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Here is a hodge-podge collection of helpful metal working links, organized by resources, related associations, and companies that in some way contribute to the well being of the industry. We hope you find the resources useful; we certainly do! If you know of something valuable we are missing, just let us know. Also, if you are interested in our steel bar or hot rolled steel products, feel free to contact us. |
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Aluminium Reference Book |
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Anodizing |
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Blacksmith’s Gazette |
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MIT elementary machining tutorial |
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Bob Shores’ Small Gas Engines |
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Bolt grade chart |
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Paint Color Listing |
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Casting Forum |
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Precision Scraping |
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Propane forge |
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Ron Ginger’s Page |
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Frank Hoose’s Mini Lathe Page |
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Gauge Wire Diameters |
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Guide to Tool Steel and Heat Treatment |
Shopswarf |
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Speed and feed chart |
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Home-built DRO |
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How to Make Springs (Useful) |
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The Engineman’s Models (Exceptional!) |
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Jacobs Chuck, How to Service |
The Making of a Rifled Barrel (Excellent) |
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The Shed (Foundry, babbit, machining) |
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Wild Bill’s Fun With Molten Metal |
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Manufacturing Associations |
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Metal Shapers Association |
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Michigan Quality Council |
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NACE International, The Corrosion Society |
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TMA, Tooling & Manufacturing Association |
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NCEMT, National Center for Excellence in Metalworking Technology |
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ANSI National Standards Systems Network |
NCMS, National Center for Manufacturing Sciences |
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APQC, American Productivity & Quality Center |
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ASHRAE, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. |
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ASM International |
NSF International, Public Health & Safety Company |
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ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
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ASNT, American Society for Nondestructive Testing |
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ASQ, American Society for Quality |
OSHA, Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
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Best Manufacturing Practices |
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Center for Quality at Eastern Michigan University |
The Powder Coating Institute |
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RAC, Reliability Analysis Center, Department of Defense |
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Chicago Manufacturing Center |
SAE, Society of Automotive Engineers |
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SAMPE, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering |
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Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA) |
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IEEE, The Insutitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
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Institute of Industrial Engineers |
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Companies |
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Jose’s Machining Info & Tooling |
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Baycom (Machinist supplies) |
JW Harris (Solder, brazing, fluxes, etc) |
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Kindt-Collins (Casting cupplies) |
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Boeing Surplus |
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Boston Gear |
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Maryland Metrics |
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New England Brass & Tool |
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Online Metals Market |
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Shapiro Supply |
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Harbor Freight |
Stuart Marshall (Foundry) |
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Titanium Metal Supply |
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MSC Industrial Supply |
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