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Drill Press Lead BHN Hardness Tester
Just using my Harbor Freight Drill Press and a 10 dollar bathroom scale. If you don’t have a drill press you could use a big “C” clamp as well. To get the Brinell Hardness Number of a lead ingot. Full disclosure : You should really use a ball at the end of the drill bit or at least round it off. I just did not have a trash but to…
Pencil hardness test versus Brinell hardness of lead alloys
Pencil, hardness, test, versus ,Brinell, hardness, of, lead, alloys, Using a Pencil to find out the hardness of a lead alloy. This is useful in reloading. Buying a hardness tester is better and way more expensive. But this will get you in the ball park. Lee Precision Lead Hardness Test Kit. http://amzn.to/28RK1jT Staedtler Lumograph Graphite Drawing and Sketching Pencils http://amzn.to/28XFMCg Get the chart here http://tinyurl.com/z6gmgxl The music is “So…
Harbor Freight Powder Coating MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets)
I have been doing a lot of research into power coating. Below is some of the information I found form various bullet casting forums. Here is some of the info I found. —————————————————-Quotes from the forums ———————————————– I was looking at a MSDS, and most of the opaque colors have titanium dioxide which could be abrasive. Titanium dioxide pigments are harder and more abrasive than most other additives used…
How to Live Stream to Youtube or Ustream with Raspberry Pi
How to live stream YouTube or Ustream from a raspberry pi. I will put a link to the Image file when I get it set up on my website. Just type the commands below. I did this all in PuTTY using SSH. So what we need to do is cross compile FFMPEG for the Raspberry Pi. ( I will just put a Image on my website for people to…
Personal rules of engagement for threats and a scenario.
http://youtu.be/5L37ZwScMao Here is something to think about and a hypothetical scenario. What would you do. That was a tough one. It all happens so quick. For sure I would of removed my self from the danger.
How to make a cord from plastic bottles or cans.
How to make a cord from plastic bottles or cans. How to Make a cord from Plastic Bottle and should work for aluminum cans. It has the benefit of easy adjustment to the with of the strap. I’m ham radio i am using a lot of aluminum strips and I’m thinking that will turn a can into strops of metal. Not to mention once heated it should tighten up on…
Tap/Knock code communication
I saw this on the net today and I think it’s a great idea. Personally I use Morse code, But this limits me in two ways. 1. I need a electronic medium to transmit over great distances. 2. The person receiving the message needs to know Morse code. With his you could easily use a light or any noise maker. Here is the Wikipedia page on it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tap_code Here is…
Using Wasp Spray For Self Defense Is A Myth
Wow I have always heard you can use wasp spray, But now we know for sure. Don’t mess around get some quality self defense spray here. http://amzn.to/1p7JT4a