I have some threaded 1/8" zerk fitting that I want to use, thread is 1/8-27 npt. A 1/8-27 npt tap is larger than my zerk, so it needs to be smaller. I checked my 25th edition of Machinery's Handbook but didn't find an answer. I did seen a tap on the Grainger site...
I'm an occasional user of DS and have wonder if my issue is a common one. When I'm drawing a line, or other tool, it seems like I have to wait in the vicinity of an 'end point', 'midpoint', etc. label to show. Or at least to wave my pointer around a bit. Plus they don't always show up. My...
I'm new to DS and am slowly getting the gist of it, but one thing is eluding me.
Say I draw a rectangular part. Now I want a hole in from left edge, say 1/2". I've been using a dimensioning tool for this. In this case I would insert a 1/2" dimension to mark the first hole line from the part...
I just d/l DS. I'm lost! FYI, I'm a hobbyist coming from a 1998 version of Vellum, which does not run on 32+ bit machines. The couple of tutorials I've looked at seem to entail drawing something sort of free form, then going over many commands. But they don't really show me how to draw a part to...
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I'm a hobbiest, not an engineer, and I need some help. I want to calculate some plate deflection numbers on circular plates using excel. I know there are on-line calculators that will do it, but I want to keep it in excel. So, my copy of Machinery's Handbook gives the following 2...
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I would like a general formula for calculating the length of a bend in steel (and aluminum?). I know that a precise formula would take into account various properties, but neither me nor my Harbor Freight bender need that level of precision.
My immediate project is to bend (e.g. 90...
