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Making a floating lock drill press vise like the one Mr. Pete made... Ordered all the materias that I am missing...

1" x 1-1/4" x 11-1/2"-Long A-36 Hot Rolled Steel Flat Bar
1045 Precision Shaft Steel Round Bar 1/2" Dia x 12"-Long
2' Threaded rod 1/2"-13 Thread Size
1' 12L14 Carbon Steel Rod 5/8" Diameter
1/2" Hot Rolled Steel Sheet Plate 4"X 12" Flat Bar A36
3/16" Hot Rolled Steel Sheet Plate 4"X 12" Flat Bar A36

 
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Visited my local metal supplier yesterday to take a look at the drop racks. Came home with about 32 feet of 1-1/2", 1/8" wall square tubing in lengths of 2-6 feet, and about 10" of 2-3/4" round mystery stainless (it is kind of rusty so hoping its 303, 416 or another of the less stainless but more easily machined varieties). Paid $81 for all, checking prices for new, 32 feet of tubing would have cost over $200 and a foot of 2-3/4" stainless round bar about the same.

I need to make a stand for my Atlas shaper and this tubing should do nicely. Anyone know any tricks for figuring out what flavor the mystery stainless is?
 
Aaron_W said:
Visited my local metal supplier yesterday to take a look at the drop racks. Came home with about 32 feet of 1-1/2", 1/8" wall square tubing in lengths of 2-6 feet, and about 10" of 2-3/4" round mystery stainless (it is kind of rusty so hoping its 303, 416 or another of the less stainless but more easily machined varieties). Paid $81 for all, checking prices for new, 32 feet of tubing would have cost over $200 and a foot of 2-3/4" stainless round bar about the same.

I need to make a stand for my Atlas shaper and this tubing should do nicely. Anyone know any tricks for figuring out what flavor the mystery stainless is?
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If it's a 300 series alloy, it may not hold a magnet at all. If it's more than very slightly magnetic, it's probably not a 300 series alloy.

@Steve-F is quicker on the draw. :grin:
 
300 series is non-magnetic as stated above because it contains no iron , thus it can't be hardened . 400 series and alloys containing iron are magnetic . Pretty simple . :)
 
I picked up a Lufkin wiggler 2weeks ago. It got lost after he packed it, it fell behind some boxes. I finally got it today..
It's much different working than the NORK I have. But for the NORK I only have the indicator holder. The lufkin tightens from the back end like a draw bar but pushes out, the nork is like a normal collet in a dremel. Turns out that the tips fit the NORK too, so I can have 2 different wigglers loaded and ready to go. After playing with it for a few minutes, I like it better than the edge finder. Much easier to get a reading. I am sure I will see the down sides once I start using it. I like the little 0.100 tip. I can use it inside small holes. Before putting a test indicator in the hole or a gauge pin in and indicate it.
 
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