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JB-Weld, Hysol 3455 and 9340, are all grey and high temp resistant. you do not want to subject your casting to TIG or even braze...

I have to say that reading is most important, however, if you don't practice what you read, it is almost worthless. And easily...

If you could photograph this from a different angle, the angle where the hole is that you cut, it might give a better idea. You say...

I bot Alibre a couple years ago. I went from ACAD 2000i Architectural, which does mechanical just fine, to Alibre. At first I was...

The problem with not checking each part in the assembly as it is created is that if you have a dimensional error in one part, then that...

Of course that is true. However, if you don't have a 4 jaw . . . it's quite useful. And . . . I certainly wouldn't buy one if I had...

It's quite possible to make your own faceplate. A piece of iron or steel. What type of lathe nose do you have? The nose determines...

whoops -- double posted, what dummy

Personally, I prefer Know-it-alls, so that I can feel humble in their presence.

Oh. I have had the same problem--it often turns out that I have a dimension that needs to be removed which stops the dimension you need...

Do you have a face plate? It shouldn't be too hard to set up with a faceplate. Before the development of chucks, machining was...

Ha haa haawww. You guys are too funni. A 2D sketch is faster than CAD? Well maybe, if you are using some 2D sketchingh system from...