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  1. Color codes - The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's Workshop …

    Call a company like Yarde Metals (US - In New Hampshire, CT, and Mass) or connect via internet. Many companies, from my experience, have individual codes for their product once …

  2. Where to source material - The Home Shop Machinist

    Apr 22, 2018 · Yarde Metals is a distributor of metals specializing in aluminum, stainless, steels, copper/brass and Aluminum Sheet & Plate. We offer in-house processing cutting, plasma, …

  3. Funky film on metal drops - The Home Shop Machinist

    Dec 6, 2025 · Discouraging Theft: Painting items might make them less recognizable or less desirable to potential thieves who might otherwise target specific types of valuable, unpainted …

  4. Best easy-to-machine steel WITHOUT lead

    Jul 17, 2015 · What is the best steel for issues of machinability - ie, smooth surface and tight tolerances without the propensity of flash rusting that leaded steels such as 12L14 have? The …

  5. Pros/Cons Of Oxalic Acid Rust Removal - The Home Shop …

    Dec 30, 2016 · I won't use anythings else mixed metals or fine surfaces BUT there is one thing I learned early on. You MUST submerge the hardened steel parts in ER or you will get erosion …

  6. Bandsaw blade guide - what metal - The Home Shop Machinist

    Apr 22, 2009 · Bandsaw Blade Guides Cool Blocks are the best. Next up would be tool steel blocks. Any steel that isn't hardened will rub and wear too much causing all kinds of problems …

  7. Could ceramic kiln be used for melting metal

    Jun 21, 2003 · Could a top loading ceramics kiln with a highest temperature of 1300 degrees celcius be used to melt matal prior to casting. I often used a kiln such as these but front door …

  8. Metal Supermarkets - The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's …

    Metal Supermarkets 05-10-2006, 08:30 PM today i went to metal supermarkets got 6 feet of 1040 steel $9 per foot and 2 other chunks of 1/2 inch wall tubing $50 ..he gave me a deal of $90 …

  9. Dangerous metals to use in hydraulic shop press?

    Feb 8, 2011 · Hey Everyone, New guy with a question. I have a shop press that I want to make some pushing adapters for, but have no expertise in metals. I'm currently using 316 stainless …

  10. 00 grease - The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's Workshop …

    Jul 5, 2025 · Most "Hypoid" lubricants contain sulfur as a high pressure additive, but there are some that specifically state "safe for yellow metals" and don't have sulfur in them. It is the …