Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Shop calculators and references

Hi Ed:
     Could you tell us what type of information is in the lathe and mill data book?
No discription on ebay.   Thanks.
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On Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:09:28 -0800 (PST), ED MAISEY wrote

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> From: ED MAISEY <holmes_ca_2000@...>
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> Tim,
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> I have two Zeus data reference pocket books they are cheap and small (fit in your breast pocket) the pages are shiny or waxed I keep one in the shop and one in the house I find that's all ever require, other than the occasional bible,
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> From: timgoldstein <timg@...>
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> Working on a project that has me wondering what are the most useful calculators and references when you are working in the shop?
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> I have a Machinery Handbook, but it is not a shop reference. Too hard to find what I want and usually way more details than I need in the shop.
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> The most useful things to me are:
> Drill chart listing number, letter, fractional, metric with their decimal equivalent.
> Tap chart with drill sizes for both cut and roll taps.
> Drill point calculator for various common point angles.
> Trig calculator that solves right triangles.
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> One thing I also use but less frequently is a calculator that figures the dimension over or between pins to measure dovetails.
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> So what other references or calculators do you find yourself using on a regular basis in your shop?
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> Tim Goldstein
> A2Z Corp
> 3955 S Mariposa St
> Englewood CO 80110
> P 720 833-9300
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> www.a2zcorp.us/store
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