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Old June 17, 2013, 10:26 PM   #39
HiBC
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On tins,the ones Altoids and other candies/breath mints come in are great.

If they still make disposable diapers that fold out flat,oil free,absorbent,sealed plastic backing.

A good 10x or 7x loupe,a streamlight stylus led penlight,a 1 in by 4 in fine india stone

Get a loaf pan,about 5 in by 8 in.Make a set on lid for it,sheet metal is fine.

Use 1/4 in mesh hardware cloth(steel screen) to make a false bottom about 1/2 in off the pan bottom.Fill it half way with fuel oil or kerosene.

Keep your polishing stones in it.

Pretty cheap,$25 or so,you can get a9 in by 12 in shop grade granite surface plate.That is the size of a sheet of wet or dry sandpaper.

You can use that to knock off high spots or flat sand a part.

Get an MSC,a Travers Tool,an Enco,and a McMaster Carr catalogue.If you need a two foot chunk of 2 in dia 8620 alloy steel,McMaster has it.

For some chemical jobs,a pyrex loaf pan is good.Amazon will sell you a stainless loaf pan,small parts Parkerizing

If you can find a shop that builds/services/repairs plastic injection molds

The lengths of ejector and core pins they cut off are a prize,as are junk and retired mold pieces.

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