Recent content by lino

I think the proper term is "swage" or swaging. (unless I'm thinking of something else). I believe it's commonly pronounced as you've spelled above though. Essentially it's uniformly squeezing a pipe or tube. Common usage is to attach fittings on to the ends of wire rope. Another common...

Wow! Thanks for the compliments OldCarGuy! I've been reading your garage thread with envy. You've got a tremendous setup as well. It's also good to see what can come from good old plain hard work. No lottery winning or stock market windfalls. It's amazing how fast you can get behind when you...

Hey Y'all, Thought I'd say hey too. Just working in an attached garage right now. Decent sized, about 24' square. Too full to put a car in already though... Here's a pic of the "heavy" side: Hoping to start building a 30'x40' or so next year, if I can squeeze it onto my lot. I'll probably...

Interesting. I used to work for Troxler. I've designed a couple nuclear gauges now... To elaborate on the excellent description by dxdexter, the density source is a gamma radiation source contained (several times over) in a stainless steel rod that can be pushed some depth (up to 12") into...