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[MattiJ]

And you seem bit...thick.

Of course it is "partial vacuum" just like "your" ultra-high vacuum chambers are also only...

[MattiJ]

Thousands?
Nowadays you get cheapo 1-stage vacuum pump for about 50 usd or as a kit with 1-2 gallon chamber for maybe 100 usd.
More than...

[MattiJ]

Yeah, vacuum pump would be good. If you don't have one and like to increase changes of survival you can soak the usb drive in 99%+ isopropanol and blow...

[MattiJ]

Just find some warm spot in your house and put the USB drive there for couple of days. As good as desiccant bags if not better.
Silica gel bags...

[MattiJ]

And your point was?...

[MattiJ]

What do you find so humorous?
Ovako is a speciality steel manufacturer. They make for example SAE 52100 ball bearing steel in no less than 8 different...

[MattiJ]

I'm pretty sure it doesn't cover every situation if you go to "wild" mixes that don't exist in reality....

[MattiJ]

https://steelnavigator.ovako.com/hea...uide/calculate
search for 4130 alloy
+ add row
seach again for 4130 alloy and modify...

[MattiJ]

https://stlouis.craigslist.org/tls/d...197483941.html

Much cheaper per pound basis ...

[MattiJ]

Wasn't Uranium-HSS American invention? ...

[MattiJ]

Ovako steel navigator is handy if you want to play with modified compositions like adding/carburizing 4130 carbon content from 0.3% to 0.8%
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[MattiJ]

Duct tape is used for everything else but ducts in here.


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[MattiJ]

I was about to ask what the hell everyone is talking about locking joints but J Tiers pictures shed some light on that. Never seen that sort of HVAC ducting...

[MattiJ]

You definitely got yours money worth of fun out of that poor little Emco ...

[MattiJ]

What did I just say?
I went trough the junk battery box and had plenty of leaked Panasonic AA's
"power alkaline", pretty...

[MattiJ]

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[MattiJ]

Chinesium scales from HXX had similar spacer. Installation is silly easy as long as you have enough space and flat surfaces to mount on....

[MattiJ]

It may sound crude but pretty common recommendation for engines with flat tappet cams is to run the engine straight from start at minimum of 2500rpm (V8)...

[MattiJ]

Mitutoyo optical scales similar to chinesium models have +-0,2mm tolerance for the read head mounting relative to the scale.
Sino +-0,35 mm and...

[MattiJ]

Poplar species growing here is phenomenal. It is not particularly hard or strong wood but grain is totally interlocked. Needs a blade that...