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    Trials and Tribulations of the Construction of a Lathe Collet Chuck

    Zirconium perhaps, as it's definitely pyrophoric when finely divided. It has a density a bit less than steel (~6.5 vs around 7.8 for iron/steel) and it is a darker silver, like steel. Titanium is also pyrophoric, but noticeably lighter than a piece of steel the same size. Most of the other...
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    Acrylic? sheet supplier and moulding? bends

    If you have been using packaging material, it should have the recycling code and polymer type on it somewhere. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resin_identification_code Clear vac formed packaging is commonly PET (polyethylene terephthalate), the stuff used for soft drink bottles. Vac forming is...
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    Rob Roy

    Looks like that website has closed down. The program has moved about a bit lately, but at present you can find a copy of the Windows version here. http://www.billp.org/Dockstader/ValveGear.html Regards, GB
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