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Re: Mercury on the Loose
I was amazed to see an article about lighthouse lamps on TV a while ago. They showed a massive bath of mercury that the entire lamp system of a lighthouse floated on. It was used as a very low
By Brian Symons · #63368 ·
Re: Mercury on the Loose
Yep, both kwik (Dutch) and queck (German) have roughly the same meanings as quick in English. The term quicksilver/kwikzilver/quecksilber is actually a direct translation from French vif-argent and
By Herman de Leeuw · #63367 ·
Re: Groups.io
Bearing in mind that opinions are like rectums, everyone has them, and most of them stink, here's mine!? In some ways, GIO is better, and in some ways Yahoo Groups was better. I wasn't a Yahoo Groups
By Bill in OKC too · #63366 ·
Re: Groups.io
Way better Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2024 10:33:19 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [Unimat]
By Andrei <calciu1@...> · #63365 ·
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By OldToolmaker · #63364 ·
Re: Mercury on the Loose
Quick as in alive, ¡°the quick and the dead¡±. Alive because unlike regular silver it doesn¡¯t just lie down and wait to get beaten into shape. Curious though about whether the Dutch and German
By Mehmood · #63363 ·
Re: Mercury on the Loose
Peter, If you "right click" on the page (above the pop up log-in frame) then "select all" then "copy" you will get all the text on your clipboard. Then "paste" into your favourite word processor and
By Richard H (from Lincoln UK) · #63362 ·
Re: Metal fatigue or Zinc Pest?
Pat Doesn¡¯t conformal coating the PC board prevent the whisker growth? John Sent: July 12, 2024 9:59 AM To: Dave Seiter; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Unimat] Metal fatigue or Zinc Pest? A little
By John Dammeyer · #63361 ·
Re: Metal fatigue or Zinc Pest?
A little off subject So it is very interesting how lead can be good and bad additions to alloys.? ?My primary field is electronics and back in the 40's engineers found out that if you add lead to
By pat goodyear · #63360 ·
Re: Harrison Timekeepers
Ah yes, me too... I'm sure that we (the UK) would have called the liquid metal Quicksilver also, back in the days of alchemy no doubt.
By Peter Brooks · #63359 ·
Re: Metal fatigue or Zinc Pest?
Since Lionel was mentioned, and as an example of the randomness of this, I had a C&NW NW-2 Cow and Calf set.? Not sure the year.? 1990's?? I decided to sell it and was testing it first.? One of
By Charles Kinzer · #63358 ·
Re: Metal fatigue or Zinc Pest?
I know about the Best Friend of Charleston issue...Lionel made in China.? I would suggest that Bowser or another manufacturer make replacement frames from either BRASS or PEWTER...Bowser is familiar
By Edward Samsen · #63357 ·
Re: Metal fatigue or Zinc Pest?
Pewter does not get zinc pest. Not the same alloy as Zamak Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2024 11:01:21 PM To:
By Andrei <calciu1@...> · #63356 ·
Re: Harrison Timekeepers
Yes it is, sorry for that. Mercury in Dutch is kwik, in German Quecksilber so I inadvertently used "quicksilver" which may no longer be normally used in English but which does mean Mercury - all of
By Herman de Leeuw · #63355 ·
Re: Unimat 3 Pulleys, Thread/Tap Sizes?
Thank you Peter B and Peter A, I was about to order a couple of pulleys already bored to 13mm (for the M14x1 tap) when I discovered the M12 on the milling attachment. Good to have a group that can
By Timothy Jump · #63354 ·
Re: Mercury on the Loose
Can¡¯t see that page unless I log in or create a free account (neither of which I will do). I can imagine the scenario though!
By Peter Brooks · #63353 ·
Re: Unimat 3 Pulleys, Thread/Tap Sizes?
At least M12x1 taps and dies are readily available as they are the ¡®other¡¯ (non-U3) Unimat standard thread.
By Peter Brooks · #63352 ·
Re: Unimat 3 Pulleys, Thread/Tap Sizes?
If you have a Unimat 3 then owning a M14x1 tap and die is a very useful addition I bought one set, then acquired a second when I inherited some other lathe parts ( a little flexispeed lathe had been
By Peter ashby · #63351 ·
Re: Unimat 3 Pulleys, Thread/Tap Sizes?
For the U3 the milling attachment is M12x1, and the lathe spindle is M14x1. I would have expected them both to be the standard U3 M14x1, so was surprised (having made two pulleys for my DC motor
By Peter Brooks · #63350 ·
Re: Metal fatigue or Zinc Pest?
I've cast pewter over the years, and have never had a pour that eventually goes bad, but I get my raw stock from mugs and I reject any that look really old and/or have a white film.. -Dave
By Dave Seiter · #63349 ·