1. Also not sure I could tell the difference blind...
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Home built surface grinder concept
Brian Dougherty replied to Alex Middleton's topic in Tools and Tool Making
Is your 80/20 rail supported along the bottom? It's hard to tell from that angle, but if not it'll flex a lot on you. -
Home built surface grinder concept
Brian Dougherty replied to Alex Middleton's topic in Tools and Tool Making
I hate to be a negative Nellie, but I bet you are going to be very disappointed with the results for a few reasons. As already mentioned, the spring-loaded pivot design isn't a good basis for grinding. It will lead to a "Washboard" pattern on your stock because the motor/drum assembly will bounce up and down as the stock passes underneath. Adding more force from the spring is not the answer as you will ultimately stall your 1/2HP motor long before you stop the oscillations. What you have designed is more of a power sander. The drum will be under a mostly constant for -
Paint shops sell viscosity cups which are a poor man's method. However, they have narrow usable ranges so I don't know if they will match the ranges of oil very well. They are also a bit technique dependant. Other than that, the equipment to measure viscosity I have used tends to get pretty expensive.