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Information links Last updated: 25 Sep 2017 |
These are links to technical information out there on the web
CAD
Casting
- Homemade crucibles: Page on home made crucibles using the slip casting method.
- Making low cost crucibles: Mad scientist article on how to make crucibles, either by pressing or slip casting.
- Ray-Vin: K Bond sand
- Sand casting: introduction
CNC
- CNC Retrofit Links
- G Codes (Classic FM)
- G Codes (CNC EZ Pro)
- G Codes (eMastercam.com)
- G Codes (MultiCam)
- G Codes (Northland Multisoft)
- G Codes (wokingham.dcu)
- Learning CNC
Engines
Engines: Miniature
- Yahoo group: MICE: Yahoo group specialising in Miniature Internal Combustion Engines.
FAQ
Forging
Gears
- Gear resources
- Gear terms
- Metric gear technology
- Online gear calculator
- Worm drives: machining techniques
HowTo
Lathes
Metal Finishing
- Anodising aluminium
- Anodising aluminium 2: Anodising aluminium, nice site, lots of pictures. Includes some handy tips on anodising alloys.
- Area 51: Anodising aluminium: Step by step description on anodising aluminium. The pages are under construction, although there are tips for UK based suppliers in there.
Metallurgy
- Case hardening 1: Description of case hardening as it was done in the old days, with tips on how to get different colour patterns.
- Case hardening 2: More on case hardening, with descriptions of more modern materials such as Kasenit.
- Colour temperatures
- Hardening and forging colours
- Heat treating
- Index of materials
- Materials (FES)
- MATWEB: Massive database of different engineering materials.
- Steel equivalent table 1
- Steel equivalent table 2
- Steel equivalent table 3
- Steel specifications
- Working in metals (specs)
Mini Lathe
Mini Mill
- Asian mini-mill pages: Great resource for the mini mill.
Mini Mill CNC
- CNC mini-mill conversion
- Edward Harp CNC conversion: Conversion of the mini mill to CNC, along with some other helpful information on preloading the head.
- Yahoo group: Mini CNC mill: Yahoo group dedicated to CNC conversions of the mini mill.
Spark plugs
Springs
- Efunda calculator: Spring rate calculator.
- How to make springs: How to make different types of springs such as compression, tension, and torsion. Essential viewing if you want to make your own springs.
- Spring rate calculator: Easy to use online spring rate calculator.
Tables
- A compilation of thread size information: Nice table of just about every different thread size and format you could think of.
- Bolt/nut sizes (metric)
- BSW tap drill sizes
- Collet dimensions: A list of collet types (including ER) with dimensions.
- Drill sizes 1
- Drill sizes 2
- ER collet sizes: Page showing the dimensions and angles for the popular ER (DIN 6499) collets.
- Metric bolt strenghts
- Metric fine thread data
- Morse taper + collet specs
- Tap and drill chart
- Thread cutting
- Thread data
- Tom Martins site: Large list of lookup tables for threads, material specs etc., and a nice set of pages on historical equipment.
- Wire dimensions (SWG/AWG/Metric)
Thermal
- BTU calculator
- IC thermodynamics
- Type K thermocouple voltage table: PDF file of the relationship between type K thermocouple temperature and voltage.
Turning
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