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.
Last edited by HiBC; June 17, 2013 at 10:33 PM.
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