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shim stock for feeler gages clutch 05-13-2007
Posted by Martin H. Eastburn on May 13, 2007, 11:26 pm
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>I will give that a try if I can't find the ammonium version. I have some
>pipe flux with zinc chloride but it is only 8%.
>
> --
> Glenn Ashmore


Don't forget, you can make your own (much stronger) by killing some
hydrochloric acid with a handful of zinc. (I presume you have zinc lying
around if you're galvanising stuff.) Otherwise use scrap galvanised steel.

Cheers
--
Jeff R.




Posted by Robert Swinney on May 7, 2008, 6:06 pm
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Strap sez:

"Lay 'em on a sharp metal edge and use a deburring tool, burnish 'em
with a stone, etc.

The burr should wipe right off."

C'mon Strap ! We all know you probably use a wood rasp.

NoburrBob Swinney

On Sun, 13 May 2007 14:42:42 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm,
clutch@lycos.com quickly quoth:

>I need to make a few feeler gages out of shim stock. The question I have is
>how do you get the edges smooth enough as to not affect the gap I am going
>to be measuring? My snips leave a burr edge when the stock is cut.


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Posted by Larry Jaques on May 7, 2008, 9:45 pm
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On Wed, 7 May 2008 17:06:50 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,

>On Sun, 13 May 2007 14:42:42 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm,
>clutch@lycos.com quickly quoth:
>
>>I need to make a few feeler gages out of shim stock. The question I have is
>>how do you get the edges smooth enough as to not affect the gap I am going
>>to be measuring? My snips leave a burr edge when the stock is cut.

Topposting corrected, ya idiot.


>Strap sez:
>
>"Lay 'em on a sharp metal edge and use a deburring tool, burnish 'em
>with a stone, etc.
>
>The burr should wipe right off."
>
>C'mon Strap ! We all know you probably use a wood rasp.
>
>NoburrBob Swinney

Um, why are you quoting a year-old post, Swiney?

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The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
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