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I had about a dozen years experience as a machinist when I took a new job at a company that manufactured resistance welding equipment. Up to that point, the only copper I ever dealt with was from a beryllium copper foundry which machined similar to CF steel. Imagine my surprise and...

I have uploaded a PDF of a 1/8" per FT shrink rule with an explanation for its use to the downloads section. I am making a pattern for a T-Slotted slide for my lathe that I hope to get cast at one of the areas small iron foundries. I'm in no physical shape to be a sand crab so I can't see...

This is a 1/8" per ft shrink rule drawing. Print it on legal size stock, scaled 1:1. Be sure to check that the O/A length is 12-1/8" when printed. Most paper shrinks asymmetrically so check it before each use. An option would be to print the mirrored version on page 2 using clear stock. Then...

My name is Jerry and I ran across this site due to a Google search on gearing. I am in the process of redrawing some plans for an old shaper design when I found that GailInNM had already done something very similar to my plans and posted pictures here. I still plan to do that build but it is...