Updated my website.

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946

Check it out ...

www.northerndtool.com

Dimitri

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946

Nobody got anything to say? Sad

Dimitri

gelandangan · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: Updated my website.

Aahh..
more pictures?

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946

Check out the areas in the measuring section? There are pictures there. However I tried to limit the number of pictures, as since I have been and will be adding more educational content on the site, and I realize there are still people even in Canada and the US stuck on 56K dial up, I figured I'd keep the "extra" pictures to a minimum.

Dimitri

vint2 · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:39 pm Post subject: Re: Updated my website.

I was a machinist many years ago, so apreciate the "You know you are a machinist when" section!! We'll be watchin' ya 'Mitri!!!!! Smile

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946

I wish I could take credit, but all I did is compile the list. Smile

Dimitri

vint2 · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:18 pm Post subject: Re: Updated my website.

That is ok, you did a fine job of it!!!!! Smile

Vince · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:19 pm Post subject: Re: Updated my website.

Had a pretty good look at it 'Mitri...not too poorly mate...ya done a good job.

Cheers, Vince

44marty · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:17 am Post subject: Re: Updated my website.

LOVE the "You know you're a machinist . . " section

When you can think of about 5 ways to make an easier living......and don't give any of 'em a second thought

So true!! A toolmaker for many years, I went back to school for my ME degree. Screwed my life up. It's been SO HARD finding companies that let an engineer touch anything sharper than a crayon - but I've mostly managed to stick with small places that let me double as a toolmaker.

WHAT A SHOCK it was to find how removed from reality most engineering students (and many professors) are.

vint2 · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:25 am Post subject: Re: Updated my website.

Marty, you would be amazed at how many get a degree and then have to be taught what they need to know to do their job. I had to train degreed chemists in lab work. We all go to school to get the tools whereby we get an education as we go through life!!! Smile

44marty · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:32 am Post subject: Re: Updated my website.

Here's one you'll appreciate.
I had a guy come in with a part and say, "I need ten of these, just like this one. I'll pay extra to put a rush on this - need them right away."
He finally showed up to pick up the parts three days later, after I had finished them that same evening.
An hour after picking them up, the guy comes back.
"What's the matter with you?" he asks, "These don't work either."

DallanC · Site Admin Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah

So far so good. If you need advice or whatnot just hollar.

My wife is an ex-machinist actually. She worked at a plant that made diamond drillbits for the oil drilling industry (the huge bits the drill rigs used). She did it for 7 years or so until we had our first kid.

Oddly, I was looking up a home hobby lathe this morning, I'd love to get one for minor hobby machining Smile

-DallanC

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946

Due to popular demand I added more pictures and I added some files that may be of interest.

Dimitri

PaulS · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:30 am Post subject: Re: Updated my website.

Your site has a lot of information but Not too much on Stainless Steel.
I am making a knife out of what I believe is 440-c3 stainless but I would like to know for sure.
It is hard and tough white metal non-magnetic - even with a rare earth magnet the smallest magnet does not hold its own weight (1/8"dia. x 1/4")
Working it with a file leaves a smooth surface without any perceptable ridges and the surface will reflect blurred images in good light. I haven't hit it with a grinder so I have no idea what the sparks would look like.
I have worn out two files on it and broken one by using too much pressure. What can I do to find out what the bar is made of?

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946

Paul,

Never worked much with stainless myself, but I can tell you who ever sold you that piece of steel lied to you. The 400 series of stainless steels are magnetic, it would probably be a 300 series.

May be able to find a better answer here ... www.ssina.com/faq/index.html

The saying I learned over time from others is "When in doubt about a block of steel its just mild steel". Due to the cost of analyzing the material is way out of reach for just about everyone plus the safety implications if you provide the customer with the wrong material for a safety application.

Dimitri