I keep seeing "solder melting" - and I have what is probably a very very silly question - What about "Hard" solders like Sil-phos or "Hard" Silver solder? You know, the stuff that takes a Mapp Gas (o
Dick, About what I figured, except I already have the welding gear ;) Charlie -- 73 de KG2V For the Children - RKBA! Back Up My Hard Drive? I Can't Find The Reverse Switch! __________________________
I know the reputation for copper being hard to drill/tap, but I've never found it that bad. Particularly with tapping, I'd make sure I was only trying to do say a 60% thread or so. What I have NOT tr
...snip... ...snip... There are a bunch of different tap starters out there - I use a home made one that I made on the mill one day One of the slickest I've seen is a small disk about 3/4" thick, wit
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shouldn't be a Federal Bureau, but sounds like the makings of a Good party and convenience store -- 73 de KG2V For the Children - RKBA! My Website: http://ww
Depending on how much you need, and sizes, there is always Yarde Metals http://www.yarde.com/index.html No affiliation except buying some 6061 from them -- 73 de KG2V For the Children - RKBA! My Webs
Google is your friend for all this kinda stuff - go to google and type 16.375 inches in centimeters and you get 16.37500 inches = 41.5925 centimeters BTW, want to have fun? Try some "oddball" units 1
Not sure if there is an antenna list, but... Any idea how close to salt water a vertical dipole array has to be to work well? 15-20 ft to the side and 5 ft up close enough? -- 73 de KG2V For the Chil
I figured it's some function of wavelength. Right mow I'm extremely antenna limited, but can park oh, 10-15 ft from a salt water bay, with the water about 5 ft down on a seawall - setting up a nice "
I'm hoping to run at 20m - basically, I'm extremely limited on antennas here at home, but I can go down to the local shoreline(s) and fairly easily put up a 2 or 3 element 20m VDA for a "lunchtime" a
Well, it looks like I may finally have found someone to put up an antenna for me, and have the budget, but... Here's the story - I live in NYC, and the biggest problem is my lots is 42 ft wide - yep,
...snip... This leads to the "dumb questions are the ones not asked" for me I'm having a new tower/antenns etc installed this spring, and the installers usually use LMR-400. I'm seriously thinking of
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I decided I had enough wires to spring for a Dymo RhinoPro 5000 Cable Labeler, and have loaned it to a few friends on the "YOU buy your own tapes" basis - NICE clear labels, with electronics symbols,
Probably whenever they realize that when it comes to cell phones, they get to compete with 16 bazillion cell phone stores, plus the internet -- 73 de KG2V For the Children - RKBA! My Website: http://
OK - The answer given is accurate enough, as it is (given the fact that you had to ask the question) That said, the answer isn't as clear cut as #7 drill for 1/4-20 First - there are basically 2 type
As someone said - there is a place for everything. That said, my dinky little TA-33Tigarray (a Jr with the full power traps) will be sitting on 2" mast, and only about 6 inches above the thrust beari
Hey Guy, OK, some questions, and a quick tutorial on drill bits What are you using to drive your drill bit? What kind of speed, and what kind of pressure? It's going to be REAL hard to get sufficient
"Titanium" bits 1st - they are not "titanium" - they are bits that have been coated with Titanium Nitride coating - generally called TiN coating in the industry. It's one of many types of coatings us
...snip... Then I'd say the right tool isn't even a drill bit!! Measure the existing hole, and buy a 11/32 couterbore, and a pilot for the couterbore that is the same size as the existing hole, and h