From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Richard Smith"  wrote in message news:m11punoryv.fsf@void.com...   
      
   There are a lot of mineral processing experts around here, and it is   
   indicated that I seem to be going along a promising path.   
   That's the point - participate.   
   I work at a "fabco" so accumulate steels for the project - and projects   
   are okay...   
   A lot of my work is making parts for mineral processing machinery, so an   
   interest in the topic fits with everything about our trading   
   environment.   
      
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   For home projects I do a fairly rough initial design to find the minimum   
   size of each part, such as the splice plates for the gantry beam. Then when   
   scrap steel is available I can quickly pick suitable pieces that are large   
   enough for the task and small enough to trim on my bandsaw. I keep 4" dial   
   calipers and a 1/4" wide tape measure in the car and truck, both are better   
   pocket sizes than larger ones.   
      
   The calipers were useful yesterday after buying the HF off-road jack and   
   load spreader bar, both on sale for $100 off. The lift pad attaching bolt   
   has a 24 x 1.5 mm thread that I couldn't match in a hardware store, they had   
   only 24mm coarse pitch. A custom bolt for attaching other accessories could   
   be turned from 1-1/8" rod and I have the metric threading change gears for   
   the lathe.   
      
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