Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Shop calculators and references

I've found the "Pocket Ref" to be handy to have around.

http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Ref-Thomas-J-Glover/dp/1885071000

-Pete

On Jan 19, 2012, at 3:53 PM, timgoldstein wrote:

> 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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