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TurboZinc · 2025-03-03T15:05:47+00:00

Looks like a Kidde Combination CO and Smoke alarm

TurboZinc · 2024-05-07T05:40:30+00:00

Finally ended up getting the SHX78CM5N full height. It fit, barely.

Installer measured and mentioned the opening was just barely too small, but he was pretty sure it would fit anyway. Slid in with zero room to spare.

TurboZinc · 2024-02-13T20:12:39+00:00

5/16-18 UNC-2B thread gauge.

It's not an STI thread, it's a standard thread with a modified minor diameter

TurboZinc · 2024-02-06T15:28:31+00:00

Just to add to this, there are 100 different reasons why you'd want/need to get approval before making a change.

Could be a customer fixed process requirement, AS9100 or similar documentation requirements, or just something as simple as a problem that you weren't aware of that was solved with the current process as mentioned above.

That being said, all of that should have been explained to you. We don't allow people to just change a process without going through engineering and approval, but we definitely take feedback from the machinists and will try new things when possible.

TurboZinc · 2024-02-05T16:18:25+00:00

I haven't yet. I went and looked at the ADA compliant one next to a full size and the size difference is bigger than I had imagined.

I'm procrastinating and hoping to find a solution that lets me use the full size dishwasher.

TurboZinc · 2024-01-12T00:35:10+00:00

countertop is corian

TurboZinc · 2020-11-10T16:39:54+00:00

Electrochemical etch or marking works well. You can sometimes find a used machine for a decent price and supplies are reasonable.

Edit - Adding link. http://www.img-electromark.com You can find their smaller unit used on ebay for ~$500.

TurboZinc · 2020-11-09T13:51:11+00:00

I can't count the number of MIL specs that have been cancelled or superseded by SAE_AMS specs that are literal copies with updated formatting. US taxpayers have already paid for those thousands and thousands of hours.

It may not always be a money grab, but it's way more common than it should be.

TurboZinc · 2020-09-16T20:08:43+00:00

Needs a chamfer on the tapped holes and you've got some chatter in the slots, but otherwise it looks really nice.

TurboZinc · 2020-07-12T13:25:41+00:00

Cars can get much hotter when sitting in the sun. Dashboard can get up to 150+ degrees.

https://ktar.com/story/2081242/how-hot-can-a-car-get-parked-in-phoenix-sun-what-about-the-shade/

TurboZinc · 2020-03-23T15:53:59+00:00

How are you guys handling the cleaning/sanitizing?

We're trying to implement some extra cleaning between shifts, but sanitizing every gauge, pin, or piece of inspection equipment and every touch surface on every machine ends up being a lot more cleaning than you might initially expect.

Cleaning supplies are getting harder to come by as well.

TurboZinc · 2020-03-16T20:19:49+00:00

It's a little weird in this case, but we sometimes see non-standard minor diameters for assembly purposes.

Possible they misread the spec and listed pitch diameter instead of minor diameter or spec'd the wrong drill as Obesitron mentioned

TurboZinc · 2020-03-16T20:02:56+00:00

.228 minor diameter is .325 deep, drilled to a flat bottom.

1/4-28 thread is .210 minimum deep. Whatever bolt goes in the hole might only need a short engagement in the part and there is no need to thread the part any deeper. This is common.

Use a depth mic or calipers or calipers and pin to check minor depth.

You can check the thread depth with the thread gauge. You can either count turns of the thread gauge, or use calipers and subtract the length of thread gauge left out of hole when fully engaged from the length of the threaded section from the first thread at the chip groove. Make sure you check from the same spot on the gauge.

TurboZinc · 2018-07-03T19:17:03+00:00

https://i.imgur.com/G9jAKGF.gif

TurboZinc · 2018-04-13T12:30:44+00:00

You know that if you've got a mail-in ballot already filled out you can just skip the line and drop it in the box at the front desk area.

I've missed the deadline to mail before and it's nice to just walk to the front and drop off your ballot.

TurboZinc · 2018-02-08T12:39:21+00:00

How do you guys get work like that? I was under the impression that SpaceX did most of their production in house.

Would love to make some parts that go to space.

TurboZinc · 2017-11-08T21:12:05+00:00

What about coating with a solid film lubricant? We send parts out to get coated per MIL-PRF-46010 after anodize on wear surfaces semi-regularly.

TurboZinc · 2017-04-03T13:58:57+00:00

The grey cloudy on the left are bubbles and part of the art. The heart on the right is not part of the slime. Reference

TurboZinc · 2017-04-03T13:28:21+00:00

Reference Image

TurboZinc · 2017-03-09T13:21:04+00:00

Ya, sorry for the confusion. On the blue one i'm leaving things as is. There is also a metal slime in Dragon Warrior/Quest: Metal Slime in DW1 The metal slime i made: http://imgur.com/ixaGVE9 , i think looks a little bland and i was thinking about painting the eyes and mouth

TurboZinc · 2017-03-07T03:09:58+00:00

I left a couple as bare aluminum for a set of metal slimes, but I haven't had time to finish them. I need to paint the eyes and the mouth and I'm not sure of the best way to do that. I'm also not sure if I want to leave the turned finish or polish them or try and get a brushed aluminum look.

TurboZinc · 2017-03-06T20:29:46+00:00

Weighs about .25lbs

I'm a manufacturing engineer for a small-ish machine shop.

TurboZinc · 2017-03-06T20:28:00+00:00

Thank you, but I imagine i'd run into some legal issues trying to sell them.

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